influence

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Does Open Source's Rise Spell The End Of Traditional Software Vendors?

Matt Asay | ReadWrite | October 2, 2013

It's clear that open source is shaking up the technology industry. What isn't yet clear is how this impacts legacy vendors. Read More »

Governance, Control, and How to Actually Influence an Open Source Project

David Nalley | OpenSource.com | October 7, 2011

A lot of groups fret about the governance and control of open source projects. Others tout their open, diversified, wide-ranging, and independent foundations as making them superior. People--and  companies--tend to be worried about making sure that they retain some type of influence over the future of an open source project that they are interested in. Read More »