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Does Open Source Software Really Work?

Posted by Hemos on from the gotta-make-it-work dept.

reflexreaction writes "This article on NewsFactor does a decent job of covering some of the issues facing Open Source Software (OSS). It points to Linux's growth area, non-mission critical projects in mid-sized companies, and its main weakness, the desktop. It also briefly discusses Linux's potential growth into mission critical applications if scalability issues are addressed. Quick easy read. My favorite quote from the article "Linux on the desktop is toast.""

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  1. Re:Wizard's First Rule: by zephc · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    you mean like:
    "we can't make a triumphant video until we get eddy van halen, but how can we get eddy van halen unless we have a triumphant video?" - bill and ted (paraphrased)

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    "I would say that 99 per cent of what my father has written about his own life is false." - L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
  2. What does this "Racist" rant have to do with by MrBomb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    An article about the Open Source Model?! Don't you realize it's folks like you who make it difficult for Blacks to succeed in America in the first place!? First,your ancestors kidnapped mine for slaves. Then when we finally won our freedom in the American Civil War, you ilk used segregation , favoritism and terrorism to keep us down. Affirmative Action happened in response of the White Man favoring too many white men when it came to jobs. Now you're angry because a select few in America are abusing the welfare system ?!?!?! I hate(?) to say this, but racist filth like you need to get out of the Black Man's way so he can earn his own keep!!!! Then you won't see the Black Man on welfare.