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  Re: What I'm learning about open source  
From: nemesis
Date: 25 Aug 2009 07:39:49
Message: <4a93cd85@news.povray.org>
Darren New escreveu:
> When a project, no matter how well known, is still at 0.xxx after six 
> years, it's probably because it really does actually still suck to the 
> point where you don't want to try to use it in a professional setting.

FOSS version numbers usually grow at snail pace.  Emacs is still at 23.1 
ever since the Paleolithic.  The Linux kernel is still 2.6!!

Also, the more specialized and difficult, the slower to change.

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