>> Yeah, it is... I personally don't think it's a good >> thing, but I can >> certainly understand the motivations of people who attack >> open source >> projects. I would think they'd have to fall into two >> categories -- the >> first being the same sort of motivations that drive some >> teenagers to >> pull the wings off of flies (or write viruses) and the >> second being >> people who are threatened by the project. I would venture >> a guess that >> the attacks probably originated with someone who owns or >> works for a >> company producing a competing commercial product and >> who's seen their >> paying customers dropping their product in favor of this >> free >> alternative.
> Not that I really know anything, but I'd be surprised if > any company felt > that threatened, and if they did, thought that snipes like > this would have > much effect in the long run. IMO the random vandals theory > is much more > likely. > Dave Merrill You may be right, although I'd expect it would depend on the size of the company as well... it could be a lone developer who's built his whole career around a particular product only to see his sole source of income rapidly eroded by an open source project. May not be as likely -- but then there are plenty of lone developers who fit that description (of course, we hope most of them channel their energies more constructively). s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:207355 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
