Open source, life is also subject to torture

Commercial software is constantly tormented by open source software, can be said that open source software alive, it is also much suffering.

“The Cathedral and the Bazaar” is an important influence on the open source movement's book, but also the spirit of many open source people reading the book that, if the cathedral is a one of the island, then the open source community is a bred endless sea of life.

Unfortunately, the book does not bring good luck for the open source, this year in May, Novell released its quarterly earnings report, in the last quarter of the state into an embarrassing loss. Redhat's fourth-quarter earnings gain 20.5 million U.S. dollars. In 2006 and 2007 fiscal year, Microsoft's net profit totaled 14.07 billion U.S. dollars, Oracle 18 billion revenue in fiscal 2007.

Also had praise, and also the glory of before. The present situation is that the market can be lucky enough to survive around the cathedral around, pacified may be expected to survive.

Set of arguments from the city

Recently, an open source news on attracted wide attention, in the BitTorrent announced the closure of the source code, MySQL Enterprise Server will no longer publish the source code package. Some people say “Open source has always been free to users for the company to find Bug. And enterprise software packages to their own money into the Enterprise.” Disappointed and concerned that many users, MySQL is the code will be outstanding hide, and let the user access to low-quality version The MySQL Community Edition.

Many people said that although in order to obtain commercially, but still that way a betrayal of open source. However, betrayal of open source, this is not new. Two years ago, Linux Linus Torvalds father's most faithful ally of Larry McVoy betrayal of open source. “Open source as a business model, individually speaking, quite unrealistic.” He said, experienced after all these years I believe, open source that was all the rage, Hewlett-Packard and IBM have been used by these large enterprises The business model is not sufficient to generate enough money to support the truly innovative software program development.

Whether the controversy over GPLv3 or McVoy's betrayal, all of which involve open source software to commercial issues, which apparently is contrary to the open source mind. McVoy said at that time, and it is now open source has been plagued with a problem, in the spirit and life on the choose? A big advantage of open source innovation, but lost power after this innovation, not talk about the future of the , is the current product, service or even both can not be guaranteed survival.

Another voice from the internal discord soon released GPLv3, GPL (General Public License) is one of many open-source projects authorized way. GPL open source projects managed numerous, than the greatest influence on the core part of the Linux open source operating system, including the MySQL database and the Samba file server software.

But not in GPLv3 before the introduction, by the Linux kernel programmers on the opposition than two dozen of the largest Linux kernel programmers have publicly stated, GPL latest version of the proposal offensive. Illuminata analyst Gordon Haff said: “I have to think, at this moment as a general license GPLv3 almost doomed.”

10 in the survey of Linux programmers 22, jointly issued a statement against the current GPLv3 draft. The statement said: “Once divided, is likely to cause the whole ecosystem huge joint injury, endangering the effectiveness of open source and survival. Therefore, we implore FSF (Free Software Foundation) to re-view the consequences of its actions. To abandon the current GPLv3 versions, still not too late. “

This year in June, the Free Software Foundation released the schedule GPLV3, in the recent Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit held on 5 Linux kernel developers said that they did not find any good reason to switch to the forthcoming free software license.

Most of the opponents argue that the advantages of GPLv3 is not enough, it will bring many troubles, it has been for the open source community has spent enough time to debate and work, but still unable to reach agreement. Even if continued, still not so optimistic about the future. Currently, GPLv3 supporters and developers in the Linux kernel GPLv2 fierce debate between the supporters will continue.

Coaxed to play

Microsoft's 2005 patent cooperation agreement has commenced consultation with Red Hat, as the negotiations ended without result, in November 2006, Red Hat rival Novell and Microsoft have signed a cooperation agreement.

And 20 years old enemies together, which is indeed a stunning was the news media to this show called “Fox marries chicken, and together moved into the hen house.” Red Hat then moodily that it was open source victory.

However, open source is really a victory? Just a few weeks later, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be proud of at a meeting in early November with Novell to comment on the deal: Microsoft, Novell signed an agreement with the reason why is because Linux uses Microsoft's patented technology, and to the implementation of certain compensation to Microsoft.

Although Novell released after a “severe” and condemned the statement, but Microsoft and Novell announced a cooperation agreement may be able to see anything. Agreement, there is a specific statement of the patent, Microsoft co-operation of the five years 108 million to Novell to pay royalties; and Microsoft, Novell will also pay at least 40 million U.S. dollars in patent fees, the two sides reached consensus that ” not to sue each other's customers for patent infringement. “

In other words, Microsoft and Novell share their proprietary operating system, Novell's SLES any use and development will not be charged a big way, Microsoft could then sell their own Windows, if you insist on using open source products, other Inc. Linux is a legal existence, SUSE Linux is not that problem, the user's choice can imagine.

Judging from this partnership means that Novell has been a matter of fact the default “Linux in Windows patent infringement exists” argument, which of the other Linux companies swallow. Microsoft surface is to recognize and join the open source enterprise Linux, but in fact it is like through the patent cooperation agreement, the gradual disintegration of the open source community.

