NewsForge: Don’t Stigmatize the Suits

“Today, really smart but non-tech-savvy business types are
founding companies that either sell open source software or make
heavy use of it, or both. The interesting part is that, in many
cases, these smart guys seem to be trying to hide the fact that
they are not well-versed in the technicalities and usage of the
very open source software they’re selling. Why hide it? Surely the
“open source community” has matured enough to appreciate and
welcome those who want to promote FOSS without crucifying them
because they aren’t hackers.

“I was interviewing the founder of a new open source software
company a few weeks ago because a press release from the company
touted its ‘full embrace’ and support of open source
technologies…”

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