Comments on: If open source has won, then where do we go from here? http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/ A blog for the enterprise open source community Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:45:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 451 CAOS Theory » Google, Gartner pick open, closed winners http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-507176 451 CAOS Theory » Google, Gartner pick open, closed winners Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:34:00 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-507176 [...] While we’ve already gone over some discussion of whether open source has won and what that even means, I believe it is truly folly to try and pick a winner when looking at open and closed technologies. [...] [...] While we’ve already gone over some discussion of whether open source has won and what that even means, I believe it is truly folly to try and pick a winner when looking at open and closed technologies. [...]

]]> By: Intel and Nokia officially partner on mobile devices: "the possibilities are endless" | SataByte.com http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-425285 Intel and Nokia officially partner on mobile devices: "the possibilities are endless" | SataByte.com Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:07:54 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-425285 [...] 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … [...] [...] 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … [...]

]]> By: 451 CAOS Theory » First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Then what? http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-415791 451 CAOS Theory » First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Then what? Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:20:07 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-415791 [...] you, then you win. Then what? Matthew Aslett, June 1, 2009 @ 10:20 am ET Last week I asked the question, if open source has won, then where do we go from [...] [...] you, then you win. Then what? Matthew Aslett, June 1, 2009 @ 10:20 am ET Last week I asked the question, if open source has won, then where do we go from [...]

]]> By: Links 29/05/2009: Dreamlinux 4.0 Preview and the Win of Free Software | Boycott Novell http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-414536 Links 29/05/2009: Dreamlinux 4.0 Preview and the Win of Free Software | Boycott Novell Sat, 30 May 2009 00:01:01 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-414536 [...] If open source has won, then where do we go from here? Supporters of open source are fond of quoting Mohandas Gandhi: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Did he happen to say what happened after that? [...] [...] If open source has won, then where do we go from here? Supporters of open source are fond of quoting Mohandas Gandhi: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Did he happen to say what happened after that? [...]

]]> By: EOS Blogs » Blog Archive » Has Open Source really won? http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-414360 EOS Blogs » Blog Archive » Has Open Source really won? Fri, 29 May 2009 17:29:02 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-414360 [...] posted yesterday that “open source software has won the argument“.Others, for example Matthew Aslett expanded on this thought and asked additional questions, i.e. where to go from [...] [...] posted yesterday that “open source software has won the argument“.Others, for example Matthew Aslett expanded on this thought and asked additional questions, i.e. where to go from [...]

]]> By: 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … | Computer Internet and Technology Articles. http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-414027 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … | Computer Internet and Technology Articles. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:39:21 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-414027 [...] See the rest here: 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … [...] [...] See the rest here: 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … [...]

]]> By: 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … | Open Hacking http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-414002 451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … | Open Hacking Thu, 28 May 2009 23:45:28 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-414002 [...] more:  451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … This entry was posted on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 1:12 pm and is filed under Linux, News, [...] [...] more:  451 CAOS Theory » If open source has won, then where do we go from … This entry was posted on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 1:12 pm and is filed under Linux, News, [...]

]]> By: James Dixon http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/05/28/if-open-source-has-won-then-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-413949 James Dixon Thu, 28 May 2009 20:27:32 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/?p=1144#comment-413949 You cannot say that open source has 'won' without defining what the battle was. Linux has 1% of the desktop market - is that winning? Open source seems to be (slowly) gaining adoption and market-share without regard for segment, technology, or economy. This is good new for open source. I would say that for most (or all) cases where the battle was defined and a winner can clearly be declared, open source probably won more than its share. For example - in the battle of "Microsoft's public acknowledgment of the power of open source" the creation of CodePlex could be considered evidence that open source won. Open source (as a whole) still has a very long way to go in mainstream IT and consumer adoption. James You cannot say that open source has ‘won’ without defining what the battle was.

Linux has 1% of the desktop market – is that winning?

Open source seems to be (slowly) gaining adoption and market-share without regard for segment, technology, or economy. This is good new for open source.

I would say that for most (or all) cases where the battle was defined and a winner can clearly be declared, open source probably won more than its share. For example – in the battle of “Microsoft’s public acknowledgment of the power of open source” the creation of CodePlex could be considered evidence that open source won.

Open source (as a whole) still has a very long way to go in mainstream IT and consumer adoption.

James

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