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Stack Overflow needs to open source the code base for the Q and A portion of the product. Then staff can switch from developing features to accepting pull requests from the community.

An "advisory board" will not have enough influence to get all the needed features onto the product roadmap. Stack Overflow does not have enough staff to implement all the features that should be on the product roadmap.

Open source is the only way to get the development velocity needed to keep the site relevant and working well.

The hardest part of making a product open sourced is getting the developer community interested and contributing. Stack Overflow is in the enviable position of having a huge developer community champing at the bit ready to dive in and improve the code base.

Stack Overflow needs to open source the code base for the Q and A portion of the product. Then staff can switch from developing features to accepting pull requests from the community.

An "advisory board" will not have enough influence to get all the needed features onto the product roadmap. Stack Overflow does not have enough staff to implement all the features that should be on the product roadmap.

Open source is the only way to get the development velocity needed to keep the site relevant and working well.

The hardest part of making a product open sourced is getting the developer community interested and contributing. Stack Overflow is in the enviable position of having a huge developer community eager to dive in and improve the code base.

Stack Overflow needs to open source the code base for the Q and A portion of the product. Then staff can switch from developing features to accepting pull requests from the community.

An "advisory board" will not have enough influence to get all the needed features onto the product roadmap. Stack Overflow does not have enough staff to implement all the features that should be on the product roadmap.

Open source is the only way to get the development velocity needed to keep the site relevant and working well.

The hardest part of making a product open sourced is getting the developer community interested and contributing. Stack Overflow is in the enviable position of having a huge developer community chomping at the bit ready to dive in and improve the code base.

Stack Overflow needs to open source the code base for the Q and A portion of the product. Then staff can switch from developing features to accepting pull requests from the community.

An "advisory board" will not have enough influence to get all the needed features onto the product roadmap. Stack Overflow does not have enough staff to implement all the features that should be on the product roadmap.

Open source is the only way to get the development velocity needed to keep the site relevant and working well.

The hardest part of making a product open sourced is getting the developer community interested and contributing. Stack Overflow is in the enviable position of having a huge developer community champing at the bit ready to dive in and improve the code base.

Stack Overflow needs to open source the code base for the Q and A portion of the product. Then staff can switch from developing features to accepting pull requests from the community.

An "advisory board" will not have enough influence to get all the needed features onto the product roadmap. Stack Overflow does not have enough staff to implement all the features that should be on the product roadmap.

Open source is the only way to get the development velocity needed to keep the site relevant and working well.

Stack Overflow needs to open source the code base for the Q and A portion of the product. Then staff can switch from developing features to accepting pull requests from the community.

An "advisory board" will not have enough influence to get all the needed features onto the product roadmap. Stack Overflow does not have enough staff to implement all the features that should be on the product roadmap.

Open source is the only way to get the development velocity needed to keep the site relevant and working well.

The hardest part of making a product open sourced is getting the developer community interested and contributing. Stack Overflow is in the enviable position of having a huge developer community chomping at the bit ready to dive in and improve the code base.