Domain: thehungersite.com
Stories and comments across the archive that link to thehungersite.com.
Stories · 2
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The Importance of OS Backwards Compatibility
gbjbaanb writes "Raymond Chen (of ancient Microsoft heritage) has a blog where he describes some of the things he's worked on, as well as oddments of obscure code and design decisions in Windows. Regardless of what anyone thinks of Windows, it is informative and often thought-provoking. Recently, Raymond posted an entry about backwards compatibility, and why it is such a big deal for large corporations. Something that I have read about on Slashdot regularly (where Windows is criticized for bothering with it at all), I thought readers would be interested in exactly why Microsoft spends so much effort on backwards compatibility, and by inference, why it is an important topic for getting Linux adopted by big business." -
Where Can I Find Goodwill Web Sites?
robp asks: "I am already familiar with hungersite.com and visit it everyday, but what other altruistic Web sites are there on the Internet that make donations of food, clothing or services to those in need, for every visit to the site (or click of a button/banner)?"