IMHO: Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose
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You know, it really cracks me up that there are certain subjects that whenever I say one non-fawning thing about them, people have a conniption. I say RPG is better for business logic than OO, the Java-worshippers start threatening lawsuits. I say native I/O is the fastest way to do single-record updates and the SQL-nutties send me fishheads wrapped in newspaper. I happen to love the concept of Open Source, otherwise I wouldn't waste my time trying to do it. And today there are places where Open Source absolutely makes sense. I think an Open Source mail server is probably a better choice for most SMBs. Open Source web servers have a lot of advantages over WebSphere. And in specific situations, the Linux desktop can probably provide an adequate replacement for Windows. But what bothers me is when the Open Source fanatics try to then extrapolate this to mean getting rid of, say, the iSeries. Or to use a language like Python. While there are probably times when business requirements make Open Source the correct decision, just be sure that "zero cost" is not one your decision points because "zero cost" it ain't. Joe P.S. You said: "I doubt that Janice Joplin was anti-materialism. She spent money freely and dressed herself in expensive clothes and jewelry. And, her Porsche was decked out in 60's-style psychedelic images." Yeah, I know. But don't go bursting my bubble. Janis truly is still one of my great musical idols. So don't go dissin' her. To paraphrase Swayze: NOBODY puts Janis in a corner...
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You know, it really cracks me up that there are certain subjects that whenever I say one non-fawning thing about them, people have a conniption. I say RPG is better for business logic than OO, the Java-worshippers start threatening lawsuits. I say native I/O is the fastest way to do single-record updates and the SQL-nutties send me fishheads wrapped in newspaper. I happen to love the concept of Open Source, otherwise I wouldn't waste my time trying to do it. And today there are places where Open Source absolutely makes sense. I think an Open Source mail server is probably a better choice for most SMBs. Open Source web servers have a lot of advantages over WebSphere. And in specific situations, the Linux desktop can probably provide an adequate replacement for Windows. But what bothers me is when the Open Source fanatics try to then extrapolate this to mean getting rid of, say, the iSeries. Or to use a language like Python. While there are probably times when business requirements make Open Source the correct decision, just be sure that "zero cost" is not one your decision points because "zero cost" it ain't. Joe P.S. You said: "I doubt that Janice Joplin was anti-materialism. She spent money freely and dressed herself in expensive clothes and jewelry. And, her Porsche was decked out in 60's-style psychedelic images." Yeah, I know. But don't go bursting my bubble. Janis truly is still one of my great musical idols. So don't go dissin' her
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