It reads like: "Everything that is different than how my beloved Windows works is awkward to use, ugly, hard to adapt to, and did I mention that I don't like it?"
I find Windows hard to use, awkward, ugly, hard to adapt to, and I don't really like it all that much.
It's all about the world you come from. I remember reading something about RMS using a GUI, and was cited saying something like "What are all those mysterious little pictures". Of course, he was making a joke, but never the less, he is clearly most comfortable with a CLI.
What I'm really saying is, user friendlyness is very different from person to person and from culture to culture. It's not an axiom that GUI's are easy to use. It's not even an axiom that GUI's are easier to get learn for a user that has never used a computer before (this is something surprisingly many people believe - I disagree with them).
It's really funny how a community, which embraces (Free Software|Open Source), and values freedom and cooperation, is against something that is a good thing for people with a generally lower standard of living than us.
It just seems so egoistic. "Let's make some draconian laws to prevent outsourcing (or make it hard), but really, we ARE for freedom and against government control".
Please, grow up.
(Of course, some might say that I misrepresent their views - "we are not really for freedom, you see" - this is just even more sad)
Actually, this is a very good example of the kind of confusion that can arise from using the term 'open source'. Since you do get (some of) the source with the JDK, is it not at least partially open source?
If we choose to use the term 'Free Software' instead, there is no confusion. It is not rms-free (yes, I just invented that term), since the license is too restrictive.
This will probably be modded flamebait, but needs to be said.
As most of us know, this is not an incident unique to China. Increasing surveillance is happening on a global scale. And most people seem not to care, which is actually the most scary part.
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No more sleepless nights for Google's CEO!
How can the source code be stolen, when Cisco still has it?
That would be The Art of Deception (not an affiliate link).
This is an example of how countries in Europe are *not* run by large corporations, but by the people (at least compared to the US).
So, I guess someone seriously modded and subsequently cloned Koolio?
They are probably already eligible for an honourable mention. :)
Did anyone else misread that as "Freeache"?
I mean, I'm all for free stuff, but an ache...?
It reads like: "Everything that is different than how my beloved Windows works is awkward to use, ugly, hard to adapt to, and did I mention that I don't like it?"
I find Windows hard to use, awkward, ugly, hard to adapt to, and I don't really like it all that much.
It's all about the world you come from. I remember reading something about RMS using a GUI, and was cited saying something like "What are all those mysterious little pictures". Of course, he was making a joke, but never the less, he is clearly most comfortable with a CLI.
What I'm really saying is, user friendlyness is very different from person to person and from culture to culture. It's not an axiom that GUI's are easy to use. It's not even an axiom that GUI's are easier to get learn for a user that has never used a computer before (this is something surprisingly many people believe - I disagree with them).
It's really funny how a community, which embraces (Free Software|Open Source), and values freedom and cooperation, is against something that is a good thing for people with a generally lower standard of living than us.
It just seems so egoistic. "Let's make some draconian laws to prevent outsourcing (or make it hard), but really, we ARE for freedom and against government control".
Please, grow up.
(Of course, some might say that I misrepresent their views - "we are not really for freedom, you see" - this is just even more sad)
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Better get me one of those scurvin' patches for me eye.
But what about me land-lubbin' mateys? Guess the scallywagin' Microsoft haven't thought about them.
Arrrr, who cares about them anyway? Pass the grog, ye son of a biscuit eater!
Actually, this is a very good example of the kind of confusion that can arise from using the term 'open source'. Since you do get (some of) the source with the JDK, is it not at least partially open source?
If we choose to use the term 'Free Software' instead, there is no confusion. It is not rms-free (yes, I just invented that term), since the license is too restrictive.
This will probably be modded flamebait, but needs to be said.
As most of us know, this is not an incident unique to China. Increasing surveillance is happening on a global scale. And most people seem not to care, which is actually the most scary part.
How long until we get telescreens?