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Think Tank Report On the State of Open Source
AlexGr writes to recommend an account of a meeting a couple of months back of representatives from more than 100 software companies discussing the state of open source software. The outcome is outlined in a 16-page report, 2007 Open Source Think Tank: The Future of Commercial Open Source (PDF). Among the surprising conclusions: participants noted a growing similarity in methods between open source and proprietary software development. They predicted some kind of convergence, where the best of both approaches gets adopted in each camp.
Does that mean we get a real Tank? Can I be in a think tank too?
No you are completely wrong, think tanks perform a valuable service giving thoughtful insight and independant opinion on a variety of wide ranging and often specialist topics.
This report was provided by the commitee for think tank research, a think tank for the research industry. It has been funded by various large industry think tanks and we would like to thank them for the expense account they have provided during this period
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You may be onto something. Everytime some stupid internet or patent law is close to being passed, we can summarize the prevailing thought on /. and submit it to the media as coming from an official think tank. We just need some sophisticated sounding name that won't be immediately associated with /.
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How about "We Think Furiously"
My eyes reflect the stars and a smile lights up my face.
How about: National Enterprise Research Devision
Or: Global Electronically Evaluation Kommittee
Maybe even: Digital Organization of Reviewing Karmawhores