On Mon, 27 Feb 2006, steve szmidt wrote:
> On Monday 27 February 2006 15:45, Eben King wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006, steve szmidt wrote:
>>> There could very well be all of them. Fortunately it's very easy to write
>>> a driver under Linux unlike it's windows counterpart. Few drivers are
>>> without bugs under windows.
>>
>> Oh, so that makes it OK? "Look, they're bad too." Why not strive to write
>> the best code possible? Oh yeah, closed source is why.
>>
>> Well, it's nice that you're satisfied with (possible) mediocrity.
>
> Yeah in a perfect world we'd have it. I'm all for open source everywhere
> feasable. As it is I'd rather have the better closed source driver than the
> open source one.
>
> Why are you using it?
Because it's significantly faster than the Open Source one.
> By your own considerations you certainly have settled for "(possible)
> mediocrity" by using it. Har har see how evil it is, yes I'm using it too,
> kind of stuff. If you don't like closed source why use it, eh?
I don't see it as hypocritical to drive yet complain about the DMV, or have
a phone yet whine about Verizon. Yes, you could ride a bike everywhere and
cut yourself off from the world. Some people do it.
> I've written both. I've made money on both. Some companies are still running
> what I wrote over 20 years ago. Making money on closed is definitely easier.
> Open feels better, like a contribution to the world. I take it since you feel
> so strongly about open source you must have contributed too. Not just had a
> free ride...
If I could program worth a darn, I would. I can't yet. With practice...
> Too many people find reasons to hate and call each other evil, rather than
> focusing on the positive. I'm sure you are a nice guy and all that.
I don't think that on the whole they're bad guys, it's just that some things
could change. It isn't an "all or nothing" deal.
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