2005: A Watershed for Open Source Software, The Year's Highlights

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2005: A Watershed for Open Source Software, The Year's Highlights

12-29-2005, 04:39 PM,

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2005: A Watershed for Open Source Software, The Year's Highlights

Quote: In 2005, the software movement finally gained traction in Corporate America and saw a new influx of VC cash. How will 2006 shape up?

Open-source software isn't a new phenomenon. It has been winding its way through the tech world for decades, starting with Richard Stallman's Free Software movement in 1980s. But only in recent years have businesses warmed to the promise of low-cost, openly available software. In fact, open-source programs have become so popular, they now pose a legitimate threat to the established software giants.

full article: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/c...262746.htm

Highlighted in the article: 1. Red Hat finally proves to everyone it can make money from free software, 2. Sun Microsystems open sources everything -- except Java, 3. Motorola bets big on mobile Linux, 4. Firefox goes mainstream., 5. Venture capitalists wake up to open source.

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