Re: Linux poised to shape software and society
From: Nik Player (nik.player_at_oracle.com)
Date: 08/26/03
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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:50:00 +0100
George Armstrong wrote:
> If one accepts the importance of the King James Bible, there are some
> interesting points to think about. One is that it is "only" a
> translation. The fundamental story of the Bible had existed for a
> thousand years by the time James and his crew took a crack at it. The
> information it contains is pretty much the same as all other bibles,
> but how that information is presented is as important. The second fact
> of its composition is that a committee of 50 did it. It is a
> monumental work of literature (in addition to its religious
> importance) ... and what other work of similar import was written by
> such a large group rather than a single brilliant author? Finally, it
> was open (written in compelling and accessible language available to
> the average person of the time) and wasn't copywrited.
>
> Sounds like Linux.
>
> http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=5F7655EF-B9CD-4D28-919C-51AF3C9CBDC3
George writes and we all bite !!!!!! he never replies but we still argue amoung
ourselves, I found this thread quite funny, unfortunately it's in the wrong news group.
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