I argee, except for SAP, and Fortran, and Unix... Wait a minute. I don't agree. There is a lot of "in-house" software that has no application outside of a single business, but 99% I don't see it.
You seem to be suggesting that 99 times out of a 100 that a business would prefer to write their own software at their expense, or that given a piece of off-the-shelf software a company would choose to alter it 99 times out of a 100. I agree that industry invests a lot of cash in tweaking software for their own needs, but I have been in projects in large corporations that built entire manufacturing units with off-the-shelf software. I think a more realisic value for "in-house" developed software is down to 40 or 50 percent these days. Even then you would have to qualify what is modified and what is developed. I spent six years at Exxon-Mobile and left in 2001. During that time we went from about 80% "in-house" software to about 8% "in house" software. That 8% was in the labs. DSM, same story. I would love to think that the major corporations are still hiring and paying programmers, but my experience has not borne that out. I am not trying to rile you, I am just offering a different view. It has been close to ten years since I had to trouble-shoot code for "in-house" software. If you can offer hope to budding programmers, please do. I would love to hear they can get a job doing something besides making X-Box trash. Doug --- Jim Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 99% of in-house software that I've seen addresses > specific business needs > within the local business environment. I don't see > any benefit to > cooperating/organizing this type of software > development. > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim > Fournet > > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:57 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [brlug-general] free, closed and > practical software. > > > > ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ http://www.libranet.com -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington -- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
