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Linux & Open Source Software, the Present

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the remember-where-you-started dept.

Mark writes to tell us that LinuxForums is running the second in a series of articles designed to reflect on "what Linux is, where it came from, where it's going, how to use it and why you should." With all of the recent talk about the perceived difficulties within the OSS community sometimes it is just good to take a look at our roots.

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  1. Re:linux is good, very good, we're THIS close! by schon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sorry, I couldn't get past this line:

    In contrast OSS new features arise either in response to features seen in proprietary software, or simply because a developer discovers how to do something cool and suggests that it be included.

    Wow, what a great picture. OSS coders are either lazy, unimaginitive losers who copy MS, or freaks fascinated by new, shiny things.

    What about features that appear because a developer needs them? You know, like how 90% of all successful OSS projects start?

    I've made some (minor) contributions to OSS projects, and in no case was it because I was copying a closed source feature or because I "discovered how to do something cool". It's because I needed a feature that didn't exist, so I made it happen.