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    SubjectRe: Linux stifles innovation...
    On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Dennis wrote:

    > At 07:01 PM 02/16/2001, Alan Olsen wrote:
    > >On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Dennis wrote:
    > >
    > > > There is much truth to the concept, although Microsoft should not be ones
    > > > to comment on it as such.
    > >
    > >What truth? I have seen more "innovation" in the Open Source movement
    > >than I ever have in my 18+ years of being a professional programmer.
    >
    > You are confusing "progress" with "innovation".

    Not necessarily: both exist in open source projects.

    > If there is only 1 choice, thats not innovation.

    You are confusing "innovation" with "competition".

    > Expanding on a bad idea, or even a good one, is not innovation.

    Correct. Having the idea in the first place is innovation.

    > Designing something differently to make it better is innovation. I suppose
    > you could argue that redesigning linux every few years is innovation, but

    Not really. Changing Linux to take advantage of some new concept would be
    innovation. Adding a new feature would be innovation.

    > unfortunately its the same cast of characters doing it, so its not very
    > innovative.

    There is no need for innovation to involve different/new PEOPLE, just new
    IDEAS.


    James.

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