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...that's a bit of a twisted question.
Many open source projects have been sold commercially / used in commercial products / used in the development or support of commercial products. However, i think it's misleading to view these as "open source commercial success".
Step back - how do you define "commercial success"? If you intend to make money through commerce - that is, by selling stuff - then, i'd say you could consider yourself successful if you made or exceeded the amount of money you expected before starting. Given that definition, i'd guess that something like the Linksys routers which use Linux internally might be considered a commercial success.
But - this doesn't exactly have any relevance, as the OS was developed long before someone decided to use it in a router. I have a feeling what Paul meant by "success" was more in terms of "has the project produced software able to meet the expectations of those using it" - which is something else entirely.
A servant to formulaic ways.
Shog9
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This is my first guestimate formula :
(Number Programmers To Consider) = (Number Programmers On-Site) + R x (Number Programmers Working Remotely)
where R is a ratio which will probably at least 2.0. This ratio depends on the quality of the communications, time spent communicating etc, and the quality of the project management, etc.
So for example, if you have a team of four programmers on-site plus two remote programmers who rarely are on-site, the actual number of programmers to consider = 4 + R x 2 = 8 programmers to consider.
Thus even though we only have 6 programmers, we need to plan the project management as though there are 8 programmers, and all the consequential difficulties that arise from having larger teams.
Now if we apply Open Source to this equation, where we have programmers all over the place, the managament issues become massive. But then again, OS is really a different situation because the progrrammers can pick and choose and only do the bits that they are good enough to be able to make a good contribution which is a luxury that we don't usually have in smaller teams.
I think that I should quit now whilst I am ahead
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it also depends on how are the people that you are guiding...
most of the time many people that i've been working with are very good profesionals, but sometimes you find someone that seems to be there to make your life as hard as they can .
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Yea, the quality of the professionals I get to work with is more important for me than the quantity.
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Which is why "Alone" is my preferred answer. Then I'm the only one making my life difficult.
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CListCtrl!
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Paul
"I drank... WHAT?"
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That's getting old.... fast
// Steve McLenithan
Cluelessnes: There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idots.
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You're just jealous because you didn't do it first!
Hey, my post has been rated 1.6! That's MUCH higher than I expeced! LOL
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Paul
"I drank... WHAT?"
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That way i can still be in control
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I enjoy working by myself the most, since that gives me the greatest latitude in how I do things. My job requires that I work as part of a group of six developers. Fortunately, they're all sharp folks and easy to get along with. It does expose me to different ways of doing things.
Best line I've heard with regard to working in groups: "It's difficult to work in groups when you're omnipotent." - 'Q', Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Im in the opposite situation... I do most of my contract work alone, but would prefer input, and the ability to bounce ideas off someone.
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Joan
MomComputerGeek.com
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joan_fl wrote:
but would prefer input,
i like that
I was born intelligent Education ruined me!.
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
Best line I've heard with regard to working in groups: "It's difficult to work in groups when you're omnipotent." - 'Q', Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Best line I heard for a medium to large group "It's difficult to fly like an eagle, when surrounded by turkeys!" - not sure of the origin
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