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I'm gonna sine your pitty on the runny kine!!! Sha da tay John Hebert wrote: >--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>At 11:33 AM 4/11/2002 -0700, you wrote: >> >>>>consistency, usability!, and >>>>scalability. >>>> >>>No arguments here. The OSS needs to raise the level >>> >>of >> >>>quality of the software that it claims is ready for >>>public use. But, because it _is_ OSS, it is by >>>definition available to the public. This is at the >>>center of our discussion I think. >>> >>Well, this might have just taken another swing in >>topic-land. I was >>originally talking about whether or not writing open >>source software >>reduced the amount of errors written into the code. >>Maybe it's time to >>change the subject to "this space for rent." heh. >> > >Dangit, Dustin. > >Yes, you are right. You are correct. You are the Grand >Poobah. There is nothing magically inherent in the act >of writing open source software that keeps a >programmer from making mistakes or writing bad code, >i.e.; bugs. BUT, not all open source software sees the >light of day, much less get downloaded, much less >passes the peer review of lots of other coders (the >OSS model), much less gets past the code maintainers, >much less gets accepted into an open source software >project. Are you getting my point here? > >We are getting bogged down by semantics. I say open >source makes better code more likely because the >APIs/docs can be verified against the source code by >anyone and everyone. And because it is open, it can be > peer-reviewed before being released out of beta. It >does not always happen, but it can. > >You say that programmers, either open or closed source >types, create bugs. I never disagreed with you on >that. We are looking at the same thing from different >perspectives. > >Just admit that M$ Windows sucks and I'll put you back >on my Xmas card mailing list. :) > >John Hebert > >>Regards, Dustin >> >> >>--- >>Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>UNIX and Network Consultant >>http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear >>PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net >>In the beginning the Universe was created. >>This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - >>Douglas Adams >> >>================================================ >>BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >>Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >>Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >>your subscription information. >>================================================ >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ >================================================ >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >your subscription information. >================================================ > --------------010104090009040103040802 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> </head> <body> I'm gonna sine your pitty on the runny kine!!! Sha da tay<br> <br> John Hebert wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> <pre wrap="">--- Dustin Puryear <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a> wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">At 11:33 AM 4/11/2002 -0700, you wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">consistency, usability!, and<br>scalability.<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">No arguments here. The OSS needs to raise the level<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">of<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">quality of the software that it claims is ready for<br>public use. But, because it _is_ OSS, it is by<br>definition available to the public. This is at the<br>center of our discussion I think.<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Well, this might have just taken another swing in<br>topic-land. I was <br>originally talking about whether or not writing open<br>source software <br>reduced the amount of errors written into the code.<br>Maybe it's time to <br>change the subject to "this space for rent." heh.<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>Dangit, Dustin.<br><br>Yes, you are right. You are correct. You are the Grand<br>Poobah. There is nothing magically inherent in the act<br>of writing open source software that keeps a<br>programmer from making mistakes or writing bad code,<br>i.e.; bugs. BUT, not all open source software sees the<br>light of day, much less get downloaded, much less<br>passes the peer review of lots of other coders (the<br>OSS model), much less gets past the code maintainers,<br>much less gets accepted into an open source software<br>project. Are you getting my point here?<br><br>We are getting bogged down by semantics. I say open<br>source makes better code more likely because the<br>APIs/docs can be verified against the source code by<br>anyone and everyone. And because it is open, it can be<br> peer-reviewed before being released out of beta. It<br>does not always happen, but it can.<br><br>You say that programmers, either open or closed source<br>types, c reate bugs. I never disagreed with you on<br>that. We are looking at the same thing from different<br>perspectives.<br><br>Just admit that M$ Windows sucks and I'll put you back<br>on my Xmas card mailing list. :)<br><br>John Hebert<br><br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Regards, Dustin<br><br><br>---<br>Dustin Puryear <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></a><br>UNIX and Network Consultant<br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear";>http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear</a><br>PGP Key available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.us.pgp.net";>http://www.us.pgp.net</a><br>In the beginning the Universe was created.<br>This has been widely regarded as a bad move. -<br>Douglas Adams<br><br>================================================<br>BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group<br>Visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.brlug.net";>http://www.brlug.net</a> for more information.<br>Send email to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a> to change<br>your subscription information.<br>================================================<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><br><br>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Yahoo! 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