> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven J. Owens
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 2:13 AM
> I'll bet ... that ... the ratio of lines of code to
> function-point is much, much better for Linux
> (than MS-Windows).
OK, suppose that the LoC:FP ratio for Linux is 125:1
and for Windows is 52:1. Is the Linux value better
than the Windows value? Or if Linux were 32:1 and
Windows 64:1, would the Linux value be better?
It's disturbing that Linux advocates leap up to proclaim
its superiority in all things and all ways, even when
the values in question have absolutely nothing to do
with quality and there's no way to know if a higher value
is "better" than a smaller one or vice-versa. It's like
declaring that Linux is better than Windows because its
name comes earlier in the alphabet, or that it's better
than VMS because its command-line prompt character uses
more pixels.
Enthusiastic advocacy is a great and valuable thing, and
there's a huge amount of good stuff in Linux that compares
favorably to garbage in Windows. There are also aspects
of Windows that are superior to the equivalent in Linux.
Advocacy that insists that your side is perfect and the
other side is entirely bad doesn't convince people of
your opinion, it convinces them that your opinions aren't
worth listening to.
Bob Munck
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