Sleepycat - a blue ribbon example of open source financial success

Posted by dave on Nov 10, 2005 6:30 AM EDT
IT Manager's Journal; By Lauren Rudd
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Ask the executives of any IT shop that has not yet dipped its toe into the waters of open source software, or perhaps has just played around the edges of the pool, why they have not jumped in with both feet and the answer is often the belief that companies using the open source model are unlikely to have financial viability. In other words, they are afraid that in the process of offering its source code for free, a company is jeopardizing its ability to remain a going concern and will not be around to provide support over a period of years. Sleepycat software shows that doesn't have to happen.

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