Q. What are the long-term effects of open source?

A. It is no longer fashionable to talk about open source. We debate clouds, virtualized infrastructures, services, and BYOD (bring your own devices) as if those happened in a vacuum. To the contrary, I would like to present some data points that indicate how economics and physical constraints are turning open source into the hidden background on which a substantial number of IT trends are being based. In this way, we can see the long-term effects of open source.

Q. What is the secret of Red Hat's success?

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We have lost sight of the true meaning and purpose of patents. Patents were created in order to encourage innovation, not kill it. They were meant to protect the inventor, not further strengthen those with power. Patents have instead been used for years now in the software industry as a blunt weapon to suppress innovation, kill competition, and generate undeserved royalties. It is time to revisit the value of patents as they relate to software and test some of the policy reasons for awarding patents in the software context.

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