I was eager to read the Open Solutions Alliance open source CEO predictions for 2008, figuring it would have some interesting thoughts and perspectives on the open source year ahead. However, I had no idea the forward-looking statements would apply to me, personally and directly. One did. Adaptive Planning CEO William Soward, in the first response of the OSA predictions report, quotes my colleague Raven Zachary on the discussions we’ve had about open source coverage and my job title. Let me explain.
I was hired by 451 Group a litle over a year ago as an analyst covering enterprise software, and more specifically, open source software. Thus, my title has been: analyst, open source. We’ve found that I’m working …
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