Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ken Dibble
Ed said: "Choices are a drawback? Didn't you say they were a benefit? Yes, it can be both. It can be hard to pick the right open source software to best fit your needs." I'd love to see this guy in a supermarket. He must spend hours in the cereal aisle worrying that he might not pick the

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 24, 2007, at 7:43 PM, MB Software Solutions wrote: > Thanks for the reminder, EdI remembered after reading this that I > didn't take my daily vitaminin that case, I absolutely love a > one-pill Centrum that gives me all the things my body needs for that > day, as I'm not disciplined

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread MB Software Solutions
Ed Leafe wrote: > I'd love to see this guy in a supermarket. He must spend hours in > the cereal aisle worrying that he might not pick the absolute best > kind of cereal for his needs. And what about all those fruits and > vegetables? Ah! I'd just rather swallow a pill supplied

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Alan Bourke wrote: > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:43:25 -0400, "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > said: >> Aspect-Oriented Programming > > (checks Wikipedia) > > That looks even more confusing than functional programming. My programs have a uniformly bad Aspect. Is that ok? ___

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Ted Roche wrote: > On 10/24/07, Mike yearwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There is also "too much of a good thing" and "the kid in the candy >> store". There's no standardization with the confusion of all these >> choices. That alone is costing businesses plenty. Not too mention >> retooling e

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Mike yearwood wrote: > Hi Ted > >> Message: 8 >> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:48:56 -0400 >> From: "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is >>better for the consumer? >&

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
MB Software Solutions wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 > Loved the concept "Proprietary software is based on the communist style of one-size-fits all rather than the capitalist free market." ___ Post Messages t

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That looks even more confusing than functional programming. > Yeah, we used to think that OOP was hard to understand, too. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Po

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:43:25 -0400, "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Aspect-Oriented Programming (checks Wikipedia) That looks even more confusing than functional programming. -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFo

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, Mike yearwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is also "too much of a good thing" and "the kid in the candy > store". There's no standardization with the confusion of all these > choices. That alone is costing businesses plenty. Not too mention > retooling every few years. > > Mik

Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Mike yearwood
Hi Ted > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:48:56 -0400 > From: "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is > better for the consumer? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: >

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Man-wai Chang wrote: > MB Software Solutions wrote: >> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 >> > > Two faces of the same coin :) > ... war for independence again... LOL... -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
MB Software Solutions wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 > Two faces of the same coin :) -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 21:06:01 up 10 days 23:32 ^ ^2 use

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 "Stripes or plaid: which is the right choice?" I am so tired of these stupid arguments that just set up an artificial either-or situation. "GPL or LPGL?" "Debian vs. Ev

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 24, 2007, at 8:34 AM, MB Software Solutions wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 From the article: "Choices are a drawback? Didn’t you say they were a benefit? Yes, it can be both. It can be hard to pick the right open source software to bes