Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266045AbTFWORW (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:17:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266053AbTFWORW (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:17:22 -0400 Received: from lvs00-fl.valueweb.net ([216.219.253.199]:48583 "EHLO ams003.ftl.affinity.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266045AbTFWORV (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:17:21 -0400 Message-ID: <3EF70EF8.3050107@coyotegulch.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:30:16 -0400 From: Scott Robert Ladd User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3.1) Gecko/20030527 Debian/1.3.1-2 X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Larry McVoy CC: David Woodhouse , Stephan von Krawczynski , jgarzik@pobox.com, lawrence@the-penguin.otak.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] References: <20030619165916.GA14404@work.bitmover.com> <20030620001217.G6248@almesberger.net> <20030620120910.3f2cb001.skraw@ithnet.com> <20030620142436.GB14404@work.bitmover.com> <20030620143012.GC14404@work.bitmover.com> <20030620163349.GG17563@work.bitmover.com> <20030621142048.2ae63afa.skraw@ithnet.com> <20030621133831.GA10089@work.bitmover.com> <1056358467.29264.41.camel@passion.cambridge.redhat.com> <20030623132231.GC6715@work.bitmover.com> In-Reply-To: <20030623132231.GC6715@work.bitmover.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1191 Lines: 26 Larry McVoy wrote: > The one flaw in this argument and all of those which say basically "services > is the answer" is that it only works if you produce crappy software which > needs servicing. Your definition of "services" is far too narrow. Requirements change with time; ideal software today may be inadequate tomorrow. I make most of my money from customizing software to a specific customer's needs. I combine and refine existing components to produce unique software. A case in point: My Java Indexed Serialization Package (JISP) provides a very basic tool; about half my business comes from people who like the Jisp concept, and need a custom version that is tightly coupled to their requirements. I don't sell Jisp; I sell *what I can do* with Jisp. -- Scott Robert Ladd Coyote Gulch Productions (http://www.coyotegulch.com) Professional programming for science and engineering; Interesting and unusual bits of very free code. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/