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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Dec 26 2003
The Open Source Friends And Foes
I really liked the talk Bruce Perens gave concerning open source and the problems current copyright challenges are presenting for advocates of open source use and development. I've heard quite a few folks who are much "techier" than I will ever be say that SCO is forming a sue-happy, Scrooge-like reputation for itself that is going to be harmful to its ability to attract business in the long run. It will be interesting to see some of the fallout from all these legal battles in the next few years.
I keep imagining a scenario where future software developers write code in a sort of cryptological gamble, in which one writes code not to progress, but to mystify those who would use it for corporate gain. Taken to its ultimate end, one could never patent or market such a product, by simply owning up to the fact that "our code is so secret even we don't know what it does".
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I really liked the talk Bruce Perens gave concerning open source and the problems current copyright challenges are presenting for advocates of open source use and development. I've heard quite a few folks who are much "techier" than I will ever be say that SCO is forming a sue-happy, Scrooge-like reputation for itself that is going to be harmful to its ability to attract business in the long run. It will be interesting to see some of the fallout from all these legal battles in the next few years.
I keep imagining a scenario where future software developers write code in a sort of cryptological gamble, in which one writes code not to progress, but to mystify those who would use it for corporate gain. Taken to its ultimate end, one could never patent or market such a product, by simply owning up to the fact that "our code is so secret even we don't know what it does".
posted at: 06:51 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
