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Open Source Names to Watch

Posted Mar 25, 2008 06:09pm EDT by Sarah Lacy in Internet, Software and Services, Venture Capital, M and A, IPOs
Related: IBM, java, yhoo, msft, novl, hpq, sap
Whether you're bearish on the current crop of open source companies like I am or bullish like Mule Source CEO Dave Rosenberg, you have to admit the movement has fundamentally changed software. In most cases, it's a change for the better. The software is almost always cheaper with fewer bugs and encourages collaboration among coders everywhere. Beyond just corporate servers, open source pervades the Net and the world around us, running in everything from TiVo to cell phones to cars. Here, Rosenberg and I discuss who still looks good among open source startups, now that high profile names like Jboss and MySQL have been acquired, and what big companies have profited the trend the most.
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