You mean "Gandhi". He was assassinated in 1948, so you didn't see him speak. Hilarious that you'd compare a guy who fought for the freedom of a vast nation to a guy who eats his toejam and once wrote some software.
It is not the first open source software. Source was routinely released by IBM as far back as the 1950s. The SHARE user group was formed in the mid-50s for this very reason. Maybe you were modded down for being wrong, rather than offtopic.
You make some good points, but in all honesty Jobs did not "take BSD and build an empire with it". It's a common misconception that OS X is based entirely on BSD code, when in truth it makes use of a lot of open source from a variety of projects, and crucially it contains a great deal of closed source code (including tons from Next). Otherwise, I fully agree with what you're saying.
The simple fact is, designing a solid, working desktop requires clout and very good people working outside of the code on things like design and marketing. Not going to happen in the purely open source world. A hybrid approach like Apple's does seem to work well though.
Wrong, they are giving back tons. Speaking personally, I know for a fact they have contributed to Hadoop. Their blog site claims they've contributed to lots of others.
Netflix make use of open source on the server-side. What on Earth does this have to do with supporting an open source client? They contribute back to the projects they use, which is all anyone can ask for.
It's like saying because you use Linux on your desktop, then you're a bad person for not contributing to Hadoop. Huh?
It's mostly a big money-saver for businesses. Being able to offload mundane stuff like HR, CRM, project planning, etc. to "the cloud" (ie companies who run web apps that you subscribe to) means you don't have to pay admins, software licenses, and on and on. Huge win for small business in particular. When people talk about cloud computing becoming huge, this is primarily what they are referring to. They are not referring to you.
So for most people at home, I guess it's a matter of convenience and choice, since money isn't really a factor (FB etc. are free).
Because it's an enterprise masquerading as science, and using public funds to do so. Public funding should not be used to undermine science, as it runs counter to the common good.
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So you think the original name was "soler" rather than "solar"?
I don't think you understand what computer science is. Hint: it's not about writing software.
You mean "Gandhi". He was assassinated in 1948, so you didn't see him speak. Hilarious that you'd compare a guy who fought for the freedom of a vast nation to a guy who eats his toejam and once wrote some software.
It is not the first open source software. Source was routinely released by IBM as far back as the 1950s. The SHARE user group was formed in the mid-50s for this very reason. Maybe you were modded down for being wrong, rather than offtopic.
Actually, geeks with actual jobs as engineers and programmers love OS X. But carry on.
Well, some of us treasure our time in our lovely saltboxes.
Google is a US company. Sorry.
No, you're pretty much wrong on all points. Let me guess: hobbyist programmer?
The Comics Code had nothing to do with the US government.
Are we expected to get a CS degree before reading Slashdot?
Can you imagine how much better this place would be if that were the case?
Huh? Netbooting is anything but a dumb idea. Used all the time in enterprise situations. It makes the lives of admins much easier.
Why are these ignorant comments consistently modded +5 insightful?
Well, this is Slashdot. The people who actually know stuff fled this place long ago.
This is only a problem for people using IE, yes?
Yes, in other words the great majority of people who visit websites.
You make some good points, but in all honesty Jobs did not "take BSD and build an empire with it". It's a common misconception that OS X is based entirely on BSD code, when in truth it makes use of a lot of open source from a variety of projects, and crucially it contains a great deal of closed source code (including tons from Next). Otherwise, I fully agree with what you're saying.
The simple fact is, designing a solid, working desktop requires clout and very good people working outside of the code on things like design and marketing. Not going to happen in the purely open source world. A hybrid approach like Apple's does seem to work well though.
CrossLoop is apparently good. Not sure about the recording stuff though.
http://www.crossloop.com/mktg/learnmore_free?affid=xl&src=hp
No, Netflix does contribute back. Jedidiah is just trolling again.
Wrong, they are giving back tons. Speaking personally, I know for a fact they have contributed to Hadoop. Their blog site claims they've contributed to lots of others.
Netflix make use of open source on the server-side. What on Earth does this have to do with supporting an open source client? They contribute back to the projects they use, which is all anyone can ask for.
It's like saying because you use Linux on your desktop, then you're a bad person for not contributing to Hadoop. Huh?
It's mostly a big money-saver for businesses. Being able to offload mundane stuff like HR, CRM, project planning, etc. to "the cloud" (ie companies who run web apps that you subscribe to) means you don't have to pay admins, software licenses, and on and on. Huge win for small business in particular. When people talk about cloud computing becoming huge, this is primarily what they are referring to. They are not referring to you.
So for most people at home, I guess it's a matter of convenience and choice, since money isn't really a factor (FB etc. are free).
This debate has nothing whatsoever to do with the Apache webserver.
This is particularly true if you map caps lock to escape...and thus we go full circle.
To be more precise, the Saudis have been putting strong pressure on the US to attack Iran and "cut off the head of the snake".
Because it's an enterprise masquerading as science, and using public funds to do so. Public funding should not be used to undermine science, as it runs counter to the common good.
X will still run fine, even under Wayland, so relax.
If "weird" includes Ubuntu's adoption of Wayland, I have bad news: Fedora is also dumping X for Wayland (eventually).