Cloud computing and open source face-off

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One can use open source in commercial products...

As long as it doesn't violate the license. Typically, as long as they don't modify the open source code itself, OSS can be used as a component of a commercial offering. Millions of commercial sites use Linux and Apache for example.

So specifically, I'm thinking of a bigger picture: Linux and Apache are platforms that folks build upon, unlike most of the sites they power. However, when entirely new types of commercial computing platforms are built using the cloud model that create lock-in and are intended as alternatives to OSS platforms (again such as Linux/Apache), then you have a case where open source might not be keeping up with computing evolution.

Specifically, I was exploring the options we might have so that there are open alternatives to the Google Cloud, Amazon Cloud, Microsoft Cloud, IBM Cloud, etc. which are more and more shaping up to be the new MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows, etc.

I hope that helps!

Best,

Dion Hinchcliffe

Posted by: dionhinchcliffe   Posted on: 06/15/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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