Computer Hardware & SoftwareThe Open Source Heretic Daniel Lyons, 05.26.05, 6:00 AM ET Since 1993, Larry McVoy has been one of the closest allies to Linus Torvalds, creator of the open source Linux operating system. Yet after all these years, McVoy has come to believe that the open source business model, which is all the rage these days among computer makers like Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) and IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ), cannot generate enough money to support the development of truly innovative software programs. "Open source as a business model, in isolation,...
