Keeping Software Giants at Bay
Making open source applications a credible option both at the enterprise and SMB levels will help avoid a major challenge to open source vendors. Development and adoption of open source is one of the most significant phenomena in the IT industry during the past decade. It has seen the development of various open source software solutions in a wide spectrum not only at the operating system but also at the middleware level.
With this initial success of open source software solutions, the next step for the industry is for vendors to take the initiative to make meaningful contributions. These contributions ultimately include infrastructure, staffing, financial and engineering support. This is the time for a leading group of enterprise open source vendors to step up. There is a need for them to stand together for mutual benefit. If everyone can do their share in furthering the cause of open source development then there is a good chance of keeping multibillion software giants at bay.
Source: opensource.sys-con.com
10 Jun 2010 Chloe