Date: 09/06/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: no keywords

Proprietary firms can end contracts, change contracts, close off upgrades, and that's business. Open source firms can't, because what's dropped can easily be forked, and because they rely so heavily upon the kindness of strangers.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/152978289/