Does Open Source Matter? To IT, It Does, Says Nicholas Carr (InformationWeek)

[Posted February 16, 2006 by cook]

InformationWeek covers the OSBC keynote of Nicholas Carr. ""We're in the early stages of a revolution in IT. We're entering a true utility era for IT" in which open source code, from the Apache Web Server, Linux operating system and other pieces of open source code working with them will form a commoditized base for most enterprise computing, he said in a keynote speech Tuesday at the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco. Open source code "will fundamentally change the way software is bought and used in the IT world," he said. The exact shape of things to come is still hard to discern, but he predicted a commodity base of open-source software was likely to become available through large centralized suppliers." (Thanks to Peter Masiar.)