Gervase Markham wrote:
>> No, it is NOT an end-user product.
>
>
> This is true. Many companies, such as Netscape, Red Hat, Beonex etc.
> distribute things based on Mozilla. But they have the end users, not
> Mozilla. For example, Ford make cars, but when your car breaks or you
> need help, you go to a garage or the dealer who sold it to you - not to
> Ford directly.
>
>> The fact that Mozilla is "open source" simply means that the Mozilla
>> team has left the door to the office OPEN so you can come in and have
>> a look. By comparison, the Netscape 6 door is closed and you only get
>> to see the product when they open the door and toss out a package for
>> you to open and use what's inside.
>
>
> Jay, that's a mischaracterisation of Mozilla. The Mozilla team has
> opened wide the door to the office and said "come in and give us a hand
> with this". You get far more than just 'a look'.
>
> Chracterising the Netscape 6 door as completely closed, given Netscape's
> extremely close involvement with the open Mozilla project, is also quite
> misleading.
>
> Gerv
>
My answer was specific as regards the poster's comments/remarks and not
a "general characterization" of either product or as regards the need
for "involvement", etc.
--
Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion
Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI
UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org
