While I have grown tired of the thread and shall retreat into the wood work, I do object to the generalization in the first reply that one has written bad code if one cannot handle multiple eyes on it. That seems unfair to make such a sweeping "black-or-white" statement. Forgive the pun, but too binary for my taste.
It has been fun and I look forward to those that want to release their code doing so and those that do not want to do that, keeping it under wraps. This has encouraged me to get something checked into the github or SourceForge (another thread?). Tom NY4I On Sep 29, 2011, at 1:45 PM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: > On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:53:28 -0400 > "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)" <ldeff...@homeside.to> wrote: > >> WONDERFULLY STATED! I have been agonizing on whether to decloak and >> write something similar to your essay, but you said it very well. I'd >> only add one more point to ponder. >> >> Many of us developers don't lean toward open source code simply because >> of time constraints. We'd rather take our time and work on the code and >> the functionality than to take that same time (and more) to explain >> what's already been done, why it was done that way, why another way is >> (or is not) better, and to review the proposed changes to consider >> adopting them into the baseline. And, if the implication of "thousands >> of eyes" interested in my pet project is true, that could easily swamp >> all available time for the original developer to the point that s/he >> throws up hands and walks away from the project because it's just too >> demanding and nothing is actually being DONE! > > If you've written good code and good comments, you shouldn't need to take the > time to do this. If you *haven't* written good code and good comments, you > haven't a hope of understanding it in six months time. I and many others > know this from experience ;-) > >> Thanks, but no thanks. I'll continue to be open to suggestions (and >> sometimes insistence) for new features/functions to be added to my own >> project, but that's about the extent of it. When I die or become no >> longer interested or capable of continuing development, I plan to find >> another dedicated developer (if any are available that are willing to >> put up with G4ILO's picture of such development at >> http://blog.g4ilo.com/2010/10/advice-to-amateur-programmers.html) or >> I'll be posting the whole enchilada to a source code repository and let >> it be Open. > > What's stopping you posting it to a source repository with the caveat that if > you want to dig around in it, you're on your own? That's pretty much what I > do. > > G4ILO has a fairly "interesting" attitude to it all, but his last paragraph > is just about the truest thing written about software, ever. RTFM and say > thank you. Oh, and send in bug reports and (if you have access to the > source) patches! > > -- > Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ <gordon...@gjcp.net> > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
