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Roundtable: The state of open source

Here are the most vibrant themes and conflicts they see shaping the open source movement today

Roundtable: The state of open source

Roundtable: The state of open source

Since its emergence, the open source movement has been no stranger to passionate debate. Part defiant, part self-reliant, and often outspoken and opinionated, those steeped in the community have worked in tandem and at odds, all with the intention of pushing the movement in as many worthwhile directions at once. We spoke with 11 thought leaders about the current open source climate. Here are the most vibrant themes and conflicts they see shaping the open source movement today. FULL STORY ...

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Roundtable: The state of open source
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Matt Asay, VP of business development, Alfresco
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Andy Astor, CEO, EnterpriseDB
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Chris DiBona, Open source programs manager, Google
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Bruce Perens, Creator of the Open Source Definition
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Sam Ramji, Senior director of platform technology, Microsoft
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Eric S. Raymond, Programmer and advocate
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Dave Rosenberg, CEO, Mulesource
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Javier Soltero, CEO, Hyperic
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Mark Spencer, Founder and CTO, Digium
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Robert Sutor, Vice president of open source and standards, IBM
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Zack Urlocker, Vice president of products, MySQL
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March 24, 2008

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