Open Source Primer: John LeMasney interviewed by Rich Kazimir on WDVR

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A Primer: 11 Questions about Open Source (answered)

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Rich Kazimir on Technology Today on WDVR on the topic of open source. He asked me variations on the following questions.

1. What exactly is ‘open source’?  What criteria applies ?
2. Let’s focus first on software.  What is open source software?  What are some examples?
3. What are some pros and cons of the philosophy?
4. What is Mozilla?
5. How did the movement get started?
6. Who contributes to open source products?  How do they continue to exist if they resulting products are free?
7. What are some other open source products?
8. Do you have any idea how many open source software products are out there?
9. Is ‘shareware’ the same as ‘open source’?  Is ‘freemium’ the same as ‘open source’?
10. What other industry areas have embraced an ‘open source’ approach, or at least started to?
11. What is the future of ‘open source’ as you see it?

Here is the audio from that broadcast.

Some background on WDVR

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