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Re: [opensuse] THANKS! Evolution pword patch!
- From: John Andersen <jsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:49:19 -0800
- Message-id: <200704190049.20710.jsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Wednesday 18 April 2007, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > It does not seem reasonable that I, joe user, who can read a little bit
> > of C should be submitting patches.
>
> Wrong, that is the entire principle of Open Source.
No it most certainly is not.
You have a very flawed understanding of Open Source.
Open source most certainly does not mean that software is
patched by people who have no clue, or that those who do have
a clue should have 98% of the valuable time they contribute
wasted reading thru patches submitted by the clueless.
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> > It does not seem reasonable that I, joe user, who can read a little bit
> > of C should be submitting patches.
>
> Wrong, that is the entire principle of Open Source.
No it most certainly is not.
You have a very flawed understanding of Open Source.
Open source most certainly does not mean that software is
patched by people who have no clue, or that those who do have
a clue should have 98% of the valuable time they contribute
wasted reading thru patches submitted by the clueless.
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John Andersen
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