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Fast Company
November 1999
William C. Taylor |
Inspired by Work What's most intriguing about "open-source" software isn't what it does -- it's how it gets created. Eric S. Raymond, open-source evangelist, explains why and how these programmers do their work -- and what that means for the rest of us.   |
CIO
July 1, 2003
John Parkinson |
The End of Idealism The grassroots development model has matured, but open source may now be facing its worst growing pains. |
Linux Journal
April 2000
Brian R. Marshall |
The Generation Gap An examination of the issues involved with the use of open-source software components in closed-source applications. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 24, 2006
Sean Silverthorne |
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry Professor Carliss Baldwin discusses research into the rodeo kayak industry to understand the world of user innovation. |
CIO
November 15, 2005
Galen Gruman |
Open Source Moves Up CRM and business intelligence from open source? The first industrial-grade applications in these areas are now emerging. And CIOs will soon need to decide how to approach these fresh options in their enterprise software catalog. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Dylan Tweney |
Build It Free Open-source development tools offer low-cost, high-quality options. |
Salon.com
September 12, 2000
Andrew Leonard |
How Big Blue fell for Linux When open-source developers and IBM took gambles on each other, free software showed it can flourish in the heartland of corporate computing. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 20, 2009
Sean Silverthorne |
Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation Embracing external innovators does not come naturally to most firms -- we don't have a course (yet) on this topic at HBS! But the CEO has to mandate this approach. No one organization can monopolize knowledge in any given field. |
Salon.com
March 6, 2001
Ed Frauenheim |
Crafting the free-software future At VA Linux's SourceForge, thousands of programmers are collaborating for both love and money... |
Inc.
December 2004
David H. Freedman |
The Secrets of Open-Source Managing Why would a posse of online gamers -- a group not known for respecting niceties like copyrights -- set out after the 'liberators' of a program they had so eagerly awaited? The answer can be found in the open-source movement. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 22, 2011
Michael Blanding |
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity As global competition intensifies, it's more important than ever that companies figure out how to innovate if they are going to maintain their edge, or maintain their existence at all. |
CIO
March 25, 2011
Joe Eng |
Make IT Innovation Everyone's Job How JetBlue's CIO instills a culture of innovation throughout his IT organization. |
CIO
March 1, 2004
Malcolm Wheatley |
The Myths of Open Source - Open Source It isn't all about cheap: Companies keep finding good reasons to take advantage of open-source software like Linux. |
CIO
March 15, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Your Opensource Plan Once a toy for geeks, open source is slowly but surely filtering into the enterprise and transforming the way software is designed, sold and supported. And any CIO without an open-source strategy in 2003 will be paying too much for IT in 2004. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Sun Sips More Java Java has been a great success story for Sun. But to push things forward, the company has made it open-source. Is it enough to make a difference? Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
April 2, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Mandrakesoft Is Out of Court, But Is It Out of Trouble? Now that the popular Linux distributor is profitable and out of bankruptcy, will it stay that way? |
CIO
March 1, 2004 |
The Return of Innovation Make no mistake: Despite the past three years of economic doldrums, innovation is alive and well. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
IBM Opens Up Big Blue pays lip service to the open-source movement. |
Salon.com
May 14, 1999
Andrew Leonard |
How much do I hear for this perl script? How much do I hear for this perl script?: New O'Reilly venture creates an auction scheme for open-source software projects. |
CIO
February 15, 2006
Christopher Koch |
Free Code for Sale: The New Business of Open Source Open source is becoming a vital piece of enterprise infrastructures and a moneymaking proposition. Understanding the companies that sell and the communities that create open-source code is becoming a critical part of the CIO's job. |
Wired
October 2001
Russ Mitchell |
Open War It started as a crusade for free source code. Linux zealots turned it into a full-frontal assault on Microsoft. Now the battle for the desktop could snatch defeat from the jaws of moral victory... |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 31, 2014
Sean Silverthorne |
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing At the Open and User Innovation Workshop, several hundred researchers discussed their work on innovation contests, user-led product improvements, and the biases of crowds. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Andrew Leonard |
License to be good In the free-software world, people obey the rules because they believe in them. In the music industry, the rip-off is a way of life. |
CIO
September 15, 2003
Evers & McMillan |
A Kinder, Gentler Fight Talk on the campaign trail can get pretty rough, especially when the debate pits open source against Microsoft software. But now, Microsoft says, the gloves are back on, though the company has pledged to take the invective out of its talking points about Linux and open-source software. |
