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Gartner Says Open Source "Impossible To Avoid"

Posted by kdawson on from the there-they-go-again dept.

alphadogg writes in with a Network World article that covers a Gartner open source conference, in which VP Mark Driver seems to be going out of his way to be provocative. "You can try to avoid open source, but it's probably easier to get out of the IT business altogether. By 2011, at least 80% of commercial software will contain significant amounts of open source code..." After this lead-in, in which open source seems to be regarded as some kind of communicable disease, the rest of the article outlines a perfectly rational plan for developing an open source strategy.

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  1. Sounds right by Selfbain · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's infectious, it's growing and all attempts to stop it have failed.... sounds like a virus to me.

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    1. Re:Sounds right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      i bet those coarse hinges make a horrible squeaking noise.

  2. Disease? by Kelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    After this lead-in, in which open source seems to be regarded as some kind of communicable disease

    Sir, you appear to be confusing "open source" with "open sores." I realize they sound similar, and English spelling isn't entirely logical, but this one ends with an "S" sound, not a "Z."

  3. A conversation by Kelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    --Dude, where've you been? I haven't been able to reach you for days!

    --I was in the hospital with (whispers) *Linux*. They wouldn't let me get online. They were afraid I'd install it on the computer. They even found it on my cellphone.

    --Man, that's harsh!

    --You're telling me! At least they put me in a room with Windows.

  4. Oh but you can... by Kadin2048 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, I have found that the amount of open source you use and your chances of getting herpes are, strangely, inversely proportional. ;)

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