What are you talking about? GNOME 3 supports display of multiple non-maximised windows. Have you even used it?
I have. I had to, because Unbuntu shipped me yet another bug in Kubuntu, this time one that stopped the mouse from being able to click on anything. I switched to Gnome (3) to ride out the stupidity storm, which lasted a week or two. I pretty much hated every minute of it. Particularly the broken task switcher, on which I rely. After a while I booted back to Kubuntu and it was working again. Blessed relief, I don't have to be distracted by the desktop any more, it just gets out of the way and does what I expect, in the way I expect. And that is not just because I am used to KDE, it is because KDE does things the way that one would expect.
I have every expectation that Apple will stop its lawsuits because I am familiar with the capabilities of the Google legal team. And no I don't mean its outside contracters:-)
With Google standing behind Motorola and Microsoft standing behind Nokia...
Interesting analogy. Please allow me to extend it a little, if you will. "Google standing behind Motorola, owning it, and Microsoft standing behind Nokia with a garrot around its skinny corporate neck..."
This spells doom for the IP terrorist policies of Apple and Microsoft, and is a probable "limiting factor" for Microsoft's phone ambitions. And obviously, this is all fine for Linux.
Surely MS copying Linux can only be a good thing? No?
Sure it is. And Microsoft should just do the obvious thing and kill their creaky aging pile of hacks and run Linux, which is the real thing. Apple got that, they knew when to switch instead of fight. Microsoft is considerably more dense that way, and that's all right by me.
To be fair, mount and its ilk are more complicated than they need to be. The flags and path should be optional...
They are. It's called fstab, which comes from many years ago and is not broken. Plus there are hotplug ways of doing it that are just automagic. But the good old command line command better work and do what you expect or your system is in trouble.
And by the way I'd done a lot more than read the NT docs. NT (aka VMS2) is a respectable if mundane kernel that trails Linux in features by a long country mile and the gap is getting wider.
Also brtfs was developed by Oracle. Funny how all the features you cheerleaders like to brag about were created outside of the kernel group to bring Linux on par with the superior NT design.
You're an idiot. Chris Mason is member of the Linux kernel community going back long before Ellison took an interest, who frankly came a little late to the party and still does not quite get what's going on.
If history is anything to go by, Microsoft will pay an army of devs to email each other jokes, watch Youtube videos and try to pin that dread U10 on the next guy over.
Microsoft has been chasing Linux Kernel features for years and is not getting any closer to catching up. The latest wannabe project is "me too" ReFS, an obvious imitation of Btrfs. Even the name is similar (at least Redmond came up with an equivalently forgettable one). And by the way, watch for patent troll Netapp to take an interest.
I also don't blame MS for using UEFI to lock down phones that are made for their architecture.
I do. I believe it is a transparent attempt to extend their existing market control in desktop operating systems into a new area that they do not control, a violation of the Sherman act, most probably more than one section of the act. Glancing into my crystal ball I see Microsoft back in court, lots of happy lawyers, and some more multi-billion dollar settlement bills.
Sure, it's foul. It's Microsoft, what do you expect? However since this product is highly likely just to wither and die with a wimper I do not think the damage from Microsoft's latest insult to you, me and the rule of law will be extensive or long lasting.
They are Free and Open instructions for computers (machines to process data with). With these free of cost and Free as in freedom software projects and the excellent efforts of the Khan Academy, all the children of Earth (with access to computing hardware - that is yet another avenue you could look into) can really get a leg up.
Sincerelly, Dr Pointer-Outer-Of-Obvious-Ironies-Dinkelspiel
I know a number of committed open sourcers who are also skilled Windows admins. They get hired into Windows admin jobs, then proceed happily to bring Linux systems into the organization wherever they find opportunity. And find it they do. Meanwhile, with nice fat paycheques for all intents and purposes written straight from Microsoft, they fund lives of relative leisure and ongoing contribution to open source projects in their off hours. Which tend to be plenty, because frankly they know more and get their jobs done more efficiently than your average MSCE. Just by way of pointing out that an open source job may not always be exactly what you might expect.
Microsoft Scientologists, you should not be modding down truthful comments, you will only get stronger ones later.
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What are you talking about? GNOME 3 supports display of multiple non-maximised windows. Have you even used it?
I have. I had to, because Unbuntu shipped me yet another bug in Kubuntu, this time one that stopped the mouse from being able to click on anything. I switched to Gnome (3) to ride out the stupidity storm, which lasted a week or two. I pretty much hated every minute of it. Particularly the broken task switcher, on which I rely. After a while I booted back to Kubuntu and it was working again. Blessed relief, I don't have to be distracted by the desktop any more, it just gets out of the way and does what I expect, in the way I expect. And that is not just because I am used to KDE, it is because KDE does things the way that one would expect .
