Posted by Eian on 2000-11-09
> But still, what I did, and how things work aren't going to be obvious to > another coder w/o me explaining the hard parts. I beg to differ with you on this point. By releasing the code to the general public you aren't setting yourself up to act as personal instructor to the masses. Also, if your algorithms are so advanced, you should do your ego a favor and let everybody be shocked in amazement over them! Think for a second. You admitted that you created the basis for your screen saver from an example (that I assume was located in the MSDN) for a generic framework of a screen saver. I also assume that the author of the framework didn't sit down with you and go over every line of code explaining it to you. Now, if he had taken the same line of thinking that you have just taken, where would you be now? I am sure that you would have been able to create your screen saver, but would it have been as easy or as properly done if it weren't for that starting point? What if Lemphel and Ziv had never released their compression algorithm? What is everything Hauffman did was kept secret? What if Linus didn't let people have his source trees? What if Intel didn't release their command sets? Don't get me wrong, I am not for the release of all source code all over the world to the masses. I work as a developer for a R&D company and there are many items that we work our hardest *not* to let out! My view is more of a view of release the source code unless you have a good reason not to. Eian
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