LXer: The Digital Economy Runs on Open Source. Here's How to Protect It.
by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5P5T5)
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Free and open source software (FOSS) is essential to much of the tech we use every day - from cars to phones to planes to the cloud. While traditionally, it was developed by an army of volunteer developers and given away for free, companies are increasingly taking a more active role in its development. But as companies buy up open source companies, bring development in house, and spin off their own for-profit versions of FOSS products, they could be endangering the future of this essential software.
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Free and open source software (FOSS) is essential to much of the tech we use every day - from cars to phones to planes to the cloud. While traditionally, it was developed by an army of volunteer developers and given away for free, companies are increasingly taking a more active role in its development. But as companies buy up open source companies, bring development in house, and spin off their own for-profit versions of FOSS products, they could be endangering the future of this essential software.
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