Windows virtualization and Linux

Rich Braun richb-RBmg6HWzfGThzJAekONQAQ at public.gmane.org
Tue Nov 18 12:39:01 EST 2008


Jerry Feldman wrote:
> But, I think we have pretty much shown that the OpenSource model is not
> only economically viable, but also can produce better products. On the
> other hand, a purely community based product can have some downsides,
> such as lack of continuity. Let's say we have an open source product
> that was supported by a developer, but the developer loses interest, and
> no one else steps up to the plate.

I'm having some new thoughts on Open Source these days.  Things have really
changed since the days of the 1980s/90s when the "rock stars" of open-source
(think RMS or Linux Torvalds) first emerged.  In those days the field was q





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