From: Rich <rich@...>
Date: 2004-02-02T07:36:27+09:00
Subject: Re: (OT) Open Source != Do it yourself (was: Re: Ruby 1.8.1 REXML performance)

Lol...

So they've already reached adolescence - right?

Microsoft vs Sun

SCO vs Linux

Windows vs. Mac

-Rich

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hal Fulton" <hal9000@hypermetrics.com>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: (OT) Open Source != Do it yourself (was: Re: Ruby 1.8.1 REXML
performance)


> Zach Dennis wrote:
> >
> > Open Source is wonderful. It allows folks to focus on the best possible
> > service they can offer and not on "mine mine mine" concept that children
at
> > the age of 2 get so well. Perhaps that is my new fav analogy of Open
Source
> > vs. Closed Source developers. Open Sourcer's are compared to children
older
> > then that of 2 who have learned to share, while Closed Source developers
can
> > be compared to children at the age of 2. I wonder what'll happen when
> > developers reach adolesence. =)
>
> They will stop programming and focus on the opposite sex.
>
> Hal
>
>