2011/2/15 Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]>: > On 14/02/2011 06:04 p.m., Stephen Russell wrote: >> >> Agree to the primary reason to use Open Source is cost. Little >> thought went into the what if ... happens or What do we do when that >> happens. > > Easy, you call MicroShit support lines where someone with an Indian > accent will first suggest it's your code that's wrong and failing that > will tell you he'll report the issue. Then you sit and wait, and wait, > and wait, and ...... till M$ after a couple of versions addresses the > subject and discontinues the product. > Whereas in Open Source is a bit more complicated. You subscribe to the > mail list of the product and tell about your problem, a couple of blokes > will tell you to specify your problem and eventually send some code that > reproduces the issue, and eventually some of the developers will chime > in and ask you to run some test code in your system. Finally if there is > a straightaway patch they'll include it in the latest svn and you'll > have to download and test if your issue is gone, or if it is a more > involved bug they'll include it in their tracking system where you can > regularly check if it is handled and by whom, or if it really itches > you, you may volunteer and submit a patch yourself. > As you see a real pain. It's much easier to make a phone call and sit on > your ass. ------------------------
Real Programmers don't call M$. We don't understand what your complaining about. -- Stephen Russell 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYJv-C-oiU71x-L1fXLZnkQ==w7rbzqkfp3dbut5nhb...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
