[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
Can anyone suggest a more appropriate name for that point on the development curve of an open source application when its popularity has created a user base that goes well beyond the development community, who are so busy attending to the upcoming release and feature set of the next version that unattended problems with (probably boring bits of) the old release mean that user base starts to become frustrated and revert to proprietary software that (theoretically at any rate) comes with an accountable support structure? Further, would there be a market for a company that takes money to provide telephone support and accept blame for OSS problems along the lines of: "Yes, sorry, it does eat data/fall over/not work, but all your concerns will be addressed in the latest version, due for release in 3 months, just keep sending the cheques..." which is a lie, but all you get from at least one major vendor anyway. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html