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Support keeps coming for community open source
Jay Lyman, December 3, 2009 @ 2:12 pm ETWe’ve been tracking the enterprise use of unpaid, community open source software for a few years now, particularly Linux. Today, it is clear to see that commercial paid support for this type of software is on the rise. The latest example: OpenLogic’s bid to support CentOS, a free community Linux distro that, while a clone [...]
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New approaches to going open highlighted in 2009
Matthew Aslett, December 2, 2009 @ 10:27 am ETLooking back through our 451 CAOS Links posts there are a number of examples of companies “going open” in 2009 – either embarking on an open source project for the first time or expanding their engagement with open source through new initiatives. Here’s some examples: January: Prism Tech released its OpenSplice DDS low-latency data distribution [...]
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451 CAOS Links 2009.12.01
Matthew Aslett, December 1, 2009 @ 12:11 pm ETBanking on open source. Open source as a business model. And more.
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