Venture Capital: Open source startups are hot -- too hot?
At the WSA Investment Forum earlier this week, Frank Catalano joked that he had discovered at least one way to make money in the burgeoning open source movement.
The technology guru, who was moderating a panel discussion on the topic, then held up a brochure from a law firm that was marketing seminars on open source software.
"When the attorneys are getting involved, you know you are having success," added panelist Stuart Cohen, CEO of the Open Source Development Labs.
But lawyers aren't the only ones looking to cash in on what many believe will be a tectonic shift in the technology industry -- possibly shaking up the way software is developed, distributed and sold.
Venture capitalists are tossing money at open source startups every chance they get, prompting some to utter the dreaded "B" word: bubble.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer-friendly version
- 1751 reads
- PDF version
More in Tux Machines
- Highlights
- Front Page
- Latest Headlines
- Archive
- Recent comments
- All-Time Popular Stories
- Hot Topics
- New Members
digiKam 7.7.0 is releasedAfter three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. |
Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
|
Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future TechThe metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility. |
today's howtos
|
Recent comments
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago