SRO: Get Over It! Open Source Squabbling | Linux Today

SRO: Get Over It! Open Source Squabbling

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SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Oct 8, 1999

“I believe in open source.”

“I believe in it as a programmer, because with the whole world
looking at a program’s code, I know that if there are problems,
they’ll get fixed. Peer-review works for engineering; now it’s
working for computer programming. That’s great…”

“I also believe that I’m getting sick and tired of the
legalistic wrangling between rule lawyers arguing over open source
license details.
Really sick and tired.”

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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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