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A Rosy Future for Open Source

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InfoWorld's survey of IT professionals indicates that open-source usage will continue to grow in the coming years. Why, and what does this mean for open-source developers?

What does this mean for companies that depend on open source?? Open-source software is widely acknowledged as being powerful, inexpensive, and secure. Not only that, but we should expect to see more open source in the enterprise over the next few years.


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Is Consulting the Business Model for Free Software?

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Red Hat acquired Amentra last week. What does this say about open-source software, and the business models of the companies that are trying to capitalize on it?

One of the biggest questions that people often have about open-source software is, If I don't pay for this, then how do the developers make money? The standard answer to this question is that the developers can make money from consulting services. That is, the author of an open-source package can release the program for free, and then charge people to maintain and extend it.



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Open Source--On a Personal Note

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I've been using open-source software for 20 years. Why do I use it? And why should everyone consider it when they're comparing software options?


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