Basically, the Open source development model is seen as a model that tries to solve the "innovation happens elsewhere" problem.
From Tim's email:
> ".../... I've been programming for 35 years. > My current boss has been teaching for about 50 years. His resume > boasts 150 papers and 7 books. > My resume mentions work that I've done also. However my work was done > in companies and is proprietary. In almost every case after I left the > company the work was abandoned. > Thus the company has wasted both their money and my time as well as a > potentially valuable resource."
It seems that he is missing the scientific approach (methodology) that his boss has been using for years...
> "Beyond the survival value is the fact that at the time I leave the > company I'm the worlds expert in the work I'm doing. Even though the > company has lost interest in the work there is no reason for it to > die. There may be other companies who need the same kind of work."
> "... The best person to hire to customize open source software is the > lead developer."
> "... I predict that there will be an economic shift around open source > software. Developers will "job shop" with smart companies to rapidly > customize software. Companies will "lease" developers for short term > tasks. The result will be added to the open source pile."
Interesting thoughts indeed.
The full article is available at: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050516122114637
J. Antas
