Comment Re:BeOS IPO (Score 2) 98
I can understand you're frustration sometimes, but I must differ when you say that Eric Raymond believes that all non OSS sucks.
Like yourself he probably gave it a try, and sees that the technology of it is simply amazing. The BeOS is built to do stuff that Linux is not, yet. I don't know if Linux will ever be able to do the Media stuff BeOS can do, or if the BeOS will have the following that Linux does. I can hope for both though.
For those that believe in OSS as a better way of doing things, they might see it as more of a shame that BeOS is not open-source because they would like to see it succeed, but don't see the future of closed source software.
Me, I would like Be to succeed, and I will be putting my money into it as soon as I am able. I don't believe all software needs to be open source, as long as the company is open to ideas. There is no company more open to its developers than Be at least not any I have ever worked with. That's enough for me to invest my money and my time.
Like yourself he probably gave it a try, and sees that the technology of it is simply amazing. The BeOS is built to do stuff that Linux is not, yet. I don't know if Linux will ever be able to do the Media stuff BeOS can do, or if the BeOS will have the following that Linux does. I can hope for both though.
For those that believe in OSS as a better way of doing things, they might see it as more of a shame that BeOS is not open-source because they would like to see it succeed, but don't see the future of closed source software.
Me, I would like Be to succeed, and I will be putting my money into it as soon as I am able. I don't believe all software needs to be open source, as long as the company is open to ideas. There is no company more open to its developers than Be at least not any I have ever worked with. That's enough for me to invest my money and my time.
