Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Sat, 21 Jun 2003 14:28:40 +0200 | From | Stephan von Krawczynski <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] |
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 12:18:34 -0300 Werner Almesberger <wa@almesberger.net> wrote:
> Larry McVoy wrote: > > The reason I take this point of view, unpopular though it may be, > > is that I see open source as basically parasitic. > > Think of it as a child that's growing up. For quite a while, it > will just draw resources from the parents, add little work or > innovations, and will have considerably less economical power > than the parents. > > You choose to view Open Source as a historical accident that > needs to be integrated into the traditional framework. I'd say > it is more like an evolution into an age where most of the > physical limitations of the sharing of information have > disappeared.
Werner, this is by far the most thoughtful and best-phrased statement I read in this thread. You express exactly my feelings towards the issue.
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