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kp4621 · May 14th, 2006, 7:28 PM

What are your guy's opinions on open source. I personaly am for it, I think that one company should not create a tycoon based on source code, all source should be shared only for the purpose of learning. I'm not saying that open source should be legal to gain source code. I am asking this becouse how can people learn how to create "awsome" programs or "killer" games without seeing how its done by the people who made them programs and games.

kp4621 · May 14th, 2006, 7:31 PM

This is for DaWei, I spelled great wrong sorry in the poll it should say "great" not "grate". There ya go so all of you who have to have things spelled so perfectly that is for you too.

a thing · May 14th, 2006, 7:46 PM

Horrible idea, doesn't even make sense for interpreted languages.

kp4621 · May 14th, 2006, 7:49 PM

What do you mean, Doesn't make sense for interpreted languages, source code is source code in the same language. That means if you code something in C++ on a windows machine then its still in C++ on a mac or linux machine, therefore open source works out.

a thing · May 14th, 2006, 8:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kp4621

all source should be shared only for the purpose of learning

Eh... that's not what open source is about. Open source is about better quality software.

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Originally Posted by kp4621

What do you mean, Doesn't make sense for interpreted languages, source code is source code in the same language. That means if you code something in C++ on a windows machine then its still in C++ on a mac or linux machine, therefore open source works out.

Mad_guy · May 14th, 2006, 8:29 PM

He means that open source doesn't make sense for projects in interpreted languages, because interpreted languages need not be compiled to machine code, you can open up the file right there. Trying to make a 'proprietary' port scanner and writing it in Perl, doesn't make a whole lot of sense for example.

King · May 14th, 2006, 8:31 PM

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Originally Posted by a thing

Horrible idea

Let me get this straight, you use Fedora Core... and you think Open Source is Horrible... are you a fucking retard?

Open source is awesome, but not everything should be open source

jayme · May 14th, 2006, 8:34 PM

I think they are both good in their own ways. Without open-source, we would be paying for every program out there, but without closed-source software, windows OS wouldn't be alive, which I need for worms armageddon

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kp4621 · May 14th, 2006, 8:35 PM

Before people came along and started getting money hungry almost all programs source code was shared for knowledge, now that people know that they can make money off of there source they dont want to share it. That is one of my points on open source.

a thing · May 14th, 2006, 8:37 PM

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Originally Posted by King

Let me get this straight, you use Fedora Core... and you think Open Source is Horrible... are you a fucking retard?

No, and calm down a bit.

By the way you might want to update your OS or OS field in your profile.

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Originally Posted by jayme

windows OS wouldn't be alive, which I need for worms armageddon

If there was no windows, it would be written for something else.

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Originally Posted by kp4621

If windows wan't around, it would be written for something else.
Before people came along and started getting money hungry almost all programs source code was shared for knowledge, now that people know that they can make money off of there source they dont want to share it. That is one of my points on open source.

Once again, open source is about producing superior quality software.

View Poll Results: What are your feelings on open source?
I think its a grate idea.	22	81.48%
Not so good of an idea.	5	18.52%
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May 14th, 2006, 7:28 PM	#1
kp4621 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Open Source What are your guy's opinions on open source. I personaly am for it, I think that one company should not create a tycoon based on source code, all source should be shared only for the purpose of learning. I'm not saying that open source should be legal to gain source code. I am asking this becouse how can people learn how to create "awsome" programs or "killer" games without seeing how its done by the people who made them programs and games. __________________ Help me out and get rewards , K.O. Hosting (Toggle Plain Text) #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; } #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; }

May 14th, 2006, 7:31 PM	#2
kp4621 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	kp4621@gmail.com This is for DaWei, I spelled great wrong sorry in the poll it should say "great" not "grate". There ya go so all of you who have to have things spelled so perfectly that is for you too. __________________ Help me out and get rewards , K.O. Hosting (Toggle Plain Text) #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; } #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; }

May 14th, 2006, 7:46 PM	#3
a thing Unverified User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: none Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	Horrible idea, doesn't even make sense for interpreted languages. __________________ Warning: My posts may change (dramatically) within the first 15 minutes they're posted. Got 'Nux?�GNU/Linux and other free software support. It's GNU/Linux, not just Linux.

May 14th, 2006, 7:49 PM	#4
kp4621 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	What do you mean, Doesn't make sense for interpreted languages, source code is source code in the same language. That means if you code something in C++ on a windows machine then its still in C++ on a mac or linux machine, therefore open source works out. __________________ Help me out and get rewards , K.O. Hosting (Toggle Plain Text) #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; } #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; }

May 14th, 2006, 8:29 PM	#6
Mad_guy Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sandstorm, Techno Club Posts: 239 Rep Power: 5	He means that open source doesn't make sense for projects in interpreted languages, because interpreted languages need not be compiled to machine code, you can open up the file right there. Trying to make a 'proprietary' port scanner and writing it in Perl, doesn't make a whole lot of sense for example. __________________ os: mac os 10.5.4 revision control: git editor: emacs site

May 14th, 2006, 8:35 PM	#9
kp4621 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	kp4621@gmail.com Before people came along and started getting money hungry almost all programs source code was shared for knowledge, now that people know that they can make money off of there source they dont want to share it. That is one of my points on open source. __________________ Help me out and get rewards , K.O. Hosting (Toggle Plain Text) #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; } #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int name; cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl; cin >> name; cout << "Hello " << name << " Please go jump off a cliff !!" << endl; return 0; }

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