Why not use Linux or any OS that actually works? ReactOS is terrible.
The obvious reason is Aleksey Bragin is a ReactOS developer and thus has intrinsic knowledge about the ReactOS system. Apart from that it could also be claimed that ReactOS is smaller and less complex, making it a good example to study.
What's an English speaking county?
People speak languages, countries do not. Countries may have zero or more official languages, but that says very little of the people living in or visiting that country; or how well other languages work in that country.
There is very little reason to offer such option since users should not use vulnerable versions of plugins. The plugin vendor should fix the problem and update the plugin.
What is actually the problem here? This is no different from a regular antivirus/antimalware software update. Most users will find it valuable that vulnerable plugins are disabled until the user actively reenables them.
Actually I don't have a DVD player. But let's say I had. I wouldn't be very interested in installing my own OS on a DVD player, but I would welcome it if I could. That would open up a lot of interesting opportunities for DVD players. Maybe a version of XBMC.
I am interested in installing my own OS on tablets.
I was thinking about all tablets. If they are locked down with Android, iOS or Windows doesn't matter. As long as I cannot remove or alter some of the content of the device I'm not interested in how much space that content needs, all I need to know is how much space I can control.
May be because Windows contains every previous version of Windows within itself. Compatibility layer after compatibility layer.
Granted they dropped 16-bit stuff since Vista, but there still a plenty.
Dropped and dropped, support for 16 bit applications is still there; it is a supported feature of Windows 8. You just need the 32 bit version of the OS, the 64 bit version doesn't include it.
Well, it's all relative. For a lot of people coming over to iOS from Windows and even in some cases Macs iOS is the first OS that they use where they actually have software freedom in that they want to use and feel confident about using third party software. The installation process on both Windows and Mac is terrible in comparison, especially on Macs where you have to know what a mounted dmg is. And that assumes that actually finding the software can be done in the first place. In comparison, iOS makes it so much easier for the user. Not all users of course, but for the majority. Waving the open flag won't bring those over, because iOS is better than what they had before.
Linux is obviously a better alternative. Bring up Software Center, click and you're done. Too bad that Linux on the desktop didn't spread as well as it did on mobile.
You must be right, developing and maintaining their own operating system and large parts of the userland for it clearly isn't as hard as building a web browser.
And gcc; seriously that was in the 80's, are you still hung up about that? And like it or not but he changed his mind, used gcc and contributed back.
But keep on believing that Apple is just a big evil bully if that makes you happy.
Microsoft contributes to more than just Linux, including opening a lot of their own (previously closed) products. They even brag about it on their website if you want to read what they have to say about it. It's not just a one-off thing.
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Why not use Linux or any OS that actually works? ReactOS is terrible.
The obvious reason is Aleksey Bragin is a ReactOS developer and thus has intrinsic knowledge about the ReactOS system. Apart from that it could also be claimed that ReactOS is smaller and less complex, making it a good example to study.
What's an English speaking county? People speak languages, countries do not. Countries may have zero or more official languages, but that says very little of the people living in or visiting that country; or how well other languages work in that country.
OK, I guess that means that there are some vulnerabilities that Google can't patch.
If we're talking that far back we could just as well talk about the RPM hell that Linux was.
Interesting. Does that include system components as well, like the kernel?
Isn't this the same strategy MS used? Get the OS out the door quickly. Shit on security, we can think about that later, what matters is market share.
Unlike Android all installations of Windows bundled by OEMs are able to use Windows Update directly to Microsoft.
I think they rather sell you episodes of TV shows through iTunes.
Interesting. What data do you base this suspicion on?
There is very little reason to offer such option since users should not use vulnerable versions of plugins. The plugin vendor should fix the problem and update the plugin.
This only affects Java applets running within the Safari web browser.
What is actually the problem here? This is no different from a regular antivirus/antimalware software update. Most users will find it valuable that vulnerable plugins are disabled until the user actively reenables them.
I've read their EULA. Didn't found anything mentioning souls. Could you be more vague?
If there are security vulnerabilities discovered in update 13 then it will likely be blocked as well.
Ehm, doesn't Firefox also block vulnerable versions of Java? I guess maybe they are fascist as well.
Actually I don't have a DVD player. But let's say I had. I wouldn't be very interested in installing my own OS on a DVD player, but I would welcome it if I could. That would open up a lot of interesting opportunities for DVD players. Maybe a version of XBMC.
I am interested in installing my own OS on tablets.
I was thinking about all tablets. If they are locked down with Android, iOS or Windows doesn't matter. As long as I cannot remove or alter some of the content of the device I'm not interested in how much space that content needs, all I need to know is how much space I can control.
May be because Windows contains every previous version of Windows within itself. Compatibility layer after compatibility layer. Granted they dropped 16-bit stuff since Vista, but there still a plenty.
Dropped and dropped, support for 16 bit applications is still there; it is a supported feature of Windows 8. You just need the 32 bit version of the OS, the 64 bit version doesn't include it.
Can the apps and OS be removed? If so then the total storage space is interesting. If you can't, then free space is more intreresting.
Maybe Windows proves more features.
while pythons OO system isn't perfect its a damn site better than the nailed on dogs dinner that is Perls.
Yes, the default OO system in Perl sucks, so take a look at this clean perl object interface called Moose: http://search.cpan.org/~doy/Moose-2.0604/lib/Moose.pm
use it properly and your perl code will be beautiful, usable and maintainable.
Indeed, and if you still don't like the syntax then MooseX::Declare is there to save you.
At least the source code for MacPaint is available from the Computer History Museum.
http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/macpaint-and-quickdraw-source-code/
http://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl
Well, it's all relative. For a lot of people coming over to iOS from Windows and even in some cases Macs iOS is the first OS that they use where they actually have software freedom in that they want to use and feel confident about using third party software. The installation process on both Windows and Mac is terrible in comparison, especially on Macs where you have to know what a mounted dmg is. And that assumes that actually finding the software can be done in the first place. In comparison, iOS makes it so much easier for the user. Not all users of course, but for the majority. Waving the open flag won't bring those over, because iOS is better than what they had before.
Linux is obviously a better alternative. Bring up Software Center, click and you're done. Too bad that Linux on the desktop didn't spread as well as it did on mobile.
You must be right, developing and maintaining their own operating system and large parts of the userland for it clearly isn't as hard as building a web browser.
And gcc; seriously that was in the 80's, are you still hung up about that? And like it or not but he changed his mind, used gcc and contributed back.
But keep on believing that Apple is just a big evil bully if that makes you happy.
Microsoft contributes to more than just Linux, including opening a lot of their own (previously closed) products. They even brag about it on their website if you want to read what they have to say about it. It's not just a one-off thing.