Friday, March 9th, 2007, 7:47 am
Quote of the Day — Why Free Software Suits Business Better
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uestion: You say that “you can bet your business on Free Software”; how do you back up that statement?
Answer: How can you bet your business on proprietary software? If a company is bought, goes bankrupt or merges or decides to delete a product line you have no choice but to go with whatever product or path they desire. How can you plan when the company keeps changing its licensing terms, and you have no real alternatives? What do you do when the company that makes your software puts its own profits and its values ahead of yours, the customer? When the software company holds back on releasing the latest bug fix so it fits its “release schedule?” When you can’t get that one little feature added that would allow you to streamline your business, save a lot of money and beat your competition to market?
What happens if that company (no matter where it is) is embargoed?
— Jon “Maddog” Hall
My desktop still serves me well
