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Can Open Source Companies Stay That Way?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gates-creak-down dept.

JoeGee writes: "According to this article on ZD Net, more and more companies born from open source projects are beginning to move towards closed source products as a source of revenue. Version 5 of GFS will be closed source, and even SuSE's director of sales Holger Dyroff has a quote that seems to disparage the service model of revenue. The one company that refuses to change its operations is, surprisingly, Red Hat. Red Hat CTO Michael Tiemann says 'We believe the Red Hat brand stands for open-source.'" Yes, this is a dupe. Bad Tim! *whack*

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP?

  2. amateur... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP is spelled FP! not FP?... A FP with doubt is no FP.. leave it to the professionals... next!

  3. Re:Open Source was a mass delusion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is a damn good post. Whats the betting it gets marked troll. And if it doesn't, I'm taking the credit.

  4. Re:Open Source was a mass delusion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ah, what a fucking surprise. Someone posts a genuine point, but it's against groupthink so gets marked as troll. You linux-loving nobheads are always banging on about your free speech rights, yet anything the majority disagree with gets modded down to zilch. This is meant to be a discussion forum, lamers.

  5. open-source isn't business, always by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    just like the internet should be used to share information, not turn a profit. capitalism sucks.

  6. Re:Have I missed the point here?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Whoops, definately missed the point, wrong thread!!!

  7. Re:Open Source was a mass delusion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nah, it's to allow socially-inept male no-marks to feel a part of something important since they can't perform in normal society and get rewards in the traditional sense, like making friends, and getting laid. By girls.

  8. Re:8478137412493747123847817348917938471897349 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey! That's my luggage combination!

  9. Re:Open Source was a mass delusion by GypC · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Actually, I'm married with 3 kids. Perhaps you are projecting?

  10. Re:Open Source was a mass delusion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is a wise, wise man. Any rebellious person with modpoints mod him up.