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"Now, I understand that Ingo Molnar and Linus Torvalds have a lot more experience in open source development than I do, but we can learn about this from scienti
by sdse903 13y ago
"Now, I understand that Ingo Molnar and Linus Torvalds have a lot more experience in open source development than I do, but we can learn about this from scientific studies and statistics, rather than depending on unreliable personal experience."
So we should rely on your personal experiences instead of scientific studies?
- EliRivers 13y agoWell that appears to be the exact opposite of what he said. "How odd," I thought. "I know; I'll read the blog post, and if there are no links to scientific studies, it's clear that sdse903 is making a valid point. If there are links to scientific studies, I'll know that sdse903 is either fantastically stupid, or some kind of dickhead." I won't ruin the surprise for everyone.
- pasbesoin 13y agoMany of us have... "survived" significant periods and... "mantras" of ostensibly objective "best practices", in our careers. Much of what is labelled as "science" turns out to be of a similar character. Whatever its label, we tire of the bullsh-t. I'll add my initial thought upon running across this HN title/topic: Well, if Linus is a jerk, at least he's an equal opportunity jerk. P.S. I think it worthy of further noting that in my perception, Linus may well not be "implementing" a "reward system" and "motivation". He may be implementing a filter. Discouraging crap, as opposed to encouraging contribution. Two different functions. I might do things somewhat differently than Linus. But then, I'm my own, different little snowflake.