From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <4BC9B124020000CC00026CE6@wlgw07.wlu.ca> Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:01:24 -0400 From: "Karljurgen Feuerherm" To: "'Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs'" <9fans@9fans.net> References: <201004170239.28944.corey@bitworthy.net> <4BC98362020000CC00026C96@wlgw07.wlu.ca><4BC98362020000CC00026C96@wlgw07.wlu.ca> <001d01cade39$05b76e50$11264af0$@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <001d01cade39$05b76e50$11264af0$@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Re: [9fans] Mars Needs Women (was Re: TeX: hurrah!) Topicbox-Message-UUID: 06600470-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 I struggle with this. Groups can do things and have honour. And groups = often do things without paycheques. I remember a group effort to implement = Tiny C for microcomputers in the late 70s... it was a group effort and was = plenty honourable... >>> "Patrick Kelly" 17/04/2010 10:19:40 am >>> Individual work has a benefit no community work can have; honor. That = product's success or failure is going to affect the image of who created = it. When an individual creates a product, it has a desire to see it = succeed. When a group creates a product, they have a desire to get their = paychecks. You can be right about the manpower issue. In no way could on man build a = bridge, but one man can build efficient software.