Le 02/08/2015 09:14, Steve Litt a écrit :
> I just looked back on the Halloween Documents, specifically
> http://www.catb.org/esr/halloween/halloween1.html . Here are two quotes
> I find both interesting and timely:
>
> * Linux can win as long as services / protocols are commodities.
>

> * OSS projects have been able to gain a foothold in many server
>    applications because of the wide utility of highly commoditized,
>    simple protocols. By extending these protocols and developing new
>    protocols, we can deny OSS projects entry into the market.

>
> So next time one of the new breed calls you a neckbeard for helping
> build a distro with simple protocols and services, show him
> http://www.catb.org/esr/halloween/halloween1.html . And try not to
> laugh when the whole thing goes right over his head.

     Thanks Steve for this interesting document.

     May I highlight an item in the description of how Free Software 
authors are motivated:

<<Not monetarily motivated (in the short run). These individuals are
more like hobbyists spending their free time / energy on OSS project
development while maintaining other full time jobs. This has begun to
change somewhat as commercial versions of the Linux OS have appeared.>>

     The last sentence points one of the possible hopes of M$. And 
typically this is what led to Sxxxxxd.

     Didier