Hi Ted > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:48:56 -0400 > From: "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is > better for the consumer? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On 10/24/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 > > "Stripes or plaid: which is the right choice?" > > I am so tired of these stupid arguments that just set up an artificial > either-or situation. > > "GPL or LPGL?" "Debian vs. Everybody Else" "RPM vs. Deb" "DBF vs. > Client-Server" > > A healthy environment is where there is a spectrum of choices, > variation along multiple dimensions, and the > consumer/customer/client/developer can choose the optimal combination > for their situation. > > It's About Choice.
There is also "too much of a good thing" and "the kid in the candy store". There's no standardization with the confusion of all these choices. That alone is costing businesses plenty. Not too mention retooling every few years. Mike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
