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news.cnet.com - 10/8/2008
Is the end near for independent open source? | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET News
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For the first time I'm scared for open source. Not open source as a global movement and way of doing business and software development - that's safe. Even Microsoft believes in it . No, I worry for Red Hat. As I wrote the other day , if Red Hat's stock continues to tumble it becomes ripe for an ...
redhat.com - 10/13/2008
redhat.com | The World's Open Source Leader
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opensource.org - 10/13/2008
Home | Open Source Initiative
— opensource.org — Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and... transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory ... (more) Home | Open Source Initiative

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blogs.the451group.com - 10/14/2008
451 CAOS Theory » Open source is not a business model
— blogs.the451group.com — The majority of open source vendors utilize some form of commercial licensing to distribute, or generate revenue... from, open source software. Half the vendors assessed are using hybrid development models — combining code developed via open source ... (more) 451 CAOS Theory » Open source is not a business model

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GigaOM Network:  Open Source and the Financial Meltdown [OStatic]

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Open Source and the Financial Meltdown [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Red Hat has been delivering solid financial performance for several quarters now, but its stock has plummeted in the past six weeks. Here, Matt Asay expresses concern that an acquisition of Red Hat by Oracle or another big company could mean the end of independent open source. ...

Open Source and the Financial Meltdown
OStatic blogs — ... Red Hat has been delivering solid financial performance for several quarters now, but its stock has plummeted in the past six weeks. Here, Matt Asay expresses concern that an acquisition of Red Hat by Oracle or another big company could mean the end of independent open source. ...

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