OT: Sun & Gnome = ?

[Tim Schmidt]

Lets broaden our thoughts here for a minute...  In essence, they're putting 
preasure on everyone to release all (or at least most) software open source. 
  It's a sort of 'downward spiral' in which company after company submits to 
peer preasure (at the very least, there are also --many-- other seductive 
advantages to going OSS.  I shouldn't have to mention them) and hops on the 
bandwagon.  This lures/forces some more companies, and on and on.

The software industry is fundamentally changing before our eyes.  OSS 
software developers are no longer ubergeeks, but also huge multi-nationals, 
and penny-pinching startups.  This transition is filled with more than it's 
share of buzz-words and hype (what part of the computer industry isn't?) but 
Linux (and OSS) isn't a dirty word any more.

Corporations are simply going to have to be open in order to compete.  Even 
if it's just to satisfy a checkbox on a spec sheet.

--Tim

>From: Sean <picasso@madflower.com>
>To: Edward Glowacki <glowack2@msu.edu>
>CC: "Linux User's Group" <linux-user@egr.msu.edu>
>Subject: Re: OT: Sun & Gnome = ?
>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:22:14 -0400 (EDT)
>
>It's not lip service although they may be trying to put pressure on Apple
>to release the GUI to MacOS X as open source.
>
>
>
>
>
>On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Edward Glowacki wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Alan Garrison wrote:
> > > GPL'ing star office is merely a (huge) jab at
> > > M$.  Sun has been increasing their TV advertising
> > > lately, trying to get the non-techie masses to
> > > realize who the heck they are.  Basically a
> > > good move if they also advertise Star Office
> > > as a free alternative to M$ Office.  I suppose
> > > Sun playing nice with the GNOME people couldn't
> > > hurt, as long as they adhere to the license.
> >
> > As long as they don't try the M$ tactic of "embrace and extend"...
> > Though it's not too likely to happen, I don't want to see GNOME 3
> > years down the road ending up as a copy of CDE or emblazened with
> > a new name.  I can just see it now: "Now starting Sun-GNOME GNU/Linux
> > Mozilla OS..." ;)  OK, so I'm being a bit cynical here, but I fear
> > huge corporate involvement in projects that seem to compete (at
> > least on some levels) directly with their own products.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Edward Glowacki			glowack2@msu.edu
> > Network Services
> > Michigan State University
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > linux-user mailing list
> > linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> > http://www.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user
> >
>
>_______________________________________________
>linux-user mailing list
>linux-user@egr.msu.edu
>http://www.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user

________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com