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Looking Back at Open Source in 2005

Posted by samzenpus on from the remember-when dept.

bhmit1 writes "BusinessWeek is reporting on the open source progress in 2005. Their conclusion: "in 2005, the software movement finally gained traction in Corporate America and saw a new influx of VC cash." Has the shift in corporate america really occurred or are activities like the profitability of Red Hat signalling that the CEO's are still holding on to the old way of business?"

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  1. It's about time by jrmcferren · · Score: 5, Funny

    With open source software businesses will be able to save money. Needless to say these cost savings will be passed on to the consumer.

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  2. This year... by Mathiasdm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, this definitely was the year of desktop Linux and the death of *BSD, the year in which I welcome Linus, our new KDE-loving overlord... Imagine a beowulf cluster of KDE-loving Linuses!

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  3. Re:Be happy, not excited by rhsanborn · · Score: 4, Funny

    400 million is almost half a billion in non-US terms too...

  4. But what about Nethack? by zindorsky · · Score: 1, Funny

    No year without a new release of Nethack can be considered a good year for Open Source.

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