VMware has called for greater links between itself and developers in a major show of support for open source software. Speaking at the company’s VMworld Europe 2017 event in Barcelona, CTO Ray O’Farrell highlighted the "powerful" world of open source software. Asked by CEO Pat Gelsinger why developers should use VMware offerings over rival products, O’Farrell replied, "why use VMware? Because it’s great at software -- end of story." "When we look at the world of open source, it is very very powerful in its ability to produce innovation and cool ideas," he said. "But it's not the software itself, it's the community…
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