[Ilugc] Is the proprietary camp winning ?
- From: goda.abishek@xxxxxxxxx (Ingeneur)
- Date: Tue Oct 17 12:19:59 2006
If we are still arguing/discussing this after 30 years, we have failed
haven't we ? :)
No, I dont mean we continue discussing this for the next few years.
But, will chill it and reflect after 30 years!!!
It's the evolution of computer software isn't it. The time has come
people needn't depend on other's to kickstart their companies. Free
Software provides a platform for anyone in any corner of the world to
become the next mega-corporation provided the idea is brilliant
enough. It solves all the nitty-gritty problems that proprietary
licensed software used to cause allowing you to concentrate on your
'killer' idea.
Ok. The topic diverges here. The question here is if the software is
my product or if my product depends on the software. For the former,
it is the nitty-gritty problems of proprietary software that can earn
us market share. On the other hand, If I merely depended on some
software to get my product going, FOSS helps me a lot. Remember I am
not selling FOSS but only my product.
OS/2 Warp was developed by IBM in collaboration with MS at a point
when MS had it's own OS in the market. Is that a good business move ?
Well, maybe they didnt forsee windows 3 in the making!?
Again, OS/2 was an example I chose to use. But I have no clues onto
its origins. I am not interested either.
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Regards,
Abishek Goda
http://goda.abishek.googlepages.com
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