242 lines
10 KiB
HTML
242 lines
10 KiB
HTML
<!--startcut ======================================================= -->
|
|
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<head>
|
|
<META NAME="generator" CONTENT="lgazmail v1.3E.u">
|
|
<TITLE>The Answer Gang 66: linux vectoring synergy</TITLE>
|
|
</HEAD><BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000"
|
|
LINK="#3366FF" VLINK="#A000A0">
|
|
<!-- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -->
|
|
<P> <hr>
|
|
<CENTER>
|
|
<!-- *** BEGIN navbar *** -->
|
|
<!-- *** END navbar *** -->
|
|
</CENTER>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<P> <hr>
|
|
<!-- begin tagnav ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-->
|
|
<p align="center">
|
|
<table width="100%" border="0"><tr>
|
|
<td align="right" valign="center"
|
|
><IMG ALT="" SRC="../../gx/navbar/left.jpg"
|
|
WIDTH="14" HEIGHT="45" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle" border="0"
|
|
><A HREF="..//"
|
|
><IMG SRC="../../gx/navbar/toc.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
ALT="[ Table Of Contents ]" border="0"></A
|
|
><A HREF="../lg_answer66.html"
|
|
><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/answertoc.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
ALT="[ Answer Guy Current Index ]" border="0"></A></td>
|
|
<td align="center" valign="center"><A HREF="../lg_answer66.html#greeting"><img align="middle"
|
|
src="../../gx/dennis/smily.gif" alt="greetings" border="0"></A>
|
|
<A HREF="1.html">1</A>
|
|
<A HREF="2.html">2</A>
|
|
<A HREF="3.html">3</A>
|
|
<A HREF="4.html">4</A>
|
|
<A HREF="5.html">5</A>
|
|
<A HREF="6.html">6</A>
|
|
<A HREF="7.html">7</A>
|
|
<A HREF="8.html">8</A>
|
|
<A HREF="9.html">9</A>
|
|
<A HREF="10.html">10</A>
|
|
<A HREF="11.html">11</A>
|
|
<A HREF="12.html">12</A>
|
|
</td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="center"><A HREF="../../tag/kb.html"
|
|
><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/answerpast.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
ALT="[ Index of Past Answers ]" border="0"></A
|
|
><IMG ALT="" SRC="../../gx/navbar/right.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
WIDTH="14" HEIGHT="45" BORDER="0"></td></tr></table>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<!-- end tagnav ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-->
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -->
|
|
<center>
|
|
<H1><A NAME="answer">
|
|
<img src="../../gx/dennis/qbubble.gif" alt="(?)"
|
|
border="0" align="middle">
|
|
<font color="#B03060">The Answer Gang</font>
|
|
<img src="../../gx/dennis/bbubble.gif" alt="(!)"
|
|
border="0" align="middle">
|
|
</A></H1>
|
|
<BR>
|
|
<H4>By Jim Dennis, Ben Okopnik, Dan Wilder, Breen, Chris, and the Gang,
|
|
the Editors of Linux Gazette...
|
|
and You!
|
|
<br>Send questions (or interesting answers) to
|
|
<a href="mailto:linux-questions-only@ssc.com">linux-questions-only@ssc.com</a>
|
|
</H4>
|
|
<p><em><font color="#990000">There is no guarantee that your questions
|
|
here will <b>ever</b> be answered. You can be published anonymously
|
|
- just let us know!
|
|
</font></em></p>
|
|
</center>
|
|
|
|
<p><hr><p>
|
|
<!-- endcut ======================================================= -->
|
|
<!-- begin 9 -->
|
|
<H3 align="left"><img src="../../gx/dennis/qbubble.gif"
|
|
height="50" width="60" alt="(?) " border="0"
|
|
>linux vectoring synergy</H3>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<p><strong>From darrell rolstone
|
|
</strong></p>
|
|
<p align="right"><strong>Answered By Ben Okopnik
|
|
<br></strong></p>
|
|
|
|
<P><STRONG><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/qbub.gif" ALT="(?)"
