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Eric Raymond: Why Open Source will Rule

Posted by michael on from the one-pundit-to-rule-them-all dept.

DNapalm writes "A very interesting two part interview with Raymond from ZDNet, talking about the success of open source and Linux on the desktop, among other things. Check out Part I and Part II (I liked part II)." Raymond also asserts that Microsoft could have killed Linux if only they'd started a little earlier.

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  2. whore by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey Eric, what's with all this media attention you've been clamoring lately? You seem to have an awful lot of free time on your hands! Is it because CML2 is not going anywhere perhaps?

  3. Not in the world of science it won't by PhysicsGenius · · Score: 1, Troll
    As a professional physicist, let me tell you I spend a lot of time in front of a computer console writing papers in various markups, solving equations and running simulations. Because of this, I well know the need for a powerful CPU and flexible OS/software to match.

    That's why I choose Microsoft Windows for my computing work. The easy setup and configuration let me get right to work and the cross-platform standardizations let me easily port my work for colleagues. Furthermore, the highly-optimized nature of the Windows Operating System Kernel makes for blazingly fast simulation runs even on the low-end hardware that my University is willing to pay for.

    Don't get me wrong, I love Linux. The quirky command-line interface makes me nostalgic for my days as a student using fun but non-standard packages like LaTeX and gnuplot. But when I want enterprise-level support for my physic-al work, I always choose the software that I know won't let me down.

    1. Re:Not in the world of science it won't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  5. why do people keep listening to him by RN · · Score: -1, Troll
    given that esr has predicted the death of microsoft every 6 months why does anyone take his tired platitudes seriously anymore?

    so he is famous for the cathederal and bazaar, but he has really contributed nothing else.

  6. Lame reasoning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    His example for desktop uniformity:
    You may note that drag and drop works correctly between GNOME and KDE applications. That's not an accident, it happened because the GNOME and KDE people reached out to each other, said, "We've got to have a common drag-and-drop protocol," wrote a standard, and now the applications on both sides conform to it. That happened in spite of the fact that there was no single player that controlled both GNOME and KDE that was able to compel that interface uniformity. I think we've demonstrated in open source that it is possible to bridge those gaps and create a uniform interface.
    Take note that this is the only agreement and it happened over 2 years ago. Also note that drag-and-drop is fairly insignificant when most applications do not yet use drag-and-drop. This isn't a big agreement either. More like a hacker from each party got together one day and said "Let's create a drag-and-drop protocol that works together--so we can prove to the public that we can work together" "Okay!" There isn't much more to it than that.
  7. Re:One thing I don't understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bullshit. I've been using Red Hat since version 3, and it's sure as hell not for new users. Your arrogance makes me almost cry with laughter; take a look at the facts-- maybe some of us have been there long enough to see it evolve and develop; and are quite happy how it turned out?

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