[REBOL] Re: Rebol SDK vs Command
From: petr:krenzelok:seznam:cz at: 15-Sep-2007 14:29
Carl Read napsal(a):
> On Saturday, 15-September-2007 at 14:00:08 Petr Krenzelok wrote,
>
>> OTOH as for me, I don't want ppl to join REBOL just because
>> it is, or is not open-source. I hope ppl will see that REBOL can be a
>> good tool too ...
>>
>
> It's not that they choose one or the other, it's that there's a huge lot of people
who just won't touch a new language unless it's open-source. And with good reason, as
you're putting your eggs in a basket that other people control if the language you use
isn't open-source. If it's open-source they'll look at it - otherwise not.
>
> -- Carl Read.
>
Well, I used Amiga, because it was cool. I use REBOL, because it is
cool. I don't want such ppl to touch REBOL then, that is all. One either
is enthusiast, or is not. Yes, R2 model was terrible, we could not
correct/fix/extend almost anything. R3 changes it almost completly. So,
do those ppl REALLY see source of the core kernel itself? Why? What for?
Just for the sake of seeing some code? I think, that with hybrid
licensing, they can feel safe enough. And who knows, maybe after some
time, RT will open even kernel sources. If RT would went down, it was
already being taking for, even for R2, the code would go to Escrow. So
what prevents thouse ppl from feeling safe? Their fanatism?
Petr