Perhaps Google will persuade Motorola to unlock the bootloaders of their phones...
Assuming Google owns Motorola, pursuasion becomes unnecessary.
I'm skeptical Apple will stop its lawsuits.
I have every expectation that Apple will stop its lawsuits because I am familiar with the capabilities of the Google legal team. And no I don't mean its outside contracters :-)
Motorola will be doing most of the suing I bet...
I bet not. Would you care to put a dollar figure to the size of your bet?
Has it got a new antenna yet?
With Google standing behind Motorola and Microsoft standing behind Nokia...
Interesting analogy. Please allow me to extend it a little, if you will. "Google standing behind Motorola, owning it, and Microsoft standing behind Nokia with a garrot around its skinny corporate neck..."
Yesterday it was Microsoft. Today it's Apple. Tomorrow it'll be?
Tomorrow it will be Microsoft and Apple, aka Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
I don't know about loving Google but it makes sense to hate Apple for their bad corporate behavior, among other reasons.
Let the battle begin!
Continue, you mean. And Apple's orc army is not doing particularly well.
Just looks like paid-for reality distortion to me.
This spells doom for the IP terrorist policies of Apple and Microsoft, and is a probable "limiting factor" for Microsoft's phone ambitions. And obviously, this is all fine for Linux.
Speaking of hiding, asshole.
vmsplice.
Surely MS copying Linux can only be a good thing? No?
Sure it is. And Microsoft should just do the obvious thing and kill their creaky aging pile of hacks and run Linux, which is the real thing. Apple got that, they knew when to switch instead of fight. Microsoft is considerably more dense that way, and that's all right by me.
To be fair, mount and its ilk are more complicated than they need to be. The flags and path should be optional...
They are. It's called fstab, which comes from many years ago and is not broken. Plus there are hotplug ways of doing it that are just automagic. But the good old command line command better work and do what you expect or your system is in trouble.
And by the way I'd done a lot more than read the NT docs. NT (aka VMS2) is a respectable if mundane kernel that trails Linux in features by a long country mile and the gap is getting wider.
Also brtfs was developed by Oracle. Funny how all the features you cheerleaders like to brag about were created outside of the kernel group to bring Linux on par with the superior NT design.
You're an idiot. Chris Mason is member of the Linux kernel community going back long before Ellison took an interest, who frankly came a little late to the party and still does not quite get what's going on.
If history is anything to go by, Microsoft will pay an army of devs to email each other jokes, watch Youtube videos and try to pin that dread U10 on the next guy over.
Microsoft has been chasing Linux Kernel features for years and is not getting any closer to catching up. The latest wannabe project is "me too" ReFS, an obvious imitation of Btrfs. Even the name is similar (at least Redmond came up with an equivalently forgettable one). And by the way, watch for patent troll Netapp to take an interest.
I also don't blame MS for using UEFI to lock down phones that are made for their architecture.
I do. I believe it is a transparent attempt to extend their existing market control in desktop operating systems into a new area that they do not control, a violation of the Sherman act, most probably more than one section of the act. Glancing into my crystal ball I see Microsoft back in court, lots of happy lawyers, and some more multi-billion dollar settlement bills.
Sure, it's foul. It's Microsoft, what do you expect? However since this product is highly likely just to wither and die with a wimper I do not think the damage from Microsoft's latest insult to you, me and the rule of law will be extensive or long lasting.
Zune.
Dear Mr Gates,
I have noticed how fond you are of the excellent efforts of the Khan Academy to disseminate knowledge to anyone for free.
I'm very excited to have found two more projects that should really be up your alley. You will probably want to donate billions to them right away!
They are very much in line with what the Khan Academy is trying to accomplish, but they are working at another perspective of knowledge.
They are about fascilitating the dissemination, creation and construction of knowledge and information on computing hardware:
http://gnu.org/
http://linux.com/
They are Free and Open instructions for computers (machines to process data with). With these free of cost and Free as in freedom software projects and the excellent efforts of the Khan Academy, all the children of Earth (with access to computing hardware - that is yet another avenue you could look into) can really get a leg up.
Sincerelly,
Dr Pointer-Outer-Of-Obvious-Ironies-Dinkelspiel
Haha, nicely done!
Craig does not need to work.
I know a number of committed open sourcers who are also skilled Windows admins. They get hired into Windows admin jobs, then proceed happily to bring Linux systems into the organization wherever they find opportunity. And find it they do. Meanwhile, with nice fat paycheques for all intents and purposes written straight from Microsoft, they fund lives of relative leisure and ongoing contribution to open source projects in their off hours. Which tend to be plenty, because frankly they know more and get their jobs done more efficiently than your average MSCE. Just by way of pointing out that an open source job may not always be exactly what you might expect.
Microsoft Scientologists, you should not be modding down truthful comments, you will only get stronger ones later.
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