| Date | Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:00:26 -0800 (PST) | From | "Dr. Kelsey Hudson" <> | Subject | Re: Linux stifles innovation... |
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On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Augustin Vidovic wrote:
> 1- GPL code is the opposite of crap
By saying this, you are implying that all pieces of code released under the GPL are 'good' pieces of code. I can give you several examples of code where this is not the case; several I have written for my own use, as a matter of fact.
Software is only as 'good' as the effort the programmer who wrote it put into it. Spend an hour writing a device driver while watching TV, eating food, and after a couple dozen beers, and release it under the GPL. Is it good code? probably not. :p
This isn't, however, to say that I think commercial code is better than GPL code... They both have their merits and deficiencies, so I value both equally based upon this (although all software *should* be free...)
Just my .02.
Kelsey Hudson khudson@ctica.com Software Engineer Compendium Technologies, Inc (619) 725-0771 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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