Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 20, 2004 09:01 PM
To use what you said, it is appropriate. I would agree that Mozart invented his music because he and only he created it from begining to end. Indeed, when he wrote it down there were no corrections on his original work. He had the ability to hear the whole thing as it would later be in production in his head. A truly gifted and tallented musician, no - maestro!
Linux on the other hand would be more like if Mozart had other people helping him compose his work. Others criticizing it or putting other stanzas or riffs. After all, Linux is not what Redhat or Suse puts out, they build on it. The core that is Linux is common between them and it is made up of the work of many.
This is not to even think that Linus somehow stole it or did anything improper. He didn't. It was contributed to his work. He gives credit to those who helped him and it is no secret.
Newton didn't invent Gravity, he is said to have discovered it BTW. However the Calculus that he came up with he did invent. There was nothing like it before.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 20, 2004 09:01 PMLinux on the other hand would be more like if Mozart had other people helping him compose his work. Others criticizing it or putting other stanzas or riffs. After all, Linux is not what Redhat or Suse puts out, they build on it. The core that is Linux is common between them and it is made up of the work of many.
This is not to even think that Linus somehow stole it or did anything improper. He didn't. It was contributed to his work. He gives credit to those who helped him and it is no secret.
Newton didn't invent Gravity, he is said to have discovered it BTW. However the Calculus that he came up with he did invent. There was nothing like it before.
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