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Can Open Source and Commercial Software Coexist?

Posted by Cliff on from the SIGGRAPH-really-wants-to-know dept.

morrison asks: "In recent years, the Open-Source movement has increased dramatically. Harnessing the power of thousands of developers and testers has proven successful, to varying degrees, in developing operating systems, graphics applications, and web tools, including Linux, POV-Ray, Blender, Gimp, and Apache. In a SIGGRAPH 2005 discussion panel, the questions will be raised as to whether the open-source model is relevant and useful to the graphics community. Does the model of proprietary application research, development, and usage serve the industry better? Or will commercial facilities continue to primarily choose off-the-shelf solutions? Can all models work together? As a large portion of the Slashdot and Open Source community will be at SIGGRAPH, I'd really like to hear some moderated arguments beforehand before stepping up to the microphone."

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  1. They have to co-exist... by Kjuib · · Score: 5, Funny

    OOS is where the comerical stuff gets all its stable code... :ducks flying fruit:

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    1. Re:They have to co-exist... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      at first i was wondering how the ducks we're making the fruit fly... kinda a strange vision of a duck with a string and a banana in the air at the end of the string like a kite.

  2. Let Me Think About This One by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 4, Funny
    Can Open Source and Commercial Software Coexist?

    Yes.

    Tune in next week, when Ask Slashdot tackles the following mind-boggling topic:

    Quick and Dirty Ways To Drum Up Banner Ad Revenue

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  3. Help Me! by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So many questions! I can't handle them all!!!!!

    Oh, OK....the answer is it depends. Thank you. That will be $1,000 please. Deposit it to my pay pal account.

  4. Can Open Source and Commercial Software Coexist? by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's eliminate commercial, and find out.

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  5. Re:Yes. by ArielMT · · Score: 2, Funny

    How many people does it take to come up with acronym SIGGRAPH?

    Fewer than it took to come up with PCMCIA (People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms) but more than it took to come up with INTERCAL (Computer Programming Language With No Pronouncable Acronym).

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  6. Hope They've Rented a REALLY Big Hall by MonkeyGone2Heaven · · Score: 3, Funny

    As a large portion of the Slashdot and Open Source community will be at SIGGRAPH...

    Last I checked, just the Slashdot crowd (based on ID #'s) was 800K+.

  7. ISANITY! by rakanishu · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you insane? That's like mixing matter and anti-matter, or pouring Pepsi into a Coke glass! The universe will no longer exist as we know it!

  8. And when you're done writing my presentation... by haakondahl · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...for SIGGRAPH, could you please summarize the moderated arguments into two presentations, one using MS Powerpoint, and the other using an Open Source presentation app? Thanks.

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  9. Re:Coexistence by Potato+Battle+Bot · · Score: 2, Funny

    How could it be easier?

    By only having to run one installer?

  10. Re:In some cases yes, in others no by shmlco · · Score: 2, Funny
    The open standards would allow anyone to develop for it, find flaws in the system....

    That sounds just like what hackers are looking for! (grin)

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