tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post4869430703623888620..comments2023-08-13T11:50:32.508-04:00Comments on Benoit des Ligneris : Open Source Catalyst: I've got a feeling : is Open Source at an inflexion point ?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275775831212016043noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-83120715041417618452016-02-26T05:41:04.593-05:002016-02-26T05:41:04.593-05:00open source <a href="http://www.tetrain.com/cluster-solutions.html" rel="nofollow">open source</a> Tetra Provides Cluster Solutions on linux and <a href="http://www.tetrain.com/cluster-solutions.html">Open Source</a> . It also provides cluster managemnt services through open source mosix & oscar.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16057597307345272840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-49256250530598238492010-05-20T06:08:30.770-04:002010-05-20T06:08:30.770-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Billing Software Solutionhttp://www.codeobjects.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-20799794947213521302010-02-17T19:49:44.927-05:002010-02-17T19:49:44.927-05:00Agreed. I am in the US (the land of that other OS)...Agreed. I am in the US (the land of that other OS) and luckily have a free choice with two computers on the desk. I spend 95% of my time on the "older" castoff hardware that run CentOS with some really GOOD numerical programming and generic office tools (OO v2.4, Gnumeric) and have shoved the newer hardware WinXP with MSOffice2007) to the side. There is no cost incentive to me, but while the UI of the FOSS OS and apps are much rougher, the core code quality is light years ahead. Funny too becuase the Win machine takes 5-10 minutes to reach a usable desktop from a cold start; the CentOS machine, about 60 seconds....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-69866858075361012742010-02-16T22:33:16.106-05:002010-02-16T22:33:16.106-05:00Hello. I have changed the template for the blog wi...Hello. I have changed the template for the blog with a more readable CSS and fix sized column. <br /><br />Hope it is more readable this way !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275775831212016043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-53064666519368460952010-02-16T18:02:00.256-05:002010-02-16T18:02:00.256-05:00f, I completely agree with your comment. What I ob...f, I completely agree with your comment. What I observe in different areas (thin-client(LTSP-Cluster), CMS(Drupal), groupware (Zimbra), EMS (Nuxeo), portal (uPortal), remote access (NX), etc.) is that some Open Source products are simply superior to their proprietary equivalent : functionally but also, more often than not, from an interface point of view.<br /><br />This is not the case for lots of Open Source products that are technically superior but can not compete with closed source equivalent that offer less functions (and often, more "hackish" because of legacy code) but a much better interface or are tailored made to address the needs of a few customers. I think this is OK for server-based product ... but not for desktop/end-user products.<br /><br />Indeed, interfaces/UI are often the weak link of the Open Source software experience. For those projects, usability is key to their long term success ... not technical excellence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275775831212016043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-67496959452403522622010-02-16T17:48:58.381-05:002010-02-16T17:48:58.381-05:00Hello Anonymous (the three of you) and thanks for ...Hello Anonymous (the three of you) and thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I can't see any ads from two different browsers while being logged on blogspot and anonymous (Firefox and Chrome). Can you be more specific about the ads : images or text and where do you see them ?<br /><br />BenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275775831212016043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-79523738451463432492010-02-16T16:29:43.675-05:002010-02-16T16:29:43.675-05:00You really need to do something about the ads on t...You really need to do something about the ads on the left of screen. Makes the site hard ot read and take seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-73250572989996163122010-02-16T12:48:31.070-05:002010-02-16T12:48:31.070-05:00I have to agree with previous post - Ads on the le...I have to agree with previous post - Ads on the left distract - I am european and no better or worse than someone who's culture leads them to read from right to left - I read english (left to right) <br />Every time I start a new line I expect a) continuation of a previous thought or b) a new thought<br />Here I get (between ideas and inside ideas) adverts - despite that I agree with the ideas about open source, I will no longer be visiting this blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-43043114274839741572010-02-16T12:03:55.287-05:002010-02-16T12:03:55.287-05:00Sorry, but your web site looks weird with the adve...Sorry, but your web site looks weird with the advertising on the left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141673382754111320.post-79817045782588856322010-02-16T10:49:14.422-05:002010-02-16T10:49:14.422-05:00Well, I really hope so and I'm moderately opti...Well, I really hope so and I'm moderately optimistic.<br /><br />The best thing however is to see that it is beginning to filter through that people who use software as a tool (end-users) look for the "best" software for a given job, regardless of whether that's an Open Source offering or not. <br /><br />That's because the "open" part of Open Source doesn't really matter to people who can afford to spend money to buy closed-source software. Such people simply buy a tool that works, and will cheerfully buy a new one when the first becomes obsolete. Of course they benefit from the "open" part of the equation, but the importance of having a good tool completely overshadows that aspect. And the lock-in.<br /><br />Unfortunately however, it often also makes for inferior interface design because the coders who write Open Source software tend to be poor at designing interfaces that people actually like, and often don't take the time and effort needed to debug such interfaces (just think of all those K-widgets in KDE 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 that simply wouldn't work). <br /><br />But but that's getting a lot better of late, thanks to more bug-fixing, more polished and professional widget libraries (like Qt) and to standards for "what makes a good interface" gradually filtering into the consciousness of Open Source coders.<br /><br />When Open Source Software can win on merit (i.e. not just for being "open") that's when the inflexion point is well and truly reached. <br /><br />Because, as the author puts it: "These days, we say "we have an excellent solution for you. By the way, this solution is open source and this brings you several additional advantages ...".. <br /><br />I'm sad to say that there are still many people about who will start to rant and foam at the mouth at the mere assertion that "open" is a mere factor that determines the attractiveness of a software solution next to "tool quality" and "usability".<br /><br /><br />The best part of Open Source however is that it tends to get better instead of worse.fhttp://f.comnoreply@blogger.com