Re: Why I ditched Linux and Went Back To Windows XP (Don't waste your time on a Linux Studio)
From: Omar Baqueiro (obaqueiro_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/26/05
- Next message: Randy Dawson: "Re: half duplex SLIP"
- Previous message: Trygve Selmer: "Re: half duplex SLIP"
- In reply to: Urs Weder: "Re: Why I ditched Linux and Went Back To Windows XP (Don't waste your time on a Linux Studio)"
- Next in thread: Omar Baqueiro: "Re: Why I ditched Linux and Went Back To Windows XP (Don't waste your time on a Linux Studio)"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:58:03 +0000
Urs Weder wrote:
> Omar Baqueiro wrote:
>
>>Amol Vaidya wrote:
>>
>>>Didn't we just get done with this thread two minutes ago?
>
>
> <snip>
>
>>So, now I, the user should take care of making my applications work...
>>you know? I think that is the difference of paying $0 for The Gimp and
>>$450 for Photoshop (just an example), I have now realized that what I am
>>paying is for Adobe to MAKE THEIR DARN APPLICATION WORK!! so I do not
>>have to take care of that.
>
>
> And what will you do if Photoshop doesn't work for you? You could call
> their hotline and hope for a bug fix within the next year. I had many
> comercial apps for windows. Many of them have bugs over several versions.
>
>
>>And... yep, because free software is sometimes also 0-bucks software,
>>there is no way to make the developers take care that their applications
>>work.
>
>
> For "0-bucks software", i call it freeware, there it's possibel for
> other developers to step in and fix a problem themself and submit it
> back to the community
Well, I wrote 0-bucks software because some ppl dislike that someone
refeer to open software as free (as in gratis) software.
Now for the "it's possibel for other developers to step in and fix a
problem"
Well, it is possible, but also, it is not, who knows? who can I force?
NO one, and I mean NO one, because, they will say: "allright, you *want*
that feature, go ahead, download the last CVS snapshot and add the
feature", although I may be just a magazine publisher without
time/knowledge to program.
Meanwhile, with Photoshop, yep, I could call to their hotline, and ask
for the X feature, now for the bad thing here (yep it sounds
contradictory) is that the feature will come in the next version, which
*yep* I'll have to pay. But hey, anyway, I will pay for the service if I
use it to do my work.
I think that is the way the economy works, someone that does something
needs something you do, and also to do what you need to do, you needs
something some other person (or company e.g. Adobe) does.
Now, about the bugs, well I always read that when discussing about Linux
vs Windows, and as they tell you in the 1st year of Bachellors degree in
Computer Science, or Engineering, ALL programs have bugs, I guess even
'touch' has a bug =oP . So, yes, Linux programs have bugs, yes, for the
nature of the Open Software, bugs tend to be corrected faster but, *BUT*
only for active projects, mmm what about this JabRef project? (have
you heard about it anyway?) cool project, I am considering helping it,
but has lots of bugs and, it is not complete (anyway, is there any time
where an Open software is complete? (not saying that for bad or good) ).
Personally I think that there must be some kind of change in the Open
Source model, because, I look at a lot of projects, in SF.net that are
in beta, I mean, look at the differences:
1 - Planning (14895 projects) [whoop! lots of ideas]
2 - Pre-Alpha (11379 projects)[ Some ppl even begin! ]
3 - Alpha (11487 projects) [ Hey it is good, more than Pre-alpha!]
4 - Beta (14622 projects) [ Great!, more than alpha!]
5 - Production/Stable (12215 projects) [Ok, I will try this kind of app]
6 - Mature (1102 projects) [So, these are the *could be comercial apps*]
7 - Inactive (1062 projects) [ RIP ]
Now, look at the great jump between 5 and 6, I am sure that some people
will say that the Production/Stable project is good enough but
personally I think that most people (outside developers/geeks/etc...)
would wait for a Mature version so they can trust the app.
Also, It could be an interesting research to see how many of those
projects have been in Planning for how long or in the other states, I
mean, a project with more than 3 years in Alpha should go directly to
the Inactive set (consequently aslo the pre-alpha and planning).
So, all that was just to say that there must be something that gives an
incentive for the programmers to continue with the development, after
the incentive of "yeah! I want to contribute to the Open Source" has
gone with that 4:00 am programming night.
I mean, the "service" buissnes model is good, but for the big companies,
for the lone coder something else must be done.
Anyway, I found something that could be useful in that direction
(maybe... again, maybe not) and it is the scriptlance.com site, why not?
to do money while selling the program with the service to someone who
need it.
That way, maybe the JabRef team could sell for some $$$ that program and
a service of "implementing what you need" for some months.
Anyway, that are just ideas.
Cheers!
Me, again and again.
>
>
>>Amen.
>
>
> Hale Luja >;->
>
> Greetings, Urs
- Next message: Randy Dawson: "Re: half duplex SLIP"
- Previous message: Trygve Selmer: "Re: half duplex SLIP"
- In reply to: Urs Weder: "Re: Why I ditched Linux and Went Back To Windows XP (Don't waste your time on a Linux Studio)"
- Next in thread: Omar Baqueiro: "Re: Why I ditched Linux and Went Back To Windows XP (Don't waste your time on a Linux Studio)"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Relevant Pages
|
