Messages in this thread | | | From | John Alvord <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] | Date | Fri, 20 Jun 2003 12:35:41 -0700 |
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:45:24 -0700, Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com> wrote:
>> so you are saying there should be only one OS. > >No, I'm saying that you should dream up new stuff on your own instead of >complaining about the licenses of the software that other people dream >up. If you want open source software, then *create* some. If all you >are able to do is copy some existing software, you're profoundly limited >in what you can accomplish and you are really big trouble if your copying >cuts off the supply of things to copy. > >It's sort of like saying "Daddy is paying for college but when you get >out of college you have to figure out how to make a living, you might >want to start thinking about that". In fact, it's a lot like that.
The flaw in this argument is that computing is driven by applications and striking out in a new direction, free of legacy, gives you no workload of any interest. That makes it a toy development in most cases which satisfies some academics but few others.
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