Darren New wrote:
> clipka wrote:
>> The bad companies will assimilate your free software project until, 
>> with their
>> market power, they have "dried out" your project,
> 
> Name two.

No, really.  Name some open source projects that closed source software 
companies shut down and are no longer available.  I'm interested in hearing 
it.  I hear this often, but I don't think I've ever seen it happen.

I've seen open source projects suck the life out of commercial ventures, and 
I've seen commercial ventures suck the life out of other commercial 
ventures, but I've never seen an original open source project destroyed by 
competition from a closed-source for-fee program. (Patents and other IP 
laws, maybe, but not competition.)

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Ouch ouch ouch!"
   "What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
   "No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."

Post a reply to this message