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It's Not the 15th Birthday of Linux
Glyn Moody writes "There's been a spate of celebrations of Linux's 15th birthday recently. What they're really marking is the 15th anniversary of version 1.0. But do version numbers matter for free software? The 'release early, release often' approach means there's generally little difference between version 0.99.14z, say, and version 1.0. In fact, drawing attention to such anniversaries is misguided, because it gives the impression that free software is created in the same way as traditional proprietary code, working towards a predetermined end-point according to a top-down plan. So how should we be choosing and celebrating free software's past achievements?"
It's an excuse for a party! I celebrate Christmas to but I don't believe in santa.
Who? Who is but the form following the function of what and what I am is a man in a mask.
when Linus says it is. He has final approval on any birth date.
I've always thought "release early, release often" is a terrible idea.
My wife tells me the same thing.
After about the 100th anal-retentive jackass to smugly point out "2001 is the ACTUAL start of the millennium, you know!" I just started punching them.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
well, the point is to get people to test it so you can know if it's carp or not
Damn straight. I always want to know if there's anything fishy about the software I use.
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