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| Time: 10:54 EST/15:54 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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I thought I had a pretty good handle on the differences between the open-source community and the traditional proprietary approach to software development. But watching a Microsoft spokesperson defend his company and its whole approach to business in front of a room full of Linux zealots last week helped crystallize the gulf between the two camps--not just in business strategy but in fundamental philosophy and political bent. First off, Microsoft deserves some credit for actually attending the panel debate and addressing a pretty tough crowd--the Redmond gang would be hard pushed to find a less sympathetic audience than the faithful filling the hallowed halls of Linux Expo at London's Olympia. | ||
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| #1 By 8589 (66.169.175.39) at 4/26/2004 2:17:52 PM |
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This story belongs on the ActiveLinux section...
Oops, there is no ActiveLinux ... Please consider this, OK? |
| #2 By 21912 (24.205.202.246) at 4/27/2004 8:23:01 PM |
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Maybe one of the reasons OSS tends to attract more geeks is because the economic model for OSS leans toward charging for services rather than products. In either market model, geeks tend to practice self-support, but with OSS they often realize significant savings in doing so. By being self-supporting, they never have to pay for the one item that incurs the most cost in the OSS model. On the other hand, the "product purchase" model often sees a built-in support premium included in the purchase price.
Dunno -- I'm still trying to figure out how this all works myself. |
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