YAHOO!: Survey: Computer pros like open code | Linux Today

YAHOO!: Survey: Computer pros like open code

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 20, 1998

“Fifty-three percent of the developers interviewed last month by
Evans Marketing Services favored open source software. Twenty-two
percent said they thought it was a good idea, but that it would
never work.”

““There is a very strong acceptance among developers for open
source code,” said Janel Garvin, director of research for Evans
Marketing Services, which released the survey Tuesday. ”Many of
the developers we interviewed were … very enthusiastic.”


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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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