Re: [ba-ohs-talk] open source question
Another important point in open source and open standard
product development and marketing is the support tools and
processes available to the users. All this support must
of course also be open and standards-based and easily
replicated and extended by interested users. (01)
So it is the combination of the technical/human platform for
conducting the collaboration and of the support/facilitation
services provided by platform experts to the collaborators
that make it possible to compose an organized answer to
some complex question. (02)
> The point I'm trying to emphasize here is that not only can
> people not use the tool effectively until they've had a chance to learn it,
> but they can't even judge its merit until they've had a chance to use it,
> first-hand. (03)
... and get supported by its implementors ... (04)
Thank You and Best Regards,
Joe (05)
http://www.ecomworld.com/portals/linux/default.cfm?toc=0&ArticleId=933 (06)