People, Since Maddog said he hadn't heard of the 2 bridges analogy, I am sending it out to the list. I find it very effective in explaining why Linux, & other open source software, is so stable. Magnus Lyck� wrote the original; on the Linux biz list. I paraphrased a bit, & added the second question. Thanks to: Magnus Lyck�, Folktrov�gen, Sweden Suppose you have to build a bridge. Two entrepreneurs come to you. One says: I will build your bridge. In order to prevent anyone from sabotaging your bridge, by exploiting design flaws, nobody sees these plans. The other entrepreneur says: Here are the plans to your bridge. 10,000 engineers have seen the plans to this bridge. Any problems were corrected, and 10,000 engineers looked again. You can check that your bridge matches these plans. If it doesn't suit your needs, you can change it. 10,000 engineers will help you. Now, I have two questions: 1) Which bridge would you buy? 2) Which bridge would you drive over when it is built? ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
