Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 20 Jun 2003 12:18:34 -0300 | From | Werner Almesberger <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] |
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Larry McVoy wrote: > The reason I take this point of view, unpopular though it may be, > is that I see open source as basically parasitic.
Think of it as a child that's growing up. For quite a while, it will just draw resources from the parents, add little work or innovations, and will have considerably less economical power than the parents.
You choose to view Open Source as a historical accident that needs to be integrated into the traditional framework. I'd say it is more like an evolution into an age where most of the physical limitations of the sharing of information have disappeared.
Regarding your statement that there is no innovation in Linux: in the end, only the author can tell whether something is really new or not. When I look back on my own projects, I find quite a few things that weren't based on somebody else's blueprint. And I'm sure it's the same for many other Linux developers too.
With plenty of companies establishing Linux as a platform for migrating their current installed base to, it's just natural that a lot of quite visible work is being put into duplicating functionality found on legacy platforms.
That doesn't mean that innovation doesn't happen. It may just be a bit harder to recognize on that big construction site.
- Werner
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