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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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  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. 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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