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O'Reilly on the Open Source Industry

Posted by michael on from the as-long-as-they-buy-books dept.

Idmat writes "Tim's latest opus, "The Strange Case of the Disappearing Open Source Vendors," starts with Sherlock Holmes ruminating on "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" and winds up explaining why open source is good for businesses even if it isn't always good for software vendors."

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  1. In other words by ObviousGuy · · Score: 0, Troll

    starts with Sherlock Holmes ruminating on "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" and winds up explaining why open source is good for businesses even if it isn't always good for software vendors

    Does he explain how software companies that go out of business leave their clients in the lurch?

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  2. Re:Open Source is an economic engine by Zombie+WIPO+Troll · · Score: -1, Troll
    I agree that the open source marketplace is a great place to work and network. At my last open source job (I was laid off, go figure) I heard this uplifting anecdote:

    Q: How do you make a dead baby float?
    A: Some root beer and two scoops of dead baby.

    This little piece of advice has kept my spirits high during these slow economic times.