<generally unhelpful reply follows> > On 11-06-28 08:25 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: >> >> a colleague wants to write an article along the lines of the most >> pernicious myths about open source software. so, in your opinion, >> what would those be? let's stick to the top five, along with their >> brutal and savage debunking. thanks. >> >> rday
#0. "open-source" is a synonym of "free software". It isn't. > On 28/06/11 08:35 AM, Shawn H Corey wrote: > #1. Open-source is written by amateurs and must be very-low quality. > > #2. Open-source can only imitate, not innovate. > > #3. Open-source is harder to use. > > #4. Open-source is harder to install. > > #5. You get what you pay for: open-source can not be used to do real work. #6. Open-source guarantees better code. This is often NOT the case, but isn't an issue to the Free Software world. #7. Open-source leads to greater collaboration. Most projects on Sourceforge have but one contributor. #8. Open-source is a movement. It's a development model, Free Software is the movement. George _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
