Comments on: Open Source: A Common Misconception http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/07/24/open-source-a-common-misconception/ Variously Interesting Projects Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:12:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: admin http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/07/24/open-source-a-common-misconception/comment-page-1/#comment-16431 admin Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:30:07 +0000 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/07/24/open-source-a-common-misconception/#comment-16431 Well, you make a good point. I do not consider myself a Job whore, but I have to give credit where it is due: even if you do not consider Apple to be at the top of their game -and I believe that they are closer to being, today, than they ever were, as you point out with Atari and Commodore -that Tramiel! - I believe that his are remarkable achievements. Think of it this way: where would Apple be today, if it wasn't for Jobs? I personally think that they would have gone to that mythical farm where my dog relocated when I was 12. Now, being someone with coherent design views doesn't mean that you have to be an a-hole, which reportedly Jobs is -don't know myself, never met the guy, we do not shop for clothes at the same place- but you still have to hold the helm tightly. That's what Torvalds does and it seems to be working rather well for Linux and that's an open-source project, so I guess I should stick with him and not mention Jobs myself. However, the problem with Jobs is that I always have to wonder how much of the criticism he is getting is due to his gritting -to some- personality rather than his own merits. Well, you make a good point. I do not consider myself a Job whore, but I have to give credit where it is due: even if you do not consider Apple to be at the top of their game -and I believe that they are closer to being, today, than they ever were, as you point out with Atari and Commodore -that Tramiel! – I believe that his are remarkable achievements.
Think of it this way: where would Apple be today, if it wasn’t for Jobs? I personally think that they would have gone to that mythical farm where my dog relocated when I was 12.

Now, being someone with coherent design views doesn’t mean that you have to be an a-hole, which reportedly Jobs is -don’t know myself, never met the guy, we do not shop for clothes at the same place- but you still have to hold the helm tightly. That’s what Torvalds does and it seems to be working rather well for Linux and that’s an open-source project, so I guess I should stick with him and not mention Jobs myself. However, the problem with Jobs is that I always have to wonder how much of the criticism he is getting is due to his gritting -to some- personality rather than his own merits.

]]> By: Rog http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/07/24/open-source-a-common-misconception/comment-page-1/#comment-16422 Rog Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:32:37 +0000 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/07/24/open-source-a-common-misconception/#comment-16422 I've never understood the whole dictatorship = good philosophy using Steve Jobs as the prime example. He has the ~image~ of success without as much of the reality as he's given credit for. Apple has never been at the top of its field, although they've had their share of enthusiastic (the nice way to put it) fans who think they have been. But they've always played second banana to others like Atari, Commodore and of course in more recent decades Microsoft. Oh sure, he's had his ups and downs and some success at the moment, but Apple isn't exactly Google. And Mr. Jobs dictatorship has been a rocky one for Apple overall. So I think the comparison is of course flawed when applied to an assumption to Open Source, because I think they're viewing their dreamdate with rose coloured glasses in the first place. I’ve never understood the whole dictatorship = good philosophy using Steve Jobs as the prime example. He has the ~image~ of success without as much of the reality as he’s given credit for. Apple has never been at the top of its field, although they’ve had their share of enthusiastic (the nice way to put it) fans who think they have been. But they’ve always played second banana to others like Atari, Commodore and of course in more recent decades Microsoft.

Oh sure, he’s had his ups and downs and some success at the moment, but Apple isn’t exactly Google. And Mr. Jobs dictatorship has been a rocky one for Apple overall.

So I think the comparison is of course flawed when applied to an assumption to Open Source, because I think they’re viewing their dreamdate with rose coloured glasses in the first place.

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