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Post #189,754 by FuManChu 1/11/05 11:12:32 AM Reply	Trade one lockin for another, it looks like
Post #189,787 by folkert 1/11/05 3:02:12 PM Reply	Lock-in? or Option? For me, there are a few options I'd rather not take. Giving Microsoft is one I'd rather not take. It is released as GPL. So you can use it for your business/organization without worry. Just that direct support will cost you... as it is with any server-side software. GPL, means GPL. If need be we can fork it if they ever change it. I am not so worried, it'll work with Evo... so thats a good thing. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* [link\|http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=134485&cid=11233230\|"Microsoft Security" is an even better oxymoron than "Miltary Intelligence"] No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link\|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp\|source]
Post #189,812 by FuManChu 1/11/05 4:32:04 PM Reply	It's not all GPL Each client needs a connector which they charge for and is closed. But I agree the choice is better than no choice. ;)
Post #189,814 by folkert 1/11/05 4:35:15 PM Reply	I could understand that... But, if you have the server source... and you have the API specs from M$... Well you can put 2 and 2 together right? -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* [link\|http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=134485&cid=11233230\|"Microsoft Security" is an even better oxymoron than "Miltary Intelligence"] No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link\|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp\|source]

Don't know if anyone has brought this up... - (folkert) - (5) - Jan. 11, 2005, 09:33:31 AM EST

Trade one lockin for another, it looks like -NT - (FuManChu) - (3) - Jan. 11, 2005, 11:12:32 AM EST

Lock-in? or Option? - (folkert) - (2) - Jan. 11, 2005, 03:02:12 PM EST

It's not all GPL - (FuManChu) - (1) - Jan. 11, 2005, 04:32:04 PM EST

I could understand that... - (folkert) - Jan. 11, 2005, 04:35:15 PM EST

Same deal as OGO. -NT - (pwhysall) - Jan. 11, 2005, 03:04:10 PM EST

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