Democrats Tap Open Source

[Brian Kelsay]

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Subject: Re: Democrats Tap Open Source
To: kclug at kclug.org
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Let's not forget a couple of things.  If a piece of software comes out as =
a result of research at a university, then it's already been paid for, by =
you and me and possibly an interested party or parties that funded the =
research.   This is how we get nice open standards that become the =
backbone of things like the internet,  FTP, email, and TCP/IP.  Linux =
exists because of the need for Open and documented APIs, adherence to =
industry standards that you don't necessarily have to pay a fee to use.   =
If it was up to companies like AOL and Microsoft alone years ago, you =
would only be able to send mail to someone w/ the same email client as =
you.   I almost said Novell there, but they are on the good guys' side =
now.

What we are seeing now that is coming out as OSS software, is abandonware =
(I no longer have the time to mess w/ this, if you want it and want to =
maintain it, good luck), in-house programming that someone else may find =
useful and may add code to since they don't have to write the entire thing =
from scratch, software that is given away because it's the service =
contract and customization contract that really makes the money anyway.  =
There are others, but that's all I could think of right now.  The point =
is, there are many good reasons to use OSS if it is the best or near the =
best in its field.  For me, I get the opportunity to use software that I =
would never be able to afford, to try new things and learn new skills.


Brian Kelsay

>>> Jason Clinton <me at jasonclinton.com> 06/30/04 10:58AM >>>
<snip>
"Let's make the best product possible, using the best technique possible" =
=3D=3D pragmatism
"Let's share everything." =3D=3D pragmatic gift economy

<snip>

OSS, IMHO, is little more than "lets get shit done, together."




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Let's not forget a couple of things.  If a piece of software comes out as =
a result of research at a university, then it's already been paid for, by =
you and me and possibly an interested party or parties that funded the =
research.   This is how we get nice open standards that become the =
backbone of things like the internet,  FTP, email, and TCP/IP.  Linux =
exists because of the need for Open and documented APIs, adherence to =
industry standards that you don't necessarily have to pay a fee to use.   =
If it was up to companies like AOL and Microsoft alone years ago, you =
would only be able to send mail to someone w/ the same email client as =
you.   I almost said Novell there, but they are on the good guys' side =
now.
<br>
<br>What we are seeing now that is coming out as OSS software, is =
abandonware (I no longer have the time to mess w/ this, if you want it and =
want to maintain it, good luck), in-house programming that someone else =
may find useful and may add code to since they don't have to write the =
entire thing from scratch, software that is given away because it's the =
service contract and customization contract that really makes the money =
anyway.  There are others, but that's all I could think of right now.  The =
point is, there are many good reasons to use OSS if it is the best or near =
the best in its field.  For me, I get the opportunity to use software that =
I would never be able to afford, to try new things and learn new skills.
<br>
<br>
<br>Brian Kelsay
<br>
<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; Jason Clinton &lt;me at jasonclinton.com&gt; 06/30/04 =
10:58AM &gt;&gt;&gt;
<br>&lt;snip&gt;
<br>"Let's make the best product possible, using the best technique =
possible" =3D=3D pragmatism
<br>"Let's share everything." =3D=3D pragmatic gift economy
<br>
<br>&lt;snip&gt;
<br>
<br>OSS, IMHO, is little more than "lets get shit done, together."
<br>
<br>
<br>
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