I think most techies are missing the problems associated with "open source" products.
1. Who pays the developer? Are we to understand that our skills and time are worth nothing.
2. If programmers are not benefitting financially, then that usually means students are working the problems. Not to take anything away from students but I'd rather have an experienced, disiplined programmer working on my projects.
3. Accountability. If you screw the code up... who cares you're working for free anyway.
4. Version control. How many different versions of Linux are spinning around out there already?
5. Capitalism. I understand that is the foundation of the Americian economy. America is extremely successful using this model, it encourages competition, ingenuity, research etc..."Open Source" flies in the face of all that is American, it is a backdoor communist attack!
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I think most techies are missing the problems associated with "open source" products. 1. Who pays the developer? Are we to understand that our skills and time are worth nothing. 2. If programmers are not benefitting financially, then that usually means students are working the problems. Not to take anything away from students but I'd rather have an experienced, disiplined programmer working on my projects. 3. Accountability. If you screw the code up... who cares you're working for free anyway. 4. Version control. How many different versions of Linux are spinning around out there already? 5. Capitalism. I understand that is the foundation of the Americian economy. America is extremely successful using this model, it encourages competition, ingenuity, research etc..."Open Source" flies in the face of all that is American, it is a backdoor communist attack!