[Asterisk-Users] Linux and Windows

[Karl J. Vesterling]

As far as I understand, corporation, and Govt's like commercial products 
because of the issue of liability.  That is why the Commercial market and 
Govt market don't accept open source solutions.

What is perplexing about the whole situation is that the licensing 
agreements with commercial software 99.9% of the time indemnify the vendor 
of any and all liability.

So, what we have is the "feeling" of security...  Perhaps Linus should 
convince the various entities that distribute Linux to include a nice 
fluffy security blanket with the licensing agreement embroidered on 
it?  That way the attorneys can get that "warm fuzzy feeling" they so desire.

I speak from much experience regarding this matter...
The U.S. Govt won't accept an open-source solution even if it is the only 
option to cover their ass.  They'd rather leave their cheese out in the 
wind than cover it with an open source solution.

Question: Why isn't there a commercial solution available in some cases?
Answer: What company in their right mind would engineer a competing product 
to a solution that costs $0.00 ???


At 05:59 PM 11/1/2004, you wrote:
>Jay Milk wrote:
>>Why are you so angry?
>
>At the risk of throwing oil on the fire, I would submit that Benjamin was 
>*kidding* at the beginning of that mail, and trolling at the end.
>
>I agree with him about the "quit anytime I want," but I digress. . .
>
>It does appear his flamebait was eagerly pounced upon.  Why would the 
>Window$ user$ mind the nose-tweaking?  They've got 90%+ of the market.
>
>B.
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