Salon.com
November 17, 2000
Jordan Hubbard |
Open-sourcing the Apple A hacker reviews the beta release of the BSD-based Mac OS X -- and dreams of toppling Microsoft... |
Linux Journal
January 2, 2006
Nicholas Petreley |
/etc/rant - Skim Cream not Scum When did open-source developers stop trying to make software better than Microsoft's and start imitating everything Microsoft does? |
CIO
March 15, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Making Open Source Pay -- A Developer's Dilemma Even the companies that have managed to successfully sell themselves as service and support providers for open source have struggled to find a winning business model. |
Fast Company
January 2004 |
If He's So Smart: Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Limits of Innovation The battle over digital music is just another verse in Apple's sad song: This astonishingly imaginative company keeps getting muscled out of markets it creates. So what does Apple have to tell us about innovation? |
Salon.com
May 18, 2001
Andrew Leonard |
No recession for free software Hackers scorn the theory that the economic downturn could hurt open-source software... |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Linux: It's Growing More Popular, But Can It Do Windows? Can Linux gain market share on the desktop? |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Linux Scales New Heights In a commodity market, the cheapest producer always wins. The question for CIOs in 2003 is, Which pieces of the corporate software architecture will become commodities, ripe for replacement by open source? |
Salon.com
March 21, 2001
Damien Cave |
Patents are your friends Can open-source programmers use intellectual property laws to protect themselves from corporate software snatchers? Publishing work on IP.com ensures the patent office will see it and not issue patent for the idea to someone else. |
Global Services
November 29, 2007 |
The Future of Innovation The challenges are there, but so are the opportunities to open up vast new global markets through innovation. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 4, 2007
Lynda M. Applegate |
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage Jumpstarting innovation is a critical business imperative. Executives realize that radical change is needed but do not feel equipped to make such change. |
New Architect
September 2002
Neil McAllister |
Rethinking the Macintosh Apple takes aim at the server market. |
CIO
November 2, 2011
Maria (Trombly) Korolov |
Vendors Releasing Same Software on Parallel Tracks Dual software releases - one open-source and one commercial - can mean savings and security for buyers. |
IndustryWeek
November 16, 2011
David Peace |
Strategies for Success in Product Innovation Two strategies prime your pipeline for faster, more profitable product development. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Seth Jayson |
IBM Aims Low IBM makes another move toward open-source software. Value investors should be giving Big Blue a good, hard look. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 15, 2006
Sean Silverthorne |
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her research into the classic traps of innovation -- and how to avoid them. |
Bio-IT World
December 15, 2003
Henry & Vertinsky |
The Hidden Costs of 'Free' Software Open-source software may be gaining ground in academic and government circles, but biotech users need to be aware of licensing pitfalls. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2007
John Brandon |
Will Patent Battles End Free Linux? As the open-source movement gains momentum, patent companies are suing. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2007
Brad Kenney |
Linux: Open For Business Linux and other open-source software can offer competitive advantages where cost and customization pressures are concerned. |
CIO
October 15, 2001
Meridith Levinson |
Let's Stop Wasting $78 Billion a Year Analysts estimate that American businesses end up spending billions for software that doesn't do what it's supposed to. Some CIOs are tired of playing the sap and are beginning to take action... |
Salon.com
May 16, 2001
Andrew Leonard |
Life after Eazel What does the collapse of one of the most prominent open-source start-ups mean for the future of free software? |
CIO
January 1, 2002
Scott Berinato |
How to Run a Microsoft-Free Shop A handy 12-step program for switching to Linux. |
IndustryWeek
June 23, 2010 |
Consider This -- Five Key Concepts for Sustainable Innovation Mastering these fundamentals can stimulate your innovation efforts and the global economy. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2002
Doug Bartholomew |
The Attack Of The Giant Penguins Linux makes inroads among manufacturers. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Europe to Larry Ellison: It's On, Maybe EU regulators open an antitrust investigation of Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
Salon.com
November 1, 2001
Michael J. Hammel |
Linux goes to the movies Who says free software is passe? Hollywood's special-effects industry can't get enough of the operating system built by hackers, for hackers... |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 5, 2005
Govindarajan & Trimble |
Not All Innovations Are Equal Innovative strategies alone -- without changes to either the underlying technologies or the products and services sold to customers -- drive the success of many companies. But now, the long-term survival of a company depends on strategic innovation more than ever before. |
