Forbes: The Open Source Heretic | Linux Today

Forbes: The Open Source Heretic

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 26, 2005

“Since 1993, Larry McVoy has been one of the closest allies to
Linus Torvalds, creator of the open source Linux operating
system.

“Yet after all these years, McVoy has come to believe that the
open source business model, which is all the rage these days among
computer makers like Hewlett-Packard and IBM, cannot generate
enough money to support the development of truly innovative
software programs…”


Complete Story

Related Link:

Forbes/The Register: A Setback for Linux
[The Register
article is apparently part one to this Forbes article.
-ed.]

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.

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.