On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 02:24:52PM +0800, Michael Balcos wrote: > True, the open source philosophy does give it a plus. In fact, I think it > is the bottom line for saying Linux is a good alternative. But being > merely "FREE" will not make it a good alternative. It has to prove to the
To modify that statement, being merely "FREE" *will* make it a good alternative in the long run, because if it attracts the imagination of enough dedicated people, the way Linux did... > world that it is capable(here comes the issues like stability and It will eventually prove itself to the world that it IS capable. > functionality). If, for instance, OS A is presently freely available w/ > source code but is alpha software, and here is Windows XP, what would you > choose between the two? I suppose you must have read the Cathedral and the Bazaar, it's all there... :) Well, anyhow, to answer the question, if OS A were in a somewhat usable state, it would be fun to try it then if I had the resources to do so. And perhaps contribute my time to it if I feel it might be a great thing in the future. -- Rafael R. Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +63(2) 8177746 ext. 8311 Programmer, Inter.Net Philippines +63(917) 4458925 http://dido.ph.inter.net/ OpenPGP Key ID: 0x5CDA17D8 Heute die Welt und Morgen das Sonnensystem! _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
