As we have waded thru open source CMS issues – I’d have to agree. Incremental improvements yes. Break-throughs, No.
The open source model is certainly capable of incremental innovation. Linux has many features that weren’t in Unix 20 years ago, and it’s improved on many of the features that were originally in Unix. Firefox has some nifty features that aren’t in Internet Explorer. But for-profit businesses are also pretty good at incremental innovation. The reason why businesses are intrigued by the open source model is that they’re looking for a new way to generate breakthrough innovations — and open source is the wrong place to look.
Dr. R. Keith Sawyer: Open Source is Not Innovative – Business on The Huffington Post
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