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Open Letter to fellow ex-Microsoftie Steven Sinofsky

PrzemoF · 2012-11-15 10:56:20

"Fixing a problem in proprietary software can sometimes feel like performing witchcraft — you have to try lots of random incantations because you can’t know what is really going on. In the free software world, the code, buglists, specs, discussions, etc. are public, and anyone is welcome to contribute. A warning though, it…

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15-11-2012 11:56am

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PrzemoF

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"Fixing a problem in proprietary software can sometimes feel like performing witchcraft — you have to try lots of random incantations because you can’t know what is really going on. In the free software world, the code, buglists, specs, discussions, etc. are public, and anyone is welcome to contribute. A warning though, it can be like herding cats."

http://keithcu.com/wordpress/?p=3040

I'm not sure if unix forum if the best place to post it..

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