[Info-vax] OT(?): Linux: developed by corporates. *NOT* developed by unpaid volunteers.

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> David Froble
> Sent: 29-Mar-15 12:09 AM
> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] OT(?): Linux: developed by corporates.
> *NOT* developed by unpaid volunteers.
> 

[snip...]

> >
> > I realise statistics are a wonderful thing, and are more often used
> > for support than for illumination. But have a think about this. Linux
> > isn't $$$ free, it's paid for by the customers of the companies whose
> > employees are paid to contribute.
> 
> Ayep!
> 
> > Does this change anything in your picture? Not sure. But it might.
> 
>  From the perspective of Apache not seeming to be a good fit on VMS,
> no,
> it doesn't.
> 
> I'll ask, if Apache wasn't free, do you think there might be more
> competitors for that market?  I do.  It's the "free" that stifles
> competition.  Who is going to spend money to develop a product to
> compete with a free product?  Would you?

Ask all of those backup vendors who are doing well selling backup
products for Windows and Linux when those platforms includes "free"
platform utilities to do this.

Same think could be stated for Wintel/Linux batch schedulers.

Cost is one factor, but if there is a commercial product that has much
more functionality, then most med-large Cust's will pay the extra cost.

It's the reason why there are still many Multinet/TCPware Customers
on OpenVMS when the native stack is "free".


Regards,

Kerry Main
Back to the Future IT Inc.
 .. Learning from the past to plan the future

Kerry dot main at backtothefutureit dot com