Trust me, I admire Google. But I am mad at them for using the "wrong" toolkit in developing Chrome for Linux. Slashdotters, this is *my* opinion having used both toolkits and deployed software though not as complex as a browser on all operating systems.
To give Microsoft something to seriously think about, Google needs an OS on the desktop. Android is a good start in my opinion. There are some efforts in this direction already. The good thing is that Android eschews X, which is a pain to work with in its current form.
Next, they will need [meaningful] applications that work no matter what platform one happens to be using.
Third, targeting Microsoft must not be the aim, it must be the unplanned outcome. The aim must be tp "please" we the users.
I hope that while down there, those folks can find some life forms with proteins that can fight off the AIDS or cancer menace.
It's sad that when afflicted by these diseases, the prognosis on the whole, is a death sentence. That is to say, it's a matter of time before the diseases exhaust your will to live.
While I am happy to see that Mozilla and Firefox are setting the standards, let me remind readers that previous evaluations have found the Theora encoders inferior compared to contemporary video codecs. In particular, the reference Theora encoder has inferior picture quality and network frame rate control as of 2008.
Ohh wait a minute...There is a Slashdotter who noted this as well.
Frankly, it bothers me big time. Why not wait until the standard is "up to par" with the likes of Microsoft's Silverlight or Adobe's Flash?
While Google Docs is more stable, its features are still wanting compared to Zoho Writer. Google Docs still has nothing to challenge Zoho Writer's Zoho Creator after all thins long!
Sometimes I wonder whether it was a mistake not to buy Zoho. Those folks at Zoho are quite amazing. There is a an almost 2 year old comparison of the two in which I'd say Zoho beats Google hands down.
I have always wondered why people do not use PostgreSQL that much. It is better than MySQL in terms of stability and scalability.
You might wonder how I came to this conclusion. Well, I have used MySQL with MythTV and I have gotten sick and tired of corrupted databases/tables.
I have a read a reviews of PostgreSQL's stability and scalability beyond two cores and have no doubts it is better than MySQL on this front, though there have also been crowds here at Slashdot who think MySQL is better. My experience suggests otherwise.
Change specific portions of the Windows license and insert text that specifically forbids usage of Windows in any way similar to what Phoenix has demoed.
Usage of Windows in a way the preserves the status-quo would still be allowed.
Look, Microsoft cannot just look on and hope for the best. Something has to be done.
Here's what the giant in Redmond should do
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Change the license to stem or prevent this "bad behavior" from Phoenix from becoming a thorn in the you-know-what.
The license should be targeted to all potential "misconduct" by companies like Phoenix. This reminds me of GPL v3.
I am afraid there isn't much you can do about this. Ask the RIAA about their success in prosecuting [music] pirates. It's not worth the efforts, unless you have ten times the amount of dough at the RIAA's disposal.
My advice: Find another job. A university would be a good start for you.
I don't know about corruption, but I can say that the affinity for money from Elsevier is about 9.999 on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest. It's way up there.
Folks milked money from me while on a health care course to the extent that I was almost giving up. It's insane.
One good thing for them is that they seem to be following trends in IT quite closely, so becoming irrelevant is something in the distant, distant future.
I mean, let's dump flash and mp3s and begin to seriously promote.ogg. But the picture now is that you will see mp3 streams well before.ogg streams on Linux and OSS friendly sites. It's absurd!
Like Chrome or Internet Explorer 8 which have implemented this behavior to some degree, the main benefit would be the increase of stability: a single tab crash would not take down the whole session with it, as well as performance improvements in multiprocessor systems that are progressively becoming the norm.
While I believe this feature would improve Firefox in a big way, I also believe it was not badly needed at present because I have found Firefox to be pretty stable on all systems I have used it.
What I would have wanted to see is implementation of uniformity across all platforms especially Windows and Linux. Its user experience on Linux is still wanting from configuration options in unfamiliar places to that "old weird look and feel" one gets on the Linux platform.
Since QT 4.5 is not LGPL...how about re-creating its interface using QT like folks at VideoLan did. This would go a great way in improving the user experience.
I guess such a move would break compatibility with the thousands of extensions now available for Firefox, but folks, we must move on from time to time.
There are many people who will not agree with you and that explains why the Linux market share numbers are still as low as compared to other platforms.
What I will do is to quote this very intelligent man:
Have a read.
