Closing the Open Source door

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Author: JT Smith

Observers.net: “AOL’s use of the Linux operating system marks the company’s introduction into the
world of open source technology. Until now, their success has largely come from a strict adherence to
using only propietary technology inside a closed online community.

This insistance by AOL on keeping outsiders out and insiders in caused concern in the
open source community when AOL bought Netscape in 1998.”

Category:

  • Open Source