On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:37:38 -0400
Bill McGonigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sep 23, 2005, at 07:00, Jon maddog Hall wrote:
>
> > I would point out why software development under Open Source is better
> > than closed source techniques:
> >
> > o peer review
> > o rapid turnaround of development
> > o large numbers of field testers
A possible helpful handout, a recent article from a periodical which
some SwaNH members probably read, the Wall Street Journal. (I myself
had heard about plans for Longhorn being scrapped, but I didn't realize
how deep the "reset" has been. The idea that Dave Cutler Himself could
be brought to preach integration quality is breathtaking.)
WSJ sees the open-source development approach (as practiced by Google)
eating Microsoft's lunch. Might that be useful in a Software Tools
of the Future presentation?. From Friday at
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112743680328349448,00.html
"...the growing threat from rivals such as Google Inc., Apple Computer
Inc. and makers of the free Linux operating system. In recent years
these companies have been dashing out some software innovations faster
than Microsoft. Google has grown particularly effective at introducing
new programs such as email and instant messaging over the Internet,
watching how they perform and regularly replacing them with improved
versions.
"Microsoft's Windows can't entirely replicate that approach... But
Microsoft is now racing to move in that direction..."
"'What happened when the American car companies failed to update their
manufacturing lines? There was a more efficient way to bring cars to
market for a lower price and they lost their market,' says Microsoft
Vice President Chris Jones. 'We're in a little bit of a different
industry but it's the same thing.'"
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