Will Opensource Survive?
“Free software… good for the end user, but not so good for the programmer who needs to eat to survive…”
“Open source software… good for the end user, but a decidedly shaky foundation on which to build a business…”
“Closed-source, expensive, proprietary software… with a few notable exceptions, of questionable quality and/or function…”
The above comments are neither new nor insightful, but they are at the heart of the discussion that the author is trying to stir.
Whether you are an OSS zealot or a M$ fan boy, it is impossible to deny that the face of the software-as-a-business industry has changed dramatically over the past 30 years. The future for the “professional programmer” (ie: needs to get $$$ from programming) is now somewhat clouded outside of some very narrow speciality fields.
Enter the debate…
Does the new era of the computing industry have room for any of the traditional software-only companies ?
LinuxWorld Article: “Open source is dying — or maybe it isn’t”
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/article/269891/open_source_dying_–_maybe_it_isn_t?fp=16&fpid=1
