totoro;181910 Wrote: > Chill out. Other people have other needs, and didn't necessarily buy the > sb because it was open source, but because it was the best thing out > there. Your insistence that they should shut up or go away adds nothing > of any value to the discussion. > > Open sourcing a project is neither a panacea nor a guarantee of a > disaster. The issue of bringing in people from sd to do things like > integrate a unit test harness, make sure that there is good test > coverage, blah blah blah (all the stuff many developers don't like > doing) is pretty pertinent, and imho, a lot of people are actually > thinking about things like this when talking about going closed source > (incorrectly conflating some issues, as I've pointed out earlier). > > Have you yourself ever actually written any significant software, so > that you have _any_ basis at all for talking about how "stupid and > dangerous" this discussion is? I have, and find your position > completely insupportable.
Hi totoro, Thanks for your comments. I am a bit sad because i have little compassion for some folks who want a world safe from any slight complications. i bought a squeezebox because of it's ability do a simple job for me and because it got a good write up from the reviewers. The community looked good also. I didn't buy it because it was open source. Since getting the Sb I have been encouraged to go Linux. This has been very helpful for me as it has given me hours of enjoyment and contact with a community which seems integrated with the developers and designers of the hardware. Before this experience I had some issues with conflicts in Windows XP. By experiment and ideas off the internet i sorted my problems out myself. I posted my experience and I hope that has helped others. This experience involved Logitech who were brilliant and helpful even when, in the end, they were not the guilty party. I got chuff all help from the software side. They wanted money with no guarantee of success. Logitech's attitude was great and I bought other stuff from them because of this experience. My conclusions are that the open source system seems to integrate users, developers and manufacturers closer together which helps me. I can't speak for others. I know the open source system is better for me. I haven't got any experience of writing any code or "significant software", the reason why I am worried about the SB project going closed shop is that it will reduce the very great pleasure I get from the situation as it is. I see too much of the desperate drive to come up with a device to save the world (ipod style) and make lots of money. The sb model will never become run of the mill in the short term. All i am hoping is that this nerdy type device remains so accessible and enjoyable and does not become corrupted. I respect ipod and apple for what they have done, but PLEASE don't bugger up the sb model by wanting to make it the answer to Mrs Smith's cravings for a plug and play model. M. -- mudlark SB3>cyrusDACX>PreXvs>260A>KEFiQ7 cable avondale ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mudlark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7151 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32904 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
