Comments on: We Really Do Tweak and Change Things http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2004/11/30/we-really-do-tweak-and-change-things/ Open Source > Linux > LQ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:53:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anonymous http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2004/11/30/we-really-do-tweak-and-change-things/#comment-77 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:55:09 +0000 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2004/11/30/we-really-do-tweak-and-change-things/#comment-77 You make two very good points stevex. The reality however, is that no company (no matter how big) can test compatibility with all devices. Just look at how many things broke with XP SP2. Having access to the source puts the user in control. Even if you don't know how to code, you could then hire someone who does (amongst other options). It's all about options. --jeremy You make two very good points stevex. The reality however, is that no company (no matter how big) can test compatibility with all devices. Just look at how many things broke with XP SP2. Having access to the source puts the user in control. Even if you don't know how to code, you could then hire someone who does (amongst other options). It's all about options.
–jeremy

]]> By: Anonymous http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2004/11/30/we-really-do-tweak-and-change-things/#comment-76 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:47:55 +0000 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2004/11/30/we-really-do-tweak-and-change-things/#comment-76 Maybe if the release cycle were more like scoble describes, you wouldn't have found that your kernel didn't work with your iPod anymore after adding EFI to the kernel... Saying that users can fix their own problems sometimes seems like an excuse to release code without sufficiently testing it to ensure the change doesn't break something. Maybe if the release cycle were more like scoble describes, you wouldn't have found that your kernel didn't work with your iPod anymore after adding EFI to the kernel…
Saying that users can fix their own problems sometimes seems like an excuse to release code without sufficiently testing it to ensure the change doesn't break something.

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