I think that free software business models definitely lead to better
code. I am now working with the Google Android IM app, which was
programmed by a software company, then later open sourced. The code
works, but is a nightmare to figure out, things like 3 overlapping
data structures for the account info for no good reason, lots of
additions to the code with no refactoring, etc.
.hc
On Mar 22, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Charles Henry wrote:
I thought I'd pose a question to you, for academic curiosity. For
example, in my current line of work, cluster computing, there's a
lot of possible funding models for supporting maintenance, and they
all have different ~unintended consequences. (ex) You lose
customers, waste cycles, delay research schedules, and they all have
some other costs associated. Economics just works that way.But in general, I wonder what produces the best outcomes for
software development. It's an impossible question to answer without
having much time to waste, so don't try too hard :)Could a open-source project with a funding model lead to better code
than a professional solution?Could you just dangle some cash on the end of a string and the cats
will just herd themselves?On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Mathieu Bouchard
matju@artengine.ca wrote: On Sat, 19 Mar 2011, Bernardo Barros wrote:Hello , Mathieu! Well, I did not refer to implementation of new
features, but the maintenance of that code that already works,
fixing bugs.Ok, so, basically, buggy software gets rewarded for requests to fix
bugs. Bugless software is not rewarded : it does not pay. Therefore
we are encouraged to put enough bugs in there so that we get money.
Nevermind the high-reliability ideals.(Of course, don't let my comments prevent you from contributing
money. I'm just trying to say that some assumptions about funding
may encourage the wrong things and cause strange compensations.)
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