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Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Rod Pemberton, le Thu 07 Dec 2006 05:59:48 -0500, a écrit :
>
>> You're questions about Vista on a few NGs brings up an interesting
>> point that I've been wanting to discuss.  Do you think that long
>> term Linux can compete against Microsoft given the small amount of
>> capital available to Linux versus MS (7 Billion on Vista alone...)
>> and the continuing rapid change or advancement in PC hardware?
> 
> What does money have to do with software development??

The most efficient size of development team is 2, or possibly 3
[1].  Once the team size exceeds 5 efficiency, accuracy, and
productivity usually goes down.  Now consider how many alleged
programmers are/have been working on Vista.

[1] The reason being that extra members can catch the inevitable
goofs, even if only by being a bear [2] to which the problem can be
explained.

[2] Single unit development teams can benefit from a large teddy
bear to which the problem can be explained.  They rarely interrupt,
never criticize nor categorize actions as idiocies, and never never
squeal on you [3].

[3] Barring bears with built in voice activated recorders.

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