tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13706479.post3621789080120249741..comments2023-05-25T07:03:01.305-07:00Comments on Thoughts of Me: The Perils of FanaticismTantonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601404650352658381noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13706479.post-85147783039441480852009-06-09T08:22:34.538-07:002009-06-09T08:22:34.538-07:00I agree with your assessment of the article. Very ...I agree with your assessment of the article. Very lame. And I agree there is much value in free, open source, and proprietary software. Why people have to get so fanatic about developing anything but free software, I'll never understand. <br /><br />I do think the article's Wikipedia analogy to open source development was pretty good though. Ideally, a Wikipedia contributor is knowledgeable about the article s/he is contributing to, just as a programmer is knowledgeable about the software s/he is contributing to. Anyone can make a contribution to Wikipedia, but it will often be revoked if it doesn't make a significant contribution, just like someone submitting a non-useful piece of code to an open source project. The analogy of course has some inconsistencies, but overall it's a good way to see how something really large and useful can be built by many people donating some of their effort.Frank McCownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155866661529445991noreply@blogger.com