All Source Code Should Be Open

[QuigIey]

I just spent 2 yrs developing a commercial app, against all odds, sacrificing employment opportunities, living in squalor, being broke all the time just to pursue my dream. (which is starting to pay), and this know it all says it should be open.
How can people make statements like this ?

http://www.developer.com/article.php/1452091

[davebat]

Originally posted by QuigIey

How can people make statements like this ?

Because everyone is entitled to an opinion and he makes some good points.

[mendhak]

Originally posted by QuigIey
I just spent 2 yrs developing a commercial app, against all odds, sacrificing employment opportunities, living in squalor, being broke all the time just to pursue my dream. (which is starting to pay), and this know it all says it should be open.
How can people make statements like this ?

Because the people who want it to be open source are living in squalor, broke, have no employment opportunities, and would rather not have to pay for it.

[BodwadUK]

Yea bums already take advantage of our employment system lets allow them to take credit for our work too

Sorry but you have to do work to get money thats the way the world works

[QuigIey]

Originally posted by mendhak
Because the people who want it to be open source are living in squalor, broke, have no employment opportunities, and would rather not have to pay for it.

Thats true (Where'd they put the Quigley smiley ? I don't see it in the options.)

[Something Else]

What a silly idea.

He really should build an elete software rating company that would, upon the reciept of someones submitted software code, go thru with a fine tooth comb, and review the overall progie structure. Publicly Give it 5 stars, 1 thumbs up, or whatever, while not releasing the code to anyone.

Make all submities pay thousands of dollars, Just like ISO, and have a prestegious yearly picnic gettogether just like the Auto Company, Saturn.


-Lou

[Slaine]

I intend to copy his article and publish it under my own name.

[mendhak]

Originally posted by Slaine
I intend to copy his article and publish it under my own name.

[wossname]

I intend to copy his article and publish it under my own name.

[BodwadUK]

[TheVader]

Originally posted by Something Else
He really should build an elete software rating company that would, upon the reciept of someones submitted software code, go thru with a fine tooth comb, and review the overall progie structure. Publicly Give it 5 stars, 1 thumbs up, or whatever, while not releasing the code to anyone.

And get sued by every huge software company because a corrupt employee sold their source...

[BodwadUK]

You stole my money making idea

[techgnome]

As Roger Rabbit would say: "What a marooooon!"

TG

[Cander]

I have no problem with open source, but these Free Software Foundation Nazis (ie Richard Stallman) get on my nerves. They want freedom to have all source at the cost of our freedom to NOT release source code.

[BillBoeBaggins]

Well the main point for me is... I wrote it.. if someone pays me enough they can have my source code...
Also, you can't compare writing (an art) to programming (a science). There is nothing to be gained from looking at a writers flow docs for the preparation of the novel. But if it is open source, all someone has to do is change the variables... move some lines around... walla by by copyright...

[nemaroller]

Well I 100% DISAGREE with that moron...

He uses bridges as an example of open inspection. When was the last time you stress tested a bolt from a bridge you were driving on? Sure, you could try prying the bolt from the bridge to inspect it, but you would get immediately arrested.

Besides, you can never get to openly inspect some joints of a bridge, because they are encased to protect them from the elements.

When was the last time your media player cost you your life when it failed? How's that compare to a bridge?

Silly example on his part.