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How then does the communications industry and its suppliers move to the open model of innovation, development and collaboration enjoyed by other technology-based industries? Enter Open Source. Benefits of Open Source in the Enterprise domain include higher quality software, improved security, lower cost of ownership and greater innovation. Linux has long been a leader in open source for Operating Systems, successful as a result of strong governance and collaboration and without one vendor controlling development or direction. Traditionally, the pace of innovation in the networking industry has been determined by a process that included standards creation, separate implementation of it based on each Network Equipment Providers's interoperation and then multi-vendor interoperability testing. Often times several iterations of the process were required until the technology was ready for wide deployment. Open Source Software can accelerate and simplify the process as the open source implementation of the standards can provide immediate feedback loop to the standard creation, and a reference implementation for Equipment Providers and Network Operators.
In recognising both the importance of communications to the emerging global digital economy and to improving lives of people everywhere, and the challenges facing the commuications industry, the Linux Foundation established LFN as the umbrella organisation to provide platforms and building blocks for Network Infrastructure & Services across Service Providers, Cloud Providers, Enterprises, Vendors, System Integrators that enable rapid interoperability, deployment & adoption.
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