[p2p-research] is open source design inferior

[Michel Bauwens]

the argument could be that since the motivation of FLOSS is self-governed,
and designed to develop solutions for one own's problems, it would then to
ignore customer issues, since most of its first users would be tech-savvy
... this could explain both the failure of the linux desktop, and the
success of Ubuntu once a private partner started to play a role in it,

I find that argument quite credible, given my own difficulties in chosen
free software, which is usually more difficult to install etc..

Michel

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting argument.  I'm not qualified to answer formally, but I think of
> Mozilla versus Explorer...  Being customer driven does not imply not being
> FLOSS.  It implies having a differing governance approach.
>
> Ryan
>
>  On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:35 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> this article poses an important issue,
>> http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2009/11/07/open-source-design-and-the-openofficemouse/
>>
>> that I would like to see discussed on our blog, by someone familiar with
>> design dynamics in floss communities,
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>> my take is that this may be inherent in free software, because they don't
>> care about the end-user, and therefore, separate commercial entities may
>> still be needed,
>>
>> I see Ubuntu vs. Debian as proving that point,
>>
>> Michel
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