Hi, --- On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Saripalli Siva Prakash venkata phani <[email protected]> wrote: | But we're talking about something critical here.... \--
So? --- | even if the end users/employees test it, a small bug in it would mean a big | loss. \-- So, it is important to protect the interest of the *company* and its *investors* on the cost of not providing comprehensive tested software for its end-users/customers? It is also the reason why closed source products _can_ be shipped with loopholes. This aligns well with proprietary software development and their *interests* :) --- | Company using the software, AXIS here, should employ testers and fix any | holes. \-- The advantage of having a large user base in FOSS is to get all the feedback through bugs, issues faced, and discussed in mailing lists, IRC et. al. SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
