[Tech] Marc Andreessen: 12 ragioni per avere fiducia nell'Open Source

Marc Andreessen, uno dei mitici fondatori di Netscape Corp., ha illustrato, in occasione della terza conferenza annuale "Open Source in Government" tenutasi alla George Washington University di Washington DC i dodici motivi per cui bisogna aspettarsi un autentico boom dell'Open Source nei prossimi 5-10 anni:

1. The Internet is powered by open source.
2. The Internet is the carrier for open source.
3. The Internet is also the platform through which open source is developed.
4. It's simply going to be more secure than proprietary software.
5. Open source benefits from anti-American sentiments.
6. Incentives around open source include the respect of one's peers.
7. Open source means standing on the shoulders of giants.
8. Servers have always been expensive and proprietary, but Linux runs on Intel.
9. Embedded devices are making greater use of open source.
10. There are an increasing number of companies developing software that aren't software companies.
11. Companies are increasingly supporting Linux.
12. It's free.

Fonte: LinuxWorld.