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Re: Another Reason Why Proprietary Software is a Bad Idea

__/ [ Sandman ] on Monday 14 August 2006 10:49 \__

> In article <1722171.YmhgbbSxaj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>  Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> > What does this have to do with proprietary software?
>> 
>> Like that robotic arm which immobilised parked cars for days; or like
>> patients' data which Dr. Notes locked.... the vendor takes control over
>> the software that it sold. The software is still the possession of the
>> seller.
>>  
>> To clarify, some of the queries posted through the Web interface above
>> (see OP) are urgent (some are even tagged 'emergencies'). The gateway to
>> communication is blocked and the host is held hostage by some software
>> house, which may or may not respond on a Sunday.
> 
> And all of this would have been different if the software were open
> source? Explain how.

Open Source software has no notion of licences and datestamps (for expiries
and verifications). When it runs, it runs for good. No caveats.

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