The message I received from the article is that it is better to do it right the first time than to do it wrong several times.

Everytime I see a patch that fixes a patch that resolves and issue with a feature that was released to correct...All I can think about is Wil-E-Coyote nailing one board on the end of another to create a bridge. This endeavor failed every time. We can not repair the problems piecemeal, regardless of OS. If a process is fundementally broken it should be scrapped and redesigned.

The open source process has an opportunity to show that it is better by moving away from the flawed processes that plague it. Arguements like - It is better because it is really don't matter when the data you are protecting is out in the open.

It doesn't matter whether you have one company or a whole bunch of independent programmers making your Wil-E-Coyote bridge, when it fails you will fall and their are sharp, pointy rocks at the bottom.

Dave Williams

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