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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Dec 1 2004, 12:02 PM
Quite simple:
1. 3 people decide to write a program. The write it, and share the source code on their site.
2. 17 people try it and like it, and point out bugs; they are promptly fixed by the 3 energetic programmers.
3. 91 people try the bug fixed version, point out bugs the first 17 missed, and suggest new features; the 17 bug testers deny the prescence of a bug and insist the features aren't needed; the 3 tiring programmers add/fix them anyway.
4. 341 people go on /. proclaiming how great the new program is; 42 people who have never actually used Linux/UNIX point out that the 341 people are bound to the cause of OSS rather than using good software.
5. 11912 people see the /. flame war and download the source, crashing the server; 11896 of them are perfectly content with it, but the other 16 go on /. and flame the previous 341 for ignoring bugs and missing features.
6. 340 of the flamed go on /. and lecture the 16 flamers on how valuable the tool is, and how great open source software is, and that if they really want to criticize they should offer to help or write their own; the other 1 offers to help the 3 now-frustrated programmers.
7. Steps 3 through 6 are repeated for many months, and sometimes years.
8. Eventually the original 3 are gone, scope creep has occured, and the program functions mildly better than the bloatware sold by M$ 3 years earlier.
1. 3 people decide to write a program. The write it, and share the source code on their site.
2. 17 people try it and like it, and point out bugs; they are promptly fixed by the 3 energetic programmers.
3. 91 people try the bug fixed version, point out bugs the first 17 missed, and suggest new features; the 17 bug testers deny the prescence of a bug and insist the features aren't needed; the 3 tiring programmers add/fix them anyway.
4. 341 people go on /. proclaiming how great the new program is; 42 people who have never actually used Linux/UNIX point out that the 341 people are bound to the cause of OSS rather than using good software.
5. 11912 people see the /. flame war and download the source, crashing the server; 11896 of them are perfectly content with it, but the other 16 go on /. and flame the previous 341 for ignoring bugs and missing features.
6. 340 of the flamed go on /. and lecture the 16 flamers on how valuable the tool is, and how great open source software is, and that if they really want to criticize they should offer to help or write their own; the other 1 offers to help the 3 now-frustrated programmers.
7. Steps 3 through 6 are repeated for many months, and sometimes years.
8. Eventually the original 3 are gone, scope creep has occured, and the program functions mildly better than the bloatware sold by M$ 3 years earlier.
That's great!
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Dec 2 2004, 02:02 AM
Quite simple:
1. 3 people decide to write a program. The write it, and share the source code on their site.
2. 17 people try it and like it, and point out bugs; they are promptly fixed by the 3 energetic programmers.
3. 91 people try the bug fixed version, point out bugs the first 17 missed, and suggest new features; the 17 bug testers deny the prescence of a bug and insist the features aren't needed; the 3 tiring programmers add/fix them anyway.
4. 341 people go on /. proclaiming how great the new program is; 42 people who have never actually used Linux/UNIX point out that the 341 people are bound to the cause of OSS rather than using good software.
5. 11912 people see the /. flame war and download the source, crashing the server; 11896 of them are perfectly content with it, but the other 16 go on /. and flame the previous 341 for ignoring bugs and missing features.
6. 340 of the flamed go on /. and lecture the 16 flamers on how valuable the tool is, and how great open source software is, and that if they really want to criticize they should offer to help or write their own; the other 1 offers to help the 3 now-frustrated programmers.
7. Steps 3 through 6 are repeated for many months, and sometimes years.
8. Eventually the original 3 are gone, scope creep has occured, and the program functions mildly better than the bloatware sold by M$ 3 years earlier.
1. 3 people decide to write a program. The write it, and share the source code on their site.
2. 17 people try it and like it, and point out bugs; they are promptly fixed by the 3 energetic programmers.
3. 91 people try the bug fixed version, point out bugs the first 17 missed, and suggest new features; the 17 bug testers deny the prescence of a bug and insist the features aren't needed; the 3 tiring programmers add/fix them anyway.
4. 341 people go on /. proclaiming how great the new program is; 42 people who have never actually used Linux/UNIX point out that the 341 people are bound to the cause of OSS rather than using good software.
5. 11912 people see the /. flame war and download the source, crashing the server; 11896 of them are perfectly content with it, but the other 16 go on /. and flame the previous 341 for ignoring bugs and missing features.
6. 340 of the flamed go on /. and lecture the 16 flamers on how valuable the tool is, and how great open source software is, and that if they really want to criticize they should offer to help or write their own; the other 1 offers to help the 3 now-frustrated programmers.
7. Steps 3 through 6 are repeated for many months, and sometimes years.
8. Eventually the original 3 are gone, scope creep has occured, and the program functions mildly better than the bloatware sold by M$ 3 years earlier.
Nice one Billy
