Transparency is Just as Important | Linux Today

Transparency is Just as Important

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 19, 2008

“Now, I have just spent the last few days learning about
Microsoft Sharepoint (MOSS). Yes, for those who were concerned, I
will recover after I have a shower and a good stiff drink. In the
interest of fairness, I am not a coder and I am not a web master. I
do plumbing and fittings. I can build the boxes, load the code and
track down the leaks, but I start to glaze over when I look at
code. With that being said, I do maintain a couple of small
personal (read non-fancy) web sites and having just finished
reading about MOSS I only have one question – Why do the people in
Redmond have to make it so complicated and non-transparent?”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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