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Curt Wuollet
And my major difference with Alex is how to cause that
to happen. Doing automation software as OSS will obviously
be more effective than simply using OSS for automation.
However, it's a friendly philosophical difference as we are
all hopefully, doing what we can. I would like to realize
the tremendous promise that opening up automation offers
before I retire. So like my other retirement funds, I invest
more as the time draws nearer. I might have to jump back to
IS to have more time to invest. Automation isn't meeting
my needs at the moment. But that's because I'm at the lowest
possible level.
But, just a small investment from the folks reading this could
do more than Jiri and Alex and I and the rest of the OSS folks
working in automation can do in the near term. Simply by keeping
your options Open and conciously avoiding lock-in as much as
possible. This has no downside and is certainly in your best
interest as well. When the vendors have to put your interests
at the top of the list rather than theirs, things will naturally
gravitate in the right direction. If the really excessive examples
become unpopular, better choices, or at least _some_ choices will
become available. The outside world is changing already.
Regards
cww
to happen. Doing automation software as OSS will obviously
be more effective than simply using OSS for automation.
However, it's a friendly philosophical difference as we are
all hopefully, doing what we can. I would like to realize
the tremendous promise that opening up automation offers
before I retire. So like my other retirement funds, I invest
more as the time draws nearer. I might have to jump back to
IS to have more time to invest. Automation isn't meeting
my needs at the moment. But that's because I'm at the lowest
possible level.
But, just a small investment from the folks reading this could
do more than Jiri and Alex and I and the rest of the OSS folks
working in automation can do in the near term. Simply by keeping
your options Open and conciously avoiding lock-in as much as
possible. This has no downside and is certainly in your best
interest as well. When the vendors have to put your interests
at the top of the list rather than theirs, things will naturally
gravitate in the right direction. If the really excessive examples
become unpopular, better choices, or at least _some_ choices will
become available. The outside world is changing already.
Regards
cww
