IT Manager's Journal: VCs Size Up Open Source Challenges and Opportunities

"No one says very much about it, but to some software venture capitalists, investing in open source may seem a little nuts. That's why more than 50 of them showed up recently at a seminar hosted by the SD Forum, industry experts Olliance Group, and the law firm of Gray Cary. The VCs listened to panels consisting of Fortune 1000 CIOs, premier industry vendors, legal experts, and revenue-generating open source firms.

"The panelists, who were identified only by their corporate positions to allow for more candidness, frankly discussed the challenges and opportunities presented by open source technologies. They shared lessons they learned..."

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