Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 26, 2005 06:54 AM
I think you've forgotten the whole point that RMS was trying to make. Linux development may have been "slower" without BitKeeper, but now it will be slower because of BitKeeper (while a switch is made away from it).
Your argument would also hold that we should all be using Windows (TM), because it generally has better driver support and the widest available software base. There are a lot of people have invested a lot of time (and money) so they don't have to uses systems like Windows (TM).
It's not as easy as "pick the product which makes you most efficient now". Better to pick the product which most aligned with your long term goals and needs and can do the job now.
Sure, the Linux release might have been slowed down (by minutes) if they had to use a different product. But any advantage from this has already been lost.
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Re:Dilemma -- is RMS right?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 26, 2005 06:54 AMYour argument would also hold that we should all be using Windows (TM), because it generally has better driver support and the widest available software base. There are a lot of people have invested a lot of time (and money) so they don't have to uses systems like Windows (TM).
It's not as easy as "pick the product which makes you most efficient now". Better to pick the product which most aligned with your long term goals and needs and can do the job now.
Sure, the Linux release might have been slowed down (by minutes) if they had to use a different product. But any advantage from this has already been lost.
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