Bruce Cran wrote: > On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:59:51 +0200 (CEST) > Wojciech Puchar <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I mean things like sending private data to someone else, scanning for >> other programs i have on disk, my addressbook etc. > > Given enough incentive, it unfortunately seems even open source > developers will resort to sneaky tactics: > http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/mozilla-ponders-policy-change-after-firefox-extension-battle.ars To the OPs original question(s), I stand by my beliefs in open source, in that: - FreeBSD and other OSS has been the fundamental foundation of our business - FreeBSD and other OSS can be trusted, so long as there are lists such as this where users can aggregate and discuss the software in a professional manner One more point: - if a mainstream OSS project decides to make a sudden architectural change within their development/licensing policy, users such as myself will find out about it on lists such as this, long before I'd hear about the same sort of tactic regarding commercial software Due to the latter point, if the rumblings of significant (unwanted) change are prevalent, it's easy enough to fork off, and continue to use the last favourable version available ;) Steve
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