Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Blindly applying proprietary metrics to open source
>
> ,----[ Qoute ]
>| I am constantly amused at how people try to apply the metrics of proprietary
>| software to open source.
> `----
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1221
>
> Server market share is still measured in terms of revenue even though Linux is
> far cheaper and it can be deployed without an acquisition.
Disruptive technologies open up new markets. In this case, the market
for independent integration, support and bespoke development is the one
to keep an eye on; comparing licence purchases of proprietary software
to anything in these new markets is somewhat foolish, to say the least.
>
> The ascent of software
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| So the next time you hear someone referring to open source as communist, or
>| un-American, it's worth remembering that the spirit of sharing information
>| with others for the greater good is one of the things the country was built
>| upon.
> `----
>
> http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/07/the_ascent_of_s.html
Is there anything which America /wasn't/ built on?
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