bklaas;148202 Wrote: > Firefox (open-source) vs. IE (proprietary) > Wikipedia (open-source) vs. Encylopedia Brittanica/Encarta/Whatever > (proprietary)
I know that's the canonical comparison, but it has a bit of a problem (IMHO). Firefox, I believe, still goes through testing cycles. And the number of people who can actually update the code is somewhat limited, and the people are vetted. Same was true for Slimserver. Wikipedia, OTOH, seems to be freely postable by (almost) anyone, with negligable screening. Which is why they've had some problems with data defacement - people who muck with the biographies of others, etc. This isn't an open source argument, exactly, but just pointing out a flaw at the edges of open-ness. -- Michaelwagner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28873 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
