Open Source 2009: It’s the Economy, Stupid. Or is it?

“I had not yet finished my first cup of coffee and I was convinced that the world was ending, but for the saving grace of open source.”

Bill Baker

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

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About a week before attending the Open Source Business Conference last month, I heard an interview on public radio with the founder of Good News Network, a web site dedicated to reporting nothing but — you guessed it — good news.

This intrigued me as I prepared to attend OSBC, the Open Source Business Conference, because I wondered what the tone of the conference would be like in the context of the global economic [insert your favorite term here: downturn, crisis, meltdown, recession…].

I was especially interested to hear some of the same people who spoke one year ago, just as it was starting to dawn on most of us that perhaps the economic party was over.

For those who want to skip to the end, here is a read on the situation:

Good news: Open source companies are alive and well.

Bad news: It may be that…

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