If Linux violates Microsoft from the very beginning of the patented technology, why Microsoft allowed to develop for so many years? Clearly, the development of Linux, Microsoft would like to deal with its enemies-UNIX. According to IDC's report, now in the server operating system, UNIX and Windows years of hard work almost equal share, Linux will account for about 15%.

This time, if Microsoft uses “patent threat” and Linux cooperation agreement to combat UNIX, a few years later, when UNIX is no longer a rival, Microsoft re-issue of patents or other means to complete so that the open source community in exile, it seems that the problem is not would be too big.

From the current situation, which open source vendors can not escape this fate, Linspire kevin Carmony, CEO of Novell and Microsoft deal had strongly condemned the attitude. But the result is this year in June, Linspre also like Novell and Xandros, like, go hand in hand with the ranks of Microsoft. The company also said that following with Novell, Xandros and Linspire signed an agreement three Linux vendors, the next goal is to Red Hat. Now can see, Microsoft on open source road map: wait and see – commended – fusion – the collapse of the final victory.

Red Hat be the most hard-line attitude of manufacturers, while Microsoft and Red Hat first talks, but the two sides failed to reach final agreement. However, Red Hat engineering Paul Cormier, executive vice president of software services, said a few days ago but will continue to discuss interoperability issues with Microsoft.

Of course, the powerful open-source business software vendors Fun game manufacturers, but also disobedient child, “that users will use within 15 minutes” of MySQL in the Internet age bet their reputations on, the counter the rise of MySQL in the database market, Oracle and IBM have launched a free entry-level products.

When MySQL rejected Oracle's acquisitions, Oracle acquired InnoDB and BerkeleyDB gradually open source database, MySQL has to get rid of retaliation against BerkeleyDB storage engine support. But finally, after some efforts to make concessions null and void, announced the opening of its database interface, allowing customers to choose different data storage engines. Moreover, MySQL will be the acquisition rumors come and go, do not know how long it can persist.

“Advantage” or short board?

Have circulated on the Internet with a classic: “In this world, the number of people clamoring for open source than the much larger number of people to participate in open source projects.” Many people think that open source is the roots are playing out the game, they are to to achieve the ideal of the so-called doctrine software, try to persuade people to open source software.

Let open source software are proud supporters of two points is “low cost” and “high security.” So what is the reality at present.

In the enterprise market, is always someone complaining about Windows too expensive, so companies can not afford. Open source web server Apache has given Microsoft some headaches, this free download of products to Microsoft's IIS feel the cost pressure, however, Ballmer said: “The total cost of ownership of our products and cheap and good.”

Ballmer trust if they are somewhat far-fetched, but the professional repair application PatchLink CEO Sean Moshir organization has pointed out that in the practical application of the repair costs are far better than Microsoft's open source software is cheaper. “In a single case, Microsoft's repair costs are relatively cheaper. In testing Microsoft's patch to make sure its quality and record the advantages and disadvantages of the time, each of the cost is lower than the open-source software. This is mainly attributed to open source software in the organizational structure and set the terms of the diversity. “

Novell's Kangro admitted: “In the past, a number of technical issues means that Linux on the program operation more difficult to deal with, but if the pair of two kinds of systems too familiar with ??view, I do not think that Linux how complex.”

According to the analysis of professionals, if the desktop with Linux, the cost may be higher cost. Because most employees can not be the proper use of Linux, to pay training costs, maintenance costs are also higher than Linux, Windows.

Enterprises to adopt open source, we should employ relatively more Windows in terms of the development and maintenance engineers, or loses the significance of the use of open source software, but to hire a Linux engineer than to hire a Windows engineer to pay more costs.

“High security” is another trump card in the hands open, but now this card has some unsteady on. Last year, the LinuxWorld conference, Linux biggest names in the Cox stressed that a considerable amount of funds being used to attack open source systems. He warned that many open source projects is far far from safe. He said that many funds have been used to undermine the open source systems. Media, such words often: open source software more secure, more reliable and have fewer defects. This is a dangerous view.

MySQL has been released security updates to fix their client – server protocol errors, these errors could allow malicious attackers to use buffer overflow vulnerability was sensitive information. Forum system using PHPWind system as the number of program sites of the total gross domestic Internet site, 1 / 3, Discuz there are also many users, but the beginning of this year in March. Two consecutive attacks on open source forum system, open source software, security has once again been called into question.

Moreover, the previously mentioned commercial software is often security issues because of its mature and widely used, the nature of research and hacker attacks become the object of that time, usage of open source is not enough interest in these hackers. Now, open source, while a certain climate, the characteristics of its open source easier for hackers to find out the attack.

The early development of open source by encouraging the free spirit, but after all these years, the open source market share is still only a small part, and is driven by the free and cheap, the whole open source market, lack of commercial support of open source innovative thinking, no wonder then sad to IBM Eclipse is open source software, after so many open source who treasure.

In contrast, commercial software in the fierce competition will be more mature and complete, commercial interests will make them more upset yet full of open-source market. This time, open source fall helplessly. Pessimistic There are two ways, one is surrendered or been enlisted; the other one is to continue to suffer it.

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