Andreesssen: Why Open Source Will Boom - in 103 Words

An anonymous reader writes "You gotta love Marc Andreessen's 12 reasons why Open Source is set to boom: can anyone use fewer than 103 words and still adduce as many reasons as he does?"

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103 words? maybe it won't be slash.. for 30 mins

[way2trivial]

I don't get #5, anyone want to spell it out for me?

12 Reasons

[Anonymous Coward]

The 12 reasonsAndreessen - he of the all-time great quote: "The Valley is going to save the Valley" - came up at the conference with were as follows:

"The Internet is powered by open source."

"The Internet is the carrier for open source."

"The Internet is also the platform through which open source is developed."

"It's simply going to be more secure than proprietary software."

"Open source benefits from anti-American sentiments."

"Incentives around open source include the respect of one's peers."

"Open source means standing on the shoulders of giants."

"Servers have always been expensive and proprietary, but Linux runs on Intel."

"Embedded devices are making greater use of open source."

"There are an increasing number of companies developing software that aren't software companies."

"Companies are increasingly supporting Linux."

"It's free."

FREE

[Anonymous Coward]

see subject, nuff said

Re:Why Linux Will Boom - in 3 Words

[mirko]

You wrote 4 words.

Here's the Text

[RAMMS EIN]

Pasting the text here because the server is about to catch fire:

The 12 reasons Andreessen - he of the all-time great quote: "The Valley is going to save the Valley" - came up at the conference with were as follows:

1. "The Internet is powered by open source."
2. "The Internet is the carrier for open source."
3. "The Internet is also the platform through which open source is developed."
4. "It's simply going to be more secure than proprietary software."
5. "Open source benefits from anti-American sentiments."
6. "Incentives around open source include the respect of one's peers."
7. "Open source means standing on the shoulders of giants."
8. "Servers have always been expensive and proprietary, but Linux runs on Intel."
9. "Embedded devices are making greater use of open source."
10. "There are an increasing number of companies developing software that aren't software companies."
11. "Companies are increasingly supporting Linux."
12. "It's free."

mirror

[tverbeek]

1. "The Internet is powered by open source."
   
2. "The Internet is the carrier for open source."
   
3. "The Internet is also the platform through which open source is developed."
   
4. "It's simply going to be more secure than proprietary software."
   
5. "Open source benefits from anti-American sentiments."
   
6. "Incentives around open source include the respect of one's peers."
   
7. "Open source means standing on the shoulders of giants."
   
8. "Servers have always been expensive and proprietary, but Linux runs on Intel."
   
9. "Embedded devices are making greater use of open source."
   
10. "There are an increasing number of companies developing software that aren't software companies."
    
11. "Companies are increasingly supporting Linux."
    
12. "It's free."

Re:That's why everyone still uses DOS

[DrSkwid]

id you try it in a virtualized system?

too much trouble I guess if you have a working version already?

DOS is quite easily emulated on modern speedy processors

Re:You're both right - wrong argument.

[Mullen]

(Case in point, the other day he appeared on BBC News saying "There is no middle ground between good and evil". WTF? Even 8 year olds have a more sophisticated weltanschaaung than that! Somebody send the man to a high school Ethics lesson. Even 12 year olds, when presented with a classic 'moral quandry' scenario, notice within about 5 minutes that there is almost nothing but middle ground.)

Are you crazy? I don't care much for Bush, but he is absolutely correct on this issue. There is no middle ground when it comes to Terrorism. What he is saying is: "You are are against Terrorism or you are a supporter of Terrorism. There is no middle ground".

For example, some guy down the street wants to kill you and your entire family. This is a bad thing. Now you know this, but you can't find him. You will need help in hunting him down or atleast have people call you when they see him. Now if people know where this guy is and they know he wants to kill you and your entire family and they never call you to tell you where he his is, then they are helping the guy who wants to hurt you. The "We don't want to get involved" arguement does not work. If they don't help you, there is a good chance you and your family will be killed.

Now, Bush could do better in delivering the message, but the arguement is true. You are either a Hunter of Terrorist's, or you are a Terrorist. If the USA falls, it will land on the ashes of Europe.