Waiting for the open source impact
Waiting for open source to give Microsoft a much-needed kick up the jacksie has seemed like waiting for Godot. We wait, we wait and we are still waiting.
I remember people getting all excited about it in my Computerworld days at the turn of the century. And nothing much seems to have changed. I wouldn't describe it as vapourware, but open source seems to over promise and under deliver. I guess you can say it is like some proprietary products as well.
Last week, the open-source movement held a major conference in Wellington and reported significant wins, with claims of major impact in the technology world.
More than 700 attended the week-long event, which finished at the weekend, and promised and delivered some "rich and varied fare".
We heard open source is "alive and thriving" despite recession; that tens of thousands of open source developers have kept their jobs, and to some extent, open source is becoming mainstream.
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