Yeah, I agree that she seems to have a bit of an understanding (at least of Open Source), but that she fails to grasp the concept fully. The problem with this in this article (and Open/Free software reporting in general) is that these semi-clued people are who the general public form their opinions from. Open/Free Software will struggle to advance into the mainstream (read: non-geek) consumer marketplace until the people who inform the mainstream get a clue!
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Yeah, I agree that she seems to have a bit of an understanding (at least of Open Source), but that she fails to grasp the concept fully. The problem with this in this article (and Open/Free software reporting in general) is that these semi-clued people are who the general public form their opinions from. Open/Free Software will struggle to advance into the mainstream (read: non-geek) consumer marketplace until the people who inform the mainstream get a clue!
All your virii are belong to outlook =)