Open source joins the mainstream
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| Worldwide revenue for open source software, which reached $1.8 billion in
| 2006, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26 percent,
| reaching $5.8 billion by 2011, IDC research shows.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/03/open-source-going-mainstream_1.html
Surely, Microsoft will try to invade as well (it did last year).
Related:
Free Culture: What we need from you
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| In this talk, Professor Lessig describes the Free Culture movement, and
| the support it needs from Free Software. The struggles and the threats
| are largely parallel. The solutions need to be parallel as well.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/events/keynotes/lwsf06-lessig.html
LinuxWorld: It's About The Apps (Dummy)!
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| Microsoft's appearance was an unexpected highlight. I half expected
| to be inundated by Microsoft messaging and materials about what
| Microsoft is doing with Novell. Instead, the Redmondites just
| mingled with the open sourcers, chatting them up about what
| they thought about the show and, of course, Microsoft.
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http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3660541
"Microsoft seems to have hijacked Linux Asia"
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| Was the general feel amongst the attendees at Linux Asia 2007;
| MS however, just wanted to say ''let us walk hand-in-hand''
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http://www.ciol.com/content/developer/Linux/2007/107020104.asp
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