Re: Advantages/Disadvantages of Open Source Software (Was Re: Package grub-xen-host breaks PV domains with 11.5 point release)
On 9/13/2022 11:53 AM, Michael Stone wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 11:27:43AM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote:
> >On 9/13/2022 12:36 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 03:32:27PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> >>
> >> > [...] "I can't get personalized/dedicated support with enforceable
> >> > SLAs for free"
> >
> >If the requirement that maintainers and developers of free/oss software must actually
> >fix the bugs reported to them is not enforced, then free/oss software *is* vulnerable to
> >all kinds of malicious activity by the "volunteers" who create the free/oss software.
>
> Enforced by whom? How?
The users. They stop using software or any product that does not work well or
is more trouble than it is worth. Then the entity, whether a free/oss or proprietary
provider ends up shutting down the enterprise.
> You do realize that nobody enforces that on
> proprietary software either, right?
The users do, in the marketplace - and what is not used by enough users eventually
disappears.
> THIS IS NOT A CHARACTERISTIC THAT
> DISTINGUISHES OPEN SOURCE AND CLOSED SOURCE SOFTWARE. Given that,
> continuing this discussion seems silly. (Especially since it appears
> that you'll simply to repeat your original assertion, mistaken though it
> is, without even trying to address to the points that others have made.)
>
I think it is true that the "best" software development model depends less on free/oss vs.
proprietary and more on the wisdom, foresight, integrity, and technical expertise of
those doing the work and making the important decisions.
Best regards,
Chuck
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