eWeek: Startup Helps Assess Open-Source Projects | Linux Today

eWeek: Startup Helps Assess Open-Source Projects

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 13, 2006

“A Bellevue Wash., startup founded and funded by former
Microsoft executives is expected to release a public beta version
of a service that provides deep information about open-source
projects, including license information and estimates of how much
an open-source project could cost.

“Ohloh is providing its service to help organizations choose the
open-source software that best fits their needs. The company will
launch and drop its public beta July 19…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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