Some of you may be aware that I'm somewhat a fan of Open Source software. Even got in trouble once or twice after espousing said leanings in public....
There is a group out there, frustrated with Twitter's performance (and lack thereof), who have decided to look for an alternative. Identi.ca, based on an open source microblogging platform, Laconica v 0.50, has been that alternative. When espousing its superiorities, they immediately start waving the "But it's OPEN SOURCE! Twitter ISN'T! Therefore, Identi.ca MUST be better!" Why is that? If they'd argue that it's got more features, or that it's more reliable, or that it'll make me more handsome, yes, those are benefits to me, and those would be rational arguments. But Laconica is not as feature rich, Identi.ca doesn't have nearly the userbase that Twitter does, and... hey, microblogging is a free chat tool. I don't run my business or my pacemaker on it. If it's down an hour a week, that's OK. I'm still getting my money's worth. I'm using twitter as a service, just like weather.com, amazon, netflix, google, and ebay. The engine under the hood doesn't matter to me. Yet these arguments don't matter to the Identi.ca proponents. Either they're irrational zealots, or I'm missing something. Right now, I'm leaning toward the former, but I'm willing to listen. Whil _______________________________________________ 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.
