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"The real problem, it seems to me, is they don?t understand the nature of support in an open source world. It?s a mutual process, a matrix, combining your own efforts, those of vendors, and those of communities which may include competitors.

The way you access that support is by giving support. You access that support by donating code, by offering support for your own innovations, and by helping other users with problems, without asking where those users work."

How can this possibly work in the business world?
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Question  readwrite | 07/14/08
The same way it works in the rest of the world  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/14/08
What world are you talking about?  readwrite | 07/14/08
The difference  PMDubuc | 07/15/08
Because the world is bigger than one company  Q'sDad | 07/15/08
Empowering people is as much or moreso...  xuniL_z | 07/16/08
Empowerment  PMDubuc | 07/22/08
Why must you always..always..  xuniL_z | 07/14/08
NOT communism!!  techboy_z | 07/14/08
Well...  TedKraan | 07/15/08
RE: Enterprises still not getting full benefits of open source  Stormy.peters | 07/14/08
Spoken like a wise Owl  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/15/08
Support  opnsrcguy | 07/14/08
Software as a Service...  technology@... | 07/15/08
IT controls and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)  cnfrisch | 07/14/08
Why?  PMDubuc | 07/15/08
I have seen SOX blamed for a lot...  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/15/08
RE: Enterprises still not getting full benefits of open source  TedKraan | 07/15/08
Myth  CreepinJesus | 07/15/08
It's not better if it's open...  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/15/08
Myth  xuniL_z | 07/16/08
Myth?  PMDubuc | 07/16/08
A bit of a stretch maybe?  xuniL_z | 07/21/08
...  PMDubuc | 07/22/08

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