As more open-source companies emerge, ... I think we'll see this strategy more and more. It makes me wonder how serious some of the companies are about open source. |
Buffer overflow is one of the most common flaws that produce security vulnerabilities in software. It's not a good thing, but it isn't unique either to closed- or open-source software. |
Clearly the problem was fixed some time ago, ... so anyone who had already installed a later version than [1.3.33] would not have a concern. |
Cost savings continue to be the driver behind adoption. |
I think this is a problem for Microsoft only if the company wants it to be a problem. |
I would have expected a much more inclusive process. If they are relying on inviting companies to participate in the process, how much diversity of opinion are they likely to achieve? |
If I'm a company that is primarily using Windows servers and I haven't been a big user of Unix, for me to bring Linux into my environment would be a significant expense. I'd have to get people trained, develop policies and procedures and processes. It's building a whole new infrastructure, and if I can avoid doing that why wouldn't I? If I can make use of open source applications and get all the advantages of open source and still run on Windows, why not? Then I can still take advantage of all the expertise I have. |
My take is the Mozilla Foundation took a look at this and its reliance on the community and saw a willingness to create a commercial model, and they saw it as the most sustainable way to move forward. It's a way to kick-start adoption of their technologies. |
Open source today is expected to be 'good enough,' and, most of the time, open-source products meet that expectation or exceed it. When you're paying as much as you pay for Microsoft, by comparison, you expect a lot more than good enough. |
Picture David and Goliath, but David doesn't have a slingshot, ... This gives David the slingshot. |
Picture David and Goliath, but David doesn't have a slingshot. This gives David the slingshot. |
The first approach was for IBM and Sun to donate their patents to the open-source community and an independent organization, ... [OIN] is another approach that is complementary. |
The question is whether Sun can train its sales force to sell these things. Sun periodically wants to get into and not get into software. |
There always will be lawsuits. You can never prevent a suit, ... But [OIN] does level the playing field in terms of patents. This adds some more clout to Linux and makes it more of an industrial-strength technology. |
There always will be lawsuits. You can never prevent a suit. But [OIN] does level the playing field in terms of patents. This adds some more clout to Linux and makes it more of an industrial-strength technology. |