open source

open source

Open Source: Free as in "Free"

Here's Scott Hanselman [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SandcastleMicrosoftCTPOfAHelpCHMFileGeneratorOnTheTailsOfTheDeathOfNDoc.aspx] on the death of nDoc [http://www.charliedigital.com/PermaLink,guid,95b2ab68-ba92-413a-b758-2783cde5df9c.aspx] : > We are blessed. This Open Source stuff is free. But it's free like a puppy. It takes years of care and feeding.

By Jeff Atwood ·
Comments

open source

Is Writing More Important Than Programming?

The unofficial wikipedia blog entry The Future of Open Source Five Years Ago [http://wikip.blogspot.com/2005/08/future-of-open-source-5-years-ago.html] makes some fascinating comparisons between the adoption rate of Linux and the adoption rate of Wikipedia. > Server-side Linux is still a powerful force, but what happened to the

By Jeff Atwood ·
Comments

open source

The Code-First Dictum

Traditional wisdom says that the "code first, design later" approach is a bad idea. However, Charles Miller points out that when it comes to open source projects, it's mandatory [https://web.archive.org/web/20060209222222/http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2005/05/08/finding_discord_in_harmony]

By Jeff Atwood ·
Comments

unix

UNIX will never be usable

A few months ago, Eric Raymond, the open source guru best known for his seminal paper, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, posted a rant about the difficulty he encountered with a common user printing scenario in UNIX. The follow-up post is even more intriguing: I am informed that an RFE

By Jeff Atwood ·
Comments