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SearchOpenSource: Red Hat Summit: The Trials and Triumphs of Open Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 8, 2006

[ Thanks to Jane Walker for this link.
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In terms of software innovation, is open source driving
or stifling it?

Scott Crenshaw: Look around the summit this
week–session innovation in virtual machines, developer tools, new
client products. Looks like innovation is outpacing the world of
proprietary software development. Because open source taps
creativity and engages the best minds, it doesn’t matter what
country the company is in or which company a developer works for,
if any. The open source model is not the most economic model, but
it is the most effective one. We have not been approached by other
industry leaders asking how they can take advantage of the
collaboration development model we have [developed] using open
source…”


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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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