Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

Well... that's the Internet. ;)

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

clearly if I don't agree that opensource software > all I must be a troll.

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

No, that fact that you're a troll makes you a troll. :D

Or a lame cross-eyed puppy.... either way, I'm still not kicking you!
(Mainly because I don't want that on my shoe.) :rolleyes:

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

Thread rapidly approaching lock candidacy. Enjoy while you can.

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

No one's argued that. You have, however, argued the opposite.

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

It's amazing how much bullsh!!t can be splattered over the intertubes by people that clearly have no idea of the kind of calculus that goes into understanding what concepts like "better" can mean in relation to development models like "open" or "closed" source.

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

a lot of people/trolls only have desire to speak..whether what is spoken is truth or otherwise is ,sadly, not important

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

why not lock those who mess the thread up instead?

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

thanks for the personal attacks. real cool bro. Sorry you don't agree with my opinion on whether bytes want to be free or not. Hey maybe next year will be the year of the Linux Desktop finally.

Re: what has "open source" and "linux" phone/tablet maemo os brought us?
 

I'm all for having the source code available for programs I want to learn from. I'm all for helping other people accomplish their own dreams and projects by giving them my source code.

I don't like indian givers (GPL licensed code).

There is a whole host of reasons that I have LEARNED to dislike the concept of "open source" software.

HINT: Its not because I don't like looking at source code

Hierarchies = Organization.

Organization + Financial Incentives = Excellent Code

There's a reason the best "open source" products have developed hierarchies and thats because without hierarchies code developed by more than one person is either **** or doesn't work, usually both.

Companies have hierarchies. Its implicit in how they work. Furthermore, companies (generally) have financial incentives.

The beauty of this is that companies that don't produce good code die out. Open source projects just linger.

So it has been my personal, highly subjective experience that I prefer to do business with companies and not "communities". If that company will release their source code, then hey thats awesome I'll probably be more loyal now.