TO CAPTAIN KANGAROO

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Differences Explained by the Real World

he won't reply because he is in the tank for Microsoft and Ibm


On Nov 25 04:10 PM User 299351 wrote:

> Dennis, you say: "IBM and other legacy software suppliers are the
> leaders in open source".
> Well, this is quite new for me. IBM makes $20B+ (agree this is substantial!)
> in pure commercial software revenue, including Websphere, Rational,
> Lotus, DB2 and Tivoli (and many other hidden brands acquired an intergrated
> into the 5 SW brands) and of course the Mainframe SW. Where is Open
> Source here? Is any of these brands Open Source? that will certainly
> be great news to all of us. Can you please qualify what do you mean
> by "IBM is a leader in Open Source Software", beside the marketing
> hype ?

No Place for Political Mandates in Enterprise Software Market

Again Dennis takes the paid basher view of open source . Can you argue against free Mr Byron? If you had your way we would forever be hostage to Microsoft and Oracle for software . We would also not be able to write software applications to suit our purposes in a more efficient and less costly basis . As I see your Op eds are all negative when it comes to anything having to do with Sun MIcrosystems . In this article you attack Mr. Mcnealy by telling us that he is somehow being a traitor because his letter to President Obama is late . I am just glad nobody has asked you for advice on open source . Please ask the vendors of proprietary software about open choice and see if they are not lobbying the government on their own behave . The Obama campaign used MYsql , a free open source database software , to manage their web needs . Maybe that is why they have asked Mr. Mcnealy his views on open source . Would you prefer the goverment ask Bill Gates or Larry Ellison to write a paper on open source ? Would they not tout their proprietary software or would that be wrong since people are losing their jobs and homes . Please refrain from your biased rants against open source and its developers unless you divulge all of your stock holdings and finances from corporations . Neither advertising nor lobbying for your company are illegal, immoral or even treason as you imply . DISCLOSE YOUR SPONSORS !

BBC Falls for Sun's Open Source Software Spin

StevieD - RIGHT ON THE MARK you articulated my thoughts precisely . Who lets these people be so biased and wrong at the same time ? Show me one article this guy has ever written on JAVA OR SUN

Sun Micro: Data Center Efficiency for Everyone

Finally an unbiased story about Sun Microsystems . Hail to the one reporter with some perspective .

BBC Falls for Sun's Open Source Software Spin

Dennis Byron has drunk the "hate sun micro " kool aid . Sir can you post any favorable story on JAVA that you have ever written . Are you a paid basher ? That is what is left to believe when you see attack after attack without any reason and as for this article it is just not factual .