I agree with you, thus I use linux. Several people who want specialized - or easy to use - software, and support for their exotic hardware, don't. Maybe if I needed that myself, I wouldn't agree either. Mr. McGrath targets people like that, not you and me.
Indeed, I wasn't talking about security. I read the full interview of the Microsoft guy, security was only part of it. He was talking about Linux as an adequate substitue of Windows.
Last time I checked (version 2), they couldn't decide on a stable version and the c++ environment plugin kept crashing. I tried 2 GUI editors plugins (the free ones), one of them kept crashing half the times and the other one was quite primitive - nothing like Visual Studio editor, or Qt-Designer. And it was really, and i mean REALLY, slow.
Of course all this might be outdated, eclipse could be an extraordinairy IDE for all I know now. I think my point still stands; I have an architect brother and couple of musician friends, and they don't even give linux a thought due to lack of applications. I'm a developer, and it's heaven to me, besides all the IDE stuff I mentioned.
Not a troll, just a code gnome:) There ARE, indeed, bits of the Linux software stack that are either missing or malfunctioning. Some of the 3lit gurus will argue it is useless software, but try convincing some corporate web designed to work with Quanta (or emacs!) instead of Dreamweaver. I have yet to find a robust IDE in Linux, one that does not crash when it feels like it, doesn't keep closing useful panels like Class List, has some syntax completion and context sensitive (or any kind of) help that does work. Most developers who are not enlightened enough to use emacs and grep seem to need these things. What are the alternatives to AutoCAD and 3D Studio? The list goes on.
You all know the problems with hardware support. We know it's mostly the companies' fault, but the guy who will deploy linux doesn't CARE whose fault it is. All these problems are seen as lack of Linux software, and they should be addressed and not shoved under the rug.
Don't underestimate Microsof. Their marketing policy is (obviously) superb. Seemingly stupid decisions and comments evntually turn out to be extremely well thought.
An example is the MSN messenger: at first glance, most IM users will shudder at the idea of being unable to send offline messages. Of course, they can send e-mail but isn't it a bit cumbersome? Not if the mail goes to Hotmail, which doesn't support POP3, and the only way to download the mails is through Outlook. So a 'bad' design in the messenger makes thousands depending on the mail client.
This is a similar case. They even say it outright, in a comment that may bring laughter but outlines the long-term reach: According to David Lazar, "That's because pirated copies of Windows could contain viruses or other security threats". Pretty sure, people will stop updating their Windows. Or they won't - who knows? But Microsoft will always be able to claim they don't, because they have pirated version, and this is the main reason of the security holes. Not their fault anymore: blame the piracy plague. Pure genious.
Unfortunately keeping explorer - and Windows - around is often a necessity. Some examples:
We're using several 3rd party web applications in my job, and many don't work with Firefox due to Javascript incompatibility. We ask them to support Firefox, and they just refuse.
The layout of one of the most visited sites in Greece is screwed up when viewed through Firefox, with layers covering each other. Several people ask the webmasters to fix that, they say they see it fine with Firefox.
My new Prestige 652H router cannot be configured from Firefox, because the Firewall rules cannot be edited due to some HTML incompatibility. I mail the company, and they ignore me.
So several companies ignore, if not actively hinder, the use of Firefox.
What are you people talking about... These apps search your disk for your own files, do you use google to search for text in your mails or your documents??
I don't really care about machine learning, but i DO need better filters in thunderbird, with regular expressions support, and the ability to search in all accounts/folders.
For me that would enhance thunderbird usability more than anything
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I agree with you, thus I use linux. Several people who want specialized - or easy to use - software, and support for their exotic hardware, don't. Maybe if I needed that myself, I wouldn't agree either. Mr. McGrath targets people like that, not you and me.
Indeed, I wasn't talking about security. I read the full interview of the Microsoft guy, security was only part of it. He was talking about Linux as an adequate substitue of Windows.
Last time I checked (version 2), they couldn't decide on a stable version and the c++ environment plugin kept crashing. I tried 2 GUI editors plugins (the free ones), one of them kept crashing half the times and the other one was quite primitive - nothing like Visual Studio editor, or Qt-Designer. And it was really, and i mean REALLY, slow.
Of course all this might be outdated, eclipse could be an extraordinairy IDE for all I know now. I think my point still stands; I have an architect brother and couple of musician friends, and they don't even give linux a thought due to lack of applications. I'm a developer, and it's heaven to me, besides all the IDE stuff I mentioned.
Not a troll, just a code gnome :) There ARE, indeed, bits of the Linux software stack that are either missing or malfunctioning. Some of the 3lit gurus will argue it is useless software, but try convincing some corporate web designed to work with Quanta (or emacs!) instead of Dreamweaver. I have yet to find a robust IDE in Linux, one that does not crash when it feels like it, doesn't keep closing useful panels like Class List, has some syntax completion and context sensitive (or any kind of) help that does work. Most developers who are not enlightened enough to use emacs and grep seem to need these things. What are the alternatives to AutoCAD and 3D Studio? The list goes on.
You all know the problems with hardware support. We know it's mostly the companies' fault, but the guy who will deploy linux doesn't CARE whose fault it is. All these problems are seen as lack of Linux software, and they should be addressed and not shoved under the rug.
All your security is belongs to me
Don't underestimate Microsof. Their marketing policy is (obviously) superb. Seemingly stupid decisions and comments evntually turn out to be extremely well thought.
An example is the MSN messenger: at first glance, most IM users will shudder at the idea of being unable to send offline messages. Of course, they can send e-mail but isn't it a bit cumbersome? Not if the mail goes to Hotmail, which doesn't support POP3, and the only way to download the mails is through Outlook. So a 'bad' design in the messenger makes thousands depending on the mail client.
This is a similar case. They even say it outright, in a comment that may bring laughter but outlines the long-term reach: According to David Lazar, "That's because pirated copies of Windows could contain viruses or other security threats". Pretty sure, people will stop updating their Windows. Or they won't - who knows? But Microsoft will always be able to claim they don't, because they have pirated version, and this is the main reason of the security holes. Not their fault anymore: blame the piracy plague. Pure genious.
Unfortunately keeping explorer - and Windows - around is often a necessity. Some examples:
We're using several 3rd party web applications in my job, and many don't work with Firefox due to Javascript incompatibility. We ask them to support Firefox, and they just refuse.
The layout of one of the most visited sites in Greece is screwed up when viewed through Firefox, with layers covering each other. Several people ask the webmasters to fix that, they say they see it fine with Firefox.
My new Prestige 652H router cannot be configured from Firefox, because the Firewall rules cannot be edited due to some HTML incompatibility. I mail the company, and they ignore me.
So several companies ignore, if not actively hinder, the use of Firefox.
What are you people talking about... These apps search your disk for your own files, do you use google to search for text in your mails or your documents??
I don't really care about machine learning, but i DO need better filters in thunderbird, with regular expressions support, and the ability to search in all accounts/folders. For me that would enhance thunderbird usability more than anything