"Open source advocates are doing what was once unthinkable - giving the thumbs up to a Microsoft source code licensing program. The Free Software Foundation has said new licenses for Microsoft's pseudo open source program, the Shared Source Initiative, appears to satisfy the four requirements defining Free Software." So, what does it mean for you? Update: A description of the changes.
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Member since:Hi,
"Yes, there are generic simulators, but in many engineering fields, they're of limited use. Most generic simulators are based upon simplifications of reality, and for the really cutting edge stuff, you sometimes need to build a tool that uses different simplifications appropriate for your task."
Do you mean the generic simulators need more features and more options? That is just a matter of more time...
"Somebody has to write the software that makes a phone network run, or the software that allows wireless devices to avoid stepping on each others toes (to use a personal example), or the software to control the fuel injection timing in an engine. Do you think the Open Source world is going to take over these markets?"
Do you mean like this: http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html
IMHO it'll take longer for open source to kill embedded systems too, but it isn't impossible.
I must admit, sometimes I use an extreme to illustrate a point more clearly, where perhaps I shouldn't. It doesn't make much difference if open source kills the software industry completely or reduces it to 10% of what it is now - it'd still be a problem IMHO.
Member since:[quote] Do you mean the generic simulators need more features and more options? That is just a matter of more time... [/quote]
and in a field like engineering time is one of the most important matters. while you're waiting for someone to add the features you need, someone else using that in-house code will finish their work first and you'll be eating dust.
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Yes, there are generic simulators, but in many engineering fields, they're of limited use. Most generic simulators are based upon simplifications of reality, and for the really cutting edge stuff, you sometimes need to build a tool that uses different simplifications appropriate for your task. If you take a look at the industry, say, GE and Pratt and Whitney, you'll see that they have their own in-house code for these things.
Moreover, simulation is hardly the only use for in-house programming. Somebody has to write the software that makes a phone network run, or the software that allows wireless devices to avoid stepping on each others toes (to use a personal example), or the software to control the fuel injection timing in an engine. Do you think the Open Source world is going to take over these markets?