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He should have made it open-source rather than rely on Apple. Most of it had to be re-written anyhow between demo and final product, as I read it. It sounds lik
by tabtab 8y ago
He should have made it open-source rather than rely on Apple. Most of it had to be re-written anyhow between demo and final product, as I read it. It sounds like many things almost went wrong, between being ratted on, IP lawsuits, no office space, immature hardware, etc. Open-source would have avoided most of this risk.
- pietroglyph 8y agoSoftware distribution was hard and expensive in 1994. They wanted it to be installed at the factory, to ensure maximum reach, which wouldn't have been possible with open source: > "We were doing it to help kids learn math. Public schools are too poor to buy software, so the most effective way to deliver it is to install it at the factory."