On 10/2/07, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well you see that IS the thing. > > A lot of people have said that most Free Software does not innovate, > it just copies. >
of course. like taiwanese or japanese industries. oh, that was a long time ago. thats where people start right? i know artists do... > Things like Intel's secrets didn't just bubble up by accident. Intel > spent lots of money doing research and designing their CPU's so > obviously they have the best compiler for their architecture. > the thing with ideas is that people using it eventually get it... what do you do with ideas that is "owned" by others and you find out through lawful use? of course you would unlearn it because it is illegal knowledge. > Sure, GCC is a great feat. We would not have GNU/Linux if not for GCC. > That does not change the fact that it sucks. From an absolute > technical perspective, GCC is mediocre at everything (multiple > architectures) and good at nothing. > > Saying things like this.. > > > Well like i said if somebody found out icc's secret you will stop laughing. > > > > likewise if intel decides to open source icc. > > > only betrays a sour-graping mentality. Like I said, Intel spent big > bucks to have a fantastic compiler. They're not about to give it away! > not when they have the most robust profit margins in the business > (50-plus percent). > Is it sour graping? Was Mr Berners Lee stupid for giving away www? Some people i know think so. What about berkeley? Are they evil for taking the idea and released bsd? Thats Intel's business. Selling IP. You think thats, fine to some its not. Why dont they just give it away for free? They will gain from the hardware sales anyway. Nobody can force them though. Maybe when llvm matures or even if gcc lto gets out. Then we will see. > In short: Free Software OFTEN gets the job done. It is OFTEN more than > good enough for the task at hand. But it is ALMOST NEVER the > best-in-class product if you mention absolute technical performance. > We will see. We are just starting out. Give it some time. > Of course for most people you don't have to be best-in-class, free (as > in beer) is a mighty motivator. Ture. People even chose software that suck the most only because its free. -- Lay low and nourish in obscurity _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
