Is Stack Exchange open source?
Data Explorer. Everything contributed to Stack Exchange is under a Creative Commons license. Stack Exchange Data Explorer is the open source .
Why did Stack Exchange fail?
Essentially, we decided that Stack Exchange was failing because: Only people with money to burn or a business plan could create sites. Those people didn't necessarily have the ability to bring an audience.
What is Stack Exchange used for?
Stack Exchange is a network of question-and-answer (Q&A) websites on topics in diverse fields, each site covering a specific topic, where questions, answers, and users are subject to a reputation award process. The reputation system allows the sites to be self-moderating.