Hi Brian, Well you know most open source projects are done because the developers just enjoy writing the code, obviously it's nice if people use it, but that is rarely the prime motivator. Indeed I remember a young man from Finland saying that he was going to write an operating system, but that he wasn't going to create a professional system, it was "just for fun" and to help him understand his PC. I believe it became very popular, but that wasn't his prime motivator.
Thanks Tim On 27 September 2011 08:26, Brian Ssennoga <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > I find this part interesting: > “The other thing—and it's kind of related—that people seem to get wrong is > to think that the code they write is what matters,” says Torvalds. Most > software development managers have seen this one. “No, even if you wrote > 100% of the code, and even if you are the best programmer in the world and > will never need any help with the project at all, the thing that really > matters is the users of the code. The code itself is unimportant; the > project is only as useful as people actually find it.” > Which is why as much as i love all the apps competitions thrown around the > continent, i take them with a pinch of salt. Fair enaf, am not as passionate > about coding, but then again, i represent a good case of a tech user, > waiting to get those apps into my hands to solve problems of life today - > Imagine there was an app - user fed or otherwise - that wld tell us which > roads to avoid on monday evenings, because of the hold ups there... > Imagine there was an app - again user fed or otherwise - that wld tell us > where the cheapest pump price is - or which forex had the best rate... > Or one that wld link medical specialists -with patients - i wld love to get > plugged in into a portal that says where which dentist will be. > My ideas might be wild, and possibly even impossible - but there is a user > looking to a coder, asking them to do somethin i can use! Here and Now. > Today. > Brian > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Very good ones at that, from a chap with the experience to be taken >> seriously: >> >> http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/Linus-Torvalds-s-Lessons-on-Software-Development-Management/ba-p/440 >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> iJwEAQECAAYFAk6BZQsACgkQ6BaRME5Jdsi/HwP9Fntl3HIVyXNIrVZEiH7ypz9x >> F6NpAngSB46nHD0KZ9eYozrPb8GLi0chMt0CllMGvUokIDsdl1KLhr3Q3MEM6PQe >> KGwH6qgca4AZIa3rbYbF/Plg7f2SGkT/VnKtpxVv9SgY0mugu2MWOt8vS8FT4qQG >> i3P6Iu4ghE7ncqbHPxc= >> =lkXk >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > > > > -- > Love indeed conquers all..... > Brian A. Ssennoga > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- WebERP Africa Ltd +447710427049 +256752963327 +255758554413 www.weberpafrica.com _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
