John Dean <john@rygannon.com> wrote:
On Tuesday 02 December 2003 08:44, Colin McQueen wrote:
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I see your point but I am not convinced that its a terrible waste of money. How does open source get created.?
With a computer, compiler, linker, set of function libraries and a lot of time and effort, that's how it gets created
Where do these people get the time?
We make time. Three years of my life have gone into my project, Rekall
If you don't know the answer to that question then you should be on this list
I am on this list ;-) I still don't know the answer. i'd love to have the time to support open source by creating but work, other causes and family take up too much time (not in that order of priority) and do come first
Your attitude suggests to me that you would never make it in the OS movement. We give up our spare time because we believe in what we are doing is for the common good.
That's a little condemming.
May be so, but look again at what you have written I have and I don't see what you are getting at?
What attitude is that then?
negative and dismissive I have only posed counter arguments. Many of them are actually positive but not necessarily towards open source.
I challenge you to point out a single dismissive comment?
What's wrong with asking questions. Is that not allowed here?
There is no at all wrong with asking questions, but you have to be prepared to take some flak if your questions, comments are some what annoying
ditto. I suppose you're right but I am not on this list to try and annoy people. I have never intentionally written to annoy. I would like open source to become the norm. But I work in schools as teacher and adviser, I also have children in both primary and secondary. If anything I find the comments from some on this list very dismissive about the hard work and good intentions of pupils, teachers, parents, governors and advisors. If some of it were to believed, only those that evangelise open source are worthy the rest of us are stupid.
You would do well to read Richard M. Stallman's book, "The Cathedral and the Bazzar" then you will know a little bit about what motivates the Open Scourse Movement.
I didn't ask about the motivation I asked about the time.
Movation and time are inextricably linked together. If you had the motivation then you would find the time
Not true. Its quite common for people to be misled or pushed away from their own motivational interests. I have motivation in too many areas. For me its about priorities. I've already listed some of my geater ones.
I spend a lot of time on things I believe in.
There you go. You have replied to my comment regarding motivation. It is obvious from what you head said that you don't believe in the Open Source Movement. If you did we would wouldn't be having this conversation.
Oh but I do. Its just not my religion, nor high enough priority above feeding my family with love, food and shelter and supporting others around me. Anyway I am confident I am contibuting, but perhaps I'll never convince you. Tough! <snip>
The book is by Eric Raymond not Richard Stallman and it can be found at www.catb.org/~esr
Thanks, I'll look it up. <snip> -- Colin McQueen