On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 07:44:35PM -0600, Gillian Densmore wrote: > Speculative Q: > Anyone care to speculate why Open Source apps not have gotten much traction > out side some exceptions? > > I ask because it'd seem like a business wouldn't want to use something > where they couldn't see the code (for instance).
As a developer working in commercial software houses for the last decade, I would say the complete opposite has been my experience. Whilst they may be Windows/Office centric, and in some cases Visual Studio, open source software plays a big role, whether it be the Linux server for doing continuous integration, or database functions, Postgres is used in preference to MSSQL or Oracle, subversion or git instead of MS Source Safe, and hundreds of other open source libraries used, such as boost or cairo. What I see is that proprietry software is just the visible tip of the iceberg, but its largely open source underneath. And the reason - it's so easy to do - just slop in a library when you need some functionality, no management approval needed, aside from being a little bit careful around the use of GPL'ed software. Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
