26 Jun
2019
26 Jun
'19
8:45 a.m.
On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 09:00:28PM -0400, Richard Salz wrote:
Is this really the kind of commentary appropriate for
this list? I mean I'm
new here, but...
It might not be, but it is definitely relevant to Unix. Arguably the
drivers of Unix's development movement away from R&D-focused places and
toward product-oriented entities had at least a little to do with
Larry's topic of complaint. Product managers gained the ammunition to
demand sustainable development practices, while R&D got a little leaner,
a little more focused on demonstrating the thesis, a little less focused
on who might need to run this code five years on...
I'd say there's a thesis to be written about the economics of support
contracts vs the economics of proving concepts, but since I'm not
volunteering to write it, I'll shut up about it on TUHS. Suffice to say
the sociology surrounding the evolution of Unix is a topic I find
fascinating, even if it's not strictly technical.
khm