Open Source Advocacy Group Quiet About Launch

polar_bear` writes "Yet another open source advocacy group is in the offing, but trying to keep the lid on until its official launch at LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit. Robin 'Roblimo' Miller ferrets out a few details of the nascent Open Solutions Alliance on Linux.com: 'Our anonymous interviewee says 'at least 10' companies have signed up, and that they are 'talking to dozens more.' While he refused to name any participants, Linux.com has confirmed that SpikeSource and JasperSoft are both involved.'" Linux.com and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.

Comments

Mixed feelings...

[sidz1979]

I have mixed feelings about this until the full details come out. On the one hand it is good that people are trying to standardize the open source software interfaces and infrastructure, on the other hand, more the number of "standardization bodies" or "advocacy groups" we have, more the number "of standards" that would exist/be created.

So much for "open"

[DogDude]

Big companies making deals behind closed doors with each other. Is that "Open"? Sounds like regular business to me. Standards are what Linux desperately needs, but I certainly don't like hearing about big companies having secret meetings about supposedly "Open" and "Free" software projects.

Re:So much for "open"

[alexjohnc3]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the "open" dealt with the code of the programs, not how businesses that distribute the code do their businesses.

Re:So much for "open"

[DogDude]

I thought it was a whole philosophy. You know, Cathedral and the Bizarre, information wants to be free... all that jazz. Otherwise, it's just people developing software without any compensation for big companies to sell ("voluntary slavery"?).