The Inquirer: Computer Associates' Open Source Guru Speaks Out | Linux Today

The Inquirer: Computer Associates’ Open Source Guru Speaks Out

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 27, 2004

“Back in May, when Computer Associates announced their intention
of releasing the source code of their Ingres database, we reported
the news, but I also got curious as to who was the man behind CA’s
open source efforts.

“Several weeks later, Mark Barrenechea, the ex-Oracle exec
behind this move, agreed to reply to my questions. And since then,
he’s been promoted to replace Tony Gaughan as senior vice president
of development at the company. So here’s your chance to get a
glimpse inside the mind of who seems to be CA’s ‘Open Source
crusader…'”

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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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