Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 26, 2007 03:21 AM
Metcalfe has almost always been negative on open source, calling it "open sores" at one point. His speculation that the software will not be developed when the volunteers get real jobs has never happened on the major projects such as the Linux kernel, Gnome, KDE, Gaim, Nessus, Open Office, etc. Sure, some projects never get going in a Darwinian, survival of the fittest fashion, but many open source projects are terrific and far better than their proprietary counter parts. It's the end-all, be-all, like he says, but you can build a full, free stack Feisty Fawn or Fedora too for Desktop or Server.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 26, 2007 03:21 AM#