Re: [guadec-list] Re-considering expectnation web service
- From: Alan Cox <alan lxorguk ukuu org uk>
- To: Karl Lattimer <karl qdh org uk>
- Cc: Edd Dumbill <edd gnome org>, guadec-list <guadec-list gnome org>, foundation-list <foundation-list gnome org>, Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>, Xavier Bestel <xavier bestel free fr>
- Subject: Re: [guadec-list] Re-considering expectnation web service
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:50:45 +0000
> I agree 100% here, just because we're supposed to have an ideology of
> free software doesn't mean we should be against using non-free software.
> Hell, dreamweaver is an awesome product! This logic extends further that
> if we are able to help Expectnation become open source (as a previous
> post suggested), then the way to do that is to embrace it now...
> Especially as it has features which are invaluable to GUADEC being a
> success in 2008!
If you rely on proprietary then you need to account for all the bad
things it brings as well as the convenience in this case.
What happens if Expectnation goes out of business before guadec 2008 ?
What is the backup plan ? I'm not saying Expectnation isn't the right
choice but that you have to do the rest of the work that goes with a
proprietary choice.
Alan
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