From: dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu (David Starner)
Subject: Re: JAVA and ADA JGNAT
Date: 2000/01/25
Date: 2000-01-25T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86kpbu$aik1@news.cis.okstate.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: m3wvoyt4ad.fsf@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no
On 25 Jan 2000 19:06:02 +0100, Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org> wrote:
>Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> writes:
>
>| It is never helpful to release software prematurely. The fact
>| that software is licensed under the GPL does not somehow change
>| this fundamental observation!
>
>I agree wholeheartedly with this.
"It is never helpful to release software prematurely", i.e.
"it is never helpful to release software before it should be
released" is a tautology. So I'd have to agree with the statement
too.
But, in the context, I'd have to disagree. Many good products get
released early in the development cycle to the public, to no
harm to anyone. GCC, Linux, most open source projects, for
example. While ACT's lack of openness compared to those projects
means a beta release wouldn't help ACT as much as it does
Linus and the GCC team, I can't see why it would hurt more
then it does there. It will certainly work for some people,
and those who doesn't work for can read the beta label and
go on.
--
David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org
If you wish to strive for peace of soul then believe;
if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-01-18 0:00 JAVA and ADA JGNAT Mark Burge
2000-01-18 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Ed Falis
2000-01-19 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Ed Falis
2000-01-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-25 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-25 0:00 ` David Starner [this message]
2000-01-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
2000-01-26 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Aidan Skinner
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Pascal Martin
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Aidan Skinner
2000-01-26 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-01-30 0:00 ` Stefan Skoglund
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Pascal Obry
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-01-26 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Pascal F. Martin
2000-01-31 0:00 ` reason67
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
2000-02-06 0:00 ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-02-06 0:00 ` Aidan Skinner
2000-02-07 0:00 ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-02-11 0:00 ` Wes Groleau
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-26 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-01-26 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-26 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-01-19 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
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