I agree to this except one thing...there has to be some profit for the folks that push above and beyond to create new things/functionality, otherwise R&D would not happen, or at least be a lot slower. We don't all want to go back to the dark ages where we had to listen to music off of tape or watch TV in low definition.
FOSS is awesome, but people still will tend to work harder when they get a Ferrari (or Tesla :p ) out of it.
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From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Brian Dunbar Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:21 PM To: No More Linux!; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: RE: The End of All Filers?
I have no opinion nor expertise on the legal issues.
From an operations perspective ..
ZFS is a good thing. Open standards are a good thing. Cheaper and more capable hardware is a good thing. Lower operating costs are a good thing.
NetApp needs to adapt to reality.
Brian Dunbar Systems Administrator Plexus Desk: (920) 751-3364 Cell: (920) 716-2027
-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com on behalf of No More Linux! Sent: Thu 10/25/2007 9:31 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: The End of All Filers?
http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/harvesting_from_a_troll
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