Richard....
I know you know this, but just to keep the conversation clear, "open
source" doesn't mean "free of charge." Not on any level.
A lot of open source software is available for free. Some isn't
(MySQL comes to mind immediately). But lots and lots of programmers
make lots and lots of money *using* open source and *that's*
generally the requirement governments are placing on these projects.
IOW, they don't insist the software they buy be free of charge, just
built on freely distributable bases.
Again, I know you know this, but I felt the urge to clarify. (Can't
help it. I'm a writer first.)
On Nov 21, 2005, at 8:16 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
David Bovill wrote:
> Linux support is not about how many desktops you can sell
> applications to - it is about the quality of developers
> you can attract
I could write apps for the Pope, but if he won't give me something
in return it'll be just as hard for me to pay my rent as writing
for slobs.
Classism, in any form, doesn't determine viability.
> and the ability to deliver intranet
I've been shipping internanet and extranet apps for years, for
people who feel my time is worth giving something back for.
> and government contracts (at least here in Europe) which
> specify support for open platforms. It is also about being
> able to leverage the huge amount of "free" code that is
> available on this platform and integrate it into the project.
Depends on the license requirements, doesn't it? That is, even if
I inherit enough wealth to be able to afford the luxury of working
for free, at the end of the day the RunRev engine isn't open source
so it's not possible for me to deliver truly open materials which
rely on it.
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Richard Gaskin
Managing Editor, revJournal
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