The New Open Source Business Model Still Relies on Closed Source
Linux Planet: “Businesses are struggling with how to make money from open-source software. Is going closed-source still the only way?”
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Editor’s note: Heather Meeker is a shareholder and chair of the IP/IT Licensing and Transactions Group in the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, and a leading authority on open-source software licensing.
Startups stand on the shoulders of giants, developing proprietary applications on top of a software landscape that heavily leverages open source components.
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Most commercial software today depends on open source software. The commercial software might be using an underlying open source platform, or it might be incorporating open source components, or it might be provided as a commercial open source product itself.
File storage and sharing using consumer-oriented cloud services can be a security problem for companies that want to avoid sensitive data leaks. ownCloud aims to solve the issue by offering commercial cloud services installed within a company's own datacenter.
I have many friends who are interested in finding work as professional translators. It occurred to me that they could get some useful volunteer experience by translating Open Source software and documentation.
Most are CS students. They like computers, but Linux is unknown to them. All are fairly fluent in at least 2 languages.
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Avaya drops Microsoft with IP Office 6.1 update
Communication platform switches to Linux
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Open Source Desktops May Not Happen for Small Biz
For all the talk of how open source software is kicking butt and taking names in the cloud space (see: Red Hat, Ubuntu, Novell)
As open source software continues to proliferate in businesses and large enterprises, it gets ever harder to track exactly which components are being used and whether they're being used in compliance with licenses. This is no small issue.
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Google
Not All Chrome Glisters
Because Chrome OS is open source, it has been available for people to explore for some time, which means that it’s not really possible for any elements of it to be a surprise, rather deflating any attempt to launch it in the traditional sense.
Software developer and Linux Action Show podcaster Bryan Lunduke will open source his software if he can attract $4,000 per month in subscriptions.
What’s wrong with Linux? Software developer Bryan Lunduke has often lectured on this topic on his podcast, the Linux Action Show, and at conferences.
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