[consulting] Is this list dead?

[John Sechrest]

No. Not really. But it does seem to go in spurts. 




Leigh <leighm at dgtlmoon.com> writes:

 % is like that innerTee site mentioned a while ago, opensource products  
 % but doesnt actually give you the modules :)
 % 
 % Quoting Michael Haggerty <mhaggerty at trellon.com>:
 % 
 % > Haven't seen much activity on this list for a while. Is this list dead, or
 % > are we all just very busy?
 % >
 % >
 % >
 % > An interesting story: without naming names, a friend of mine is starting a
 % > business. He is developing a platform that will use Drupal as the framework
 % > to deliver a specialized service and putting a lot of work into it. Part of
 % > his hook is that he will not be open sourcing some of the custom modules
 % > which are part of the platform in order to maintain a competitive advantage
 % > (i.e., if someone else wants to get into this market, they would have to
 % > build something themselves).
 % >
 % >
 % >
 % > While I see the benefits of this from a business standpoint, it does raise
 % > an interesting question about proprietary software. One of the main
 % > advantages of open source is the cost of labor, you can have dozens of
 % > people worldwide working on the same piece of software. Supposedly, the
 % > quality of the product goes up as it filters through peer review and the
 % > expertise of multiple individuals. The particular modules this person is
 % > working on are not really 'understood' by the Drupal community (otherwise,
 % > someone else would have already built them). What I am trying to wrap my
 % > head around is, does losing this advantage detract from any others? Does
 % > losing peer review and contributed labor undermine other advantages to open
 % > sourcing a creation? From a programmers perspective, I can't really
 % > understand why he's choosing a proprietary route for development other than
 % > the idea that few others would really be interested in working on this
 % > particular module.
 % >
 % > Thank you,
 % > Michael Haggerty
 % > Managing Partner
 % > Trellon, LLC
 % >  <http://www.trellon.com> http://www.trellon.com
 % > (p) 301-577-6162
 % > (c) 240-643-6561
 % > (f) 413-691-9114
 % > (aim) haggerty321
 % >
 % >
 % >
 % >
 % 
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