Andrew Cherry - The Cherry Pit ... 'cuz life's like a bowl of cherries?

A little bit incendiary... my response to an article on Zdnet about Yahoo!'s new BOSS initiative:
I gotta say, it seems this article is less evidentiary and a lot more rhetoric than anything else. You're methods for supporting your main thesis are bordering on flimsy, and really don't take into account the overriding fundamental shift in a business's philosophy when they choose to make an open source move.

You're reasoning for a 'wait and see' approach feel a bit too contrived to really give serious thought.

As a developer, I don't understand why the question of whether Yahoo!'s decision being defensive or offensive should really cause you to enter a state of indecisiveness. The promise of this hugely valuable resource that is being offered to you should be making you salivate over the possibilities.

As for your 2 points concerning Icahn and Microsoft... it will either last, or it won't. But the fact is that decision is going to be made before the summer's end.

As far as I'm concerned I welcome your decision to take a nice comfortable seat on the fence... enjoy the view. The more intrepid maverick trailblazers will wave to you as they pass you by on the way to fame and fortune.

The list of 'failed' or at least 'not successful' OSS offerings don't do much to convince. Especially when you totally disregard Java when speaking about Sun.... seams utterly selective. All 3 of those products were a the top of their respective markets and were hugely affected by factor's other than those of technical merit. The technology and intrinsic knowledge of building those products are of huge value to those that created them if a model can be adopted to ensure the continued widespread use of those products.

It really seams that the sentiment of this article is founded more in 'knee-jerk reaction' than thoughtful reflection.