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<TITLE>BBS水木清华站∶精华区</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><CENTER><H1>BBS水木清华站∶精华区</H1></CENTER>发信人:&nbsp;fkbch&nbsp;(心魔@笨愚斋@还有三门要考:_(),&nbsp;信区:&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>标&nbsp;&nbsp;题:&nbsp;[article]why&nbsp;open&nbsp;source&nbsp;in&nbsp;winning&nbsp;--linux.com&nbsp;<BR>发信站:&nbsp;BBS&nbsp;水木清华站&nbsp;(Fri&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;11&nbsp;08:01:18&nbsp;1999)&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Open&nbsp;Source&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;just&nbsp;winning&nbsp;because&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;&quot;free&quot;&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;<BR>sense.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>The&nbsp;real&nbsp;key&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;success&nbsp;of&nbsp;Open&nbsp;Source&nbsp;software,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;<BR>operating&nbsp;system,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;nobody&nbsp;can&nbsp;control&nbsp;its&nbsp;fate&nbsp;except&nbsp;the&nbsp;<BR>programmers.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;very,&nbsp;very&nbsp;unlike&nbsp;any&nbsp;product&nbsp;in&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;history.&nbsp;<BR>Let's&nbsp;examine&nbsp;why&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;so.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Look&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;example&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;actor&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;movie.&nbsp;He&nbsp;(or&nbsp;she)&nbsp;can&nbsp;control&nbsp;what&nbsp;<BR>happens&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;stage,&nbsp;but&nbsp;once&nbsp;the&nbsp;film&nbsp;is&nbsp;cut,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;his/her&nbsp;<BR>hands.&nbsp;The&nbsp;control&nbsp;of&nbsp;distribution,&nbsp;marketing,&nbsp;and&nbsp;cash&nbsp;flow&nbsp;is&nbsp;now&nbsp;in&nbsp;<BR>the&nbsp;hands&nbsp;of&nbsp;managers,&nbsp;money&nbsp;men,&nbsp;spin&nbsp;doctors,&nbsp;and&nbsp;various&nbsp;other&nbsp;&quot;suits&quot;&nbsp;<BR>who&nbsp;have&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;with&nbsp;producing&nbsp;the&nbsp;real&nbsp;product,&nbsp;the&nbsp;act&nbsp;of&nbsp;<BR>acting.&nbsp;If&nbsp;a&nbsp;studio&nbsp;head&nbsp;decides&nbsp;to&nbsp;can&nbsp;the&nbsp;film&nbsp;and&nbsp;fire&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole&nbsp;crew,&nbsp;<BR>the&nbsp;actor&nbsp;(with&nbsp;the&nbsp;occasional&nbsp;exception&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;&quot;big&nbsp;name&quot;&nbsp;star&nbsp;with&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;pull)&nbsp;generally&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;do&nbsp;anything&nbsp;about&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Their&nbsp;hard&nbsp;work&nbsp;and&nbsp;<BR>precise&nbsp;crafting&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;alternative,&nbsp;heroic&nbsp;personality&nbsp;is&nbsp;doomed&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<BR>discard&nbsp;bin&nbsp;by&nbsp;an&nbsp;act&nbsp;of&nbsp;managerial&nbsp;dictatorship.&nbsp;The&nbsp;suits&nbsp;rule.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>A&nbsp;similar&nbsp;condition&nbsp;rules&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;case&nbsp;of&nbsp;most&nbsp;software&nbsp;programmers.&nbsp;Once&nbsp;<BR>Windows&nbsp;3.1&nbsp;was&nbsp;discontinued&nbsp;by&nbsp;Microsoft,&nbsp;it&nbsp;became&nbsp;harder&nbsp;and&nbsp;harder&nbsp;to&nbsp;<BR>find&nbsp;it&nbsp;preloaded&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;PC,&nbsp;sold&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;store,&nbsp;or&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;hardware&nbsp;<BR>makers&nbsp;and&nbsp;software&nbsp;developers.&nbsp;Did&nbsp;the&nbsp;programmers&nbsp;at&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;make&nbsp;<BR>that&nbsp;decision?