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:IT-Analysis: Open Source: Just Another Licensing Model
IT-Analysis: Open Source: Just Another Licensing Model
Jun 17, 2004, 04 :00 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (4564 reads)

(Other stories by Philip Howard)

"Let's be clear about this. There are four different reasons for choosing an open source solution. First, because you want to play around with the code; second, because you have ethical concerns over the extent to which proprietary vendors should be allowed to profit from their products; third, because you think the product is better or more suitable for what you want it for than any proprietary equivalent; and fourth, because it is cheaper.

"Now, as far as most businesses are concerned, they are not interested in the code and they couldn't give a tinker's cuss about the philosophy..."

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second, because you have ethical concern ...   Ethical concerns?   
Richard Corfield
Jun 17, 2004, 06:26:35
 
Therefore the conclusions are suspect as ...   Started wrong with his list of 4 choices.   
drew Roberts
Jun 17, 2004, 12:43:32
 
The GPL (and other open licenses) licens ...   The license is the reason to change   
phil
Jun 17, 2004, 14:12:37
 
I welcome feedback/debate from the autho ...   Author is not being serious...   
Nicholas Donovan
Jun 17, 2004, 14:13:43
 
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