On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Anupam Jain <ajn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:53 AM, A. Mani <a.mani....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> See: >> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=5822&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zdnet%2Fopen-source+%28ZDNet+Open+Source%29&alertspromo >> >> Excerpts: >> >> >> "What Microsoft has done with the library is an open source project >> called the Research Information Centre Framework. It’s a virtual >> research framework, helping them manage the increasingly complex range >> of tasks involved in 21st century research. >> >> OK, where’s the catch? >> >> Built on top of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, >> the RIC extends the core MOSS functionality to meet the needs to >> academic researchers engaged in collaborative research projects" >> >> .... >> "To Microsoft open source is not an end in itself. It is a marketing >> tool. It is a way to gain lock-in with important customer sets." >> > > The first comment echoes my sentiments exactly - > > A for-profit software extends an existing framework (that they built over 9 > years) to solve a specific problem. > > You think they should have built a whole solution that runs on LAMP from > scratch, and open source it? You think that would be profitable? (remember, > they're a company with investors)
FOSS can be more profitable. The problem is also with the clients. They should force the implementation of 100% FOSS solutions. Best A. Mani -- A. Mani ASL, CLC, AMS, CMS http://www.logicamani.co.cc _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
