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[News] Open Source Project Don't Ever Die, They Get 'Zombified'

What Makes An Open Source Project Successful?

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| While the majority of open source projects will fade into obscurity,
| Hyperic, JasperSoft, Mule, and Spring appear to have the critical
| mass of customers, developers, and employees at financially viable
| companies to join the ranks of enterprise software.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199000960

Open source projects, unlike proprietary, however, are sleeping giants. They
are open for reuse and distribution. Therein lies the power. It also means
that they don't suffer from backward compatibility and security issues (fear
and risk in closed source abandonware).

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