Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'

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"Planned Software" probably isn't the right way to put it

Every software project I've ever seen is planned and I fail to see how it could be done in any other way. What we're seeing an end to, however, is "software by decree", implying that vendors are able to dictate to users what software they will use, and how they will use it. Regardless of whether the software is proprietary or not, users are gaining the ability to tell commercial vendors and volunteer developers alike where to go, which means that in the future, neither MS nor any other entity is ever likely to have the sort of stranglehold on the software market that the former enjoyed in the 1990, and MS' tenuous hold on the title of "Dominant Software Vendor" is likely to continue to weaken until it eventually fails.

I think that's a good thing, even if Red Hat is the one that gets fired (as happened on the family PC a couple of weeks back; replaced by Gentoo).

Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 10/20/08  (Edited: 10/20/2008 @ 12:20) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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