Re: Gauntlet: source code anyone ?

[Joseph S D Yao <jsdy () cospo osis gov>]

> The usual definition of success--making money--is probably tougher under
> the true open source philosophy.
> But that's not the issue.  The issue
> is whether open source yields better quality software.
>
> Mark

Mark,

Ideally, you're right.  But people have to eat, pay "the guys" (in
Marcus' words), keep electrons flowing through the computers, and
sometimes even feed the children.  If open source yields better quality
software, but nobody could figure out how to make money from it, then
it would be a dead issue.  Fortunately, at some levels this has been
possible.  The question with the software products Marcus quotes is
whether one can sell the software products profitably, and still have
them open source.  This question is still being wrestled with.

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Joe Yao                         jsdy () cospo osis gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
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