On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Matt Fahrner wrote:
>Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 12:16:23 -0400
>From: Matt Fahrner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>Subject: Re: PINE license.
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>Julie wrote:
>I completely agree *if* possible. If anything will be Open Source's
>downfall it will be these sorts of forks and inablility to share the
>sandbox together. Sometimes the forks are innovative and sometimes
>they're just hubris. Unfortuntely code is "art" and thus everyone thinks
>theirs is better and no one wants someone else to come along and mess up
>their "art" (me included).
When the authors of open source code don't come through, and
enough people create momentum to want change, forks occur, and a
lot of the time it is for the best. gcc/egcs is a great example.
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