Open source as a shareholder issue
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| Oracle’s board opposes the proposal - which might upset some open source
| purists - and has outlined its belief that such a report is unnecessary. In
| its proxy statement the company points out that it already makes available
| details of its open source projects.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/08/open-source-as-a-shareholder-issue/
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Editor's Note: Defending Values
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| Pushing vendors may have gotten a few to cave and open driver
| documentation, of that I have no doubt, but I also wonder how many
| vendors would be participating as open partners if they'd been encouraged
| by the opportunity to generate more business? More, or less? I'm willing
| to bet more, but de Raadt seems to be under the impression that anyone
| dealing with free software had better automatically be free themselves.
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| And yes, in an ideal world, that would be absolutely wonderful. Butt
| hat's not why businesses make decisions. Businesses who own software
| make decisions about that software based on the rules of business, law,a
| nd common sense. Public companies are even more tightly bound by the
| legal and moral obligation to benefit shareholders.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/2006100602226OPLL
Microsoft's New Paperweight
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| There's a side of me, as a Microsoft shareholder, that hopes Microsoft
| sticks a fork in the Zune right now and admits that it's done. Stop
| wasting money on this initiative. You're late to the game, and you
| brought out a nice device with some good, new features, but you blew
| it on the details. Meanwhile, Apple has jumped another two years
| ahead with its latest offering. Admit you're beaten, and let Allard
| and Co. concentrate on improving the Xbox 360, fast. You've got
| better odds in the race against Sony's PlayStation,
| and the rewards for second place in the video game space are a
| lot better than those for whatever-ith place in music players.
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http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2007/01/10/microsofts-new-paperweight.aspx?source=eptyholnk303100
http://tinyurl.com/yam7by
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