Hey, I've been wrong before, back in 1956 I think it was. Could even happen again.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K.S. Bhaskar Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:37 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] == VistaWeb Missing Apps == This is the second time this morning that I find myself profoundly not in agreement with what you are saying. There is an implication in your posting that "freebies", as in open source free software, is unsupported. As the vendor of a product that is open source free software, but for which we offer 24x7 support on a commercial basis, and as the user of such products, I must assert that the issue of paying for a software license and support are two completely orthogonal issues. I would argue that a vendor that provides paid support for open source free software has an incentive to provide better, more cost effective, support in order to get paid than a software vendor that charges for licenses and then effectively has its customers arms held behind their backs (or pick your other favorite analogy) to charge what it will for support, and deliver whatever quality of support it chooses to deliver. (I didn't mention any names. You did.) Take a look at http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html when you have a moment. -- Bhaskar Gillon, Joseph wrote: > Well, I tend to shy away from freebies because of the support issues. > Dammit, stop laughing! I know, I know, like I can get support from > Microsoft. Still, there's the hope or illusion of support. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61" plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61" plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
