Yes, but some addresses look like legit ones. Some might use some Unicode characters, others might use a domain that looks resonable, and other can play with.com.org.edu part of the domain, remember whitehouse.com?
Linux is good enough for a long time, it's actually better, the problem is that's not "compatible enough", remember the outcry about Vista breaking compatibility with a really small number of programs, if people can't use Vista over XP do you think they will be able to use Linux?
"Linus would never be able to afford the property taxes on Linux" -- but would Linus ask for more than $0 for Linux? Why would he have to start to do that now? Besides, Linus is against software patents, it would be strange for him to ask for money for patents that he considers ludicrous.
Let's get real, "writing done for a non-CNN outlet" means working for somebody else, blogging is just posting a journal online, jeez... what's next, companies demanding you not to talk to somebody else in your free time unless they approve what you say before you open the mouth?
Hardware: Linux is pretty good at working with MOST of the hardware, but there are wireless cards and scanners and of course other devices that don't work out of the box with Linux
Software: yes there are replacements and most of the people probably need only a browser, but if 100% of Windows programs would work on Linux I'm sure we'd not have this discussion.
All the rest of "reasons": ease of use, resistance to change, lack of perceived values they are there but they are minor issues, most of the people I know won't even be able to tell the difference between KDE and Windows, most of the people I know don't care about the "value" of their OS either.
And of course, why says that Linux is not growing? It's growing pretty fast considering these issues. What do people expect?
That's a crappy explanation, why did East Germany and all the rest of the states with planned economy failed? Not all of them had imperialist boondooggles, heck most of them didn't have any imperialist expense. You can't justify failure of planned economy through expenses, it's just a stupid economic system.
"Linux needs someone to just get in there and take care of the damned problem"
You don't know how things work, do you? You are probably part of those people who don't care why things don't work. How can somebody from Linux side take care of this issue, how can somebody convince all the retailers to make Linux version of their programs and how can somebody convince hardware manufacturers to make Linux drivers or to release specification? Of course since people don't care "why" and "how" there's no need to respond to this.
Linux is ready for desktop, hardware and software vendors are not ready for Linux. The are few reason beside hardware and software lock in for which people would not switch to Linux. "Oh My God, do you mean that I have to click only once!!!!11!!1!!"
Sorry, but UI is a red herring, it's hardware compatibility and software availability (AKA "lock in") nothing else. KDE and Gnome are pretty much Windows like point an click interfaces.
Well yeah, but it's the fault of the slashdot guy who posted the summary, he shouldn't have mentioned any name, he should have said, somebody asked this and this, what do you think? Then people would have responded to the subject, few would have asked "who is that somebody, is he good enough to raise issues"
Disclaimer: from Wikipedia (yeah, I just edited it...)
"An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the man", "argument against the man") consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim."
So talking about the guy that he has no life and he spends 18 hours online is a clear example of ad hominem attack.
3) Folks who are depressed are not every productive. In a deep recession there will be a lot of fear, anxiety, and depression.
I bet most of the people program in their free time exactly because they are depressed, otherwise they would just waste their free time screwing the prom queen.
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Yes, but some addresses look like legit ones. Some might use some Unicode characters, others might use a domain that looks resonable, and other can play with .com .org .edu part of the domain, remember whitehouse.com?
Linux is good enough for a long time, it's actually better, the problem is that's not "compatible enough", remember the outcry about Vista breaking compatibility with a really small number of programs, if people can't use Vista over XP do you think they will be able to use Linux?
"Linus would never be able to afford the property taxes on Linux" -- but would Linus ask for more than $0 for Linux? Why would he have to start to do that now? Besides, Linus is against software patents, it would be strange for him to ask for money for patents that he considers ludicrous.
One laptop runs a better OS than the other, in addition that laptop can run all the major OSes available. Why not compare?
Let's get real, "writing done for a non-CNN outlet" means working for somebody else, blogging is just posting a journal online, jeez... what's next, companies demanding you not to talk to somebody else in your free time unless they approve what you say before you open the mouth?
BSD?
It's lock-in, hardware and software lock-in.
Hardware: Linux is pretty good at working with MOST of the hardware, but there are wireless cards and scanners and of course other devices that don't work out of the box with Linux
Software: yes there are replacements and most of the people probably need only a browser, but if 100% of Windows programs would work on Linux I'm sure we'd not have this discussion.
All the rest of "reasons": ease of use, resistance to change, lack of perceived values they are there but they are minor issues, most of the people I know won't even be able to tell the difference between KDE and Windows, most of the people I know don't care about the "value" of their OS either.
And of course, why says that Linux is not growing? It's growing pretty fast considering these issues. What do people expect?
It doesn't make it more legal, it makes it better. It's not the ideal solution though to deal with security holes.
So for people who can't deal with different disjunctive categories let me make a summary: still illegal, better than a virus, not ideal.
...but it has to be a tin foil hat.
That's a crappy explanation, why did East Germany and all the rest of the states with planned economy failed? Not all of them had imperialist boondooggles, heck most of them didn't have any imperialist expense. You can't justify failure of planned economy through expenses, it's just a stupid economic system.
"People don't care *why* things don't work."
Life doesn't care what people care about.
"Linux needs someone to just get in there and take care of the damned problem"
You don't know how things work, do you? You are probably part of those people who don't care why things don't work. How can somebody from Linux side take care of this issue, how can somebody convince all the retailers to make Linux version of their programs and how can somebody convince hardware manufacturers to make Linux drivers or to release specification? Of course since people don't care "why" and "how" there's no need to respond to this.
Linux is ready for desktop, hardware and software vendors are not ready for Linux. The are few reason beside hardware and software lock in for which people would not switch to Linux. "Oh My God, do you mean that I have to click only once!!!!11!!1!!"
Sorry, but UI is a red herring, it's hardware compatibility and software availability (AKA "lock in") nothing else. KDE and Gnome are pretty much Windows like point an click interfaces.
Maybe he wanted to say "Free Jesus"
Oh, right, anybody SHOULD know that random post on the intertubes.
I'm atheist, I'm offended by any description of any religion as "the truth". Please remove that from all the books and online resources.
Well yeah, but it's the fault of the slashdot guy who posted the summary, he shouldn't have mentioned any name, he should have said, somebody asked this and this, what do you think? Then people would have responded to the subject, few would have asked "who is that somebody, is he good enough to raise issues"
Disclaimer: from Wikipedia (yeah, I just edited it...)
"An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the man", "argument against the man") consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim."
So talking about the guy that he has no life and he spends 18 hours online is a clear example of ad hominem attack.
Besides, most of the people on slashdot, fit the description, flooding Internet with crap 18 hours/day, no personal life, etc.
How about commenting the message not the person who brings it forth... does "ad hominem" sound like something you've heard before?
26% of 44.5%. Duh!
I'm sure Americans feel cut from the Internet if they don't receive their daily V1@gra e-mails.
3) Folks who are depressed are not every productive. In a deep recession there will be a lot of fear, anxiety, and depression.
I bet most of the people program in their free time exactly because they are depressed, otherwise they would just waste their free time screwing the prom queen.
Bizzaro Slashdot?
Will Vista run on low end computers?