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I think martinfick offered great metaphor...I think martinfick offered great metaphor...Posted Jan 20, 2012 16:47 UTC (Fri) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)In reply to: I think martinfick offered great metaphor... by michaeljt Parent article: LCA: Addressing the failure of open source
as someone who has paid for custom fixed and patches to opensource code, I'll say that getting a major change done to opensource code is significantly cheaper than getting any change done to proprietary code (through professional services).
it's not as cheap as a plumber fixing a clogged drain, but the costs compared to getting changes and fixes in proprietary code are still much lower
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I think martinfick offered great metaphor... Posted Jan 20, 2012 17:03 UTC (Fri) by RobSeace (subscriber, #4435) [Link]
> it's not as cheap as a plumber fixing a clogged drain
People call plumbers for that? Other than Liquid Plumber, I mean? ;-)
I was thinking more along the lines of repairing/replacing a busted/leaking pipe in my comparison...
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