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Open Source and the "Xen" of Xen

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the not-all-roses dept.

willdavid writes "In a follow-up to his original look at what happened to Xen, Jeff Gould talks to XenSource CTO Simon Crosby. Usually we hear about how open source provides freedoms for end users. However, this article talks about the difficulty a small software developer has with an open source license, in particular, the need to prevent Red Hat, IBM or Novell from running away with all the business revenue."

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  1. Re:Leading Write Up by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm outright shocked (and awed) that Microsoft wasn't mentioned as a villian. This has to be a first.

  2. Re:Hybridization Of Source Makes A Mess by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh my! Do wash out your mouth young man! Bill Gates would be shocked to hear you.