Schism | Linux Today

Schism

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 18, 2007

“I have now brought up sex and religion. Maybe I’ll skip
politics today, not go for the trifecta and have a post that has
something to PO everyone. I have a theory. Just a personal
speculation, but it seems to make sense to me.

“Whatever it is about people that causes such fractures to
occur, and elevates preference to things people will argue over:
Whatever the ‘Engine of Schism'(tm) is, it is at least part of what
makes Open Source so diverse. It is just that in Open Source what
is divisive has been turned into a strength. In the same way that
Biodiversty helps life on earth…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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