Re: Fundamental issues with open source software

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Author: Phil Mattison
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Fundamental issues with open source software
How is arguing with Craig like wrestling a pig?

After a while you start to get tired and dirty, and suddenly
you realize the pig is enjoying it.

--Phil M.

>----
>Of course all of the background you gave has absolutely nothing to do
>with the consumer market unless Visual Studio has just recently become a
>consumer item.
>
>As to whether FOSS can beat Microsoft in the programming market - that
>happens only when businesses demand to use FOSS.
>
>As to whether FOSS can beat Microsoft in the consumer market - that may
>never occur but I believe that it ultimately will. The fact that is that
>it is already capable of handling most home users needs. It just isn't
>as elegant, doesn't handle the variety of hardware quite as neatly and
>doesn't have the fringe software that people think that they want - at
>least not yet.
>
>Back to the tools though - they are constantly getting better.
>
>Craig





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