Re: [Linux-aus] RELEASE: DON'T LET YOUR VENDOR'S ROADMAP LEAD YOU UP THE GARDEN PATH

[Michael Still <mikal@stillhq.com>]

Stewart Smith wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-05-15 at 14:36, Ryan Verner wrote:
>
> > > I think the difference is - we admit that we might not make them :)
> >
> > Depends.  Look at sourceforge; plenty of vaporware.
>
> and anyone is free to resume these projects, or use them as a base for
> others - unlike proprietary vaporware, where there is just vapor.

There is also a difference between starting something and never 
finishing it, and marketting the s**t out of a product which simply 
doesn't exist. I don't think you can call having a project registered on 
SF as being marketting -- there's not nearly enough t-shirts.

Mikal

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