Actually more often than not, no one cares. People are growing up with having shared their life on the web through geocities sites, blogs, facebook, etc. It's no surprise that companies will take advantage of the fact people will share their life story with people.
Without a doubt it's no the best outcome and I would hope that eventually something changes for the better but freedom does give people the choice to do what they want even if Google didn't make the best decision.
For that reason I would support their move. I think giving people the impression that open source only has freedom for those who think a certain way will stop businesses from taking on open source code because they'll be labeled as bad.
It is wise to discuss it with Google and try to get the best outcome but if it doesn't happen then as long as they're not violating that particular licence, it's all fine imo.
I suspect this isn't clear cut and there is more than a little "Google is too big we must hate them now" attitude. The fact is Android is open source and anyone can take their code do what they want with it just as Google can take any other open source code and do what they want with it.
That's the point of open source code. Claiming something is open and all about freedom and then trying force everyone into doing what you think should be done is neither really free or open.
I do like VIM (or VI) but most people don't have the patience to take 3 days setting it up with all the plugins you want to achieve certain results an then another day learning commands and hopefully remembering them.
Yes VIM/VI and Emacs can be more efficient but only after spending an incredible amount of time setting up and learning how to use it. Which is why you'll see more books, websites, etc dedicated to learning those two programs than any other.
Quite frankly I don't think it makes you a better coder and arguably I'd say it makes you a worse one as it shows a tendency to fuck about with the least efficient option to start with.
I had to do that once like 5+ years ago. Other than that Ubuntu has always been just as easy to use as Windows. Often better in my opinion thanks to the package manager.
Eclipse in general is pretty rubbish and lacks and professional shine even for an open source product, imo. But it will be popular because using something that's broken to code makes you a better coder apparently.
Zend is just Eclipse with some plugin functionality you can get elsewhere (or from Zend themselves) so two of the top options are basically one because I think you'd have to be really stupid to pay $400 for Eclipse.
Dreamweaver is very expensive for something that (last I used it) still lacked some features you'd expect from an IDE of that price and quite frankly I'm not sure I trust a program to check my PHP when it generates shit PHP itself.
I use VIM when necessary and only when necessary. Because I don't try to prove my manliness by using the most basic featureless software. I rather prove my worth in the code I create rather than the tool I use.
I do often use Notepad++ myself and yes it has plugins. Plugins that aren't always updated that often and break between versions and it requires using Wine if you want to use it in Linux. If you're going to build onto Notepad++ you might as well go for a full IDE or at least go for something like VIM which is basic as well but also has a zillion more plugins, features and support.
Netbeans additions also feel like better. Where as Eclipse plugins are a mixed bag and Eclipse performance starts dropping through the floor once you take advantage of the variety of plugins.
It's GUI is also poorly done because it sucks on smaller screens. Some of us do code on the bus/train and a netbook just makes sense and while Eclipse mostly works well on an EEE screen, there are a few config menus that aren't done. All their menus need to be wrapped in scroll panes.
Imo, Netbeans has improve significantly from the pre 6 versions to 6.8. I really hope Oracle isn't dumb enough to fuck with it and ruin it.
Make sure you get the PHP only version of Netbeans if you're concerned with speed.
Eclipse does have more plugins but it's just not as nice. Netbeans pretty much does everything I want. There are extra plug-ins in the plugins menu and project Kenai had some decent plugins. Shame its getting the axe but hopefully it won't be too hard to find the plugins again as they move to other sites.
They're missing out on the fun. It's awesome to name your connection things like "my neighbour's wife gives awesome head" or "Your mother touches me there too".
An open source OS is more open than anything MS offers. Yes it can be hard to do something with it but not everything was meant for the average person.
He didn't care about it but now that he's dying he wants to be immortalised and decides to make it public. So now future generations can hear a proper southern Goober analyse a shuttle explosion.
I rather be scanned than felt up by some guy that looks like he's hidden his homosexuality through out his career in the military. Don't worry, your pee-pee won't make people laugh.
Despite gaming trying so hard to convince itself it's the greatest thing ever, gaming isn't cool enough to have a phone that looks like a controller of some sorts.
I've had a few ideas I've toyed with under the assumption I would patent it but patents are expensive, I don't see myself being a patent troll and I couldn't even fucked to pay to get a mock up done.
But I do believe the key is to make it not look like a gaming device while having decent controls and it can't be too delicate so it can handle some gaming over excitement.
I think everyone wants to get away from the open system model. Apple is doing it with everything except Macs (but will likely slowly turn the Mac into a big ass iPhone in regards to freedom) and Microsoft is trying to rule the world with the 360 where they, like Apple, can control the hardware and the software.
Having a small set of hardware makes development much easier (and means you can pay less) and it makes it much easier to control what you do with the system.
All companies would love to have everyone on a cable box-like computer using the software they deem acceptable for you and the unfortunate thing is that people will probably go for it because it will mean they'll have to learn less about their computer to run it without breaking it.
That is Linux's biggest problem. People are lazy and don't want to learn and Linux is something they think requires more education than Windows or a Mac.
P4 CPUs start at 1.3 ghz. I think my machine is probably similar to yours aside from having 1 gig of ram. I've not have any issues and I rather have loads of options as opposed to a handful of finely tuned options. Like websites, doing the heavy lifting in C and some of the lightweight stuff in Python is acceptable and speeds up development quite a bit.
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Actually more often than not, no one cares. People are growing up with having shared their life on the web through geocities sites, blogs, facebook, etc. It's no surprise that companies will take advantage of the fact people will share their life story with people.
Without a doubt it's no the best outcome and I would hope that eventually something changes for the better but freedom does give people the choice to do what they want even if Google didn't make the best decision.
