MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-06-12 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
|
| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Open Source:
|
On 2002.06.12 11:54 Jay Sulzberger wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, S Bowling wrote:
>
> > So the Open Source SIG meeting was interesting (and Jay, I missed you at
> > Kilarney Rose, but then I only stayed long enough for three shots of
> > Irish whiskey...), but it was a shame more people weren't there. Even if
> > it's not well understood, Open Source seems to have made some MonSter
> > company nervous (see below). Though it may not be quite ready for prime
> > time, free software is definitely a rising star, one that may eventually
> > fall squarely on top of a certain 5 billion pound gorilla.
>
> I got to the Rose a mite late and did not see anyone I recognized.
>
> Sometimes a group's meetings are small in the beginning.
>
Most of the Free Software people last night where busy with other meetings including the
Linux Soceiety, and NYLXS has classes and so on. If the Sig would have reached out for
our help, we would have gladly helped organize the event, and helped publize it.
Alas - some peoples person agendas get in the way of cooperation....
> The OSI was avowedly started to help present a less frightening face of
> Free Software to "business".
OSI suffered a number of fundemental problems, starting with
a miss-identification of the problem with business adoption.
Rebranding wasn't as important has marketing, and focused development. And
NYLXS has tried to begin to address these problems.
> 3. Markets are helped by clearly defined standards backed by well known
> trusted standards bodies. We already have the FSF, and we do not need the
> OSI. The right number of definitions of "free licensed software" is one.
> Zero is too few and two is too many.
Perhaps, but nothing can be done about human nature. None of this should have
gotten in the way of marketing and pushing the free software desktop, which is
the criticle lynch pin to getting free software into Business.
Inexpenssive Training, organized support, and marketing are the keys to
getting Free Software into business...
--
__________________________
Brooklyn Linux Solutions
__________________________
http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting
http://www.brooklynonline.com - For the love of Brooklyn
http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
http://www.nyfairuse.org - The foundation of Democracy
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and articles from around the net
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mp3/dr.mp3 - Imagine my surprise when I saw you...
http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See the New Downtown Brooklyn....
1-718-382-5752
____________________________
New Yorker Linux Users Scene
Fair Use -
because it's either fair use or useless....
|
|
