Re: Fixing open sourced proprietary code for porting to Linux

Mike Tinsay <tinsami1-/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.philippine
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Fugly code is not just present un closed source apps. But I guess one is forced to clean up their own code knowing that a whole lot of eyeballs will be scrutinizing it when it is open sourced, and also to make it easier for the community to contribute.


--- mike t.

Rogelio Serrano <[email protected]> wrote:

>Imustbemissingsomething.Learningfromformerlyclosedcodemightjustneedaspecialmindsetortraining?IlearnalotbutImostlyhavetorewritetocleanthemuporjustredesignandreimplementfromscratch.IhaveadeepinferioritycomplextowardsthesoftwareengineeringeliteintheclosedKingdomsbutIamnotexpectingthis.Whatsyourexperienceguys?Aretheyopensourcingfuglycodeonpurpose?

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