And if something goes wrong, then in all closed source softwares, EULA prevent all kind of accountability anyway because software companies don't want to get used for lost data - even if it was a bug in their application. You'll of course get some kind of support, and hopefully your bug will take a few weeks to get fixed, but in general when someone ask for a bug fix in open source software, it gets fixed in a matter of hours.
I dont want to argue the merits here because whether Nicolas is right here about how quickly open source projects fix bugs, it is irrelevant. The reality is that the larger the company, the greater the liklihood that they only want to buy from another large company. This is why the whole market has moved from b2b to b2c. Consumers dont care about who sold them stuff. Big companies generally care deeply. This means that even well funded startups have had a hard time selling to big companies in the last few years. This is why startups are now almost exclusively focusing on b2c. Because individuals have the freedom to think the way Nicolas would like people to think. Unfortunately corporate sales is an entirely different, and much more painful process. Regards Hank _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
