I've always wondered about this, and this might be better solved by a little reading, but here goes:
The simplest functions are the ones I tend to miss the most when using a GUI under Linux. Cntrl-Ins and Shift-Ins for Cut and Paste is a good example.
Are there plans for a standard set of interface operations (such as Cut and Paste functions, Right-Clickable Actions, etc) that can be agreed upon universally by GUI designers?
Some would argue that corollaries exist, just using different conventions/key strokes. But wouldn't it be more beneficial to adopt at least a few well-known conventions from Other *cough*Windows*cough* GUI environments that are tried and proven rather than obfuscate the situation with different key configurations and pragmas?
Hear! Hear! Excellent. I don't think a clearer explanation has ever been given as to why a Microsoft split would work from a practical (and business) standpoint.
Give the guy a goddamned break will ya? Most of you nay-sayers are probably still in college anyway. The man was expressing his OPINIONS of the conditions in the game industry and a bit about the software industry as a whole.
Being a software engineer myself for these past 3 years, I can sympathize. I've got a general idea of where he's coming from.
You ultimately get forced into a position where you have to constantly battle between caring about doing the Right Thing[tm] in your code, and just going with what your PHB (or his) wants you to do.
On the one hand you feel better when you do the Right Thing[tm], but it's an uphill battle and sometimes a mine-field of powerful egos to avoid stepping on (lest ye be fired).
On the other hand you feel crummy for doing it the wrong way, and yet still take the flak when it does go wrong regardless of the fact that you were herded into it by your superiors. But initially there's no resistance, and no chance of bruised egos (unless you count your own).
It's a crazy, mixed up world. Just because you're not in this kind of situation now, doesn't mean you won't be some day. So give the guy a break and stop nitpicking him to death.
And enough with the "So get another job." lines ok? Sometimes it just isn't that easy. Coding is my thing, in anything else I'd be much more miserable. But I have a right to complain about the conditions inside the machine just like everyone else, regardless of what I'm doing.
Pardon me for not giving a damn, but..
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SCO were the people who sent out a mass mailing some year or so ago telling Linux users how horrible their system was in comparison to SCO, and offering to give a discount for switching.
They were spreading FUD with the best (and rest) of them. Now it's going to be fun to sit back and watch them have to swallow their pride to stay in business. Not that I believe thee'll truly change gears until a few more big companies turn to Linux, but it's coming...
Who wants to bet that they'll do something like Open Source some of their inner utility packages for Unixware soon?
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April Fools Day has to run on an extra 48 hours on the Internet? Sheesh. If you can't make the post on the day it appears, don't bother. How annoying.
They're gonna start calling this place "TrashDot".
I don't know which retarded moderator marked this post as "Flame-Bait", but I see nothing inflammatory here.
I've always wondered about this, and this might be better solved by a little reading, but here goes:
The simplest functions are the ones I tend to miss the most when using a GUI under Linux. Cntrl-Ins and Shift-Ins for Cut and Paste is a good example.
Are there plans for a standard set of interface operations (such as Cut and Paste functions, Right-Clickable Actions, etc) that can be agreed upon universally by GUI designers?
Some would argue that corollaries exist, just using different conventions/key strokes. But wouldn't it be more beneficial to adopt at least a few well-known conventions from Other *cough*Windows*cough* GUI environments that are tried and proven rather than obfuscate the situation with different key configurations and pragmas?
Hear! Hear! Excellent. I don't think a clearer explanation has ever been given as to why a Microsoft split would work from a practical (and business) standpoint.
In a way it makes me queasy and a slight bit paranoid. In another way it annoys me that I've just become more spammable.
:)
This wouldn't be such a discomfort if we had more (or any) intelligent user agents to act as go betweens for us. Digital Liasons if you will.
Sure, you can block this sort of abuse by using JunkBuster, or even IP chaining rulesets, but for the average user this can be too much work.
Anyone have the 411 on browser add-ons that could automagically block this kind of thing? Are there even any such projects in the works?
I'd have use of a "stealth" browser.
Give the guy a goddamned break will ya? Most of you nay-sayers are probably still in college anyway. The man was expressing his OPINIONS of the conditions in the game industry and a bit about the software industry as a whole.
Being a software engineer myself for these past 3 years, I can sympathize. I've got a general idea of where he's coming from.
You ultimately get forced into a position where you have to constantly battle between caring about doing the Right Thing[tm] in your code, and just going with what your PHB (or his) wants you to do.
On the one hand you feel better when you do the Right Thing[tm], but it's an uphill battle and sometimes a mine-field of powerful egos to avoid stepping on (lest ye be fired).
On the other hand you feel crummy for doing it the wrong way, and yet still take the flak when it does go wrong regardless of the fact that you were herded into it by your superiors. But initially there's no resistance, and no chance of bruised egos (unless you count your own).
It's a crazy, mixed up world. Just because you're not in this kind of situation now, doesn't mean you won't be some day. So give the guy a break and stop nitpicking him to death.
And enough with the "So get another job." lines ok? Sometimes it just isn't that easy. Coding is my thing, in anything else I'd be much more miserable. But I have a right to complain about the conditions inside the machine just like everyone else, regardless of what I'm doing.
SCO were the people who sent out a mass mailing some year or so ago telling Linux users how horrible their system was in comparison to SCO, and offering to give a discount for switching.
They were spreading FUD with the best (and rest) of them. Now it's going to be fun to sit back and watch them have to swallow their pride to stay in business. Not that I believe thee'll truly change gears until a few more big companies turn to Linux, but it's coming...
Who wants to bet that they'll do something like Open Source some of their inner utility packages for Unixware soon?
Ha Ha SCO. Ha Ha.
It's not hard to protect a machine against cracking attempts if all you run in a Web server and close off all port access except 80.
I suppose in less than 2 weeks we'll see an update from Microsoft expounding on the systems security, and failed attempts to "crack" it.
Gimme a break...