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IBM exec predicts the future of Linux, open source

By John Fontana , Network World , 08/07/2008
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None of Sutor's claims are revolutionary, and you might notice he didn't say a thing about Microsoft. Clearly, however, if his predictions ring true, they will change IT attitudes; and that will put a lot of pressure on Microsoft, which is trying to turn its lumbering ship toward services and cloud computing.

Also, noted open source legal analyst Mark Radcliffe, who has been general counsel of the Open Source Initiative for many years, disagreed with Sutor's licensing assessment. On his blog, Radcliffe said, "I think that the legacy of multiple licenses (we now have more OSI approved licenses than when I started) will be difficult to overcome. Sadly, I think that we are beyond the point where we can take the rational approach adopted by Larry Lessig in the Creative Commons. The existing licenses have such strong backing that the adoption of a new, 'cleaner' approach is not likely to be successful. I hope I am wrong, but habit is hard to overcome."

What are your feelings on the changes the next decade will bring for Linux and open source?

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