Re: Compromised Linux box stories (Re: [SLUG] upgrading complicated installs)

[Dean Hamstead <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> At the end of the day... software is judged by whether it works for the 
> customer or not. Not whether it has a long list of accreditations.

Thats nonsense. Management will continue to buy software and force it 
upon their engineers and techs based on the all important 
characteristics of...

- market hype
- sales pitches
- pretty colors
- friendships and strategic alliances
- flashy logos and websites
- expensive lunches
- cheapest quote

> If you want to find "toomany shiesters out there peddling crap"... I 
> suggest you go look in the accreditation industry.... is it little more 
> than selling pretentious scout badges to detract from the quality of the 
> software ?

open source software does tend to speak for itself. it will tend to get 
to a certain stage when it will self cleanse.

> Seriously... how many of the worlds best open source projects are 
> properly "accredited" from the start ?

The difference is, open source will tend to get better. However once you 
have paid for some piece of junk software - you may be stuck with it.

Dean
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