Re: [tlug] Bill Gates and the GPL , let the flames begin

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

Attila Kinali writes:
 > I'd actualy put it the other way round, there are certain
 > things that cannot be done in OSS, but need a company that
 > writes comercial software.

There is plenty of commercial software that is OSS, you mean
"proprietary software".

But in fact that only things that can't be done in OSS are the things
that are illegal to do in OSS.  True, OSS doesn't do "devil's in the
details" stuff very well -- eg, icon collections (has anybody seen GNU
Emacs's latest? it could be used on a Right-To-Life poster!) -- nor
stuff where you *need* mandatory system standards for quality of life
(compare Aqua to GNUMB UIs).  But OSS *does* get around to them
(eventually).

If you as a client are in a hurry, you may prefer to buy a limited
license, of course.