The Open Source Paradigm Shift (O'Reilly)

[Posted June 30, 2004 by cook]

Tim O'Reilly examines the paradigm-shift characteristics of open-source code. "My premise is that free and open source developers are in much the same position today that IBM was in 1981 when it changed the rules of the computer industry, but failed to understand the consequences of the change, allowing others to reap the benefits. Most existing proprietary software vendors are no better off, playing by the old rules while the new rules are reshaping the industry around them."

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