I just read an interview with Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle. It is quite interessting how he talks about Open Source and Open Source companies in general. He even mentions that it might be possible for Oracle to buy Novell and sell it’s own OS. Well, the battle against Microsoft continues….
The full interview can be read at ft.com (subscription needed to read part two).
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So its all very interesting. You can build a sustainable business [in open source], you just can’t charge a lot for it. There’s brand value – there’s real brand – there’s people, and that’s it.