Gifts of Open Source | Linux Today

Gifts of Open Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 22, 2008

“Combining ‘Open Source’ and ‘storage’ in the same sentence used
to trigger a sardonic grin, but no longer. The availability of free
and open software is as true today for storage as it is for
operating systems and applications.

“The future of Open Source storage software looks even brighter,
considering recent developments such as Sun’s donation of
OpenSolaris, along with a wealth of storage technologies, and the
Aperi project, a heavyweight-backed effort to create an Open Source
suite of storage management applications…”

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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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