I can't believe so many people are getting so upset about this. Before you give yourselves over to the rage, think about this:
1.) Windows programmers are, as others here have stated, *not* necessarily Microsoft programmers. Netscape, for one, has released its browser for both Windows and X. Did they ruin Linux?
2.) Nobody can actually "ruin" Linux. It's open source. Infuriated by the prospect of MS-Linux? Don't use it. Red Hat, Slackware, Caldera, and all the other distributions we all know and love will still be around. Even Microsoft can't summarily execute this great beast.
3.) Even if this prediction about Microsoft and/or Windows programmers *does* come to be, I think that, more likely than not, they'll be writing *applications* and *GUI tools* for Linux, not re-writing the OS itself. I don't see any command prompts or shells going away anytime soon. I'm reasonably certain that people didn't make this big a fuss about, say, Red Hat's control-panel utility.
Try to keep your cool, guys. Windows programmers aren't by default idiots or incompetents. They just develop for the most popular operating system so that they can bring home the bacon.
Ooh! Ooh! Me hate Windblows! Me like Linux! Me no have copy of Windoze 'cuz me put together own compooter!
Listen, guys, all this Windows-bashing is getting annoying. Yes, Bill Gates is kind of a pain in the neck. Yes, Microsoft engages in questionable business practices. Yes, Windows crashes sometimes. But on a well-run system with good, working hardware, it operates more than well enough to get any job done. Trust me. Last year, Windows crashed on me constantly. It got to the point where I was re-installing Windows once a week.
Then I replaced the bad memory module in my computer, and the problems went away.
Linux is a fun OS, but for me, it's still just a toy, for the most part; good for playing around with and doing CS assignments. I still spend most of my time in Windows, and even do most of my development work on that platform.
Of course, I do use Borland C++ exclusively...:)
Oh, and one more thing...it's really not that funny to spell "Microsoft" or any of its common abbreviations with a dollar sign, or to replace syllables of "Windows" with homonyms. Imagine how irritating it would be if the tables turned and people started talking about this thing called "LinSucks" all the time. (I know, I know, when pigs fly, but still...)
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I can't believe so many people are getting so upset about this. Before you give yourselves over to the rage, think about this:
1.) Windows programmers are, as others here have stated, *not* necessarily Microsoft programmers. Netscape, for one, has released its browser for both Windows and X. Did they ruin Linux?
2.) Nobody can actually "ruin" Linux. It's open source. Infuriated by the prospect of MS-Linux? Don't use it. Red Hat, Slackware, Caldera, and all the other distributions we all know and love will still be around. Even Microsoft can't summarily execute this great beast.
3.) Even if this prediction about Microsoft and/or Windows programmers *does* come to be, I think that, more likely than not, they'll be writing *applications* and *GUI tools* for Linux, not re-writing the OS itself. I don't see any command prompts or shells going away anytime soon. I'm reasonably certain that people didn't make this big a fuss about, say, Red Hat's control-panel utility.
Try to keep your cool, guys. Windows programmers aren't by default idiots or incompetents. They just develop for the most popular operating system so that they can bring home the bacon.
Just a thought. Disregard at your convenience.
Listen, guys, all this Windows-bashing is getting annoying. Yes, Bill Gates is kind of a pain in the neck. Yes, Microsoft engages in questionable business practices. Yes, Windows crashes sometimes. But on a well-run system with good, working hardware, it operates more than well enough to get any job done. Trust me. Last year, Windows crashed on me constantly. It got to the point where I was re-installing Windows once a week.
Then I replaced the bad memory module in my computer, and the problems went away.
Linux is a fun OS, but for me, it's still just a toy, for the most part; good for playing around with and doing CS assignments. I still spend most of my time in Windows, and even do most of my development work on that platform.
Of course, I do use Borland C++ exclusively... :)
Oh, and one more thing...it's really not that funny to spell "Microsoft" or any of its common abbreviations with a dollar sign, or to replace syllables of "Windows" with homonyms. Imagine how irritating it would be if the tables turned and people started talking about this thing called "LinSucks" all the time. (I know, I know, when pigs fly, but still...)