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Open source Java: the next big thing

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NEW DELHI: With the open-source wave touching various aspects of software development, enterprises cannot stay aloof for long.

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In an online interview, Brian Behlendorf, CTO Collabnet and the man behind Apache Web Server, says that use of open source has been prevalent in the enterprise community for a long time, but has been invisible. Developers have used open source mail servers, DNS Servers and Web servers for a long time and are now acquiring open source solutions for application servers etc.

This shift according to him is due to the higher maturity levels of open source solutions, better aggregation and support. Cost, greater security and flexibility are other factors that have contributed to this trend. Organizations spend money on procuring licenses as well support, by moving onto the open source platform they get more transparency as they can actively participate in the products' development process, Brian informed.





More and more organizations are considering Linux desktops for low-demand applications like point-of-sale, customer support and data entry, informed Brian. The next big wave that will make the community rock, over the next two to three years is open source version of Java.

Speaking on the role of Collabnet, Brian said, "Our basic premise is that the open source community had come up with a really brilliant set of tools, processes and a mindset that supported worldwide software development. We've tried to pick the best of those tools and help corporations build a software development around them."



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