[DotGNU]OT: free software phases (was Re: interview with rhys and others)

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Rhys Weatherley wrote:
> They're learning.  They are currently at phase 2 of
> a 3 phase process of getting to where they need to be:
>
> Phase 1 - source code availability is bad
> Phase 2 - source code is ok for non-commercial only
> Phase 3 - OSS/FS isn't so bad after all
>
> Other companies (Sun, IBM, etc) have gone through
> this process before, and Microsoft will too.
>
> We should gently encourage them to move to phase 3,
> and not back to phase 1.  They will eventually.

Ah, but let's not forget the rest of the way.

Phase 3 - OSS/FS isn't so bad after all (technically)
Phase 4 - using non-free software isn't good
Phase 5 - non-free software is morally wrong

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Stephen Compall
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If you have a distant goal, there are two ways to reach it. One of
them is to have alot of money. And the other is idealism.
        -- RMS