Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Friday, March 21, 2003

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Does Open Source Stifle Innovation? 'In a recent article entitled "Why Open Source Stifles Innovation", Peter Passell warns against what he sees as the many perils of open source software. Though he makes some good points, on balance I don't agree. In fact, with apologies to Mr. Passell, it's one of the most wrongheaded essays I've read in a while. Let's play point counterpoint.' [osOpinion]


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Windows and Open Source: Perfect Together? "Many IT managers may like the idea of open source software but may not feel ready to champion a switch to Linux or one of the BSD operating systems. Fortunately, plenty of open source and free software applications run on Windows. What are the options for CIOs who want to dip their toes in the open source pool?"[osOpinion]