GPL 3: An Open-Source Earthquake? (CRN)

GPL 3: An Open-Source Earthquake? (CRN)

Posted Jan 26, 2007 20:47 UTC (Fri) by bug1 (subscriber, #7097)
In reply to: GPL 3: An Open-Source Earthquake? (CRN) by sbergman27
Parent article: GPL 3: An Open-Source Earthquake? (CRN)

"Problem is... the path to fame is shorter for an advocate than for a coder."

There is a saying, "those who make the most noise get the most done", it is an old saying, its not specific to coders, it applies to everything.

Ive read a bit of plato's republic, i would imaging them talking about this topic like this...

Would you have those naturally gifted in the abilities of an advocate spending their time coding, and those naturally gifted as a coder spending their time being an advocate ?

Fame certainly would help an advocate get their message to a larger audience, so fame lends itself to the advocate. It would be a very unsuccessful advocate that was not well known.

So let us say the best advocates need to be famous.

2nd person) And what of the coder, what abilities should they be endowed with ?

Certainly not jealously for it does not benefit anyone, i would say they should need be gifted in logic and concentration. Indeed being famous may impede the coders concentration from the constant interruptions from fans and foes.

2nd person) But has not the great coder as much right to be famous as the great athlete or the great advocate ?

True, the coder has a right to be famous, im just saying it doesnt help them produce work.

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