Phony open source to be a 2010 trend

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 9, 2009

“Open source has been the coming thing for years.

“For 2010 it’s the thing.

“Even Microsoft is touting open source capabilities in Microsoft
Office and Windows 7, notes Siteworx founder Tim McLaughlin. (This
is actually a skateboard ramp design from the GOPED Message
Board.)

“Those claims may be easy to dismiss or laugh off, but if
Microsoft is trying to get some open source street cred then
everyone else is too. And there are now thousands of programs where
elements of open and closed source are mixed.”

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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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