Steve, you seem to be somewhat unclear about open source and its implications (which I don't blame you for, because it's not something to be taken for granted - though that's slowly changing). It's really worth learning about FOSS - both from an intellectual and from an economic perspective. The Cathedral and the Bazaar* might be a good start, as well as the blog post I'd mentioned before. (Please take this as nothing more than a friendly recommendation.)
> The separation between what is and what could be is huge but there > is no incentive mechanism to close it. > [...] > I'm thinking there has to an incentive based win-win somewhere in this > development environment apart from altruism and the need to stand in > awe on the shoulders of giants. But isn't that exactly where there's a chance to make a living with and because of FOSS? Open source doesn't necessarily mean there's some magical community out there that does all the work for you. > Somebody could write a documentation book [...] > But then he would want to sell the book! For money! As implied earlier, that's perfect valid, even welcome (e.g. there are countless books on Linux, Apache, Python and other FOSS projects - and there's also been talk of TiddlyWiki books in the past). > Pristine bob would be apoplectic! I think the thing with Bob was a misunderstanding. -- F. * http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWiki@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
