I truly don't understand open source fanatics. The marketplace is huge! There is room for everyone, from closed source, to open source.
The beauty of open source is that it greatly reduces the barrier to entry for anybody with more time than money to create a business. Four years ago I had an idea for an online business, so I asked a couple of engineer buddies of mine of how to implement it as I had no programming experience whatsoever, except that one semester of Pascal in highschool. I didn't have the money to drop $1,000+ for SQL Server or Oracle, but open source and the plethora of online tutorials were there for anyone willing to spend the time and learn.
Too many people think that open source has to compete with closed source, and more times than not, it doesn't. Every time someone chooses an open source solution, it doesn't necessarily mean that a closed source solution has lost a sale, it could mean that someone has decided to offer a product or service that he otherwise would not have due to lack of capital, as was my case.
Now, sometimes we use open source solutions, sometimes closed source, whatever happens to be the best solution (as far as we can tell) at the time. Quit worrying about open source having to create the best, cutting edge, products, and be happy with what it has allowed small companies around the world to do--compete affectively with the big boys.
So don't worry about it; there's a place for both and quit being so insecure about it.
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I truly don't understand open source fanatics. The marketplace is huge! There is room for everyone, from closed source, to open source.
The beauty of open source is that it greatly reduces the barrier to entry for anybody with more time than money to create a business. Four years ago I had an idea for an online business, so I asked a couple of engineer buddies of mine of how to implement it as I had no programming experience whatsoever, except that one semester of Pascal in highschool. I didn't have the money to drop $1,000+ for SQL Server or Oracle, but open source and the plethora of online tutorials were there for anyone willing to spend the time and learn.
Too many people think that open source has to compete with closed source, and more times than not, it doesn't. Every time someone chooses an open source solution, it doesn't necessarily mean that a closed source solution has lost a sale, it could mean that someone has decided to offer a product or service that he otherwise would not have due to lack of capital, as was my case.
Now, sometimes we use open source solutions, sometimes closed source, whatever happens to be the best solution (as far as we can tell) at the time. Quit worrying about open source having to create the best, cutting edge, products, and be happy with what it has allowed small companies around the world to do--compete affectively with the big boys.
So don't worry about it; there's a place for both and quit being so insecure about it.