|
|
HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
|
|
>
|
|
Dear Staff of the Answer Gang!
|
|
</STRONG></P>
|
|
<P><STRONG>
|
|
I hope you folks appreciate the occasional question from a
|
|
non-techie....whose really into seeing and helping the information
|
|
revolution FLOURISH!
|
|
</STRONG></P>
|
|
<P><STRONG>
|
|
I'm a 52 year old "synergy design consultant" from Marin County
|
|
California....living in Thailand for the last 6 plus years. I was a pioneer
|
|
in the Wholistic Health movement of the 70's and a student of R.Buckminister
|
|
Fuller. I'm a world class Nordic Physical Therapist.....and I have trouble
|
|
with even the simplest technological things like copying something onto a
|
|
disk! REALLY!
|
|
</STRONG></P>
|
|
<BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
|
|
HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
|
|
> [Ben]
|
|
<laugh> The two are not necessarily related... but say on.
|
|
</BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
<P><STRONG><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/qbub.gif" ALT="(?)"
|
|
HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
|
|
>
|
|
But inspite of nearly total techno ignorance.....I'm quite skilled in the
|
|
social aspects of the techno evolution/revolution! And I sincerely want to
|
|
help that process along it's path.
|
|
</STRONG></P>
|
|
<P><STRONG>
|
|
So, my question('s) to you guru's of "geekness"....just what is being
|
|
done in the area of co-ordinating all the linux "programing development"
|
|
that is manifesting? Is there a "co-operative" formed? Can a (traditionally
|
|
"left-brained" dominant) programer offer up his/her work to a linux "group
|
|
of (traditionally right-brained dominant)marketers" that will then take
|
|
over and bring his/her work to fruition?!
|
|
(thereby "sharing the knowledge" at a higher level of efficiency).
|
|
</STRONG></P>
|
|
<P><STRONG>
|
|
If there is such a "group"......can you direct me to them?
|
|
Praises upon you all for sharing your knowledge! Really!
|
|
</STRONG></P>
|
|
<BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
|
|
HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
|
|
> [Ben]
|
|
Well, Darrell... <em>that's</em> a heck of a question to ask of a bunch of
|
|
traditionally left-brained computer types. <smile> Actually, if you're a
|
|
student of revolutionary processes, you may find Linux <em>very</em> interesting
|
|
for just that reason.
|
|
</BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
<BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
The Linux kernel itself - as wonderful of a thing as it is - is not (from
|
|
my perspective) the thing that is responsible for the popularity and the
|
|
tremendous growth of Linux. What is responsible for it is the Linux/Open
|
|
Source <em>model</em> - that of people working on their own, or with a team, and
|
|
getting full recognition for their work. The traditional hurdle of
|
|
marketing a product is largely eliminated, since the greatest majority of
|
|
the programs for Linux are free; the "distribution channel" - the Internet
|
|
- is also mostly free (the costs are not assignable to Linux, so it is
|
|
free in this regard.) In those terms, the marketing model for Linux and its
|
|
software is not the traditional "push" - we have no need to stuff it down
|
|
the gullets of barely willing customers - it is "pull": when people need a
|
|
piece of software, they research it, download it, and install it. As well,
|
|
the "feedback loop" that is usually set up between the programmer and the
|
|
interested users of the program is a tremendously powerful tool: if fifty
|
|
thousand people have pounded on your program for a few months, and the
|
|
flow of bug reports has finally ground to a halt, either that program is as
|
|
perfect as code can be, or it has simply been cowed into submission.
|
|
<IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/smily.gif" ALT=":)"
|
|
height="24" width="20" align="middle">
|
|
</BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
<BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
The effect of this is exactly what Robert Pirsig talked about in his "Zen
|
|
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" (I would guess that you're familiar
|
|
with the work) - a shift toward Quality being the focus. That, to me, is
|
|
the most exciting thing about Linux: quality really <EM>is</EM> "Job #1".
