[Gllug] "Open source has its own problems" - article inComputing

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On Thu, 04 Aug 2005, alan lenton murmured woefully:
> Professionalism: Hah! This is just a rehash of the 'all open source
> programmers wear sandals, have long hair and beards, and smoke dope'
> crud. Actually there are studies that indicate that most open source
> programmers are programming professionals, not amateurs.

One pedant point: they are *both*. They is, they are professionals
(they are paid for it), *and* they are amateurs (they do it for the
sheer joy of it whether paid or not).

I wouldn't stop hacking if nobody paid me (although I might have to
find a job doing something *else* as well, grumbling all the way).

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