On Thursday 26 May 2011 10:39:38 am Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 21:59 +0530, Rony wrote: > > > ...until someone makes a more irresistible proprietary software and > > > users flock to that, hurling freedom and portability out of the > > > > window > > > > > in the process. > > > > Utility and ease of use will always be king. > > agreed - anything based on ideology will always flop - I have seen any > number of people wildly enthusiastic about free software for the wrong > (ideological) reasons until *they* develop something marketable.
Like build a successful product and ideology will form around it. What is termed as ideology is only partly so. It is mainly methodology. FOSS methodology arose from a certain ideology, just like other development methodologies. One can't develop methodology without an underlying ideology or core principle/s. There might be successful products by seat of pants methodology, but that is not a very repeatable method. There will also be unsuccessful products even after following ideology / methodology. But then others will be able to refine the method. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
