Le 02/08/2015 09:14, Steve Litt a écrit :
I just looked back on the Halloween Documents, specifically
http://www.catb.org/esr/halloween/halloween1.html . Here are two quotes
I find both interesting and timely:
* Linux can win as long as services / protocols are commodities.
* OSS projects have been able to gain a foothold in many server
applications because of the wide utility of highly commoditized,
simple protocols. By extending these protocols and developing new
protocols, we can deny OSS projects entry into the market.
So next time one of the new breed calls you a neckbeard for helping
build a distro with simple protocols and services, show him
http://www.catb.org/esr/halloween/halloween1.html . And try not to
laugh when the whole thing goes right over his head.
Thanks Steve for this interesting document.
May I highlight an item in the description of how Free Software
authors are motivated:
<<Not monetarily motivated (in the short run). These individuals are
more like hobbyists spending their free time / energy on OSS project
development while maintaining other full time jobs. This has begun to
change somewhat as commercial versions of the Linux OS have appeared.>>
The last sentence points one of the possible hopes of M$. And
typically this is what led to Sxxxxxd.
Didier
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