[AccessD] Next Version of Access 12 Musings on what might happen (RANT)

I guess I was trying to get two points across about open source:

* Open source projects tend to have a much longer life cycle. I mean, how
long has perl and BSD been around? This gives practitioners enough time to
not only master their skills, but use them productively.

* If you base strategic company assets on an open source platform, and it
falls out of disfavor, you are not forced to rewrite/upgrade simply because
it is obsolete. Since you have the source, you can maintain and extend it as
long as you wish.

It seems the longer life cycle of open source better matches the typical
business life cycle of a software product. How many companies would still be
running DOS if they had a choice? I bet a lot, because it is the function of
the software that really matters in business, and not so much the underlying
technology.

-Ken


-----Original Message-----
From: Charlotte Foust [mailto:cfoust at infostatsystems.com]
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 7:27 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Next Version of Access 12 Musings on what
mighthappen(RANT)


>>But at least Open Source will never force you to abandon software you
like.

ROFTL
Famous last words!

Charlotte Foust