Re: [9fans] Closed nix development is an insult

[Christopher Nielsen <cnielsen@pobox.com>]

FWIW, I feel the same way as Steve. I only release code that I feel is
going to be useful to others. Sometimes I am simply experimenting and
the code isn't worth releasing.

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Francisco J Ballesteros <nemo@lsub.org> wrote:
> I think its almost ready at least to
> try and take a look, I will try to
> put out a copy next week,
> unless other authors ask me not to.
>
> any useful bit for "production" usage
> will be shared, anyway, we have always done it
> that way.
>
> In short, I agree 100% with Steve.
>
> On Sep 6, 2013, at 10:27 AM, "Steve Simon" <steve@quintile.net> wrote:
>
>>> Aram's point, obviously, is not that working on nix is insulting.
>>> Pretending you are a better judge than the whole world on whether
>>> something is 'ready to be shared' is insulting.  Unless you have
>>> lawyers pointing metaophorical guns at your job, in which case just
>>> say that.
>>
>> Good grief, I write lots of code for plan9, only some of which I decide
>> is successfull and well written enough to release. This is my choice
>> and only mine, I created it I do what I want with it.
>>
>> I don't believe any different rules apply to nemo.
>>
>> If somone where to priviately, politely ask him off-line asking
>> for a copy of the work in progress he might be willing to share,
>> though he might not, I don't know what state this code is in or how
>> he feels about what has been written.
>>
>> Fundamentally I don't understand how people beleive they can complain
>> when they don't have access to other peoples private work.
>>
>> Don't get me wrong, I am all for sharing code but its to authors right
>> to decide not to share if they wish.
>>
>> -Steve
>



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