Beyond software, in which industries will open source thrive?
Craig Newmark
Founder, Craigslist
We're going to see the open source philosophy become integral to the news industry. In the future, everyone will be able to act as researchers and writers. Their work will complement existing newsrooms. Tools are already being built to help us all figure out what the big stories are and to point to the best sources for those stories.
Bob Young
Cofounder, Red Hat; CEO, Lulu.com
Whether it's the fashion industry or retail, any business can benefit from open source principles. Lulu is a marketplace where people can publish and sell print-on-demand books and music. We provide tools that let content creators collaborate on the development and design of their products. The content creators have control over the technology as well as their content.
Steven Weber
Author, The Success of Open Source
It's only a matter of time until someone releases a therapeutic molecule under an open source license. That could change the ecology of innovation in the pharmaceutical sector. Of course, the puzzle is finding ways for these companies to create advantages in the value chain. Lawyers provide a great example: Legal code is available for free for anyone to use. But lawyers are very good at working the rest of the value chain and doing things that are hard to replicate.
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