Open source: Where the action is
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| The pace of change in the open source software business is
| likely to accelerate in 2007 as developers climb up the
| software stack from the operating system and databases to
| applications.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1863664611;fp;2;fpid;1
Related:
Linux/Open Source Making Market Splash
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| Linux/Open Source applications are gaining traction in virtually
| every vertical market and continent because of low costs to deploy,
| robust security, high flexibility and scalability, and a plethora of
| quality system and application software that is actively developed
| and supported by a worldwide community of Open Source developers.
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http://www.enterprisenetworksandservers.com/monthly/art.php?2875
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| "Matthew Aslett is reporting a 131% increase in open source funding in to
| $404.5 million. Matthew also reports 34 total open source deals with an
| average investment of $11.9 million"
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http://tinyurl.com/ydldc8
2007: Where the Tech Jobs Are
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| "All this migration to Linux and open source means that job openings are
| zooming. Based on Dice statistics, Linux as a recommended skill is up 51%
| this year, and roughly 150% in the last two years."
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3649436
Developers Embrace Java, Drop Visual Basic
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| Use of Visual Basic has dropped 35% since the spring, says a
| poll of more than 430 North American developers done by research
| company Evans Data.
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| [...]
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| Developers have abandoned Microsoft's Visual Basic in droves
| during the last six months, and they're using Java more than any
| other development language, according to a recently published
| survey.
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http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196600515
Study: Developers Favor Linux
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| "Regardless of what kind of developer you are, you're still trying to
| make a living, and target the operating system that?s controlling the
| market."
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| However, in the most recent survey, the developers' forecast of their
| target platform has changed. For the first time, these developers said
| that in the next 12 to 18 months they expect to be developing more Linux
| apps than Windows apps.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3645766
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