Because open source means open libraries, open documentation and open standards, whereas closed source means that not everything is disclosed.
And what I said initially was that it is easier to screw up closed source because the libraries/APIs are not fully disclosed. At least in M$'s case. John Hebert --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 05:39 PM 4/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >Yes. > > How does writing open source software reduce the > number of errors that you > introduce into code? In my view open source software > only increases the > number of eyeballs that can spot those errors. > > Regards, Dustin > > > > >John Hebert > > > >--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > At 03:25 PM 4/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Sounds like a combination of problems. But, > when it > > > >comes to tracking down problems, I _always_ > suspect > > > >software, not hardware, first. Software is just > > > easier > > > >to screw up, especially on a closed source > > > operating > > > >system. Now, it may be that the hardware in the > > > > > > Do you think closed software is easier to "screw > up" > > > or simply more > > > difficult to fix? Does writing open source > software > > > reduce the number of > > > errors you introduce into code, or increase the > > > number of people able to > > > spot the errors? > > > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > UNIX and Network Consultant > > > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > > > PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net > > > In the beginning the Universe was created. > > > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - > > > Douglas Adams > > > > > > ================================================ > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > your subscription information. > > > ================================================ > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > >================================================ > >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > >your subscription information. > >================================================ > > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > UNIX and Network Consultant > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net > In the beginning the Universe was created. > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - > Douglas Adams > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
