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Apple and the Open Source Community
Dozix007 writes "Sitepoint reports an interesting article on the increasing interconnection between Apple's recently released Tiger, and the open source community. Tiger includes improved releases of Apple's directory services (LDAP), secure authentication (Kerberos), mail server (Postfix), web server (Apache) and many more features, nearly all based on existing open source software. Most significant may be the release of Rendezvous for Java, Linux/Unix and Windows. This is a zero-configuration tool for networking that includes network protocols, identification and configuration of devices and services such as printers and local/remote servers, and was based on open source technology."
Hahaha! Yup, I saw right through your pink cloak of gayness. The truth hurts, doesn't it? Feel free to swing your man-purse at me in anger.
I claim Gentoo is a superior Operating system to apple. Again for me looks doesn't matter. Linux Kernel is vastly superior and modern to what apple uses. Not to mention the fact that Apple has had a bad history of security fixes, last time there was a vulnerability, apple pushed some stuff that didn't even fix the problem. Apple is secure just by the virtue of the fact that nobody uses it.
Keep fighting the good fight RnR. Some day the "Apple halo" will be taken away and en McFanbois will be forced to see it for what it is - just another computer/peripheral company: using other's wares (IBM, Toshiba, ...) just like Dell *gasp!*, but with a Brontosaurus-sized marketing department.. Don't let the logotype glow blind you ;)
No matter what code Apple releases with OS X 10.4, there will forever be the stain of the Konfabulator. What's worse to developers: leaving code proprietary or not giving credit where credit is due?
All Apple has to say is "We were inspired by such and such" or cut a check to the Konfabulator guys. Instead, we have an OS on the cusp of massive developer influx (a lot of UNIX guys, like myself, have looked at Mac OS X and like what we see) struck down by a dumb software PR move. It would be a very simple thing to rectify, but watch Apple (unfortunately) not do it.
OS upgrades for $130 every year. There goes your "OS X is cheap" argument. Three years, and you've paid Apple $390. Highly profitable I say. :0)
---Did AMD, Intel or Linus Torvalds give you a PC to develop on? If they didn't give you one, did they loan you one to use? Yeah, I thought not.
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Actually, Ive got developer boards from Intel, Motorolla, AMD, and a handful of other companies. If you provide a service or want for people to buy your product (as in samples for embedded or otherwise), they will invest in you IF YOU SHOW THAT YOU DO AS YOU SAY.
---Did you see this? Checking eBay superficially, I found this with a price of US$105: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cat
And 4 days out at that. Youre an idiot to post that and expect to "buy it now".
---Now add $130 for a new legal copy of Panther, and you have the Mac you claim you need for $235. And it also has all the USB ports you seem to need.
ASSume that you get that ebay machine for current price HAHAH. Oh, and who's going to buy a legit copy of panther when the sole reason he's buying that is to increase share of Apple software?
---And if you didn't actually already have a physical Mac, why would you be in need of VirtualPC? VirtualPC simulates an Intel clone with Windows on a Mac. Sheesh.
We know what he's talking about, assface.
Personally. That means TO YOU it's not important. To someone that's developing consumer-level applications it should be second on the list behind the actual programming. UI design is *VERY* important to MODERN DESKTOP COMPUTING. It might not be a necessity for the borderline Luddite console freaks that occupy Slashdot but for anyone who uses a computer as something more than internet penis size, like doing actual work, shiny blue beats cryptic commands any day of the week.
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.