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Don't stigmatize the suits

Posted by tadelste on · 3 comments
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Today, really smart but non-tech-savvy business types are founding companies that either sell open source software or make heavy use of it, or both. The interesting part is that, in many cases, these smart guys seem to be trying to hide the fact that they are not well-versed in the technicalities and usage of the very open source software they're selling. Why hide it? Surely the "open source community" has matured enough to appreciate and welcome those who want to promote FOSS without crucifying them because they aren't hackers.

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Comments (3)

vonskippy ·
"Surely the "open source community" has matured enough..."

Any proof, examples, sources, etc. to back up that statement?

Any statement that starts with "surely" is most often a premise without proof, or just plain wishful thinking by the author.
tadelste Story submitter ·
vonskippy: thank you for that.

Quoting:Any proof, examples, sources, etc. to back up that statement?

Any statement that starts with "surely" is most often a premise without proof, or just plain wishful thinking by the author.
dcparris ·
I don't expect a suit to know how to install GNU/Linux. It does make sense to have grasped what the "spirit of the open community" is before getting in over one's head. How, for instance, do you run a business based on libre software without running afoul of the community if you don't know what the community's mores are?

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