Comment Re:Right (Score 1) 274
Look at it like this:
CompanyX: I have invented cold fusion. Pay me $1000 and I'll let you use it. If there are any problems I will deny they exist and make up any excuse possible to this effect, or detract attention from it by screaming FUD upon competitors. Then I might silently slip out a fix in a few months, if you're lucky.
OpenSourceY: We have invented cold fusion. You can have it to do with what you want. Many of my peers who have no association with our project whatsoever, but are experts in nuclear energy have looked at it and identified problems and implemented fixes. If there are problems, then just raise the issue and I'm sure many people will chip in with a solution.
Which version do you think the scientific community would go with? Which version would you, as the end user prefer?
Would you trust expertly peer-reviewed software, or are you prepared to simply believe a company with closed-source software? That is how you can be better re-assured.
CompanyX: I have invented cold fusion. Pay me $1000 and I'll let you use it. If there are any problems I will deny they exist and make up any excuse possible to this effect, or detract attention from it by screaming FUD upon competitors. Then I might silently slip out a fix in a few months, if you're lucky.
OpenSourceY: We have invented cold fusion. You can have it to do with what you want. Many of my peers who have no association with our project whatsoever, but are experts in nuclear energy have looked at it and identified problems and implemented fixes. If there are problems, then just raise the issue and I'm sure many people will chip in with a solution.
Which version do you think the scientific community would go with? Which version would you, as the end user prefer?
Would you trust expertly peer-reviewed software, or are you prepared to simply believe a company with closed-source software? That is how you can be better re-assured.
