I love how they use table for layout instead of proper CSS like the rest of the world.;-)
The rest of the world, eh?
You're like a guy who lives in Beverly Hills declaring that no one is homeless and everyone lives in mansions. There's a whole scary world out there you're missing.:P
For 99+% of what I or my wife watches on DVD we couldn't care less about a better resolution or extra features. That really eliminates motivation to get a Blu-ray player.
Or, instead of "gold diggers," they might be women who view security and stability in a man about the same way we view a huge rack or willingness to play WoW with us.
Today I learned that I'm the man equivalent of a gold digger.
why not ? if enough people decide it is a good idea and participate, it may take much shorter than you can imagine
I don't think you grasp how much Java stuff is out there already, even open source, and how many years it took to produce.
Open source isn't like a magical brownie cobbler that fixes your shoes in the night if you leave him a little saucer of milk. Sometimes it duplicates its effort, so to speak, for no good reason but I wouldn't bet on it on a massive scale any more than I'd bet on winning the lottery, except someone actually does typically win the lottery.
From a user/interface perspective, that's not really the same thing -- especially if multiple people I know want to comment on or discuss the same thing.
I submit to you that even if it seems close enough to you, that it isn't for most Facebook/Twitter users and therein lies the disconnect.
If you actually knew what you're doing and are using the correct modes and macros, coding HTML with emacs can be quite OK. I certainly haven't found anything better, but HTML has never been my main language.
Web development isn't just HTML. I'd go so far as to say HTML is about the most trivial, if still necessary, part of it.
And, sure, it's okay; just as pounding nails in with my shoe was okay when I didn't have a hammer handy -- but it's ludicrous to suggest that something being workable implies it's actually ideal.
I can't seriously count IBM when so much of their revenue comes from proprietary software and hardware, directly or indirectly. Mainframe contracts, Lotus, etc.
That's like counting me as a vegetarian because I had a salad for lunch, even though I ate a bunch of other meat today. Including some on the salad.
This seems to be working just fine for Red Hat and others
Out of curiousity, who would the non-trivial others be?
I agree that Red Hat's business model seems to be working well for them, but I've never seen a convincing argument that most software companies (due to various differents in product, market conditions, etc.) wouldn't bankrupt quickly trying to do the same thing.
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But you probably can't get RH2 patched up to an acceptable level for less time and cost than just switching to a different OS.
Which, from a practical perspective, is the point.
It's possible, but let's be realistic here.
Nobody's out there selling RedHat 2 support.
I love how they use table for layout instead of proper CSS like the rest of the world. ;-)
The rest of the world, eh?
You're like a guy who lives in Beverly Hills declaring that no one is homeless and everyone lives in mansions. There's a whole scary world out there you're missing. :P
I believe Independence Day also taught us that they use Macs.
But not necessarily qualified people.
At least in my market, solid technical people aren't hurting for work. YMMV.
That's what wives are for!
Well, one thing anyway.
But since Sony bought the market away from them and forced the issue, now the next progression forward is fizzling. That'll teach 'em.
I, perhaps incorrectly, blame the PS3 for Blu-ray "winning" in the market.
For 99+% of what I or my wife watches on DVD we couldn't care less about a better resolution or extra features. That really eliminates motivation to get a Blu-ray player.
No no no I'm the man version of a gold digger, which as per the above means I'm into women with huge racks who like to play video games with me.
Money, what's that good for!? :P
Or, instead of "gold diggers," they might be women who view security and stability in a man about the same way we view a huge rack or willingness to play WoW with us.
Today I learned that I'm the man equivalent of a gold digger.
The funding for the wars do not belong on the budget. It's stupid to even think about putting them.
Except, you know, we have to pay for them. Out of our money. Which is in the budget.
why not ? if enough people decide it is a good idea and participate, it may take much shorter than you can imagine
I don't think you grasp how much Java stuff is out there already, even open source, and how many years it took to produce.
Open source isn't like a magical brownie cobbler that fixes your shoes in the night if you leave him a little saucer of milk. Sometimes it duplicates its effort, so to speak, for no good reason but I wouldn't bet on it on a massive scale any more than I'd bet on winning the lottery, except someone actually does typically win the lottery.
That's true, but it was true ten years ago, too, and we all found some way to manage.
If you're looking at a PDF that's at all image-intensive I really can't recommend the Kindle for it, despite otherwise thinking it's a great device.
You're assuming the one goal of Linux (and by that, I mean the community around Linux and other FOSS projects) is to beat MS
I don't assume that, but assuming the article is accurate it certainly seems like Jim Zemlin does, so I think that idea is relevant to discuss.
Of course, maybe also relevant for discussion is why we should care what Jim Zemlin thinks.
You're missing the point, but I don't know how to explain it more clearly.
From a user/interface perspective, that's not really the same thing -- especially if multiple people I know want to comment on or discuss the same thing.
I submit to you that even if it seems close enough to you, that it isn't for most Facebook/Twitter users and therein lies the disconnect.
What ever happened to Good Ol' RSS/Atom?
It never really caught on among non-technical people.
I hope that wasn't a rhetorical question.
If you actually knew what you're doing and are using the correct modes and macros, coding HTML with emacs can be quite OK. I certainly haven't found anything better, but HTML has never been my main language.
Web development isn't just HTML. I'd go so far as to say HTML is about the most trivial, if still necessary, part of it.
And, sure, it's okay; just as pounding nails in with my shoe was okay when I didn't have a hammer handy -- but it's ludicrous to suggest that something being workable implies it's actually ideal.
Hey, you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet with a gorgeous full head of hair.
Insightful?! Clearly there are some mods today that aren't balding yet. :P
Every problem seems trivial until it's your problem.
That assumes you have the skill/talent of being able to write and/or draw legibly on a whiteboard. I certainly do not have that talent.
I can't read my handwriting -- I certainly don't expect other people to be able to read it.
I can't seriously count IBM when so much of their revenue comes from proprietary software and hardware, directly or indirectly. Mainframe contracts, Lotus, etc.
That's like counting me as a vegetarian because I had a salad for lunch, even though I ate a bunch of other meat today. Including some on the salad.
This seems to be working just fine for Red Hat and others
Out of curiousity, who would the non-trivial others be?
I agree that Red Hat's business model seems to be working well for them, but I've never seen a convincing argument that most software companies (due to various differents in product, market conditions, etc.) wouldn't bankrupt quickly trying to do the same thing.
I'm not sure you really understand what kinds of problems Java is actually good at solving.
(Which aren't necessarily the problems it was originally hyped as solving.)