It was an interesting read, but considering the source, target audience, and subject, it was very predictable. Anyone with half a brain could spin the same topic, with the same target audience any direction they choose. That's the beautiful thing about soft costs (those costs that are not easily quantified); they can be whatever you want them to be because there are no numbers to support it one way or another.
Take this quote from the article: "Consider the ripple effect of a software component upgrade. The software has to be re-tested within the program's systems. Anything that relies on that software also has to be re-tested since no open source project thoroughly tests all the potential combinations of frameworks." Yea, never had to deal with that when upgrading Oracle... with relation to many COTS products, none the less... The thing that saddens me about this the most is the amount of money wasted in producing it. I am willing to bet, all time included (legal review, editor review, peer review, authoring, research, publishing) that this paper cost in excess of $250,000 to produce and publish. Those support dollars hard at work... (notice how I hit on those soft costs? much like the paper does?) Axton Grams On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Grooms, Frederick W < [email protected]> wrote: > The first line says it all "The following is intended to outline our > general product direction". > > It is nothing but a marketing document to attempt to get more money. > > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Axton > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: opensource software attack BMC? > > ** > Will file this in the FUD folder, right next to the op-ed's. Expecting an > unbiased evaluation from a vendor with financial interests is a recipe > for... exactly what I read. This looks to be nothing more than a marketing > pitch... It wreaks of desperation as well. > > Axton Grams > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of patrick zandi > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: opensource software attack BMC? > > ** > just so you are aware BMC:: if the backlash on this is to extinguish OSS > you will be affected.. > > -- which I find funny because there is some OSS inside oracle's can or > worms as well.. LOL > > > http://www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/cloud-app-foundation/weblogic/dod-and-open-source-software-2012277.pdf > > -- > Patrick Zandi > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
