Smart Biz: Open Doors to Open Source | Linux Today

Smart Biz: Open Doors to Open Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 8, 2006

“Statistics on the growth of a few open source programs–such as
Apache (a webserver), Linux (an operating system), FreeBSD (an
operating system), and PostgreSQL (a database server)–show that
Linux and other open source applications are finding increasing
acceptance in the global marketplace in small and large companies
alike. In this article, we’ll consider why open source is growing
so fast, and what it means to small companies.

Apache: On the Warpath: Apache is a free open source
webserver that runs on most operating systems. The following graph
shows how it has been taking market share from Microsoft’s
webserver (and others) since 1995…”

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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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