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| DATE | 2009-07-28 |
| FROM | Ron Guerin
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Eric Raymond's tips for effective open source
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Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> anyone hear this latest anti-OSS management mantra?
>
> "Open Source: free as in kittens."
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>
No, but that's rather disingenuous. Nobody has unwanted Open Source
show up on their doorstep needing to be fixed, fed, and given a full
round of shots, which is clearly the metaphor they're reaching for there.
- Ron
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