Free and open source software (F/OSS) is now acknowledged as an important contributor to the global software industry. Although Linux -- probably the most widely recognized F/OSS brand -- has so far attained only about 10% of the worldwide server market, a handful of F/OSS packages have quietly overtaken the market leaders in their respective segments.
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The Open Source Ecosystem: A Study in Fractal Complexity
By Tom Welsh
Posted April 1, 2006 | Technology |
About The Author
Tom Welsh is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. He is an independent consultant and analyst specializing in middleware, object technology, and software engineering. At Digital Equipment Corporation, Mr. Welsh was a hardware technician, software support specialist, corporate software developer, and senior technology consultant, before taking on the task of marketing Digital's OO software… Read More
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