May 17
2006
In sfarsit, dupa o perioada foarte incarcata in ultimile luni, am si eu un weekend in care pot sa spun ca nu am nimic in program… Biii, am uitat cum e sa ai o sambata si o duminica libera!
Si pe deasupra, cu ROSI se pare ca suntem pe calea cea buna, discutiile au inceput sa capete sens si conferinta sa se contureze. Asa ca am toate motivele sa fiu bine dispus.
De aceea mi-am si permis aceasta pauza propunandu-mi sa nu pun mana pe laptop in acest weekend.
Da’ uite ca pana la urma l-am deschis; sau asta nu se pune :)
May 17
2006
Preiau un articol deosebit de interesant postat pe lista TIC-Lobby si care imi confirma opinia ca a sosit momentul pentru a promova cu adevarat solutiile Open Source si in Romania.
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From: Constantin Teodorescu
Subject: TIC-Lobby: Un articol interesant
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:51:00 +0300
… care incearca sa propuna un raspuns la intrebarea “De ce investesc marile firme in open-source”.
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Extras mic din el:
Commoditize your complements. Understanding this strategy actually goes a long, long way in explaining why many commercial companies are making big contributions to open source. Let’s go over these.
Headline: IBM Spends Millions to Develop Open Source Software.
Myth: They’re doing this because Lou Gerstner read the GNU Manifesto and decided he doesn’t actually like capitalism.
Reality: They’re doing this because IBM is becoming an IT consulting company. IT consulting is a complement of enterprise software. Thus IBM needs to commoditize enterprise software, and the best way to do this is by supporting open source. Lo and behold, their consulting division is winning big with this strategy.
Headline: Netscape Open Sources Their Web Browser.
Myth: They’re doing this to get free source code contributions from people in cybercafes in New Zealand.
Reality: They’re doing this to commoditize the web browser.
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