Re: os discuss

[cjgidman@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Sorry, but you can't ignore the invisible hand of the
market place.  Deadlines ARE important.  And, as time
goes by, software DOES become obsolete.

The Open Source model works because there is a David
and Goliath competition going on.  In a more level
playing field, where smaller companies are competing for
smaller pieces of the market, it's not as clear that
this laid-back approach to deadlines would work.  And,
by extension, that the Open Source model would work.

This article cited below is either naive or biased in
it's allusion to the Open Source model being flawless.

Most of the rest of the article is good, however.

-Devil's Advocate  :)


 ---- you wrote: 
> I read the article this one refers to.  I can't find it right now, but I'll have
> to say this guy hits the nail pretty squarely on the head.
> 
> http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7263.html
> 
> Dirk
> 


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