I am not so sure about that Billy G make a big different in the computer world. If it is not becacuse Microsoft, we should have a better, more secure computing environment by now.
CP/M was considered to be a better OS than DOS. OS/2 was better than Windows. What about DRDOS?... But because of Microsoft, (and of course, Bill Gate), most people know only Windows. Even Linux has a hard time getting a foot print on destop/user.
Even now, OpenDocument Standard, which is consided a better for gov in long term, is being target by Microsoft.
In software development world, which Microsoft claim they contributed to, I still have doubt that Microsoft has been contributed than harm. Let say, if you don't life in Microsoft, don't expect an interoperation...
Contributed to a better Microsoft world... yaa... they do, but contributed to a better WORLD, share with other!... I doubt.
Just like Windows, Microsoft sell crappy stuff, potentially hazardous, but what we do is said... fix it with stirng? Why don't we think that Microsoft is accoutable for "SELLING" inferior and dangerous? Why do we have to toerate that?
SFU is not shipped with Windows because SFU currently contains open-source software, such as the GNU C compiler, which cannot be distributed with commercial software. Zions confirmed that Microsoft is working to replace all open-source code in SFU with commercially licensed alternatives. Last year it licensed Unix software from SCO.
"The thing that's started to bother me, though: Is Ken Brown just a corrupt shill who is arguing a fallaceous premise in order to make a lot of money for his corporate backers (presumably Microsoft)? Or does he actually believe his own assertions?"
I don't think Ken actually believe his own assertions. If someone pay him enough money, he may say otherwise... may be he might tell us who paid him to write the book.
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I am not so sure about that Billy G make a big different in the computer world. If it is not becacuse Microsoft, we should have a better, more secure computing environment by now.
... But because of Microsoft, (and of course, Bill Gate), most people know only Windows. Even Linux has a hard time getting a foot print on destop/user.
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... yaa ... they do, but contributed to a better WORLD, share with other! ... I doubt.
CP/M was considered to be a better OS than DOS. OS/2 was better than Windows. What about DRDOS?
Even now, OpenDocument Standard, which is consided a better for gov in long term, is being target by Microsoft.
In software development world, which Microsoft claim they contributed to, I still have doubt that Microsoft has been contributed than harm. Let say, if you don't life in Microsoft, don't expect an interoperation
Contributed to a better Microsoft world
Just like Windows, Microsoft sell crappy stuff, potentially hazardous, but what we do is said ... fix it with stirng? Why don't we think that Microsoft is accoutable for "SELLING" inferior and dangerous? Why do we have to toerate that?
I don't buy XBOX 360, that for sure.
SFU is not shipped with Windows because SFU currently contains open-source software, such as the GNU C compiler, which cannot be distributed with commercial software. Zions confirmed that Microsoft is working to replace all open-source code in SFU with commercially licensed alternatives. Last year it licensed Unix software from SCO.
:) 699+!
I wonder how expensive these SFU gona be
"The thing that's started to bother me, though: Is Ken Brown just a corrupt shill who is arguing a fallaceous premise in order to make a lot of money for his corporate backers (presumably Microsoft)? Or does he actually believe his own assertions?"
... may be he might tell us who paid him to write the book.
I don't think Ken actually believe his own assertions. If someone pay him enough money, he may say otherwise
Just 2cents.