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Gunton: Open Source Myths

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 27, 2004

“This document collects some of my thoughts regarding some of
the ‘conventional wisdom’ that people seem to take as Gospel Truth
about Open Source software (OSS) and software development in
general. This is NOT intended to be ‘anti-OSS,’ but rather to
generate real thought and discussion as opposed to the constant
mindless re-iteration of the same old tired dogma. I fully realize
that this will be controversial to many and will probably generate
much vociferous condemnation of my opinions, but I just think that
it needs to be said…”

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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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