On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Whil Hentzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. ------------------------------------------------
If it works, and you can afford it, use it. I don't get caught up in the source is available issue. I know that for my former vertical app, source was not available. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ 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.
