On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, Andy Sy wrote: > Michael Chaney wrote: > > > Without knowing the specifics, I'm guessing > > that they wanted to kill off the InstallShield people (perhaps they > > refused a buyout) and Microsoft realized that a FLOSS project > > replicating their functionality was the best way to injure/kill them. > > > Yeah, and exactly how many of those ship with Visual Studio? See the > > difference? > > So Microsoft switches a vital developer tool from a 3rd party > provider to one they own, and furthermore, releases it under > an open source license so that end-users can customize it to > their heart's content... and you're weeping for Installshield...?
Microsoft software strategy has always been licensing source code and against open source. They suddenly change strategy and you become suspicious. > I'm not privy to the terms of any deals between Microsoft and > InstallShield and have no idea if there was any breach of good faith, > but from a end-user's point of view, I can't see what's so bad about > this. The butler did it...I tell you...it's always the butler. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
