Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Open Source is Free Like a Puppy is Free
There are long term costs and hassles, and occasional cleanup jobs. I have always enjoyed Scott McNealy's knack for analogies, and this one is really right on. As I have stated in previous occasions, the fact that it's open source, thus free does not automatically make it good. I'm not going to rehash on all the arguments about open source, but focus specifically on this comment from McNealy."
