__/ [ Mathew P. ] on Wednesday 07 June 2006 11:30 \__
> On 2006-06-07, Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
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>>| Open source software development is not just about providing the source
>>| code for your application. It is much more about building a community
>>| around a shared project. That takes time. I think the biggest myth about
>>| open source software is that you say "hey, I'm open source now" and
>>| suddenly thousands of qualified people give up nights and weekends
>>| to work on your code. You can?t stick nine pregnant women in a room
>>| for a month and get a baby, it just doesn't work that way.
>>|
>>| But some people are trying.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.opennms.org/?p=75
>
> You could stick one man and nine women in a room and.... oh, never
> mind....... *smile*
I have heard this one before. It has become quite a classic.
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