LA Times: Holiday wishes for moderation and sensibility | Linux Today

LA Times: Holiday wishes for moderation and sensibility

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 20, 1999

“There’s a fascinating debate going on in the Open Source
community about whether Open Source software can coexist with the
casino-like character of today’s high-tech investment scene. This
is more than a debate about principles; it’s about whether any
alternatives to the venture capital and IPO model of innovation can
survive.”

“My fervent Christmas wish is that the idealists and
volunteers of the Open Source movement will renew their vows to
think about what’s best for people first, and let the money come on
its own.”

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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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