I can't help but feel that the Bitkeeper folks are going to lose a lot of sales due to programmers regarding them poorly as a result of this action.
Typically, only organizations with deep pockets are going to be shelling out big $$$ for a commercial version control system. The programmers will typically have zero influence on the purchasing decisions.
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remember how many versions of MS-DOS shipped without a decent text editor
Windows has also failed in this regard. Notepad is hardly a decent text editor.
Buyers argue that each software patch is equivalent to a product recall and that vendors should help pay for the cost of patches
Ok, fine. I'll just gouge my customers up front rather than sticking it to them later by not reimbursing them for patching their systems.
Software shops can then sell protection plans along with the product that guarantees a payout in the event of patching.
...good riddance [to java] - C# includes all the good bits anyway.
What are these good bits of which you speak?
Or are we (yet again) confusing Java, the language, and Java, the platform?
An argument can be made that the C# language learned and improved upon the Java language's experience.
On the other hand, comparing the two platforms (i.e. runtimes and libraries) is a whole different bag.
Granted, C# and.Net are possibly the best technologies to use if you are developing Windows applications. But, to assert that these are the best options in any other environment is simply ludicrous.
Mono is in no way as mature, stable, feature rich (you name it) as the Java platform.
Pray tell where is my Mono equivalent of Jakarta, Java3D, Maven, HotSpotVM, Tapestry, Eclipse, Netbeans, IntelliJ, yadatada?
When you find them, then come back and tell me C# has "all the good bits."
What are these good bits of which you speak?
Or are we (yet again) confusing Java, the language, and Java, the platform?
An argument can be made that the C# language learned and improved upon the Java language's experience.
On the other hand, comparing the two platforms (i.e. runtimes and libraries) is a whole different bag.
Granted, C# and.Net are possibly the best technologies to use if you are developing Windows applications.
But, to assert that these are the best options in any other environment is simply ludicrous.
Mono is in no way as mature, stable, feature rich (you name it) as the Java platform.
Pray tell where is my Mono equivalent of Jakarta, Java3D, Maven, HotSpotVM, Tapestry, Eclipse, Netbeans, IntelliJ, yadatada?
When you find them, then come back and tell me C# has "all the good bits."
Mono may have the potential to become what Java is today, but its not there yet.
All M$ did by "stealing" the BSD networking stack is keep the rest of us from having to work around their bugs. This is a win for everyone.
Excellent point. Just consider what could have been if M$ had used their own implementation of the TCP/IP networking stack. Just think: IE and its broken implementation of web standards.
This is why BSD/MIT/Apache licenses are better for standardization purposes. Commercial companies aren't affraid of using software under these conditions, and everyone gets to use the same stuff.
[Amazon's splurb on Excel Hacks...]
"The spreadsheet is the software tool that turns everyone into a hacker"
Whoda thunk it. Microsoft Excel provides the true path to hacker enlightenment. Amazon said!
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These implications of the proposed GPL3 are certainly troubling. How is this different from "evil commercial vendor lock-in"?
I'm not trolling...just hoping that this interpretation of GPL 3 is wrong.
Typically, only organizations with deep pockets are going to be shelling out big $$$ for a commercial version control system. The programmers will typically have zero influence on the purchasing decisions.
If DiDio had praised Linux instead, I'm sure there would be no shortage of comparisons to Mother Teresa here on /.
Those poor marketers. They can't have their cake and eat it too.
Does firefox have a plugin that reminds me to Ctrl+/Ctrl- when visiting /. ??
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remember how many versions of MS-DOS shipped without a decent text editor
Windows has also failed in this regard. Notepad is hardly a decent text editor.
One scoop?
Ok, fine. I'll just gouge my customers up front rather than sticking it to them later by not reimbursing them for patching their systems.
Software shops can then sell protection plans along with the product that guarantees a payout in the event of patching.
Do you wanna pay now or later?
French to English translation of Jean-Christmas Jeanneney editorial
What are these good bits of which you speak?
Or are we (yet again) confusing Java, the language, and Java, the platform?
An argument can be made that the C# language learned and improved upon the Java language's experience.
On the other hand, comparing the two platforms (i.e. runtimes and libraries) is a whole different bag.
Granted, C# and .Net are possibly the best technologies to use if you are developing Windows applications.
But, to assert that these are the best options in any other environment is simply ludicrous.
Mono is in no way as mature, stable, feature rich (you name it) as the Java platform.
Pray tell where is my Mono equivalent of Jakarta, Java3D, Maven, HotSpotVM, Tapestry, Eclipse, Netbeans, IntelliJ, yadatada?
When you find them, then come back and tell me C# has "all the good bits."
What are these good bits of which you speak? Or are we (yet again) confusing Java, the language, and Java, the platform? An argument can be made that the C# language learned and improved upon the Java language's experience. On the other hand, comparing the two platforms (i.e. runtimes and libraries) is a whole different bag. Granted, C# and .Net are possibly the best technologies to use if you are developing Windows applications.
But, to assert that these are the best options in any other environment is simply ludicrous.
Mono is in no way as mature, stable, feature rich (you name it) as the Java platform.
Pray tell where is my Mono equivalent of Jakarta, Java3D, Maven, HotSpotVM, Tapestry, Eclipse, Netbeans, IntelliJ, yadatada?
When you find them, then come back and tell me C# has "all the good bits."
Mono may have the potential to become what Java is today, but its not there yet.
Ok...lets see here...
5465875133124687545551258898456556......98034802
BUMMER!
...when can I get free anti-spyware for my OS X and FreeBSD systems?
Oh...wait...
Joel on Software has a (typically) entertaining and insightful piece on pricing and market segmentation.
This process takes approximately 50 years.
Excellent point. Just consider what could have been if M$ had used their own implementation of the TCP/IP networking stack. Just think: IE and its broken implementation of web standards.
This is why BSD/MIT/Apache licenses are better for standardization purposes. Commercial companies aren't affraid of using software under these conditions, and everyone gets to use the same stuff.
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Firefox doesn't 'do' ActiveX? Thats not a shortcomming...its a feature :)
...is posting safe-cracking techniques on /. responsible behaviour?
[Amazon's splurb on Excel Hacks...] "The spreadsheet is the software tool that turns everyone into a hacker" Whoda thunk it. Microsoft Excel provides the true path to hacker enlightenment. Amazon said!
Rainfox?
Translation:
Yipeee! We've got this REALLY COOL technology.
The only trouble is, we don't know if its usefull or not.
But, its STILL REALLY COOL!!!