Andy Davies wrote: > Ted Roche said: > "I don't want to hunt you down and kill you, either, but really engage > you on this idea that Open Source is more unstable. I thought that way > for a long time, until I realized that *all* software is unstable, > unless its stone-cold dead." > > I see an example of this with my current employers - we have a lot of > end-user written Lotus Approach apps which the powers that be say must be > replaced because IBM no longer support it. > We (and I suspect 99.9% of users) have never needed support for Approach, > but the lack of support is seen as a killer (or was until users asked IT to > provide a replacement and support it <bg>). > Now if it were an Open Source product the ptb could have the warm > comforting feeling that in the unlikely event of us needing 'support' the > source code was available. > >
Does ptb mean "pointy titted boss" ?? <g> -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
