The Corporate Eyeball Trap
Posted: January 17th, 2005 | Author: achitnis | Filed under: FOSS, Uncategorized | No Comments »Bruce Perens spoke about some of the threats facing Linux. He specifically pointed at things like software patents, which he rightfully identified as a real danger to any form of innovation and growth in Linux.
However, it isn’t the only one. There is another one – sneakily creeping up on the Open Source world, ready to bite – something I call the “Corporate Eyeball Trap”.