Open Source Goals Outlined in Report | Linux Today

Open Source Goals Outlined in Report

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 8, 2007

“In March of this year, representatives from more than 100
software companies met to discuss the state of open-source
software. Their conclusions are described in a 16-page report,
‘2007 Open Source Think Tank: The Future of Commercial Open
Source,’ which is free to download (PDF).

“The Open Source Think Tank report contains some surprising
conclusions. For instance, participants noted a growing similarity
in methods between open-source and proprietary software
development. They predicted some kind of convergence, where the
best of both approaches gets adopted in each camp…”

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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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