The Linux Foundation Has Just Released “A Guide to Enterprise Open Source”, Made Using Proprietary Software on Proprietary Operating System
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-06-06 18:56:19 UTC
- Modified: 2022-06-06 18:56:19 UTC
Yes, as usual...
Summary: The Linux Foundation has announced (about 90 minutes ago) this report. "And yet," it says, "many organizations have not embraced open source at all." Sounds like the Linux Foundation speaks about itself.
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