Sessions at USENIX ATC '04 about Culture

Monday 28th June 2004

• Open Source and Proprietary Software: A Blending of Cultures

  by Al Nugent

  As a 20-year provider of proprietary software for the enterprise market, Novell has built products and a culture around proprietary (or closed) software. Within the last 18 months, we have embraced open source development and Linux and have injected them into our corporate DNA. While different, the two approaches are not mutually exclusive. In fact, I would argue embracing open source as a proprietary company is more straightforward than an open source company trying to move "up the stack." In this talk I will examine the myths, challenges, and opportunities for companies attempting to understand the best of both worlds.

  • Culture
  • Open Source

  At 9:00am to 10:00am, Monday 28th June

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