You know, all of the Linux network code is Open Source (thanks Fred),
it hasn't brought the Internet down. Please, Please, Please don't
let fear keep you from making your code open source, David. Starting
with good open source gateway/trust server code, from responsible
developers, will only lead to more application development and help D-
STAR, not hinder it.
On Jul 24, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Jay Maynard wrote:
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 07:48:47PM -0000, dlake02 wrote:
> There is one problem will Open Source, and that is the possibility
that
> someone will change something that breaks things for everyone else.
>
> The effect there could be to close down all open source development.
This is not a problem with open source development, nor is it a
technical
problem. It's an issue with a developer who does not understand the
differnce between production and testing. The solution is to educate
that
developer.
> I haven't decided whether I'm going to open-source or just generally
> release my software yet - I haven't done anything like enough
testing yet.
Please do not let the actions of one developer who doesn't
understand the
difference between production and test get in the way of making your
code
open source.
> So, I'll be following the standard software lifecycle of dev-test,
> alpha/pre-production, production.
Just like software should be done.
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John Hays
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