Did you ever read about Microsoft License 6? With this new license the costs increased and not just by a few bucks. Why? Well, probably you have already read "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" but take a look at "The Magic Cauldron" and you'll learn a little bit about software economy. Not only open source companies, but the whole software economy.
BTW, this is not a good idea reinstall your system every year. Even if you have to (usually IT people in the company I work for have to reinstall many Win2k workstations every year because of weird problems).
The idea of enterprise versions of RedHat or UnitedLinux is to support a version for at least 5 years. And Debian don't use to release new versions every day. There is a reason for it: increased support costs (for both sides). Ok, you should care about corrections and updates, even upgrades, but in a controlled and VERY WELL TESTED way.
Maybe I want to change versions of apps or even change the distribution I use just for fun, but enterprises don't like it. They want a stable, reliable environment, not only the servers but the workstations too (even if their wishes don't come true;). You may change a version of an application because there is a correction or a new feature you really need, but not because it's there! And do it carefully, testing it, using in a small group before releasing it. With enterprise versions or Debian this is already done before new releases are avaiable, but you should do it in the company environment.
But keep looking new "unstable" and poorly tested releases There are a lot of good stuff in those distros;-)
Hmmm. You're right. BTW does anybody know if there is any attempt by other desktop GUI makers to use the 3D processing power of GPUs to render 3D buttons and other candy UI stuff instad of wasting CPU time rendering it (as X Window and MS Windows use to do)? That's one of the reasons OS X is so responsive. Just one of them;-)
What about just filter by project status (Beta, Stable, etc.) by now.
Anyway I think SF should allow the search result to be ordered by "Development Status", "License", "Operating System", among other fields.
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BTW, this is not a good idea reinstall your system every year. Even if you have to (usually IT people in the company I work for have to reinstall many Win2k workstations every year because of weird problems).
The idea of enterprise versions of RedHat or UnitedLinux is to support a version for at least 5 years. And Debian don't use to release new versions every day.
There is a reason for it: increased support costs (for both sides).
Ok, you should care about corrections and updates, even upgrades, but in a controlled and VERY WELL TESTED way.
Maybe I want to change versions of apps or even change the distribution I use just for fun, but enterprises don't like it. They want a stable, reliable environment, not only the servers but the workstations too (even if their wishes don't come true ;). You may change a version of an application because there is a correction or a new feature you really need, but not because it's there! And do it carefully, testing it, using in a small group before releasing it. With enterprise versions or Debian this is already done before new releases are avaiable, but you should do it in the company environment.
But keep looking new "unstable" and poorly tested releases There are a lot of good stuff in those distros ;-)
Hmmm. You're right. BTW does anybody know if there is any attempt by other desktop GUI makers to use the 3D processing power of GPUs to render 3D buttons and other candy UI stuff instad of wasting CPU time rendering it (as X Window and MS Windows use to do)? That's one of the reasons OS X is so responsive. Just one of them ;-)
And don't forget Via with the Nehemiah 10000`1.0 GHz and the new 1.2Ghz (mere 12W during high computation tasks - 100% CPU utilization)
What about just filter by project status (Beta, Stable, etc.) by now.
Anyway I think SF should allow the search result to be ordered by "Development Status", "License", "Operating System", among other fields.