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Open-Source Software: How the Stock Market Views It
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| Over the past decade, companies have been experimenting with a radical
| concept: openness. Instead of keeping proprietary information close to the
| vest, they make it available to anyone who wants it, usually free of charge.
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| This means companies can't rely on vague long-term assurances. For instance,
| promising to make their software an industry standard by giving it away free
| isn't enough to convince investors. Companies must also lay out a plan for
| bringing in cash in the near term. Some companies offer different licenses of
| their open-source product to different groups -- so the software is free for
| consumers, but companies must pay a fee. Other companies make money off their
| software by selling complementary goods and services, such as training
| programs.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121018847081574439.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
GNU LGPL in healthcare:
Open Source Clinical Trial Software Gets Attention at DIA Annual Meeting
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| It can serve as a platform or operating system (Linux), as development tools,
| (compilers and IDEs such as GCC or Eclipse), as infrastructure applications
| (Apache web server, caGrid), or as user-facing applications (Firefox,
| Alfresco, OpenClinica, R). Because it is so diverse, chances are high that
| OSS is being used somewhere in every sizeable organization. The core
| objective of enterprise IT is to solve business needs at minimum risk and
| cost to the organization.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/5/prweb932994.htm
Recent:
VC funding for open source hits an all-time high
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| Incidentally, total funding to date stands at $2.64bn.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2008/04/01/vc-funding-for-open-source-hits-an-all-time-high/
Open-source venture investing hits an all-time high
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| Just when you thought venture interest in open source was quieting down,
| along comes the biggest quarter in open source's (still young) history:
| $203.75 million raised, as reported by The 451 Group. This trumped the
| previous record of $193.6 million from Q4 2006.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9907679-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog
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