Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-25 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Vince Teachout wrote: > What a bunch of manure. 58 versions of licensing permutations? Gasp! > As opposed to unlimited permutations for proprietary licenses?Open > source license complexity? As compared to Microsoft license > simplicity?It doesn't provide the level of testing that tra

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-25 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 6:39 AM, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Malcolm Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Any comments on the statements made in this article? > > A company that tries to get your business through fear rather than > offering a superior p

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-25 Thread Ted Roche
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Malcolm Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any comments on the statements made in this article? A company that tries to get your business through fear rather than offering a superior product is one that I don't want to do business with. Yeah, what everybody else

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Malcolm Greene wrote: > Any comments on the statements made in this article? > > Why Open Source Database Drivers Are Not Viable > http://www.datadirect.com/developer/jdbc/open-source-database-drivers/index.ssp > > What a bunch of manure. 58 versions of licensing permutations? Gasp! As oppose

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Paul McNett
Malcolm Greene wrote: > Any comments on the statements made in this article? A lot of the points apply equally to proprietary software. Paul ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-f

Re: [NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Jul 24, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Any comments on the statements made in this article? Sounds a lot like FUD to me. There are so many concerns raised about the "risk" inherent in open source licenses, but there is not a single OSI-approved license that is even close

[NF] Concerns about Open Source software

2008-07-24 Thread Malcolm Greene
Any comments on the statements made in this article? Why Open Source Database Drivers Are Not Viable http://www.datadirect.com/developer/jdbc/open-source-database-drivers/index.ssp Thanks, Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Ma