Dear Tech Republic, it’s called FOSS and that’s just how it’s done | Linux Today

Dear Tech Republic, it’s called FOSS and that’s just how it’s done

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 15, 2010

“Jason Hiner, Editor-in-Chief over at Tech Republic, wrote an
article where he describes what Canonical and Ubuntu can teach
Microsoft, Apple, and others. Ironically, every virtue he praises
Ubuntu for are all virtues they gain from practicing the open
source way.

“Here’s his list of what is “the secret of success
for Canonical”:

““Methodically produce incremental upgrades to its
OS.”
“It is transparent about its goals and plans.”
“It releases its software on schedule.”
“In fact, this incremental approach is Ubuntu’s most
potent competitive weapon against rivals Microsoft Windows and Mac
OS X.”
“[I]ncremental releases on a reliable schedule is a quality
that appeals to IT departments.”


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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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