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Re: usefulness of source



At 6:01 PM -0800 2/22/06, Rob Braun wrote:
>I'm curious, it seems there are more people here enjoying gloating
>over those that were anxious for the source than there are people
>actually using it.  And that's what I'm really curious about, has
>anyone found the source posted to be particularly useful?

There are a number of people who seem to actually compile
operational systems from the source. I'm not one of them (too
dumb) but I have used the source code on several occasions to
fathom why things compile here and not there or why what used
to work suddenly decides not to.

>...  Do people actually do anything with the
>source, or just have an obsessive compulsive disorder to
>continually check for it?

Some probably do suffer for us all with OCD. Still, having the
real story where you can work with it is at least very useful.
For some purposes, it's essential.


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