|One persistent misfeature of open source development is thoughtless
|mimicry, copying the behaviors of other projects without considering
|if they work or if there are better options under the current
|circumstances. At best, these practices are conventional wisdom,
|things that everybody believes even if nobody really remembers why. At
|worst, they're lies we tell ourselves.
|
|Perhaps "lies" is too strong a word. "Myths" is better; these ideas may
|not be true, but we don't intend to deceive ourselves. We may not even
|be dogmatic about them, either. Ask any experienced open source developer
|if his users really want to track the latest CVS sources. Chances are, he
|doesn't really believe that.
|
|In practice, though, what we do is more important than what we say.
|Here's the problem. Many developers act as if these myths are true. Maybe
|it's time to reconsider our ideas about open source development. Are they
|true today? Were they ever true? Can we do better?
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http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/4414
Γιώργος.