Comments for Roblag http://blog.robla.net Just like a diary, only without a way to dot the i's with hearts; robla, margl, and hazel's blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:04:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Brutal honesty in open source development by Gigs http://blog.robla.net/2008/brutal-honesty-in-oss/#comment-63163 Gigs Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:54:43 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/?p=77#comment-63163 I had a ton of trouble upgrading ubuntu too... weird thing is, it worked right away on our new Dell laptop. I guess that must be what one of the pulseaudio devs uses. :) I had a ton of trouble upgrading ubuntu too… weird thing is, it worked right away on our new Dell laptop. I guess that must be what one of the pulseaudio devs uses. :)

]]> Comment on A hard problem worth solving by Gigs http://blog.robla.net/2008/hard-problem/#comment-62498 Gigs Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:48:37 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/?p=75#comment-62498 I wonder how much of that IDC number is just Microsoft OEM software deals. That's an anomaly that should probably be removed from any analysis of the software markets in general. I wonder how much of that IDC number is just Microsoft OEM software deals. That’s an anomaly that should probably be removed from any analysis of the software markets in general.

]]> Comment on A hard problem worth solving by Tateru Nino http://blog.robla.net/2008/hard-problem/#comment-62465 Tateru Nino Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:34:03 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/?p=75#comment-62465 Some slight hair splitting. I'm most familiar with the terms organic/inorganic in software engineering holding other definitions. Software that has "grown (often uncontrollably) beyond the original design and is in desperate need of refactoring/redesign/redevelopment" is (in my experience) referred to as organic, whereas software that remains faithful to its design is "inorganic". Thus you start with an organic piece of software designed to meet a set of needs, and implement it. Then it grows 'organically' in response to user/customer feedback, bizarre and unanticipated bugfixes, tactical business threats, until it essentially becomes more expensive to continue to maintain than to discard and redesign for actual current needs (and probably performs quite poorly as a result). Aside from the minor quibble about terminology (which might well cause some confusion), you make a very good point. Some slight hair splitting. I’m most familiar with the terms organic/inorganic in software engineering holding other definitions.
Software that has “grown (often uncontrollably) beyond the original design and is in desperate need of refactoring/redesign/redevelopment” is (in my experience) referred to as organic, whereas software that remains faithful to its design is “inorganic”.

Thus you start with an organic piece of software designed to meet a set of needs, and implement it. Then it grows ‘organically’ in response to user/customer feedback, bizarre and unanticipated bugfixes, tactical business threats, until it essentially becomes more expensive to continue to maintain than to discard and redesign for actual current needs (and probably performs quite poorly as a result).

Aside from the minor quibble about terminology (which might well cause some confusion), you make a very good point.

]]> Comment on Mobiguous company names by Thijs http://blog.robla.net/2006/mobiguous-company-names/#comment-38015 Thijs Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:12:04 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/2006/mobiguous-company-names/#comment-38015 mossolution does already excist in the Netherlands. mossolution does already excist in the Netherlands.

]]> Comment on More Hazel video by Grandma Ba-ba http://blog.robla.net/2007/more-hazel-video/#comment-36493 Grandma Ba-ba Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:53:40 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/2007/more-hazel-video/#comment-36493 AS USUAL - absolutely adorable. Lova-lova AS USUAL - absolutely adorable. Lova-lova

]]> Comment on Inflated house prices by DBR http://blog.robla.net/2007/inflated-house-prices/#comment-19698 DBR Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:26:50 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/2007/inflated-house-prices/#comment-19698 Is this the same Rob Lanphier I knew as a sax player in Lewiston? Is this the same Rob Lanphier I knew as a sax player in Lewiston?

]]> Comment on We’re all home now by severn http://blog.robla.net/2006/were-all-home-now/#comment-19071 severn Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:56:37 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/2006/were-all-home-now/#comment-19071 hi i just read the post and youve already heard my two bits lol hi i just read the post and youve already heard my two bits lol

]]> Comment on Inflated house prices by robla http://blog.robla.net/2007/inflated-house-prices/#comment-6248 robla Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:07:34 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/2007/inflated-house-prices/#comment-6248 Heh....ok, I guess I was feeling pretty punchy there. Yes, only occasionally, and almost certainly less often than I do. Heh….ok, I guess I was feeling pretty punchy there. Yes, only occasionally, and almost certainly less often than I do.

]]> Comment on Inflated house prices by Paul Kedrosky http://blog.robla.net/2007/inflated-house-prices/#comment-6247 Paul Kedrosky Sun, 25 Mar 2007 05:59:24 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/2007/inflated-house-prices/#comment-6247 Only "occasionally"? :-) Only “occasionally”? :-)

]]> Comment on Orkut is in Alexa’s Top 10 sites…wtf? by V http://blog.robla.net/2006/orkut-is-in-alexas-top-10-siteswtf/#comment-1813 V Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:35:20 +0000 http://blog.robla.net/2006/orkut-is-in-alexas-top-10-siteswtf/#comment-1813 You should see the explosion in orkut use in developing countries (with the fastest internet growth) like India and brazil. When I was over there - and walked around corporate campuses (of companies whose names shall go unsaid) I was amazed at how many desktops had at least one browser window open to the orkut scrapbook page. Glad to see you alive and kicking the opensource thing rob :) Now that i am back in town - let's meet. and i am dying to see hazel. You should see the explosion in orkut use in developing countries (with the fastest internet growth) like India and brazil. When I was over there - and walked around corporate campuses (of companies whose names shall go unsaid) I was amazed at how many desktops had at least one browser window open to the orkut scrapbook page.
Glad to see you alive and kicking the opensource thing rob :) Now that i am back in town - let’s meet. and i am dying to see hazel.

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