Drupal was Re: The benefits of having an incorporation [was Re:Incorporation redux]

[Christopher Browne]

On 12/8/05, Ivan Avery Frey <ivan.frey-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Yahoo Groups also offers this functionality.

Unfortunately, Yahoo Groups has the (typical) result that everything
that is contributed is, ultimately, owned and controlled by Yahoo!

If they choose to change direction, you're pretty screwed.  If they
decide to have more ads, such that it gets a bunch of people exercised
over it, you're screwed.  If their behind-the-scenes backup doesn't
work out, you're screwed.

None of these things are necessarily going to happen, but the set of
risks rise more or less proportionately to the LACK of control you can
have over the management of the site.

"Because it's free" may be part of the reason that Linux has gotten
popular, but "because it provides us freedom" is another important
part, and "because WE get to choose" is also important to keep in mind
:-).

I'd much rather see there be a bunch of places hosting web content,
and a bunch of places hosting software projects (ala SourceForge PLUS
COMPETITORS) than see things watered down by "There Can Be Only
One..."
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