[kwlug-disc] interesting piece on the power of open source

[Raul Suarez]

In that same vein read the first response (and my subsequent one) to one of my blog posts

http://rarsa.blogspot.com/2009/01/open-source-and-capitalism-some-people.html

Open Source is an imprecise term. "Free software" is a confusing term. FLOSS is an acronym only understood by FLOSS people :). 

Raul Suarez

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--- On Tue, 12/1/09, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca> wrote:

> From: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
> Subject: [kwlug-disc] interesting piece on the power of open source
> To: "KWLUG discussion list" <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
> Received: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 1:03 PM
> 
> "Under the right conditions, open-source will eventually
> dominate a
> category because it is the most economically efficient
> software model
> in the world."
> 
> http://kellyherrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-open-source-business-whats-tomorrows-dominance-worth-today/
> 
> rday
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