[LUAU] Open Source is good for business

[Steve Anderson]

Cut out a few parts of a O'Reily article.

Some good info on Open Source (ESR's areana):

Developers and corporate users agree that Open Source is good for
business 

 SEBASTOPOL, CA--Open Source software has reached critical mass. Long
the favorite software development model of the programming elite,
 Open Source(TM) is now a credible technology option for any business.
"Open Source is a business decision that makes sense" was the consensus
 of the nearly 50 leading Open Source developers and businesspeople who
gathered on March 5 for the Second Open Source and Community
 Licensing Summit hosted by O'Reilly & Associates. A list of
participants is below, and bios of most participants are at

 http://www.oreilly.com/oreilly/press/oss_bios.html. 

......


 This year, Summit participants addressed the business and technology
issues that face the Open Source community as it tackles the challenges
of
 success. On the business front, there was a consensus among the
developers and corporate representatives that use of open-source
software is
 strong and growing. Customer demand is driving corporations' adoption
of Linux and other open-source software. Summit participants challenged
 industry analysts to provide their corporate clients with data on the
benefits and Total Cost of Ownership of open-source solutions. 

 In the discussion of technical issues, the group took concrete steps
towards developing a shared vision of best practices for open-source
 development. Discussion centered around the question, "What is the
science of Open Source development?" Participants agreed that it is
appropriate
 and desirable for businesses to handle support issues as open-source
technologies scale. This is happening already in the Linux arena, where
the
 Linux distributors are handling bug tracking. The group also debated
the merits of tools to support the distributed, collaborative
development process
 at the heart of Open Source, such as CVS (Code Versioning System) and
bug tracking systems. Participants committed to working together to
 promote the benefits of Open Source software and support the Open
Source developer community. 

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