"Until the Linux community comes together under a common vision for Linux it has virtually no chance of competing with Microsoft Windows for a place on the desktop. As long as the Linux community is split between the different Linux distros, and as long as Linux continues to be designed for power users, by power users, it will remain out of reach for the broader desktop user community. The Linux community needs to agree on one flavor of Linux. The Linux community needs to focus on that one single Linux platform, developing not to the needs of the power user but the common user. The Linux community needs to simplify Linux. Until this happens Linux will remain in the shadow of Microsoft Windows. And that's right where Steve Ballmer wants it."
He goes further:
"I love Linux. I deploy Linux in the data center all the time. Linux is a very capable, flexible, and reliable platform that can easily run major enterprise systems such as databases and web sites. But it takes someone with a higher degree of technical skill to install, support, and maintain Linux as compared to Microsoft server solutions. You find those skills more readily available in the IT world. Those skills do not exist in the world of the common desktop user."
And further more:
"Until the Linux community stops whining about the evils of Microsoft and begins to deliver a Linux-based desktop OS that is as simple and user-friendly as Microsoft Windows there will be no real deployment of Linux on the desktop. For the common desktop user Microsoft Windows is the solution to their needs. Linux may be more secure. Linux may be less prone to fault or failure. But Linux isn't worth a dime if it is too complex to use, and for the vast majority of desktop users that is exactly what it is."
These are not my words. He seems to be right. Linux has been around for a decade but its [usage] numbers are still low. Why? Read above.
...Linux simply isn't Windows (nor is Windows Linux) and to expect fundamentally different approaches (and I'm not just thinking closed versus open) to look, feel, and operate the same way is senseless....
There are things Windows does better than Linux especially software installation.
I know apt and yum resolve dependencies well to a large extent but in some cases, there are version conflicts and lots of chaos in the Linux domain. This does not help at all.
In my opinion, software for Linux should be developed for a particular kernel period. So that one can say, This software will work with this kernel and users should expect it to work.
...Your argument is meaningless if what you've linked to hasn't been filtered...
So you haven't even bothered to find out have you? Amazing. What I linked to were confirmed bugs. Now for what I know about bugs, "they should not be there in the first place". Are you proud of any bugs?
And who said the number of bugs define the quality of the software? Come on...bugs however small or "insignificant", should not be there. Period. Get it?
While I appreciate the efforts KDE programmers have put into making KDE really usable, I wish they (KDE developers), would focus their efforts at reducing the huge number of bugs in KDE 4.x and improve the user experience.
I know KDE is a mostly voluntary effort but in the current situation of over 50,000 bugs, introducing even more features which translates to more bugs does not help at all.
I tried the latest KDE on a 2.4 GHz, 512MB RAM system with an on board graphics card and I must say I was underwhelmed. The system (Kubuntu) was so slow.
Heck...why is it so hard for programmers to make KDE beautiful by default?b Operative word here is "default". Why do the menus and widgets have to be huge...wasting space?
I had to say this otherwise I know I will be castigated for saying what is true and is on my mind.
...The self-propelled vessels would store their own waste and fuel and would need to be serviced only once every 12 to 14 years...
That's a record in my opinion. For those concerned about hijacking, Russians have the technology and will to keep these monsters safe. They (the Russians), are almost always concerned about the results and not the means to get to the required results.
This is unlike we in the USA who have to be mindful of what the world will think about our actions.
...Overall, the level of integration is excellent and Windows XP Mode showed strong potential. However, responsiveness of applications was sluggish and the seamless integration between Windows 7 and XP proved confusing...
I submit:
In the above quoted statement, substitute KDE 4.x for Windows 7 and KDE 3.5 for Windows XP. It still makes sense.
The [mighty] USA will always complain about her neighbor to the north (Canada). Heck, there is even a prominent politician who said the 9/11 terrorists came from Canada! Imagine that.
This politician had presidential ambitions I must add.
Then there are those who criticize its health care system although Canadians generally love what they have and in fact, live as long as Americans on average.
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Trust me, I admire Google. But I am mad at them for using the "wrong" toolkit in developing Chrome for Linux. Slashdotters, this is *my* opinion having used both toolkits and deployed software though not as complex as a browser on all operating systems.
And I have at least one supporter on this front.
What they should have done is to fund development of Chrome using the "right" tool for the job. What would be wrong with that?
To give Microsoft something to seriously think about, Google needs an OS on the desktop. Android is a good start in my opinion. There are some efforts in this direction already. The good thing is that Android eschews X, which is a pain to work with in its current form.
Next, they will need [meaningful] applications that work no matter what platform one happens to be using.
Third, targeting Microsoft must not be the aim, it must be the unplanned outcome. The aim must be tp "please" we the users.
