> Ok, So if this is the "tactic" Linus is taking, then why don't more people
> complain to Linus about it? The simple fact is that it's NOT a
> microsoft-like tactic. For Linux to grow in a direction that EVERYONE
First, more than a few people have complained about various parts of
Linux development. But that's not the point any more than Microsoft
telling you and me that they made changes because "these changes had
to be done." The point was that Netraverse has nothing to do with it
and thus the notion that they're somehow plotting to generate more
revenue by making people upgrade is silly.
> So you're saying it's the user's and Linus' fault that Netraverse did not
> change to meet the needs of the users? Again, all companies, end-users,
Nope...I'm saying it's NOBODY'S fault. You can view the world as
though everything that doesn't go your way is a plot by bad guys or
you can view the world as though some things just happen. The timing
of Linux development and other applications is never going to be
synchronized such that nobody will buy a version of one product that
isn't obsoleted by the marketplace 'too soon.' It's simply bound to
happen sometimes.
> developers, etc, have access to the API and all changes Linus and crew
> deal with. Your arguments are confounded and lack substance for the
> direction you want it to take.
I want people to realize that the software world is going...period.
Because its going, some incompatibilities are going to crop up. If
that's a 'lack of direction' then so be it.
> These are the facts as we know them. This is what has happened. So, if
> you'd like to say that it is Linus who made bad decisions by moving the
I never said that at all; don't put words in my mouth.
> kernel in a much needed direction, please do so. If you'd like to give it
> more thought than that, and see that even Netraverse is an end-user of
> Linux who develops a product for other end-users, and mis-managed
> expectations, then say that. Don't simply blame Linus and Linux users for
> the problems of another company though.
I'm not blaming anyone. Then again, I'm not looking for someone to
blame. You seem to be searching hard. For the record, I had nothing
to do with it.
Cheers --- Larry
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