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Open Source is 'Not Reliable or Dependable'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beg-to-differ dept.

Exter-C writes "News.com is reporting that Jonathan Murray, the vice president and chief technology officer of Microsoft Europe has made claims that 'some people want to use community-based software, and they get value out of sharing with other people in the community. Other people want the reliability and the dependability that comes from a commercial software model.'"

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  1. From the folks who brought you ... by sfarber53 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    commercial software came the "Five Phases of Project." This old office saw came about because of the need to have a scapegoat in case of problems. The Five Phases of a Project are: 1. Enthusiasm; 2. Panic; 3. Search for the Guilty; 4. Punishment of the Innocent; 5. Praise and honor of the non-participants. This is in-line with the American program to (re-)conquer the economic world (again), this time through the constant application of stupid, employee abusing business practices to clearly soluble problems. But I'm not bitter. Right.

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