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Why not open source old stuff?
bill_ford:
quote:Originally posted by anphanax:
I don't understand why companies wont release code for projects that are no longer being worked on because of their obsoleteness. If the code still exists, it would be nice for hobbyists to able to tinker with .
If you're a profit-driven company, what's the big deal of releasing code that wont make you or anyone else any money (release it /w license terms prohibiting commercial usage /wout written consent).
I mean, if the code's crap or is basically stolen and poorly commented with no real structure, I can understand a company not wanting to embaress themselves.. but what other reason is there? From my experience, It doesn't take a lot of effort to make source code availible for the community, after you spend about 30 minutes digging it up.
IE: What would be the harm in Microsoft releasing code for Windows 3.0 (Not 3.1, 3.0. Yes, 3.0 exists)? It's a "16-bit" operating system built over a decade ago. Has windows changed so little that by releasing this code, it could actually harm Microsoft?
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I think if Microsoft released any of there code, they would be in big trouble with lots of comapines who they got it off. Apple, IBM companies like that all had somthing to do with 3.1.
Kintaro:
quote:Originally posted by Bill Ford:
I think if Microsoft released any of there code, they would be in big trouble with lots of comapines who they got it off. Apple, IBM companies like that all had somthing to do with 3.1.
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Thats a pretty good point.
hm_murdock:
quote:Insomnia,
I wouldn't waste your time if I were you. I've gotten into these kinds of arguments and some people simply can't be changed, closed vs open is just a matter of opinion. Jimmy obviously has no idea what apt-get is, if he thinks he can be locked in by module dependancies.
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restin, if you can't see the point of what I said then,
And that's the truth.
BTW, apt-get is not a replacement for an overcomplicated system.
http://calix.calyptos.com
and to a lesser degree
http://www.calyptos.com
help solve those problems instead of just covering them up with some new command line app
skyman8081:
quote:That's an other LIE.
You don't have to resolve everything.(only noobs do)
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that is a problem for linux desktop adoption, there needs to be better support than "RTFM n00b!"
many times TFM is poorly written and does not cover it. Read ESR's new rant on said subject matter. Apt still forces upgrades of existing apps even if they work fine already, or may even REMOVE them.
how is that no lock-in?
EDIT: I found the link to said ESR rant, here:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
[ March 08, 2004: Message edited by: root@localhost / BOB ]
hm_murdock:
THAT ARTICLE SAYS IT ALL.
Read it you indoctrinated fools and learn from it.
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