InfoWorld: Linus on Source Code, Developer Craziness, and the Makings of Successful Projects
Dec 15, 2005, 22:00 (5 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Matt Asay)
"What follows is a fascinating interchange between Linus
Torvalds and Chris Blizzard on the Desktop Linux (public) mailing
list. Linus' comments on the value of source code, the importance
of letting developers run amok, and other sundry things is great
fodder for those looking to better understand how to make open
source projects thrive...
"I suspect that what you see as a raging hatred for user
configuration is instead just a symptom of what we consider
important in GNOME. We are willing to prioritize 'working well out
of the box' and 'consistent and easy to use' over user
configuration. So that particular set of features just never
bubbles up to the top. As near as I can tell it just is a question
of priorities.
"[Linus]I don't understand why you and Havoc seem to be of the
opinion that working well out of the box and having good defaults
is in any way something I argue against..."
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