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All Source Code Should Be Open, Revisited

Posted by timothy on from the and-should-come-with-good-toys dept.

cconnell writes "In my last article, I presented the idea that all commercial source code should be open. In other words, part of the delivery package for any software purchase should be a copy of the source files. If everyone saw software vendors' design and coding, the vendors might stop shipping us such lousy programs. The article generated a fair amount of controversy. My latest piece follows up on this idea and includes a few adjustments that respond to reader feedback."

3 of 509 comments (clear)

  1. Talk about preachy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuck, I miss Jon Katz.

    Fist Sport!

  2. Good news ... David Mobilio dead at 31 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some good news on talk radio - Fascist pig David Mobilio was found dead outside his squad car this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure no one in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you're a swine who did enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to police-state culture. Truly an fascist icon.

  3. Re:What I think by 'Lose',+Not+'Loose' · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    That is, if you have invested thousands (or even millions) on a particular solution, you'll probably think twice about moving to another solution if that means you loose all of your data.

    Hi. That should be 'lose', not 'loose'.

    Thanks,
    'Lose', Not 'Loose' Guy

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    --thanks for the recent upmods! i'll be able to post again soon