On Apr 28, 2009, at 6:10 PM, William L. Maltby wrote: > > I could go on, but I hope you see the validity of this POV. > It sounds lie a great plan, well reasoned, and rational, clearly listing the costs/benefits of creating and participating in a OSS project, and astutely pointing out that any project that doesn't understand the OSS model is eventually doomed. Its a shame that reality of OSS projects invariably comes to the boring conclusion We're all doomed. from (if nothing else) the 3 laws of thermodynamics. But the vendor/capitalist model for software has far deeper flaws than the OSS model you've described. 73 de Jeff I was born an optimist!