From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 References: <1a806fac73b7f5d77492e855f816fca4@quintile.net> In-Reply-To: <1a806fac73b7f5d77492e855f816fca4@quintile.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Francisco J Ballesteros Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 01:00:58 +0200 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] Closed nix development is an insult Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7af51e86-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 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" 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