A lot more than I thought! :-)
I picked up the lead on this one via Bruce Hopkins who pointed out to an interesting post by Shaun Walker - No Respect for Windows Open Source.
There is a great element of truth to it - Open Source projects on the MSFT platform are looked down upon. I have also had the unfortunate privilege of witnessing it first-hand within major corporations' IT shops. These shops are Java-based and religiously (within the IT staff) anti-Microsoft. More than half the working hours are wasted in the ongoing arguments and the efforts are truly counter productive. Virtually, all discussions are based on costs - Open Source is (allegedly) "free" but if you count the hours wasted in "evaluating" via committees and arguing the virtues of Open Source (all euphimism for MSFT-bashing), the costs are considerably higher. Add to this, the cost of Open Source developers to customize/maintain the applications, where is the gain?
If only Open Source came with Open Minds...
(notice something similar with the picture on the left-column.. :-)..
Carl & Richard interviewing me for the DotNetRocks Road Trip RV..
Updates to the Conn .NET Dev Group website coming soon.
See Carl's blog for more (including the DNR Show)...
Carl & Crew & the DNR RV are coming to Farmington CT!
Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:00 PM -9:00 PM
Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:00 PM -9:00 PM
More details at the CTDOTNET website here..
That's right, America! Carl Franklin, Richard Campbell, Geoff the sound guy, and a makeshift podcasting crew are hitting the highway in an RV on a coast-to-coast road trip from Boston to San Francisco October 12th to November 7th, 2005!
They'll be hosting evening events and producing DNR shows in 18 cities: Boston, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Raleigh, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Nashville, Memphis, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, San Diego, and Los Angeles; and ending at the launch of Visual Studio .NET 2005 in San Francisco!!
In each city, a sneak peek at new and exciting things coming in Visual Basic 2005 and Mobility Development in Visual Studio 2005, and lots of giveaways including DNR swag, sponsor software, and even mobile devices!! AND post-event DNR interviews with local developers who are doing cool things with .NET 1.1 and the beta of 2.0!
There will be parties along the way! Of course, they'll be blogging and podcasting photos and video (for the next DNR Movie), and a new .NET Rocks! show online every day during the road trip! Ok, maybe not EVERY day, but they're producing a show in every city!
[Via Thom Robbins Thanks Thom!]