Out in the open.

Discusses the open source movement in the computer software industry. Failure of many businesses based on open-source software via standard-bearer Linux, such as SUSE; How companies stopped including the source code of software in the 1970s; Goal of the open-source movement, which is collaboration;...

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Publicado en:	Economist Vol. 359; no. 8217; pp. 8 - 11
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Economist Newspaper Limited 4/14/2001
Materias:	Open source software Computer software Computer operating systems Computer software industry
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	Discusses the open source movement in the computer software industry. Failure of many businesses based on open-source software via standard-bearer Linux, such as SUSE; How companies stopped including the source code of software in the 1970s; Goal of the open-source movement, which is collaboration; What is necessary for open-source software to become successful.