Granted. That's what IT architects are for. Unfortunately, very few projects have them, so programmers are expected to fill the role; one for which they are poorly qualified.
Fairly often, the architects you get aren't qualified to fill the role either.
Linux needs to do the same, by doing something *different*.
To be fair, until Linux has good penetration with video game developers, it's always going to have a hard time getting major market penetration. Video games is still one of the top uses for a home computer.
Why did you even post the first half of your post when it's obvious that you knew that it wasn't a recount?
Software production is assumed to be a line function, but it is run like a staff function. -- Paul Licker
