On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Robin Schwab <cont...@robinschwab.ch> wrote: > On 17.09.2010 00:13, David Gerard wrote: >> On 16 September 2010 19:02, Neil Kandalgaonkar<ne...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>> I have frequently had to tell people "sorry, that's impossible" when >>> working with a proprietary tool. When we are working with free tools, > >> I'm a sysadmin. Proprietary tools are the bane of my existence and the >> object of considerable fear and loathing. They are to be avoided as > > That is what I found a bit sad in this discussion: It's based on "fear > and loathing" instead of user-centered delivery of the best service. In > this case we told the people "sorry, that's impossible" because any > proprietary tool is /tabu/.
The fear and loathing comes from experience. Lots of effort is 'wasted' on implementing proprietary solutions. They may give short term advantages in user-experience, however that user-experience is then tied to the release schedule and whims of the vendor. -- John Vandenberg _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list Commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l
