Re: netlink tester program

["John S. Denker" <jsd@monmouth.com>]

I wrote in part:
 >
 >    There's no point in writing code if few people
 >    use it.


On 06/02/2003 10:38 PM, David S. Miller wrote:
> 
> People use this "undocumented" area of the kernel every
> time their machine boots up.

That's not inconsistent with what I was saying.

Mr. Miller said people use it.  That's true.  Some
people use it.

I said few people use it.  That's true.  The context
of my original statement was:

> Linux is hanging in there at a few
> percent market share.  That's not going to grow
> unless there is better documentation.

This is supposed to be open-source software,
n'est-ce pas?

Software that is copylefted but not documented
is open according to the letter of the law, but
lacks the spirit of openness.

Mr. Miller is very smart and has spent years
getting up to speed in this area.  Is the code
to be open only to those who are equally smart
and willing to invest equally huge amounts of
time?

When people ask for help in understanding the
code, it might mean they need help in understanding
the code.