Comments on: Closed source fanatics? http://keithperkins.net/2005/11/23/closed-source-fanatics Want Some Art--Come and get it. A blog about art, technology, and life Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keith http://keithperkins.net/2005/11/23/closed-source-fanatics/comment-page-1#comment-8 Keith Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:26:50 +0000 http://keithperkins.net/blog/?p=13#comment-8 Heh :D Guess CSS isn't the best acronym for Closed Source Software.... but that's another story. Heh :D Guess CSS isn’t the best acronym for Closed Source Software…. but that’s another story.

]]> By: Jonny Axelsson http://keithperkins.net/2005/11/23/closed-source-fanatics/comment-page-1#comment-7 Jonny Axelsson Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:43:43 +0000 http://keithperkins.net/blog/?p=13#comment-7 Actually I *am* a CSS fanatic, when CSS is short for Cascading Style Sheets... Actually I *am* a CSS fanatic, when CSS is short for Cascading Style Sheets…

]]> By: Keith http://keithperkins.net/2005/11/23/closed-source-fanatics/comment-page-1#comment-6 Keith Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:01:41 +0000 http://keithperkins.net/blog/?p=13#comment-6 Thanks Jonny. For those that don't know. Jonny Axelsson is the Web Standards guy at Opera, and not a CSS Fanatic :D Thanks Jonny.
For those that don’t know. Jonny Axelsson is the Web Standards guy at Opera, and not a CSS Fanatic :D

]]> By: Jonny Axelsson http://keithperkins.net/2005/11/23/closed-source-fanatics/comment-page-1#comment-5 Jonny Axelsson Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:52:34 +0000 http://keithperkins.net/blog/?p=13#comment-5 It probably should be seen as a reaction to being browbeaten for years that Open Source cures cancer, and most of that thread degenerated into yet another Firefox vs Opera discussion. A pity really, often Open Source makes sense (and many times it does not), but it doesn't turn a bad product into a good one nor a good product into a bad one. There's been too much religion on this topic, and Open Source doesn't imply potluck programming. There have been plenty of awful Open Source projects and plenty of great and influental ones. As long as the formats and protocols are open and sane, preventing vendor lock-in, the awful software will fade away eventually. It probably should be seen as a reaction to being browbeaten for years that Open Source cures cancer, and most of that thread degenerated into yet another Firefox vs Opera discussion.

A pity really, often Open Source makes sense (and many times it does not), but it doesn’t turn a bad product into a good one nor a good product into a bad one. There’s been too much religion on this topic, and Open Source doesn’t imply potluck programming. There have been plenty of awful Open Source projects and plenty of great and influental ones. As long as the formats and protocols are open and sane, preventing vendor lock-in, the awful software will fade away eventually.

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