>> Good point. With open source, you can crank out much faster >> versions/revisions. If M$ did that, how would that change how you feel about them?<<
I don't think this is an open source vs. commercial issue Michael. We all know there are many aspects of software development that affect how fast software is revised. Scope of the app, scope of the changes, number of developers, experience of developers, quality of project management team, quality of specs, feedback from code reviews, incentives to get it completed, scope creep, quality of the existing design and existing codebase, etc. For instance, I made a change today to some software I am writing commercially and it will be in production tomorrow. I doubt the Linux Kernel team can do this with the approval process, all the user acceptance testing, regression testing, beta testing, builds, distribution, etc. The OS is huge and the impact changing one line of code could bring down computers around the world. The scope of the project is too large where mine is much smaller and simpler to manage. I did not have to communicate the changes to a big team. I did not have a huge approval process. I also made some changes to something that is open source, but that change won't see the light of day for at least a month. While I see the point Ted is making, I think the article referenced points out that no matter where you go, politics plays a part in the level of enjoyment one gets out of their job. It does not matter if you are working for big companies or small companies, the evil empire or a good charitable cause (and this does not only apply to software), if you are not having fun or at least enjoying the work or effort you are contributing, chances are you will take your services someplace else. I have left good jobs and volunteer positions when politics got involved to a level where I no longer enjoyed things. I applaud this developer for making his choice to leave it all behind. It sounds like it is a negative to the Linux team since he appears to be brilliant. This stuff unfortunately happens all the time. No one should be surprised. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
