The other thing they need to do is stop integrating software into the OS. I can't stress this enough. I don't want to have to worry about my entire OS being vulnerable because IE has been integrated into every possible aspect of my GUI. Keep it simple, keep it segmented in modules.
The problem is not that IE is integrated into Windows, the problem is that IE is a piece of shit. KDE is an example of a highly integrated desktop done right.
I wonder if ReactOS has any plans for supporting Xen in the future? They're not at a "Windows replacement" stage yet, but the project seems to be moving pretty fast.
My concern with open source applications under Windows is the quality. From what I've seen, the open source applications were usually developed under Linux, then ported to Windows. Many times, the Windows port isn't close to the quality of the Linux version, probably because fewer people are developing and testing it. I can imagine Windows users saying, "If this is open source, I don't see what the big deal is."
Not a troll, but of the Linux->Win OSS programs I've used, the ones with the most problems tend to be GTK-based.
OK, after looking into it some more, it seems they use the download counts from download.com, which means a) they probably don't continuously update them, and b) it's not quite as impressive.:/
Valve should do what Epic does for the UT series: once the game has been out a while, release a patch to remove the copy protection. I know they've down this for UT and UT2003 so far.
Seriously, if they promised to release a patch like that one year after the release date, I'd buy it.
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We can call it the "Gentoo" branch. ;)
You could just use IE7.
The other thing they need to do is stop integrating software into the OS. I can't stress this enough. I don't want to have to worry about my entire OS being vulnerable because IE has been integrated into every possible aspect of my GUI. Keep it simple, keep it segmented in modules.
The problem is not that IE is integrated into Windows, the problem is that IE is a piece of shit. KDE is an example of a highly integrated desktop done right.
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There is one; it's called VidaLinux.
Right now, Ubuntu is as close as it gets to "Linux done right". I just wish it used KDE. :P
Still, with the new release, I might just be tempted enough to get used to GNOME. Right now, GNOME does seem to be a bit more polished than KDE.
I wonder if ReactOS has any plans for supporting Xen in the future? They're not at a "Windows replacement" stage yet, but the project seems to be moving pretty fast.
Will Pages be MS Word compatible?
...that's just one of the multiple sources on the new SlashTorrent network.
The article at KDE.news
My concern with open source applications under Windows is the quality. From what I've seen, the open source applications were usually developed under Linux, then ported to Windows. Many times, the Windows port isn't close to the quality of the Linux version, probably because fewer people are developing and testing it. I can imagine Windows users saying, "If this is open source, I don't see what the big deal is."
Not a troll, but of the Linux->Win OSS programs I've used, the ones with the most problems tend to be GTK-based.
(using the same animation style as the old school claymation movies)
It's called stop-motion animation.
Oops, didn't notice the above post. Oh, well.
Everybody writing an RSS client or server script should read this and make it one of their main priorities.
I imagine even more bandwidth could be saved if the next version of the RSS or ATOM standards mandated rsync support.
I submitted this yesterday with a much nicer writeup.
"- Usage of GCC 3.4 symbol visibility functionality for much improved application startup time."
That's the only thing that's irks me with KDE: Apps just don't seem to start as fast as in Windows. I hope this brings things up to speed.
OK, after looking into it some more, it seems they use the download counts from download.com, which means a) they probably don't continuously update them, and b) it's not quite as impressive. :/
Not only that, it has already had 1,147,499 downloads through the WIndows Marketplace.
Or at the very least a stable ABI for drivers. Sheesh.
Valve should do what Epic does for the UT series: once the game has been out a while, release a patch to remove the copy protection. I know they've down this for UT and UT2003 so far.
Seriously, if they promised to release a patch like that one year after the release date, I'd buy it.
Well, as noted, you can change the display to anything you want.
Actually, there's a much easier way. Browse Happy, formerly known as noIE, by the author of IE7.
If they ask for your phone number or name when you are making a purchase, do you have to give it to them, or can you refuse?
Screw Halo 2, I want Oni 2. That game was awesome.