INQ7.net: Open Source Has No Future in RP, Says Expert | Linux Today

INQ7.net: Open Source Has No Future in RP, Says Expert

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 5, 2004

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Despite having pockets of communities spread across the
country, open source software (OSS) has no future in the country’s
budding software development business, according to a software
development expert.

“‘The software development industry in the Philippines will
always choose commercial applications over open source
applications, unless the open source community comes around and
becomes serious in turning open source software into a serious
business,’ said Joey Gurango, CEO of software development firm
Webworks OS…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

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