|
|
</BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
<BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
As to co-operatives... well, have you ever tried herding cats?
|
|
<IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/smily.gif" ALT=":)"
|
|
height="24" width="20" align="middle"> There
|
|
are several things that have worked well in the Open Source community,
|
|
usually by providing maximum assistance and convenience but minimum
|
|
direction: any of the large-scale programming projects, such as <A HREF="http://www.winehq.com/">WINE</A>,
|
|
Mozilla, the whole series of GNU projects, <A HREF="http://www.kde.org/">KDE</A>, etc. There is also
|
|
SourceForge, which provides an archive/code repository/distribution
|
|
point for development efforts.
|
|
</BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
<BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
I'm not sure if this is any kind of an answer that you were looking for;
|
|
mostly, these are just the ramblings of a right-brained guy who loves
|
|
using his creativity in a left-brained way. <chuckle> I think that
|
|
dichotomy was a no-starter, for me; never could see it...
|
|
</BLOCKQUOTE>
|
|
|
|
<!-- end 9 -->
|
|
<!--startcut ======================================================= -->
|
|
<P> <hr> </p>
|
|
<!-- *** BEGIN copyright *** -->
|
|
<H5 align="center">This page edited and maintained by the Editors
|
|
of <I>Linux Gazette</I>
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html"
|
|
>Copyright ©</a> 2001
|
|
<BR>Published in issue 66 of <I>Linux Gazette</I> May 2001</H5>
|
|
<H6 ALIGN="center">HTML script maintained by
|
|
<A HREF="mailto:star@starshine.org">Heather Stern</a> of
|
|
Starshine Technical Services,
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.starshine.org/">http://www.starshine.org/</A>
|
|
</H6>
|
|
<!-- *** END copyright *** -->
|
|
<P> <hr>
|
|
<!-- begin tagnav ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-->
|
|
<p align="center">
|
|
<table width="100%" border="0"><tr>
|
|
<td align="right" valign="center"
|
|
><IMG ALT="" SRC="../../gx/navbar/left.jpg"
|
|
WIDTH="14" HEIGHT="45" BORDER="0" ALIGN="middle" border="0"
|
|
><A HREF="..//"
|
|
><IMG SRC="../../gx/navbar/toc.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
ALT="[ Table Of Contents ]" border="0"></A
|
|
><A HREF="../lg_answer66.html"
|
|
><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/answertoc.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
ALT="[ Answer Guy Current Index ]" border="0"></A></td>
|
|
<td align="center" valign="center"><A HREF="../lg_answer66.html#greeting"><img align="middle"
|
|
src="../../gx/dennis/smily.gif" alt="greetings" border="0"></A>
|
|
<A HREF="1.html">1</A>
|
|
<A HREF="2.html">2</A>
|
|
<A HREF="3.html">3</A>
|
|
<A HREF="4.html">4</A>
|
|
<A HREF="5.html">5</A>
|
|
<A HREF="6.html">6</A>
|
|
<A HREF="7.html">7</A>
|
|
<A HREF="8.html">8</A>
|
|
<A HREF="9.html">9</A>
|
|
<A HREF="10.html">1</A>
|
|
<A HREF="11.html">1</A>
|
|
<A HREF="12.html">1</A>
|
|
</td>
|
|
<td align="left" valign="center"><A HREF="../../tag/kb.html"
|
|
><IMG SRC="../../gx/dennis/answerpast.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
ALT="[ Index of Past Answers ]" border="0"></A
|
|
><IMG ALT="" SRC="../../gx/navbar/right.jpg" align="middle"
|
|
WIDTH="14" HEIGHT="45" BORDER="0"></td></tr></table>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<!-- end tagnav ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-->
|
|
<P> <hr>
|
|
<CENTER>
|
|
<!-- *** BEGIN navbar *** -->
|
|
<!-- *** END navbar *** -->
|
|
</CENTER>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<!-- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -->
|
|
</BODY></HTML>
|
|
<!--endcut ========================================================= -->
|