Interpreting recent open source IPO buzz
Submitted by Ty on March 14, 2007 - 3:00pm
Open source IPS maker Sourcefire is now a publicly-traded company, with its IPO last week on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, reports say that open source database company MySQL is thinking about a similar move.
You could call these developments a sign that open source technology - beyond Linux and Apache - are now serious business; either that, or this the harbinger of a 2001-style high-tech industry bust.
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