[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“The problem with the tech media (conventional media and tech
blogosphere) is that they are way too deep into proprietary
software and hit based economic models. This has resulted in way
too many misinterpretations about open source. We saw how Nicholas
Carr had completely misunderstood the functioning of open source.
We also saw how Dan Farber and others used the term open source to
purely imply a business model whereas open source is a platform on
which various business models plays out. When the open source
movement was formed, it was done with an idea to create an
environment where various business models can be implemented on top
of a platform developed by the free software philosophy. The
proponents of open source, at least most of them, didn’t roll out
open source as a yet another business model. Rather, they created
an environment, with a pool of more accommodative licenses, so that
the business community (and consumers) could benefit from the
advantages of the freedom behind the free software…”