On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 11:38, Bryan Phinney wrote: ... > > No offense taken here, I was just plugging my .02 pence in to the discussion. > Everytime that I see someone suggesting that open source developers cooperate > with industry more, work with committees, etc., I almost always get visions > of a pack of wolves inviting the sheep in for dinner. Not that I distrust > business, mind you, but traditional corporations' entire business models are > diametrically opposed to what open source is trying to do, so I think that > you have to keep your eyes wide open when they start to make nice. Such > suggestions sound a lot like SCO's recent letter asking open source > developers to let them help monetize Linux. Or Forbes Magazine's dismissal > of open source because the FSF doesn't put a price tag on licensing but > instead demands that Cisco contribute back to the same movement that they > benefited from by releasing its source based on Linux. At a certain point, > you have to just recognize that some people are just never going to "get it." > Move on, do what we do best and let them join in once they realize that > people aren't buying buggy whips because they already bought an automobile > and they simply aren't interested in discussing ways to incorporate buggy > whips into cars. ...
well-stated! -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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