Jim Grisanzio: “What I find interesting is that Matt uses the phrase ‘we’re getting Solaris versus Linux’ to point to an article titled ‘OpenSolaris will challenge Linux says Sun’ which is actually an abridged article from the more aptly titled ‘Sun: Coders key to Solaris’ rise’ published last week. I blogged about that original article because I loved the quote in there about the OpenSolaris Community. But the version that has people all worked up today is missing eight paragraphs of text from the original. Why? Read both of them and you’ll see the clear difference in tone. And why all the wild headline changes, too? Even if you read the version Matt points to you’d be hard pressed to find anything in the article to substantiate the headline. I mean, really, this is silly. Sun’s Ian Murdock and Marc Hamilton were talking about how the OpenSolaris community is growing, how the technology is improving, and some of the plans we are kicking around to improve things. That’s pretty much it. So, where’s the war here?”
Maybe Matt wants to become the Dvorak of open source!
Swashbuckler … Oh, I think Matt’s intentions are perfectly honorable, and he’s a smart guy. I just disagree with the characterization and focus, that’s all. There’s room for many views on this, and I think he would support that notion. :)