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An introduction to open computing, open standards, and open source



What is driving open computing, open standards, and open source success?

The reasons for the success of open computing and open standards are obvious. They are a necessary feature of a networked world, and they are essential to the critical business factors of flexibility and business agility.



However, the explanation for the popularity of open source software is a little less clear. As we've discussed, not all OSS projects are created equal, and not all have been successful in the market or have the potential to be successful in the market. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, only a small number of OSS projects fall into this category. There are some general reasons why businesses and governments look to OSS and some specific reasons why they are looking at the foundation projects, especially Linux, in particular.