...a person could estimate how many bugs are present in both code bases and look at the number of published bugs to see who is covering their butts more.
Just to reinforce my point: the above research still could not be used for any serious arguments. There are just too many unknowns.
There is no way to compare flaws in Windows and Linux, and every attempt to do so is misguided. The reason is that the politics behind disclosure for Microsoft is entirely different than for Linux, so there is no way to link them statistically.
From the classic "there is one error for every thousand lines of code in a mature program" logic, a person could estimate how many bugs are present in both code bases and look at the number of published bugs to see who is covering their butts more. I'd guess Microsoft has more to lose from bad PR, so odds are they have internalized most knowledge about bugs.
Given that memory addressing starts at zero, the only conclusion of a -1 return value is that MALLOC HAS ACCESSED A PARALLEL UNIVERSE AND THAT THEY KNOW WE EXIST! SAVE YOURSELVES!!!
Is the problem Microsoft, or is the problem that people don't feel the need to update?
The only things that people spend as much money on as computers are things like cars and appliances. How would you feel if your dishwasher was badly designed, shipped with flaws, and needed you to take it to a repairman several times a year? The time you would have spent removing the dishwasher from the cabinet, lugging it to your car, and driving to a repairman is comparable to the amount of time people waste with patching their computers. The only reason people put up with this shit is that the novelty of computers hasn't worn off, yet. Basically, this means we are still in the Model T era of computing (cars used to be unreliable shit, too, then they got better, until the 70s, when they sucked again, but they're a lot better, now).
Microsoft could stick a thumb up your ass, and people would still buy more of it.
"This thumb is better than ever! It's new easier installation interface and slick operation will make upgrading well worth it. Yet, it is 100% compatible with your old thumb!" (a lie, of course, as the new thumb tries to emulate the old one but breaks the memory management).
Top toy from the 70s: Legos Top toy from the 80s: Legos Top toy from the 90s: Legos Top toy from the 00s: Legos
No, I don't work for them, but having seen all the expensive-single-purpose-toy-with-no-volume-contro l-played-for-for-ten-minutes-and-thrown-into-a-clo set crap sold at stores I really appreicate how valuable toys like Legos are. And, guess what?!? Legos are still in business! You don't have to peddle ADD-inducing crap to entertain children!
Do they even know the meaning of sportsmanship? Were the players that beat up fans kicked out of the NBA or just given a slap on the wrist? Just suspensions? What a bunch of greedy pricks.
With.net not only have they done a better than historical job making things standardized, published, and accessible, but they've even created a sample implementation for a freeware unix.
Where's their revenue potential from this? Sun makes money on licensing Java. Has Microsoft shown an interest in allowing other companies (such as BEA or Borland) to create ground-up compatible impelentations of.NET that meet the same compatibility standards as Microsoft's own implementation? Beyond the tidbits submitted to the standards bodies?
Microsoft is addicted to rediculous revenues. Nothing they do will be to risk that, so.NET has to be a core part of their business model somehow. Without third-party licensing, they have to sell it themselves. I don't see Mono or DotGNU or Rotor putting up Paypal links on Microsoft's behalf, yet.
alot of what's going on in java is layering/abstraction for layering and abstractions sake.
The thing that peeves me is that so many of the abstraction frameworks out there (even commercial ones) leave debuggability as an after-thought. One big-name one I saw some people using masked exceptions being thrown with a generic error--they wasted weeks figuring out what the underlying problem was.
It seems that in zeal for abstraction, people lose sight of transparency. That's why I love UNIX--there's very little that isn't well-known and documented.
There's also the fact that Oracle has a real, proven track record of reliability and scaliblity.
And they have good documentation and support...but their installation software is a piece of shit. The only people I ever knew to really get Oracle up and running smoothly were admins with years of Oracle experience.
Rotor is some scraps for the dog. Anyone here who believes that Microsoft seriously intends for.NET to be cross-platform probably also believes those Wal-Mart commercials about happy workers smiling and loving their jobs or those commercials about athletes making slam dunks after drinking carbonated soda without puking their guts out.
For ethics, Microsoft is right up there with tobacco and Enron. It's sad that more people don't see this.
The fact of the matter is, if MS had wanted it to be Windows only, they wouldn't have standardized it.
The token standardizations that Microsoft did with.NET were genious marketing, and you apparently fell for it.
Historically, Microsoft will throw a line out to other communties and companies to get them to cooperate a little with a Microsoft project. Only after a while do people realize that line has a hook buried in the bait, but, then, Microsoft is already reeling in their catch for that round of business strategy..NET is no different. Use.NET for building Windows applications, use Java for building cross-platform applications.
Slashdot Mirror
There are hundreds of DDoS attacks, including something as trivial as a potassium injection attack.
I prefer the DDoS: hot female co-workers wearing low-cut V-neck sweaters.
SERVICE PACK 2: The Horror
I'm still waiting for SERVICE PACK 3: The Search for Service Pack 2.
...a person could estimate how many bugs are present in both code bases and look at the number of published bugs to see who is covering their butts more.
Just to reinforce my point: the above research still could not be used for any serious arguments. There are just too many unknowns.
There is no way to compare flaws in Windows and Linux, and every attempt to do so is misguided. The reason is that the politics behind disclosure for Microsoft is entirely different than for Linux, so there is no way to link them statistically.
