optimus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> think of the possibilities!!!!! if MS would make software for linux or >> make a distro it would be open source!!!! it would be great to peek into
One should note, of course, that no company is obliged to release its code as free and open source software. Even the GPL allows you to extract a fee for the source, although since people can freely redistribute, seems like nothing's stopping someone from giving your work away _after_ they've bought it. =) > Yes indeed. Some of MS's programmers may be better, but open source > programmers are the very best there is. A hasty generalization, surely. =) Open source programmers are, well, anyone who steps up to the challenge. I know I have some fairly crufty code out there, and I'm just a small-time geek. =) That said, I am _still_ in awe of Richard Stallman, Larry Wall, Linus Torvalds, Guido... |) > With Linux, they have an open "toy" they can continuously assemble, > reassemble, and improve. True learning comes from doing, and one cannot learn > much using the closed, undocumented Win32 API and the absence of source code. Amen! > Open source programmers are the best there is, for they have proven their > technical skills with the best programmers from around the world. I was tickled pink when I got CVS access to my first public repository. It was, like, a major day in my life. Tremendously fulfilling peer recognition is - and I'm just small fry compared to them. =) I love free and open source. I love being able to work with other geeks, build on previous work, and make the results available to everyone for free. Can't imagine working on commercial software for a company - maybe open source R&D, but who does that here? <impish grin> -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 4 BS CS Ateneo geekette interests: emacs, linux, wearables, teaching compsci _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
