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Just as open source itself has gathered more interest during the economic downturn because of the cost savings it can offer businesses, cloud computing is getting more attention because it can allow businesses to take advantage of IT infrastructure on a pay-as-you-go model. Increasingly, there is an intersection between these two trends: the open source cloud. Ignacio Martin Llorente has a very good roundup of the tools available at this intersection--open source resources that can let businesses customize their own cloud infrastructures. Here are some of his good citations, and several of our own.

Joyent has announced that it has agreed to acquire Reasonably Smart, a fledgling open cloud startup based on JavaScript and Git, for an undisclosed amount, reports GigaOm. While on the surface it might look like simple industry consolidation, Reasonably Smart?s technology will in fact help Joyent compete with emerging service-centric clouds while retaining an open model that makes developers comfortable, says Alistair Croll. Joyent's CEO says that his company gets an open platform with which to attract developers while preparing the company for the looming threat of Google and Microsoft. He's pledging to keep his offering completely open source. Check out more at GigaOm.