[AccessD] OT: open source

Susan Harkins ssharkins at bellsouth.net
Tue Apr 6 17:18:18 CDT 2004


That was very good and very close to my own opinions except I just don't
have the expertise to speak to servers. I think MS will adjust and change as
necessary -- but can't really predict what that will mean. 

My question is this -- if they're all giving it up for free -- how are they
going to make money and stay in business. Support? Is there really going to
be enough support $ to cover it? I wouldn't think so. Anybody using MySQL
and paying for the support? I absolutely hate using MySQL, but I wouldn't
pay for support. There's got to be part of the puzzle that I'm missing. 

Susan H. 

Is open source a panacea? No way. But then again, neither is MS. It's a
choice that is becoming more and more viable especially as the software
becomes more mature. Will it hurt MS? In the long run, more likely than not,
but MS will survive. They may be different, but they will still be there.





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