Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch penguin

Martin Dalecki
2002-01-29T12:14:08Z

Linus Torvalds wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Larry McVoy wrote:
>
>>What you didn't do, Linus, is paint a picture which allows development
>>to scale up.
>>
>
>Actually, I thought I did.
>
>Basic premise: development is done by humans.
>
>Now, look at how humans work. I don't know _anybody_ who works with
>hundreds of people. You work with 5-10 people, out of a pool of maybe
>30-50 people. Agreed?
>
Not at all. Please have a look at the ARMY. (A tightly hierarchical
system...)