- From: Didier PH Martin <martind@netfolder.com>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:15:02 -0400
Hi Ian, > Indeed. The CSS and SVG working groups in the W3C are working on XBL2, > which is a step on from Microsoft's HTCs. Thanks I am examining it to understand its opportunities and limitations. Sounds like most of the HTC features and more are included in the spec. > > > > e) Could lead to a business model if source code access can be > > controlled. A new market of external widget makers can be created if > > their asset can be protected. We saw such market happening with > > powerbuilder, visual basicm etc. > > Personally I am opposed to technologies that make it harder to copy, > tweak, or otherwise play with the source of applications. XBL, like SVG > and CSS, will be a (theoretically) human-readable format. > Yes the open source mantra. Can open source components be the source of a sound business model? (I mean here something that help people pay their rent and live with). What is more important, get access to lousy code or get access to a components and a vendor having interests to keep us as customers? Without any religious positions I think its better that we have components available from a marketplace and some competition among the vendors. If the code can behave in a sandbox with good security checks I have no problems to not having access to the source code as long as I can complete a project on time and with reasonable costs. The best it to allow some choices: for philanthropic buddies, allowing them to expose the source code and for others allowing them to hide it. Cheers Didier PH Martin
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