From the classic "there is one error for every thousand lines of code in a mature program" logic, a person could estimate how many bugs are present in both code bases and look at the number of published bugs to see who is covering their butts more. I'd guess Microsoft has more to lose from bad PR, so odds are they have internalized most knowledge about bugs.
Geez do they even search for flaws on their own?
I'm sure Microsoft has an internal issue tracking system. Actually, I'd bet that's what motivated them for putting 64-bit support in Windows!
(unless -1 is a valid pointer)
Given that memory addressing starts at zero, the only conclusion of a -1 return value is that MALLOC HAS ACCESSED A PARALLEL UNIVERSE AND THAT THEY KNOW WE EXIST! SAVE YOURSELVES!!!
Is the problem Microsoft, or is the problem that people don't feel the need to update?
The only things that people spend as much money on as computers are things like cars and appliances. How would you feel if your dishwasher was badly designed, shipped with flaws, and needed you to take it to a repairman several times a year? The time you would have spent removing the dishwasher from the cabinet, lugging it to your car, and driving to a repairman is comparable to the amount of time people waste with patching their computers. The only reason people put up with this shit is that the novelty of computers hasn't worn off, yet. Basically, this means we are still in the Model T era of computing (cars used to be unreliable shit, too, then they got better, until the 70s, when they sucked again, but they're a lot better, now).
Microsoft could stick a thumb up your ass, and people would still buy more of it.
"This thumb is better than ever! It's new easier installation interface and slick operation will make upgrading well worth it. Yet, it is 100% compatible with your old thumb!" (a lie, of course, as the new thumb tries to emulate the old one but breaks the memory management).
Legos legos legos legos legos legos legos.
This is fun. Almost as fun as playing with...legos!
You know what I meant. Legos, legos, legos!
9. harry potter nude
Yeah, his thing has a little haircut and glasses. Kinda freaked me out.
Now we know where the DNC went awry. The public wants titties for president! Kinda sad.
No, that would be too simple and cost effective.
Top toy from the 70s: Legos
o l-played-for-for-ten-minutes-and-thrown-into-a-clo set crap sold at stores I really appreicate how valuable toys like Legos are. And, guess what?!? Legos are still in business! You don't have to peddle ADD-inducing crap to entertain children!
Top toy from the 80s: Legos
Top toy from the 90s: Legos
Top toy from the 00s: Legos
No, I don't work for them, but having seen all the expensive-single-purpose-toy-with-no-volume-contr
What about Dr. J and Larry Bird?
Do they even know the meaning of sportsmanship? Were the players that beat up fans kicked out of the NBA or just given a slap on the wrist? Just suspensions? What a bunch of greedy pricks.
With .net not only have they done a better than historical job making things standardized, published, and accessible, but they've even created a sample implementation for a freeware unix.
.NET that meet the same compatibility standards as Microsoft's own implementation? Beyond the tidbits submitted to the standards bodies?
.NET has to be a core part of their business model somehow.
Where's their revenue potential from this? Sun makes money on licensing Java. Has Microsoft shown an interest in allowing other companies (such as BEA or Borland) to create ground-up compatible impelentations of
Microsoft is addicted to rediculous revenues. Nothing they do will be to risk that, so
Without third-party licensing, they have to sell it themselves. I don't see Mono or DotGNU or Rotor putting up Paypal links on Microsoft's behalf, yet.
alot of what's going on in java is layering/abstraction for layering and abstractions sake.
The thing that peeves me is that so many of the abstraction frameworks out there (even commercial ones) leave debuggability as an after-thought. One big-name one I saw some people using masked exceptions being thrown with a generic error--they wasted weeks figuring out what the underlying problem was.
It seems that in zeal for abstraction, people lose sight of transparency. That's why I love UNIX--there's very little that isn't well-known and documented.
That would be SourceForge, no?
There's also the fact that Oracle has a real, proven track record of reliability and scaliblity.
And they have good documentation and support...but their installation software is a piece of shit. The only people I ever knew to really get Oracle up and running smoothly were admins with years of Oracle experience.
Look for the "rotor" project.
.NET to be cross-platform probably also believes those Wal-Mart commercials about happy workers smiling and loving their jobs or those commercials about athletes making slam dunks after drinking carbonated soda without puking their guts out.
Rotor is some scraps for the dog. Anyone here who believes that Microsoft seriously intends for
For ethics, Microsoft is right up there with tobacco and Enron. It's sad that more people don't see this.
er, genious --> genius
The fact of the matter is, if MS had wanted it to be Windows only, they wouldn't have standardized it.
.NET were genious marketing, and you apparently fell for it.
.NET is no different. Use .NET for building Windows applications, use Java for building cross-platform applications.
The token standardizations that Microsoft did with
Historically, Microsoft will throw a line out to other communties and companies to get them to cooperate a little with a Microsoft project. Only after a while do people realize that line has a hook buried in the bait, but, then, Microsoft is already reeling in their catch for that round of business strategy.
but not OpenGL.
What about patents that Microsoft owns?
Actually, once you get a graphics tablet (e.g., Wacom) working under X and GIMP, it is really quite nice with full support for the 'pen' tool.