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> --> It provides a feel-good feeling knowing that a big company, after
> having paid XXX amount on it, the solution will not die in X number of
> years leaving the customer stranded.
That's a valid concern. Not sure having a roadmap really correlates
with long-term existence, but it's a logical concern for companies.
> 2. Accountability
> --> Community Owned/Control = no specific person to sue. (and we all
> know how enterprises are sue-happy
> --> The want a scapegoat. With Community, who's to be sued? (unless of
> course they buy from a company such as MySQL or EnterpriseDB, they can
> most certainly sue them for moolah)
No, they want someone to call when things go wrong, not someone to sue
or a scapegoat. Please don't perpetuate this urban myth. No companies are
suing Oracle and Microsoft because of their products, and companies have
no expectation of doing so. It might be nice if they did, and some theorize
it would lead to better and more secure products, but the reality is that
with software, you are on your own. Any company telling you otherwise as
a reason not to use open source is lying.
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Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com
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