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Open Source Advocacy Group Quiet About Launch

Posted by Zonk on from the stealth-penguins-in-action dept.

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.

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  1. What is this, the white rose? by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why the cloak-and-dagger stuff? I know that Vista and "trusted" computing make it a little more difficult to be openly penguin, but isn't this a bit much?

    "The reason for this, says an OSA insider Linux.com interviewed ... "

    name "Deep Throat" by any chance?

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    1. Re:What is this, the white rose? by Mattintosh · · Score: 3, Funny

      These days, you can't take your code name from the title of a porno or you'll end up in the history books as "Cumdumpster 23".

  2. Mixed feelings... by sidz1979 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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.

    1. Re:Mixed feelings... by mushadv · · Score: 3, Funny

      Lucky for you, I'm starting a standardization advocacy group standardization advocacy group.

    2. Re:Mixed feelings... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Standards are wonderful! We have so many to choose from!"

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  3. So much for "open" by DogDude · · Score: 2, Insightful

    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.

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    1. Re:So much for "open" by alexjohnc3 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      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.

    2. Re:So much for "open" by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 5, Funny

      I love these analytically challenged types who are constantly having Eureka moments about how hypocritical all the free-software figures are.

      "rms talks about everyone being free, but actually *requires things of people who want to distribute his code! Also he probably doesn't think people should be 'free' to chop his arms of etc.! ... "

      "You talk about open-this, open-that, but when you go to take a dump the door to yr bathroom is *closed!!!!11 zomg."

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    3. Re:So much for "open" by DogDude · · Score: 4, Insightful

      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"?).

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  4. They should have... by RealGrouchy · · Score: 2, Funny

    They should have made the announcement in a cathedral!

    - RG>

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    1. Re:They should have... by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 2, Funny

      That would be too bazaar.