Re: free .NET ftp, or other network libraries

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Samuel R. Neff wrote:
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:27:24 -0400, Arne Vajhøj <arne@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I would argue the other way around.

Some source code you find you can fix. With a commercial
implementation you are dependent on the vendors will
to fix the problem.

I never really understood that argument about open source. Wouldn't
most developers rather spend time writing their own software than
fixing the open source stuff they use?

Ofcourse.

But they will also rather spend a day or two fixing the bug
in the open source than waiting 2 years for the commercial
vendor to fix the bug.

Arne
.

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