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BeNews: Open Sourcing BeOS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 3, 1999

“… the most often requested “feature” that be added to BeOS is
to open the source code.”

“We could work on the code, fix the bugs, add features, and the
operating system would be more robust and stable than it already
is. Everybody wins, right? Yes, say those who wish to free all code
from the shackles of being kept secret. I’m not so sure.

“First, there’s the fact that Be, Inc. is a business.”

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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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