Re: [OSCOM] Open source DAM

The strong feelings below notwithstanding, I would like to be the first 
to state an alternate view.

OSCOM invited Tony to speak at OSCOM 3 and I specifically encouraged 
him to give us a blunt assessment of what we need to do.  I remember 
the article you refer to.  I remember a few people took a 
stone-the-messenger approach.  From my POV, I was happy to see someone 
giving us a critical assessment, especially one that's been a pretty 
good friend of open source CMS over the years.

Tony's piece was constructive criticism.  We need more of this and I 
hope Tony keeps participating.  Geesh, I hope Tony joins the OSCOM 
board, but he's probably too busy for something like that. :^)

I took the liberty of removing the addendum to the subject line.

I also question whether the last line of the diatribe is a breach of 
list etiquette.

--Paul

On Apr 2, 2005, at 2:28 AM, Paul D. Bain wrote:

> Tony Byrne - CMS Watch wrote:
> > 
>
> > Someone stumped me recently by asking whether I knew of any 
> open-source
> > DAM projects.
> >
> > I've heard of fedora (http://www.fedora.info/) and know that some 
> people
> > use traditional CM packages (like Zope) for basic media asset
> > management.
> >
> > Am I missing any other ones with reasonably wide support?
>
> 	Tony, let me refresh your memory. Fewer than two years ago, on your 
> web
> site (www.CMSwatch.com), you disparaged open source (OS) CMS's, saying
> that they were _all_ inferior as compared to proprietary CMS's and that
> no one should consider using a OS CMS. Now, I see that you are asking
> for help from those who use and develop OS CMS's. You are asking for
> help from those people whose work you have disparaged! I am amazed that
> someone who disparages OS software would have the effrontery to ask for
> help from the OS community. Your effrontery amazes me.
>
> 	I sincerely hope that no one on this list will give you any help
> whatsoever. Get your damned ass back to CMSwatch.com and that mailing 
> list
> for the mentally retarded, [email protected] The participants on
> that mailing list _love_ proprietary software, just as you do, and for
> the same reason: you and they are morons.
>
> 	Please, folks, do NOT help Tony Byrne. He is an enemy of the OS
> community and a damned bastard.
>
> Sincerely,
> Paul Bain
>
>
>
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