Thanks for the link. Very well put.

Honestly, it's Alan's right to walk away, and it's Linus' prerogative to make whatever observations he'd like to. I don't see the drama, or why people are so exercised about it.

... unless we can't remember the opening notes of "Funky Town."

fixed that for you.

Absolutely: but this is an age-old debate, and generally boils down to dollars. Management almost always agrees, in principle, with the adage "do it right, the first time, and you will be rewarded over the cycle with a better, more easily maintainable code base." And, in principle, the code _should_ be considered a source of documentation, _if it's well-written_. Unfortunately, quick dollars frequently trump "over the cycle".

i saw what you did there.