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Joel On The Economics of Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the why-it-works-the-way-it-does dept.

Stephen writes "The ever-incisive Joel Spolsky discusses the economics of open source software in his latest Joel on Software column. Why do so many large companies want to develop open source software? It's not because they have suddenly converted to Stallmanism."

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

    This early post for Ida! England will beat Brazil and USA will beat England 1-0 in final!!

  2. say it with me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    g to th oatse
    c to the izzex
    fo shizzle my nizzle see me used proprietary software.

  3. kuro5hin is sayin' goodbye! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    see here for details.

  4. Passing the buck / Sharing the blame by L.+VeGas · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If something goes wrong, you can always say that "It wasn't just me! Nobody caught it!"

    --
    Best Windows Freeware
  5. kuro5shin: take note by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    read it man. maybe you wouldn't be broke now

  6. Re:I had assumed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Really? I thought it was because we were all communists...damn...