Freeware is not necessarily Opensource. Most coders I know haven't contributed a single line of code to Open source...mostly because they survive on every line of code they do write. http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/11/05/making-our-world-more-respectful/ "I am getting a little tired of the bickering in Open Source. Don’t get me wrong, I love full, frank and colorful discourse and debate, and I believe that innovation thrives on the exchange of ideas and different perspectives. Unfortunately, it seems that respectful debate and discussion has been increasingly replaced with rudeness, abrupt perspectives that are ill-researched, and the kind of behavior that people may exhibit online but would never exhibit if the same conversation happened in real life. To be clear: this is not about people who disagree with me or the projects I am associated with, there are many people who offer disagreements and alternative perspectives politely, constructively and are willing to engage in a discussion — this concern instead reflects those who are more interested in angry rhetoric rather that constructive, informed debate." On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 10:22 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
Gentlemen, I'm very glad to have got you fired up on your "holy" open source beliefs and I see that there are still people with a passion. Now we are talking... :-)
Let me quickly get to the point of Open Source : According to the definition and true to the custom as defined in various places.
"A main principle and practice of open source software development is peer production by bartering and collaboration, with the end-product, source-material, "blueprints" and documentation available at no cost to the public."
My dear friends. Besides Ken Kasina, how many of you have contribute a single line of code towards your passion? Please let us list these names and close the myth that kenyan developers are just but simple end users of the open source world in the name of freeware.
Me thots and no name calling or insults please. :-)
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