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Open Source Software Is Poised to Change Industry

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ABC News; By John C. Dvorak
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Other than Linux, all the other open-source projects move along at a rate best described as glacial. Even principals in the community are sometimes shocked at the slowness of open-source development. This probably is a function of how motivation and lack of fear work among open-source developers. Often they're motivated like hobbyists. And there is no fear to drive anyone to do anything — no fear of getting fired or yelled at by a mean boss.

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Comments (2)

I haven't read the fine article and I am not intending to do so. Nevertheless, I am surprised that the famous journalist and pundit is still able to find places that are putting his line-noise up.

sorry for the griping

I always liked Dvorak. Sure he might be wrong a lot, but he's never boring.

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