Wow. I can’t believe it’s September already. Well, actually, it’s July as I write this, but by the time it gets printed it will be September — And I still won’t be able to believe it :-).
Hamming it Up With a Guru: (L-R) Editor Robert McMillan, Alan Cox, and Publisher Adam Goodman cut loose at Linux Expo.
Wow. I can’t believe it’s September already. Well, actually, it’s July as I write this, but by the time it gets printed it will be September — And I still won’t be able to believe it :-).
There has been a lot of speculation lately relating to the effect that money will have on the Linux Community. With the Red Hat IPO only weeks away, it’s understandable that so many people are voicing concerns.
I believe that the Red Hat IPO represents a sea change for Open Source Software. However, I don’t think that it will have a negative effect on the companies or individuals who have built their businesses and their lives around the principles of Open Source.
Let’s face it; No one originally got into Linux for the money. People got into it and built companies around it because it was something that they loved and believed in. And people don’t stop loving and believing in something just because they suddenly come into money.
I don’t think that there is a single one of us who wants to see the Open Source principles that got us…
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