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Does Open Source Lose its Mission in Corporations?

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Does Open Source Lose its Mission in Corporations?

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Does Open Source Lose its Mission in Corporations? Open-source software developers who work at companies must get more assertive to protect their rights, say open-source software gurus. Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:00:00 UTC More and more open-source developers these days are employees of companies, paid to work on open-source projects, rather than independent programmers doing it for fun. The change raises issues for projects, programmers and employers alike. A number of corporations are moving into the free software arena, and this has resulted in legions of programmers, paid by companies, moving into free software communities, Simon Phipps, chief open source officer at Sun Microsystems said at FOSS.IN, a recent conference on free and open-source software in Bangalore, India. This development has thrown up questions about how open-source developers on corporate payrolls can protect their freedom and rights from the demands of their employers, and resist corporate influences that may run count