On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 09:01:07PM -0400, Mike Kenzie wrote: > On Tuesday 28 June 2011 08:25:06 Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > a colleague wants to write an article along the lines of the most > > pernicious myths about open source software. so, in your opinion, > > what would those be? let's stick to the top five, along with their > > brutal and savage debunking. thanks. > > > One of the myths is that you can't get support for Open Source > > Any one who has had to call a help desk knows that you can't get support for > paid software unless you're a big client. With open source you can actually > contact the author. ...or pay a consultant to figure it out from published sources. This is why many governments are starting to see the value in open file formats, if not open source software, so they won't be held hostage by proprietary vendors. > Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600 slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________