That way, Google will succeed on the desktop.
I hope that while down there, those folks can find some life forms with proteins that can fight off the AIDS or cancer menace.
It's sad that when afflicted by these diseases, the prognosis on the whole, is a death sentence. That is to say, it's a matter of time before the diseases exhaust your will to live.
Sad indeed.
While I am happy to see that Mozilla and Firefox are setting the standards, let me remind readers that previous evaluations have found the Theora encoders inferior compared to contemporary video codecs. In particular, the reference Theora encoder has inferior picture quality and network frame rate control as of 2008.
Ohh wait a minute...There is a Slashdotter who noted this as well.
Frankly, it bothers me big time. Why not wait until the standard is "up to par" with the likes of Microsoft's Silverlight or Adobe's Flash?
Google Wave is beautiful, innovative and indeed holds great potential, I'd rather have Google get its products and especially Gmail out of beta.
How about improving Google Docs? Zoho's Writer is better and more functional in my opinion.
Back to Gmail: There are a host of features that have little attention, yet they could make the lives of users even better.
Heck....do something about Gmail.
While Google Docs is more stable, its features are still wanting compared to Zoho Writer. Google Docs still has nothing to challenge Zoho Writer's Zoho Creator after all thins long!
Sometimes I wonder whether it was a mistake not to buy Zoho. Those folks at Zoho are quite amazing. There is a an almost 2 year old comparison of the two in which I'd say Zoho beats Google hands down.
I believe these countries have gurus who can grab open source software and end up build a versatile system. Who the hell needs Microsoft?
It could be Jabber all the way.
I have always wondered why people do not use PostgreSQL that much. It is better than MySQL in terms of stability and scalability.
You might wonder how I came to this conclusion. Well, I have used MySQL with MythTV and I have gotten sick and tired of corrupted databases/tables.
I have a read a reviews of PostgreSQL's stability and scalability beyond two cores and have no doubts it is better than MySQL on this front, though there have also been crowds here at Slashdot who think MySQL is better. My experience suggests otherwise.
Bittorrent would be wonderful.
Change specific portions of the Windows license and insert text that specifically forbids usage of Windows in any way similar to what Phoenix has demoed.
Usage of Windows in a way the preserves the status-quo would still be allowed.
Look, Microsoft cannot just look on and hope for the best. Something has to be done.
Change the license to stem or prevent this "bad behavior" from Phoenix from becoming a thorn in the you-know-what.
The license should be targeted to all potential "misconduct" by companies like Phoenix. This reminds me of GPL v3.
I am afraid there isn't much you can do about this. Ask the RIAA about their success in prosecuting [music] pirates. It's not worth the efforts, unless you have ten times the amount of dough at the RIAA's disposal.
My advice: Find another job. A university would be a good start for you.
While at school (kindergarten) I overheard a teaching assistant say, "When I opened my Firefox, it still could not work..."
"I then called my sister who told me to install a new extension..."
I did not expect to hear this from the assistant more especially because it's IE all through at school and it's been since time in memorial.
The biggest feature for me is searching by time frame/date. This way, I do not have to see decades of "rubbish" in my search results.
Request:
GMail: I would like to compose a message and have the option of having it delivered at a future date/time.
Google Docs: Google should enrich its word processor to capabilities of Zoho Writer. How can Google allow Zoho to "beat" it on this front?
That's all folks.
I don't know about corruption, but I can say that the affinity for money from Elsevier is about 9.999 on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest. It's way up there.
Folks milked money from me while on a health care course to the extent that I was almost giving up. It's insane.
One good thing for them is that they seem to be following trends in IT quite closely, so becoming irrelevant is something in the distant, distant future.
I mean, let's dump flash and mp3s and begin to seriously promote .ogg. But the picture now is that you will see mp3 streams well before .ogg streams on Linux and OSS friendly sites. It's absurd!
I meant to say: "...QT is now LGPL..."
My mistake.
Like Chrome or Internet Explorer 8 which have implemented this behavior to some degree, the main benefit would be the increase of stability: a single tab crash would not take down the whole session with it, as well as performance improvements in multiprocessor systems that are progressively becoming the norm.
While I believe this feature would improve Firefox in a big way, I also believe it was not badly needed at present because I have found Firefox to be pretty stable on all systems I have used it.
What I would have wanted to see is implementation of uniformity across all platforms especially Windows and Linux. Its user experience on Linux is still wanting from configuration options in unfamiliar places to that "old weird look and feel" one gets on the Linux platform.