For that reason I would support their move. I think giving people the impression that open source only has freedom for those who think a certain way will stop businesses from taking on open source code because they'll be labeled as bad.
It is wise to discuss it with Google and try to get the best outcome but if it doesn't happen then as long as they're not violating that particular licence, it's all fine imo.
isn't that what they should be allowed to do if open source is striving for the freedom to use the code as you wish?
I suspect this isn't clear cut and there is more than a little "Google is too big we must hate them now" attitude. The fact is Android is open source and anyone can take their code do what they want with it just as Google can take any other open source code and do what they want with it.
That's the point of open source code. Claiming something is open and all about freedom and then trying force everyone into doing what you think should be done is neither really free or open.
Time to quit coding on your mom's old P2 450 Dell.
I do like VIM (or VI) but most people don't have the patience to take 3 days setting it up with all the plugins you want to achieve certain results an then another day learning commands and hopefully remembering them.
Yes VIM/VI and Emacs can be more efficient but only after spending an incredible amount of time setting up and learning how to use it. Which is why you'll see more books, websites, etc dedicated to learning those two programs than any other.
Quite frankly I don't think it makes you a better coder and arguably I'd say it makes you a worse one as it shows a tendency to fuck about with the least efficient option to start with.
I had to do that once like 5+ years ago. Other than that Ubuntu has always been just as easy to use as Windows. Often better in my opinion thanks to the package manager.
Eclipse in general is pretty rubbish and lacks and professional shine even for an open source product, imo. But it will be popular because using something that's broken to code makes you a better coder apparently.
Zend is just Eclipse with some plugin functionality you can get elsewhere (or from Zend themselves) so two of the top options are basically one because I think you'd have to be really stupid to pay $400 for Eclipse.
Dreamweaver is very expensive for something that (last I used it) still lacked some features you'd expect from an IDE of that price and quite frankly I'm not sure I trust a program to check my PHP when it generates shit PHP itself.
I use VIM when necessary and only when necessary. Because I don't try to prove my manliness by using the most basic featureless software. I rather prove my worth in the code I create rather than the tool I use.
I do often use Notepad++ myself and yes it has plugins. Plugins that aren't always updated that often and break between versions and it requires using Wine if you want to use it in Linux. If you're going to build onto Notepad++ you might as well go for a full IDE or at least go for something like VIM which is basic as well but also has a zillion more plugins, features and support.
Which explains why PHP often looks so fucking ugly.
Netbeans additions also feel like better. Where as Eclipse plugins are a mixed bag and Eclipse performance starts dropping through the floor once you take advantage of the variety of plugins.
It's GUI is also poorly done because it sucks on smaller screens. Some of us do code on the bus/train and a netbook just makes sense and while Eclipse mostly works well on an EEE screen, there are a few config menus that aren't done. All their menus need to be wrapped in scroll panes.
Imo, Netbeans has improve significantly from the pre 6 versions to 6.8. I really hope Oracle isn't dumb enough to fuck with it and ruin it.
Make sure you get the PHP only version of Netbeans if you're concerned with speed.
Eclipse does have more plugins but it's just not as nice. Netbeans pretty much does everything I want. There are extra plug-ins in the plugins menu and project Kenai had some decent plugins. Shame its getting the axe but hopefully it won't be too hard to find the plugins again as they move to other sites.
Runescape uses Java & C++. I suspect C++ is used on the server side.
They're missing out on the fun. It's awesome to name your connection things like "my neighbour's wife gives awesome head" or "Your mother touches me there too".
An open source OS is more open than anything MS offers. Yes it can be hard to do something with it but not everything was meant for the average person.
He didn't care about it but now that he's dying he wants to be immortalised and decides to make it public. So now future generations can hear a proper southern Goober analyse a shuttle explosion.
I rather be scanned than felt up by some guy that looks like he's hidden his homosexuality through out his career in the military. Don't worry, your pee-pee won't make people laugh.
Yeah because all of the sudden the airport is full of pedos wanting to see your naked children.
Despite gaming trying so hard to convince itself it's the greatest thing ever, gaming isn't cool enough to have a phone that looks like a controller of some sorts.
I've had a few ideas I've toyed with under the assumption I would patent it but patents are expensive, I don't see myself being a patent troll and I couldn't even fucked to pay to get a mock up done.
But I do believe the key is to make it not look like a gaming device while having decent controls and it can't be too delicate so it can handle some gaming over excitement.
Have you seen one in person? They had an awful form.
I think everyone wants to get away from the open system model. Apple is doing it with everything except Macs (but will likely slowly turn the Mac into a big ass iPhone in regards to freedom) and Microsoft is trying to rule the world with the 360 where they, like Apple, can control the hardware and the software.
Having a small set of hardware makes development much easier (and means you can pay less) and it makes it much easier to control what you do with the system.
All companies would love to have everyone on a cable box-like computer using the software they deem acceptable for you and the unfortunate thing is that people will probably go for it because it will mean they'll have to learn less about their computer to run it without breaking it.
That is Linux's biggest problem. People are lazy and don't want to learn and Linux is something they think requires more education than Windows or a Mac.
P4 CPUs start at 1.3 ghz. I think my machine is probably similar to yours aside from having 1 gig of ram. I've not have any issues and I rather have loads of options as opposed to a handful of finely tuned options. Like websites, doing the heavy lifting in C and some of the lightweight stuff in Python is acceptable and speeds up development quite a bit.
I'm sure a lot of intensive stuff is done in a system language but Amazon still uses Perl. Google use Perl and Python through their sites.
There's no need to to use a system language for everything. Facebook is probably using PHP on its own and that's just not wise for a site like that.