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2009-04-19 , 16:14
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Originally Posted by lcuk View Post
Who said that open source has to be openly developed?
There's not much point in it being open source if all you get is the occasional batch of code tossed over the wall.

Originally Posted by lcuk View Post
You might say it goes against openness and the community to do that and for certain projects I agree.

we both know from experience now what open community development does for a large project and its not pretty.

Gan, for a personal example, think about the nightmares you had about app categories, and multiply them 1000 times.
Being open doesn't mean you're handing the keys over to any idiot with version control. It simply means you're talking about your plans and about what you're doing in a public place. It does not, as you seem to think, require you to sacrifice your creative vision to please the mob.
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