Since QT 4.5 is not LGPL...how about re-creating its interface using QT like folks at VideoLan did. This would go a great way in improving the user experience.
I guess such a move would break compatibility with the thousands of extensions now available for Firefox, but folks, we must move on from time to time.
Am I wrong and unrealistic?
There are many people who will not agree with you and that explains why the Linux market share numbers are still as low as compared to other platforms.
What I will do is to quote this very intelligent man:
Have a read.
"Until the Linux community comes together under a common vision for Linux it has virtually no chance of competing with Microsoft Windows for a place on the desktop. As long as the Linux community is split between the different Linux distros, and as long as Linux continues to be designed for power users, by power users, it will remain out of reach for the broader desktop user community. The Linux community needs to agree on one flavor of Linux. The Linux community needs to focus on that one single Linux platform, developing not to the needs of the power user but the common user. The Linux community needs to simplify Linux. Until this happens Linux will remain in the shadow of Microsoft Windows. And that's right where Steve Ballmer wants it."
He goes further:
"I love Linux. I deploy Linux in the data center all the time. Linux is a very capable, flexible, and reliable platform that can easily run major enterprise systems such as databases and web sites. But it takes someone with a higher degree of technical skill to install, support, and maintain Linux as compared to Microsoft server solutions. You find those skills more readily available in the IT world. Those skills do not exist in the world of the common desktop user."
And further more:
"Until the Linux community stops whining about the evils of Microsoft and begins to deliver a Linux-based desktop OS that is as simple and user-friendly as Microsoft Windows there will be no real deployment of Linux on the desktop. For the common desktop user Microsoft Windows is the solution to their needs. Linux may be more secure. Linux may be less prone to fault or failure. But Linux isn't worth a dime if it is too complex to use, and for the vast majority of desktop users that is exactly what it is."
These are not my words. He seems to be right. Linux has been around for a decade but its [usage] numbers are still low. Why? Read above.
...Linux simply isn't Windows (nor is Windows Linux) and to expect fundamentally different approaches (and I'm not just thinking closed versus open) to look, feel, and operate the same way is senseless....
There are things Windows does better than Linux especially software installation.
I know apt and yum resolve dependencies well to a large extent but in some cases, there are version conflicts and lots of chaos in the Linux domain. This does not help at all.
In my opinion, software for Linux should be developed for a particular kernel period. So that one can say, This software will work with this kernel and users should expect it to work.
...Your argument is meaningless if what you've linked to hasn't been filtered...
So you haven't even bothered to find out have you? Amazing. What I linked to were confirmed bugs. Now for what I know about bugs, "they should not be there in the first place". Are you proud of any bugs?
And who said the number of bugs define the quality of the software? Come on...bugs however small or "insignificant", should not be there. Period. Get it?
While I appreciate the efforts KDE programmers have put into making KDE really usable, I wish they (KDE developers), would focus their efforts at reducing the huge number of bugs in KDE 4.x and improve the user experience.
I know KDE is a mostly voluntary effort but in the current situation of over 50,000 bugs, introducing even more features which translates to more bugs does not help at all.
I tried the latest KDE on a 2.4 GHz, 512MB RAM system with an on board graphics card and I must say I was underwhelmed. The system (Kubuntu) was so slow.
Heck...why is it so hard for programmers to make KDE beautiful by default?b Operative word here is "default". Why do the menus and widgets have to be huge...wasting space?
I had to say this otherwise I know I will be castigated for saying what is true and is on my mind.
...The self-propelled vessels would store their own waste and fuel and would need to be serviced only once every 12 to 14 years...
That's a record in my opinion. For those concerned about hijacking, Russians have the technology and will to keep these monsters safe. They (the Russians), are almost always concerned about the results and not the means to get to the required results.
This is unlike we in the USA who have to be mindful of what the world will think about our actions.
...Overall, the level of integration is excellent and Windows XP Mode showed strong potential. However, responsiveness of applications was sluggish and the seamless integration between Windows 7 and XP proved confusing...
I submit:
In the above quoted statement, substitute KDE 4.x for Windows 7 and KDE 3.5 for Windows XP. It still makes sense.
Ironic to say the least.
The [mighty] USA will always complain about her neighbor to the north (Canada). Heck, there is even a prominent politician who said the 9/11 terrorists came from Canada! Imagine that.
This politician had presidential ambitions I must add.
Then there are those who criticize its health care system although Canadians generally love what they have and in fact, live as long as Americans on average.
It's a strange world.