<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>I think that free software business models definitely lead to better code. I am now working with the Google Android IM app, which was programmed by a software company, then later open sourced. The code works, but is a nightmare to figure out, things like 3 overlapping data structures for the account info for no good reason, lots of additions to the code with no refactoring, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>.hc</div><br><div><div>On Mar 22, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Charles Henry wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I thought I'd pose a question to you, for academic curiosity. For example, in my current line of work, cluster computing, there's a lot of possible funding models for supporting maintenance, and they all have different ~unintended consequences. (ex) You lose customers, waste cycles, delay research schedules, and they all have some other costs associated. Economics just works that way. <br> <br>But in general, I wonder what produces the best outcomes for software development. It's an impossible question to answer without having much time to waste, so don't try too hard :)<br><br>Could a open-source project with a funding model lead to better code than a professional solution?<br> <br>Could you just dangle some cash on the end of a string and the cats will just herd themselves?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Mathieu Bouchard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matju@artengine.ca">matju@artengine.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Sat, 19 Mar 2011, Bernardo Barros wrote:<br> <br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello , Mathieu! Well, I did not refer to implementation of new features, but the maintenance of that code that already works, fixing bugs.<br> </blockquote> <br></div> Ok, so, basically, buggy software gets rewarded for requests to fix bugs. Bugless software is not rewarded : it does not pay. Therefore we are encouraged to put enough bugs in there so that we get money. Nevermind the high-reliability ideals.<br> <br> (Of course, don't let my comments prevent you from contributing money. I'm just trying to say that some assumptions about funding may encourage the wrong things and cause strange compensations.)<div><div></div><div class="h5"> <br> <br> _______________________________________________________________________<br> | Mathieu Bouchard ---- tél: <a href="tel:%2B1.514.383.3801" target="_blank">+1.514.383.3801</a> ---- Villeray, Montréal, QC<br> </div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br> <a href="mailto:Pd-list@iem.at">Pd-list@iem.at</a> mailing list<br> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> <a href="http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list" target="_blank">http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br> _______________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:Pd-list@iem.at">Pd-list@iem.at</a> mailing list<br>UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> <a href="http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list">http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list</a><br></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><br></div><div>----------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>The arc of history bends towards justice. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span> </div><br></body></html>