On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Neven MacEwan wrote:
> Look at it this way with an open source product and the internet you
> have a huge resource of hugely talented people who will fix your
> problem - for free
Whether or not your patch is accepted into the next release of an
application is another thing entirely thou. Managing an Open Source
application can become quite monstrous in the case of multiple people
sending in patches to fixed problem xxyz, some of which implement the fix
better, and some of which incurr there own problems and later required
patches.
Of course, the fact you have the code and can apply your patch locally
means you can continue working on your application straight away. I
recently had this with some third party components we use inhouse, and
whilst its not an "open source" component (source was available on
purchase) my patches have been accepted and will be in the next version.
And its great to know that my patch is being used gratefully by other
developers around the world who may or may have not come accross those
particular problems...
> Q
> "How many software support consultants does it take to change a Lightbulb?"
> A
> "None - the lightbulb works fine in our office"
As it is always the user that is at fault, please check your office
registry and insure that your power bill has been paid. We do regret to
inform you that due to architecture changes, bulbs purchased after Jan 1st
2000 will only work with power supplied from Mighty River Power, and not
from Contact Energy as earlier advertised in our brochures. We hope this
inconvieniance of changing power providers will not deter you to use the
open source GNU/Bulb.
Mark
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