Some people have been asking me how Oracle could attack open source in its Google lawsuit. My answer: Easily. Here’s why.
…freedom, we are not defending it against business. But sometimes, we are defending it against greed.”
Now, it’s not that Oracle doesn’t give back to some of the open-source communities. It does. Oracle is a big Linux supporter. At last count, Oracle ranked number six in its contributions to the Linux kernel.
But, then, Oracle gets a lot out of Linux as well. To see how Larry Ellison really sees open source in a larger sense, you need look no further than his own words on a Financial Times interview from 2006.
He said, “In the end, the only thing that really matters is how many billions we make this year. I’d much rather make $10bn at 40 per cent margins than $8bn at 50 per cent margins. I want to make $10bn.”
And how does open-source fit into this bigger bucks plan? Easily.
“If an open source product gets good enough, we’ll simply take it,” said Ellison. “Take…
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