On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:57:06 -0700 (PDT) Massimo Di Pierro <[email protected]> wrote:
> Most of the criticism is fueled by stakeholders in other python > frameworks. Even if those are open source projects, they have > consulting based on their frameworks (and that is perfectly > reasonable) therefore when another framework steals their customers > and wins awards they see it as a bad thing. He he, this is a good one. > There may also be a component of cognitive dissonance: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Grapes lol > While I do agree that a person who does not have a formal education can be > smarter, know more, and accomplish more than a person who did spend long time > in school, statistically that is not that case. /me nods There are exceptions, of course... > People in academia are motivated by the desire to push science and technology > forward as opposed by the immediate need to generate profit. This is good explantion. > That is why it bothers me that some of the people in industry who have > profited from (and contributed to) open source, look down to projects > originating from academia. Thank you very much for your input. Sincerely, Gour -- “In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations…” (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) http://atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810
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