The Origins and Future of Open Source Software | Linux Today

The Origins and Future of Open Source Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 31, 1999

A NetAction White Paper gives an historical look at Open Source
Software.

  • Introduction
  • How Government Support Launched the Modern Computing Age
  • How Free, Open Source Software Created the Internet
  • Supervision and Standards
  • UNIX As A Public Standard
  • Breakdown of Open Computing on the Internet
  • Why the Government Withdrew From Defense of Open Standards
  • The Return of Open Source Computing
  • Where to Go from Here–Ending the Microsoft Monopoly
  • End Notes

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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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