JQP wrote:
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If Borland will release the source code, I'm sure they'll have better
support too. But unfortunately, this negates any reason for having
developed the product in the first place.
The real problem is that a Linux product requires too much support. This is
not Borland's fault, it's the way the operating system is being built and
distributed; coupled with a lack of concern for commercial developers.
Linux product requires too much support? How much is too much? More
than zero? Any product requires adequate support to satisfy market
requirements, it does not matter if it is for Linux, Windows or for
any other platform.
What more the Linux developers could do to facilitate one commercial
software vendor? They do provide unrestricted access to the source
code of the operating system to anybody with a PC and a modem. The
plans for a new Linux feature are known a way in advance and are
openly and publicly discussed. The glibc changes was known for a
very, very long time to anybody interested with this subject; any
commercial software vendor could and should be prepared in advance, as
many did. It is not like the new glibc was a secrete project and all
of a sudden all major distros start using it, just to destroy all the
commercial software. ;-)
Obviously, the introduction of the new version of glibc did not stop
many commercial software makers to provide updates to theirs
respectful products or providing a new version of it, only days or
weeks after the major distribution start using it. You can lead a
horse to water, but can you make him drink? What more the Linux
developers could do to facilitate one commercial software vendor? Do
they need to stop developing Linux in order to meet the commercial
software maker development and QA cycles? (which is secret, by the
way) You are certainly not suggesting that the Linux developers should
make all the necessary changes to the commercial product and recompile
it. Surely it could be possible, if they would have an access to the
source code, and get paid for it, that is ;-)
juliusz
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