Oh really ? And why the hell when using GTK I have to cast every fucking line ??
GTK based programs look terribly, full of cast and other shit - but I guess that is the price you have to pay for trying to emulate OO language using something that is not.
BTW. "Syntactic sugar" - nice bullshit you are trying to sell here...
Unless your Windows 98 is fucked up , you are lying - simple as that. Windows _is_ faster than X and on the same hardware and always will be. It is design issue, Windows is optimized for local graphics ( and WIndows 98 even more optimized for intel platform) and X is not.
Exactly... X is simply not as efficient like Windows Win32 GUI. One reason is portability which almost always means slower implementation then something designed to fit on specific need ( Windows)
In your opinion. I , on the other hand can't stand Windowmaker or BeOS type taskbars. KDE offers you both -which is great but comes with default set to Windows like type. It is great design decision based on assumption that most people using KDE will find this feature very familiar and confortable.
Themes are meaningless. They got sucked into this "theme-contest" by GTK , one diference being that KDE first made sure that their stuff is at least stable enough for everyday work and then started plying with themes and other stuff...
Where the hell can I download their web server for free ?? Of course, I think he is completely right charging for their software, I wouldn't trust GPL either but why is he then presenting himself as an open source advocate ?
Same goes for the books. He is "supporting" others in their quest for free software but his company is just as closed as Microsoft or Sun.
The only conclusion one can draw from this situation is that he himself doesn't belive in open source...
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Oh really? And what is SHM extension ? Shared memory , right ? Windows by default uses this kind of approach, no need to use "extension". Direct X will work in window but even without it there is DIB copying function which basically is just as fast as you can go using hardware supported BitBlit ( in 8 bit mode it used to be neccesary to create indentity palette but with 16 + modes it makes no difference anymore)
The point is, windows can run anything as fast or faster then X ( main difference is that X can work over network)
Why should I try to be supportive of OSS friendly company ? I thought we were talking about technical aspects of given product. If XFree is superior it will win no matter how much FUD Xi throws at them. I am very happy customer of Xi and see no reason to bash them simply because they are not "supportive" of XFree. They are very supportive of my Linux box and that is all that matters for me.
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Didn't happen with Unix did it ??
Oh really ? And why the hell when using GTK I have to cast every fucking line ??
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GTK based programs look terribly, full of cast and other shit - but I guess that is the price you have to pay for trying to emulate OO language using something that is not.
BTW. "Syntactic sugar" - nice bullshit you are trying to sell here
Unless your Windows 98 is fucked up , you are lying - simple as that.
Windows _is_ faster than X and on the same hardware and always will be. It is design issue, Windows is optimized for local graphics ( and WIndows 98 even more optimized for intel platform)
and X is not.
Windows offers much more than pure X. It isn't even in the same category...
Exactly ... X is simply not as efficient like Windows Win32 GUI. One reason is portability which almost always means slower implementation then something designed to fit on specific need ( Windows)
In your opinion. I , on the other hand can't stand Windowmaker or BeOS type taskbars.
KDE offers you both -which is great but comes with default set to Windows like type. It is great design decision based on assumption that most people using KDE will find this feature very familiar and confortable.
Themes are meaningless. ...
They got sucked into this "theme-contest" by GTK , one diference being that KDE first made sure that their stuff is at least stable enough for everyday work and then started plying with themes and other stuff
Good work KDE team.
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I went thru their site and couldn't find anything more than was presented in ./ article. .. nothing.
No pricing, copyright
Weird.
Where the hell can I download their web server for free ??
Of course, I think he is completely right charging for their software, I wouldn't trust GPL either but why is he then presenting himself as an open source advocate ?
Same goes for the books. He is "supporting" others in their quest for free software but his company is just as closed as Microsoft or Sun.
The only conclusion one can draw from this situation is that he himself doesn't belive in open source
It used to be that way. Currently, Visual C is just about the fastest compiler available for Win32 ( Watcom, Borland etc)
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How about redesigning Apache to run in threaded mode ?
IIS does it.
If somebody keeps sending thousands of pointless letters to you, would you simply dismiss this as a free speech issue ?
So there you have it. Simple justification for , why nobody can blaim Germans for fighting and supporting their war ...
Who is Hanoi Jane ?
It is simple. Soldier has a weapon and if you don't kill him , he is likely to kill you.
The same can't be said about civilians.
That was more effect of balance of power and not some "rules of war."
What do you think ? Would it be better if Nagasaki was "infected with disease" or leveled with AB ?
RH doesn't make money. The only money they made was from IPO.
"The normal rules of economics don't apply to free software."
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Heheh.. so what does then ??
Unless you can make pigs fly, of course
Hehehe.. Nice try dude.
``In 14 months, he led 300 programmers all over the world to create a product that makes Windows 95 looks crude; it's restful, it's aesthetic,''
,much more over this period of time.
That's just pure bullshit.It might look good on screenshots but as soon as you touch it screams "amateur work."
If after statements like this some Windows users go out and try this thing they will he and his company will completely loose credibility.
BTW. 300 programmers ?? Shit, in commercial setting one could create much
Oh really? And what is SHM extension ?
Shared memory , right ?
Windows by default uses this kind of approach, no need to use "extension".
Direct X will work in window but even without it there is DIB copying function which basically is just as fast as you can go using hardware supported BitBlit ( in 8 bit mode it used to be neccesary to create indentity palette but with 16 + modes it makes no difference anymore)
The point is, windows can run anything as fast or faster then X ( main difference is that X can work over network)
I agree with you here. Motif is ugly and much more confusing than ,say ,QT.
The only reason I buy Xi products is for their superior X drivers.
Why should I try to be supportive of OSS friendly company ?
I thought we were talking about technical aspects of given product. If XFree is superior it will win no matter how much FUD Xi throws at them.
I am very happy customer of Xi and see no reason to bash them simply because they are not "supportive" of XFree. They are very supportive of my Linux box and that is all that matters for me.