SOC was really great, but i found quite sad to see that some guys' project (mentored but some *BSD) was to just to rewrite some already existing GPL licensed tool as BSD.
I don't want (and i don't like) any GPL vs BSD flamewars, but i simply prefer original projects (and luckily there was a lot of them).
about what the GPL actually means. Probably the GPL will state that you cannot enforce patents or apply DRM to a something that you are releasing as GPL, and i think that this would make a lot of sense today.
No.
You can just use LGPL code as a library in a proprietary product, but if you modify the library itself you still have to release all the changes (to those who get the binaries, as with GPL).
More than 90% of computers are sold with Microsoft tax.
The interesting thing is that i was thinking that microsoft was going to low its prices (a lot) to compete in third word countries, but as everyone can see, this is not required.
You're surely right, but don't forget what Apple did with OS. They rewrote a major part of their OS, and now for them it is even easer to use Forefox, OpenOffice, etc.
It was a really smart move.
But what is another closed source os for?
If you want to attract people away from windows you need something more than a nice GUI, and IMHO opensource is the only thing that may do it. It is very unlikely that peole will abandon windows just to be locked into another proprietary os, provided by a much smaller corporation.
BTW kudos to the zetaos people, even if it is quite unlikely i'd be happy to see some competition.
but none will do this now, as the whole desktop is moving towards something completely D3/OpenGL based, like Xgl, so the problem does not exist anymore.
here, in italy, i have to pay for our very low quality public television (more berlusconi's than public), and nothing like this is happening.
They just offer a few WMV/Real videos on their website, wow.:)
"template typedef" is for instance something very important (and that will very like be added).
Templates are a compile-time functional language, and i think that making this functional language more powerful and easer to use could be a big win.
to get twice of the money from customers with little performance gain.
Further, NVIDIA drivers are (still) quite unstable
(on linux at least) with just one video card, and i was told that ATI drivers are even worse.
I can't even imagine how often they will crash on a SLI/Crossfire system...
Probably no, because it is a part of the computer itself.
Will it cost more than all the other components?
Probably yes, as this is the trend started from NVIDIA, where we have to pay 1000$ (or more) for a piece of hardware that can only be driven with a proprietary driver.
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SOC was really great, but i found quite sad to see that some guys' project (mentored but some *BSD) was to just to rewrite some already existing GPL licensed tool as BSD. I don't want (and i don't like) any GPL vs BSD flamewars, but i simply prefer original projects (and luckily there was a lot of them).
all politics never protest when they get extraordinary powers...
Actually i hope it will be a booming year for some other 3D outsider (maybe someone that will release specs of their chips). BTW, competition is good.
Is really gnome interface more stable than win98? I don't mean the underlying os (Linux/FreeBSD/etc), but the user interface?
about what the GPL actually means.
Probably the GPL will state that you cannot enforce patents or apply DRM to a something that you are releasing as GPL, and i think that this would make a lot of sense today.
No. You can just use LGPL code as a library in a proprietary product, but if you modify the library itself you still have to release all the changes (to those who get the binaries, as with GPL).
with anyone using the open source code from our operating system. Really? You mean i can freely use KDE+Xorg+GNU/Linux? That's incredible!
It will no more be called "Services for Unix" but "Services for Linux".
That Open Source can be commercial. Open Source and Free Software are two different things...
"That beening said, congrats on the upcoming release" = let me do a troll post without modding me down.
This is a good reason for which we really need hardware with open specifics, and not just closed source linux drivers...
More than 90% of computers are sold with Microsoft tax. The interesting thing is that i was thinking that microsoft was going to low its prices (a lot) to compete in third word countries, but as everyone can see, this is not required.
Remember, Cthulhu for President! Why vote for the GREATER of two evils?
You're surely right, but don't forget what Apple did with OS. They rewrote a major part of their OS, and now for them it is even easer to use Forefox, OpenOffice, etc. It was a really smart move.
But what is another closed source os for? If you want to attract people away from windows you need something more than a nice GUI, and IMHO opensource is the only thing that may do it. It is very unlikely that peole will abandon windows just to be locked into another proprietary os, provided by a much smaller corporation. BTW kudos to the zetaos people, even if it is quite unlikely i'd be happy to see some competition.
but none will do this now, as the whole desktop is moving towards something completely D3/OpenGL based, like Xgl, so the problem does not exist anymore.
about microsoft certifications :)
you should also remember to evaluate the strength to viruses, non only the number of local/remote root exploits!
any "advanced" unix programming? really?
here, in italy, i have to pay for our very low quality public television (more berlusconi's than public), and nothing like this is happening. They just offer a few WMV/Real videos on their website, wow. :)
the dead ones were always much better :)
"template typedef" is for instance something very important (and that will very like be added). Templates are a compile-time functional language, and i think that making this functional language more powerful and easer to use could be a big win.
template serialize(const T& t);
that prints the members of the class recursively.
Further, NVIDIA drivers are (still) quite unstable (on linux at least) with just one video card, and i was told that ATI drivers are even worse. I can't even imagine how often they will crash on a SLI/Crossfire system...
Probably no, because it is a part of the computer itself. Will it cost more than all the other components? Probably yes, as this is the trend started from NVIDIA, where we have to pay 1000$ (or more) for a piece of hardware that can only be driven with a proprietary driver.