2011/5/31 jtd@mtnl.net.in:
What is termed as ideology is only partly so. It is mainly methodology. FOSS methodology arose from a certain ideology, just like other development methodologies. One can't develop methodology without an underlying ideology or core principle/s.
Very well said. History is abound with examples of this "framework" used in successful "projects". Without a methodology (ie, execution plan), an ideology (strategy) is not worth anything, and without an ideology to rely upon, a methodology will not take you anywhere.
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