An open and shut case?
Will the open source revolution end up swallowing the entire software market? ITWeb/Brainstorm held a roundtable discussion on the issue with major open- and closed-source supporters.
03 April 2006
Open source has arrived on the agenda of the enterprise and each year seems to become more viable an alterative. Worldwide we`ve seen pockets of adoption but, to date, no enterprise has gone completely open source from top to bottom.
Right now the potential for increased adoption looks strong, but for many the landscape remains pretty fuzzy. Two overriding questions persist:
* Will open source ever reach the point of mass adoption from top to bottom, or will companies always have to have a mixed strategy in place? * What are the trends driving open source? And what is keeping it out of the enterprise?
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