“The buzz of activity connected with the striking success of the
Linux operating system is just the beginning of the business impact
of the Open Source movement,” says Thede Loder, a partner with
Chicago-headquartered Diamond Technology Partners.”
“Companies need to keep an eye on what is going on in the Open
Source community,” says Loder, who has long been active in the Open
Source arena and who headed up the Locomotive Project, an Open
Source initiative launched to encourage and enable development of a
Java-based Web Application Server and to solve common problems of
Web infrastructure.”
“The most immediate effects of Open Source are going to be
seen in the software industry and in the types of software that
will be available for running and operating business information
systems. However, even more significant for corporations are
the ways in which the Open Source approach to software development
can serve as an important new model, not only for software
companies but for enterprises engaged in any kind of business.”