Linux Project (RE: Linux vs. Windows and why win is winning! )
Brian Densmore
DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com
Mon Jul 30 18:59:25 CDT 2001
True, but if you look at freshmeat, there is a constant flow real software
being released/upgraded/bug-fixed. Again, of course, there is much
duplication, for a number of reasons. Maybe, I should have asked how many
useable programs!? ;')>
Brian
> From: Bradley Miller [mailto:bradmiller at dslonramp.com]
>
> This is a "swag" type question, because a lot of the projects I see on
> sourceforge are "one guy and an idea to improve or start
> over" type things.
> There are lots of projects that are months old just sitting
> "waiting for
> developers". The one trip-up that I can see on open source, is the
> inability of someone to take an exisiting project, make
> suggestions/etc...
> and upgrade vs. recreate the wheel. Some projects need a
> kick in the a**,
> that's for sure. PHPADS is a great little project, but
> PHPNEWADS is way
> better and current. There are tons of "great little ideas" that are
> duplicated by people wanting to do it themselves. Why can't
> more people
> work to improving the existing rather than working out
> something new ? ? ?
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