Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-25 Thread Ted Roche
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Malcolm Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any comments on the statements made in this article? A company that tries to get your business through fear rather than offering a superior product is one that I don't want to do business with. Yeah, what everybody else

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-25 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 6:39 AM, Ted Roche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Malcolm Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any comments on the statements made in this article? A company that tries to get your business through fear rather than offering a superior product is

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-25 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Vince Teachout wrote: What a bunch of manure. 58 versions of licensing permutations? Gasp! As opposed to unlimited permutations for proprietary licenses?Open source license complexity? As compared to Microsoft license simplicity?It doesn't provide the level of testing that

[NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Malcolm Greene
Any comments on the statements made in this article? Why Open Source Database Drivers Are Not Viable http://www.datadirect.com/developer/jdbc/open-source-database-drivers/index.ssp Thanks, Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Jul 24, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: Any comments on the statements made in this article? Sounds a lot like FUD to me. There are so many concerns raised about the risk inherent in open source licenses, but there is not a single OSI-approved license that is even close

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Paul McNett
Malcolm Greene wrote: Any comments on the statements made in this article? A lot of the points apply equally to proprietary software. Paul ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Malcolm Greene wrote: Any comments on the statements made in this article? Why Open Source Database Drivers Are Not Viable http://www.datadirect.com/developer/jdbc/open-source-database-drivers/index.ssp What a bunch of manure. 58 versions of licensing permutations? Gasp! As opposed to