&nbsp;No,&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;handful&nbsp;of&nbsp;fat&nbsp;cats&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;office&nbsp;of&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;Bill&nbsp;<BR>Gates&nbsp;who&nbsp;dictated&nbsp;the&nbsp;future&nbsp;course&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;that&nbsp;hard&nbsp;work&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;long&nbsp;<BR>hours&nbsp;spent&nbsp;by&nbsp;overstressed&nbsp;developers&nbsp;in&nbsp;Redmond,&nbsp;Washington.&nbsp;These&nbsp;poor&nbsp;<BR>souls&nbsp;had&nbsp;no&nbsp;say&nbsp;in&nbsp;what&nbsp;happened&nbsp;to&nbsp;their&nbsp;work.&nbsp;It&nbsp;is&nbsp;as&nbsp;if&nbsp;years&nbsp;of&nbsp;<BR>labor&nbsp;and&nbsp;intellectual&nbsp;exertion&nbsp;disappeared&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;puff&nbsp;of&nbsp;cigar&nbsp;smoke.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Open&nbsp;Source&nbsp;means&nbsp;the&nbsp;power&nbsp;is&nbsp;now&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;hands&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;developers&nbsp;-&nbsp;ANY&nbsp;<BR>developers,&nbsp;anywhere&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;world,&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;who&nbsp;can&nbsp;get&nbsp;a&nbsp;copy&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;code&nbsp;<BR>on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Internet&nbsp;and&nbsp;who&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;skill&nbsp;to&nbsp;program&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;piece&nbsp;of&nbsp;code.&nbsp;<BR>Furthermore,&nbsp;the&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;open-source&nbsp;products&nbsp;is&nbsp;mostly&nbsp;<BR>Internet-centric,&nbsp;meaning&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;seldom&nbsp;any&nbsp;&quot;suits&quot;&nbsp;who&nbsp;can&nbsp;<BR>dictate&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;product,&nbsp;just&nbsp;because&nbsp;of&nbsp;some&nbsp;mythical&nbsp;<BR>&quot;obsolete&quot;&nbsp;condition&nbsp;dictated&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;sales&nbsp;curve.&nbsp;If&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;customer&nbsp;<BR>out&nbsp;there,&nbsp;he&nbsp;or&nbsp;she&nbsp;can&nbsp;get&nbsp;the&nbsp;product&nbsp;and&nbsp;use&nbsp;it,&nbsp;no&nbsp;matter&nbsp;what&nbsp;the&nbsp;<BR>big&nbsp;shots&nbsp;say.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>This&nbsp;sort&nbsp;of&nbsp;worker-centric&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;is&nbsp;made&nbsp;possible&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;openness&nbsp;of&nbsp;<BR>the&nbsp;software&nbsp;codes&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;Open&nbsp;Source&nbsp;regime,&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;<BR>of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Internet&nbsp;distribution&nbsp;mechanism.&nbsp;It&nbsp;means&nbsp;that&nbsp;code&nbsp;survives&nbsp;based&nbsp;<BR>on&nbsp;consumer&nbsp;demand,&nbsp;programmer&nbsp;affinity,&nbsp;and&nbsp;code&nbsp;quality,&nbsp;NOT&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;<BR>decisions&nbsp;of&nbsp;bureaucrats.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;as&nbsp;close&nbsp;to&nbsp;&quot;power&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&quot;&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;<BR>gets&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;industry&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;dominated&nbsp;by&nbsp;money,&nbsp;monopoly,&nbsp;<BR>and&nbsp;mouthy&nbsp;marketing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>--&nbsp;<BR>------------我&nbsp;爱------------&nbsp;<BR>Freedom&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Open&nbsp;&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;Network&nbsp;<BR>Happynies&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Girls&nbsp;Myself&nbsp;<BR>Recreation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AI&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>※&nbsp;来源:·BBS&nbsp;水木清华站&nbsp;bbs.net.tsinghua.edu.cn·[FROM:&nbsp;162.105.11.70]&nbsp;<BR><CENTER><H1>BBS水木清华站∶精华区</H1></CENTER></BODY></HTML>
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