Re: Closed system (was: PC connection via twinax ?)

From: Steve Richter <srichter@AutoCoder.com>
> From: Leif Svalgaard <leif@leif.org>
> >Ah, but if the experience of open software is any guide: those bugs would
> be found and fixed by the community, not by IBM, so there would be no
expense
> >on part of IBM.

> I think you still need one entity in charge of the system.

I agree, and in case of Linux, Linus still serves that function,
but in terms of finding the bugs, it doesn't matter who owns it.

I can imagine a world (not to come to pass though) where
IBM or a BP or a customer would propose a change, maybe
even produce some code. The change and the code would
be reviewed by the community, the bugs would be flushed
out, improvements would be suggested, etc, and the platform
would move forward as IBM takes advantage of the talent
and requirements of the community. It will not happen
because IBM think that the community is too dumb.

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