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The open-source pretenders?



I haven't read the whole article, but I thought some of you would find
this interesting.

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More and more software vendors want to ride on open sources coattails --
but only with qualifications.

Many companies are trying to jump on the open-source bandwagon -- only to
be pushed off when their claims prove to be more marketing hype than a
true opening of their technology.  

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2487092,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01

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Lisa Potter
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill