Linux is the only winner of open-source projects

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Dirk Hohndel, Intel's chief technical expert on Linux and open-source, made a keynote speech on "how to make open-source successful". This is one of the best versions I have ever heard.

Hohndel uses Linux as his success model.

He believes that to succeed, there must be several basic prerequisites: innovation, foresight, focus, and persistence. the key to success is to combine them. If open-source projects lack these key points, success will be out of reach. Although Hohndel seems simple, the hidden lines are worth pondering, if you are interested, 51CTO.com can view another article about the open source business model, "is the open source development model suitable for commercial users?".

"When you think you have a good idea, you will find that others have already done this," Hohndel said. "Linus is not the first person to write open-source operating systems, but he has made great efforts to succeed. When Linux was gradually formed, many supporters were already promoting it. now I can find no more than 20 Linux devices around me ."

Hohndel added that the foresight of the project is crucial. this is easy to say, because anyone can make it up at will, but what you need is the ability to execute, you need to know how to achieve the desired goal.

This makes sense to me. Only an idea is not enough. you must have enough technology and determination to create the motivation for moving forward.

At the same time, this can also help enterprises to accept open-source projects. If an open-source project succeeds in such a way as Linux, it can more effectively persuade enterprise users to adopt it as a way of future technology investment. However, according to 51CTO.com's previous article "The open-source model makes a fortune and there is no high value of the acquisition landscape", or such an acquisition landscape is hard to sustain.

Hohndel specifically mentioned that when IBM decided to end the OS/2 operating system, many companies were in a mess but were helpless, including a German bank he was working.

"The benefit of using open source means that this will never happen to you," Hohndel said. Of course, this is not the only advantage of open-source software. if you are interested, readers of 51CTO.com can refer to "ten reasons for choosing enterprise open-source software to say goodbye to endless upgrades" to see what more advantages are worth noting.

Even if a supplier or development team gives up the project, the open source project code is open, and enterprises can continue to use this technology, users can make their own choices.

In the final analysis, Hohndel pointed out that the true significance of project success lies in the user, providing users with everything they want.

"You need to think about the entire project with great foresight. you need to go to a place that someone else has not been to," Hohndel said. "In fact, you must follow the user's advice, if the user says this is not what I want ...... You should ask them to find out why ."