2 Nov
2004
2 Nov
'04
12:20 p.m.
On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:27:16 +0000, Anahata <anahata(a)treewind.co.uk> wrote:
To suggest an open source program might change to something that breaks
your system overnight is bad publicity that fits right in with common
misconceptions about OSS. And it just isn't true: in the real world,
proprietary software does that much more. (MS Office file formats?)
--
Anahata
How did M$'s proprietary Office file formats every break anyone's
system overnight? I'm not saying I like M$. I just don't understad
your comment. They are a closed standard, but they appear to be a
standard none the less.
On the other hand changes in Wine's memory management broke all VST
support under Wine on May 24th at 8:30 PM. If you left work at 6PM
then when you arrived the next morning that capability was literally
broken overnight. ;-)
This is completely off topic because it really goes toward how OSS is
tested, and not whether it is implementing a standard.