On Fri, 2002-01-18 at 15:18, DeBug wrote: > D> In my opinion Open Source is great for development security etc. > I think the main point developers should make customers aware of is > that free software projects protect future spendings of the customers > Customers will not have to pay for each new upgrade. They will only > pay for features they really need and at the same time can enjoy all > other features (those that were important to other customers) > >point well made and received - thanks
Although having seen many small developers 'going to the wall' with good products the ability to retain and develop code is a major advantage to the customers and also to developers of the original system. Maybe a company srews up it model and crashes. Another entity (maybe even the developers) can pick up the ball and contunie running giving customers longevity of their purchases. Regards David
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