But as that world embraces open source, they're largely left bereft of bogeymen, like old soldiers still struggling against an unseen enemy.
Winning can be a bit disorienting. Me says: that's what they *want *you to think >:) On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Harisfazillah Jamel <[email protected] > wrote: > > Open source is no longer a question of "why" but rather one of "how." It's > the way the industry does business, and the way it does development. > > No, not everyone in the industry, all of the time. But for those of us who > have been involved in open source for even the past five years, it's amazing > to see how much things have changed, which suggests they'll evolve even > further. > > For some within the open-source world, this is unwelcome news. They defined > themselves as freedom fighters, battling the forces of proprietary darkness. > And as far as good-and-evil metaphors work in technology, they were. > > But as that world embraces open source, they're largely left bereft of > bogeymen, like old soldiers still struggling against an unseen enemy. > > Winning can be a bit disorienting. > > All the same, it's time to move on. There are no more vampires to slay, but > simply further open-source education to undertake. Enterprises need open > source now, more than ever, and they're adopting it now, more than ever. > > What a long, strange trip it's been. > > Read more > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10390361-16.html > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
