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---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:46:04 -0700 From: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com> To: Joe Briggs <jbriggs@briggsmedia.com> Cc: Frank Cusack <fcusack@fcusack.com>, Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com> In five years of talking about this topic, I think this is the most intelligent and thoughtful reply I've ever seen. Kudos. I'd suggest you post it to the list, it makes sense to me. A lot of sense. And I, for one, hadn't really thought of it like this before. Thanks for the mail. --lm On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 09:59:05PM -0400, Joe Briggs wrote: > Linux is a liberator for applications developers. Maybe Linux is an > exercise in OS re-implementation, but the _existance_ of an accessable > development and delployment platform is what enabled applications > developers for M$ in the mid-90's, and what is enabling those with ideas, > business plans, and innovation in todays capital-short market. Before the > artist can paint, he (she) needs a canvas. Linux is the canvas. > > On Friday 20 June 2003 08:04 pm, Frank Cusack wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 07:24:36AM -0700, Larry McVoy wrote: > > > I've said for years that the open source world is all about > > > reimplementing and not about new innovation. > > > > Almost spot-on. > > > > Where it's off is > > > > - It's not ALL about reimplenting. Didn't Solaris' prstat come AFTER > > top? Anyway I'm sure there are lots of examples here, maybe not LARGE > > pieces of code (although I'll point to TeX since every exception needs an > > exception as well), but I think you discount open source innovation too > > much. All of the ATTENTION is on the bits that are reimplementations > > because that's how mass markets work. > > > > - Just because two people independenty implement something doesn't mean > > one of them is REimplementing. > > > > Isn't bk simply a reimplementation of p4 by your argument? > > > > /fc > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" > > in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > -- > Joe Briggs > Briggs Media Systems > 105 Burnsen Ave. > Manchester NH 03104 USA > TEL/FAX 603 232 3115 > www.briggsmedia.com -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm ------------------------------------------------------- -- Joe Briggs Briggs Media Systems 105 Burnsen Ave. Manchester NH 01304 USA TEL 603-232-3115 FAX 603-625-5809 MOBILE 603-493-2386 www.briggsmedia.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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