Submitted by John Locke on

A ZDNet blog has an interesting post titled The rise of the open sorcerors, summarizing and putting a new spin on a Doc Searls' editorial posted here: Getting Flat, Part 1 | Linux Journal.

The key criticism of Friedman's book is that he keeps describing Open Source software in the context of proprietary software, portraying it as a big battle. To put Searls's point succinctly: Open Source isn't a new addition to the marketplace; it's a new marketplace.

I've read a couple of Friedman's books, and think he has some great insights. Looks like I'm going to have to pick this one up.

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