NewsForge: Low-key Leaders are Essential to Open Source Success

“Executive personalities have more effect on the software
industry than they have on almost any other business segment
outside of the entertainment industry. A former coworker once said,
‘It’s not that Microsoft’s management is sane, just that in a
business where insanity is normal they’re a little less insane than
most others. And that’s why they do well.’

“When we discuss Sun these days, we don’t talk about technology
development. We don’t ask, ‘Is Java a superior technology to .Net?’
Nope. We wonder, ‘What will Joltin’ Jon and Slaverin’ Scott do
next? Who will they go up against in this week’s tag team
match…?'”

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