[AUUG-Talk]: Re: AUUG: Time to pull the plug?

Raymond Smith raymond at storybridge.org
Mon Sep 18 17:15:15 EST 2006


Hi Arjen,

On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 03:18:31PM +1000, Arjen Lentz wrote:
> Nah. Not open-sourcing certain software can make perfect sense in the  
> right context, OSIA merely promotes this knowledge and companies  
> using the options available. It does not try to convert the planet  
> beyond its sensible boundaries ;-)

That is good to know: not surprising given the some of the people I
know are involved in OSIA. I suspect, though, that your position is
not the same as 'if it is standards based then it is good' when this
is in the wrong context ;-) At very least there is room for debate
there.

Cheers,

Raymond
-- 
raymond at humbug.org.au



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