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Open Source Growing At an Exponential Rate

Posted by Soulskill on from the gaining-ground dept.

sipmeister writes "Two computer scientists who work for enterprise software giant SAP have shown that open source is growing at an exponential rate. Not only is the code base growing exponentially, but also the number of viable projects. Researchers Amit Deshpande and Dirk Riehle analyzed the database of open source startup ohloh.net and looked at the last 16 years of growth in open source. They consistently got the best fit for the data using an exponential model. Relating this to open source market revenue, Desphande and Riehle conclude that open source is eating into closed source at a non-trivial pace."

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  1. I for one by setagllib · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one welcome our new open source overlords :)

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    Sam ty sig.
  2. And what exponent? by winmine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, don't get the cynical mathematicians on /. going about hyperbole like "exponential rates".

    Well, the exponent could be negative, did you think about that? Huh??