On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Michael Sokolov wrote:
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Airplanes crash VERY infrequently. Come up with examples of *software*
> > failures that caused plane crashes. It is most often hardware failure or
> > human error.
I agree with the quoted reply from mattack - most crashes were due to human
errors (mostly in complex meteorological situtaion). I don't remember an
example of crash due to software.
> Yeah, but if the principles of free software were also applied to other areas,
> such as hardware engineering (blueprints, schematics, etc.) and educating
> pilots, the rate of airplane crashes would certainly decrease.
Everybody should have a choice - spartan and reliable free software or buggy
but glossy proprietary. Probably OpenSourcing is the right direction for
proprietary software.
> Extending the principles of free software to other fields of engineering and
> science is exactly what the International Engineering and Science Task Force is
> for. I already gave you a biomedical example.
>
> > Sheesh, I think open source software is great as much as the next guy, but
> > this idea that nothing good can come out of proprietary software, or that
> > there aren't times when proprietary software is better than free/open source
> > software is just ridiculous.
>
> Well, we'll just have to disagree. But there are people who agree with me. RMS,
> for example, refuses to use any proprietary software for anything under any
> circumstances.
Then he shouldn't use cellular phone, pager, modern car and washing machine
if it's true.
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Best regards,
-Vlad
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