Main link: The State of Open Source: Startup, Growth, Maturity or Decline? O’Grady has come to the same conclusion that I did at OSCON, namely that the “open source bubble” may be over – the period where it was assumed open source would be directly monetised – and it’s time for a resurgence of the [...]
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While the decision by the US Library of Congress to create exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for jailbreaking iPhones is very welcome, the reaction has been just a touch too euphoric. There are two big reasons I’m only vaguely impressed. One concerns market power and its potential abuse, the other concerns global trade.
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