Uh...you mean the NIH (Nothing Invented Here) syndrome?? --- "J. Antas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Groklaw's Tim Daly has an interesting view on the Real Value of Open > Source. > Basically, the Open source development model is seen as a model that > tries to solve the "innovation happens elsewhere" problem. > > From Tim's email: > > > ".../... I've been programming for 35 years. > > My current boss has been teaching for about 50 years. His resume > > boasts 150 papers and 7 books. > > My resume mentions work that I've done also. However my work was > done > > in companies and is proprietary. In almost every case after I left > the > > company the work was abandoned. > > Thus the company has wasted both their money and my time as well > as a > > potentially valuable resource." > > It seems that he is missing the scientific approach (methodology) > that > his boss has been using for years... > > > "Beyond the survival value is the fact that at the time I leave > the > > company I'm the worlds expert in the work I'm doing. Even though > the > > company has lost interest in the work there is no reason for it to > > die. There may be other companies who need the same kind of work." > > > "... The best person to hire to customize open source software is > the > > lead developer." > > > "... I predict that there will be an economic shift around open > source > > software. Developers will "job shop" with smart companies to > rapidly > > customize software. Companies will "lease" developers for short > term > > tasks. The result will be added to the open source pile." > > Interesting thoughts indeed. > > The full article is available at: > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050516122114637 > > J. Antas > >
A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli ==== Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
