Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nation's economy and not an exploitative one. Votes: 14
I'm not of the opinion that all software will be open source software. There is certain software that fits a niche that is only useful to a particular company or person: for example, the software immediately behind a web site's user interface. But the vast majority of software is actually pretty generic. Votes: 11
Companies have been trying to figure out what it is that makes open source work. Votes: 9
No one wants one language. There are applications when it's appropriate to write something in C rather than in Java. If you want to write something where performance is much more important than extensibility, then you might want to choose C rather than Java. Votes: 8
What's kept Java from being used as widely as possible is there hasn't been an Open Source implementation of it that's gotten really widespread use. Votes: 7
One of the biggest challenges facing the globe is the gap that exists in the wealth and standards of living enjoyed by the world's nations. Votes: 5
Corporations have been killing the risk-taking and exploration that makes software great. They have tried to rip the soul out of development. Votes: 5
There is no better form of trade a developing nation can engage in than to sell services provided by an educated population. Votes: 4
Foreign trade is not a replacement for foreign aid, of course, but foreign aid to a country that doesn't also engage in significant amounts of foreign trade is more likely to end up in the pockets of dictators and cronies. Votes: 4
So that's my main role right now and really the politics also includes going out and communicating to the world why Apache is a good thing, why companies should be involved in it, and why individuals should be involved in it too. Votes: 3
Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nations economy and not an exploitative one. Votes: 3
Software as an asset isn't stable over time; it needs to be maintained. Votes: 3
And, I think that is actually appropriate because I'm really not the world's best programmer, I think it's a good thing that I'm not touching the code. Votes: 2
I think the most that I've learned has been, how do I put this? The innate goodness inside of all of us. Votes: 2
In true open source development, there's lots of visibility all the way through the development process. Votes: 2
Certainly I get a lot personally out of it as well, there's the recognition and things like that but mostly I try to take that as an opportunity to explain why I hope we could see more projects like Apache out there and why it's a good thing for society. Votes: 1
The great thing about mod_rewrite is it gives you all the configurability and flexibility of Sendmail. The downside to mod_rewrite is that it gives you all the configurability and flexibility of Sendmail. Votes: 0
In true open source development, theres lots of visibility all the way through the development process. Votes: 0