Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 10th May 2004 02:54 UTC
Last Thursday OSNews had the opportunity to meet Miguel de Icaza, founder of Gnome, Ximian and among other things leader of the much discussed, Mono project. Miguel is a talented and versatile developer but he is also a very intelligent businessman able to understand the industry on many different levels. Talking to Miguel guarantees that you are very quickly taken away by his enthusiasm and optimism and his thoughtful strategies and vision on how OSS will take over the world.
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"Now that ximian is not a little tiny company fighting for survival anymore, why do they not open source connector? "
So they have a business model that works, this allows them to survive, and as a reward for this that should tank their business model. Things like not opensourcing things like this could be what keeps them alive.
Far as third world countries and not affording a computer. Something to keap in mind is a computer is not a needed thing. The personal computers is a product of the first world where there is money to be burned, and then later more and more uses came about. In a country like the US a computer is somewhat needed today, but still plenty of people do fine without. In a country where they can not afford a computer I doubt their is much of a need for them. If next to no one there has a computer much of the reasons we have them is straight out the window since communication is out, no one you need to communicate with. Also is their even a way to get online? I really don't see to many people living in a tiny rusted steal shack suddenly needing a computer. If they are in a position to know about computers and have a need for them, they are probably in a situation where they can afford a computer.
You need food, water, clothes, shelter, healthcare in life, computers arn't a requirement. If it's something you can't afford, and it's not a requirement for life, you don't need it. Not to say it wouldn't be nice, and might not improve your life. I'm sure someone here will come back with something like. "what if third world child wants to grow up and be a programmer, or a engineer" well lets be realistic at the odds of this, and if a need for a computer is the biggest hurdle in this. Even in a first world country you can become just about anything without a computer.