"After all, Apple itself used open source with OS X (kernel, web browser) mainly because they knew it would irritate Microsoft."
Yeah, everyone knows the main factors driving huge tech decisions are what will piss off your opponent the most, never mind software quality, revenue, etc.
I guess in my experience, the license is totally irrelevant as I am providing services, and not distributables. I suppose it would be much better for end-user programs... but I find the idea of using Java for end-user programs generally unappealing, not to mention that Sun always provided a freely distributable JRE....
Vista has made some advances in having a real sense of user security (no admin rights for user X), which is a really great thing.
However, OSX will never have as many of the same problems as Windows. It's designed in a sophisticated enough way so as to not be as vulnerable to such things happening. When there is more market share, it might be exploited more, but it will be nothing like Windows. People will have to come up with a new way to annoy us.
The main article here says 'there are better languages for web than java', or something to that effect. How irrelevant. This article is about JSP, not Java. One could in theory write a ruby language bytecode compiler/interpreter for Java and use it there.
JSP has issues, yes, but some of us dont even use it for our web VIEWS, which are independent of the java backend, (if you're an architect worth hiring, anyway) -- for which Java is unparalled in doing the job. Try to scale like Java does with Ruby at the backend. Good luck.
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"After all, Apple itself used open source with OS X (kernel, web browser) mainly because they knew it would irritate Microsoft."
Yeah, everyone knows the main factors driving huge tech decisions are what will piss off your opponent the most, never mind software quality, revenue, etc.
the number of pro linux people with their panties in a knot is funny.
OMG LINUX *IS TOO* GOOD !!!!!11111
seriously though, ubuntu is looking nice.
doesn't compare to macs though, which are much better as desktop machines (Mac OS!), and pretty affordable.
That's why God is defined as the god of Abraham
Abraham was that guy who rejected blindly believing the ideas of men.
I guess in my experience, the license is totally irrelevant as I am providing services, and not distributables. I suppose it would be much better for end-user programs... but I find the idea of using Java for end-user programs generally unappealing, not to mention that Sun always provided a freely distributable JRE....
why do people care so much about licensing? weird.
> "i think mysql is better because of the name... "post-greeeeee-SQL" sounds awful.
you HAVE to be kidding me.
the fact that it's called "MY"sql and it uses "my.conf" scare the bejesus out of me ever considering even using it for an enterprise solution.
maybe you didnt realize you could.
well, i have a friend who bought a $500 mac mini the other day, it seems quite nice... so im not sure about the $2500 thing
Vista has made some advances in having a real sense of user security (no admin rights for user X), which is a really great thing. However, OSX will never have as many of the same problems as Windows. It's designed in a sophisticated enough way so as to not be as vulnerable to such things happening. When there is more market share, it might be exploited more, but it will be nothing like Windows. People will have to come up with a new way to annoy us.
The main article here says 'there are better languages for web than java', or something to that effect. How irrelevant. This article is about JSP, not Java. One could in theory write a ruby language bytecode compiler/interpreter for Java and use it there.
JSP has issues, yes, but some of us dont even use it for our web VIEWS, which are independent of the java backend, (if you're an architect worth hiring, anyway) -- for which Java is unparalled in doing the job. Try to scale like Java does with Ruby at the backend. Good luck.
any random user doesnt have full access to the system "root access"
Yeah, we should get something more 'fair and balanced'.... And now I'm waiting because I type too fast for slashdot... sigh!
http://www.smashkins.com/forum/showthread.php?p=49 3#post493
like trillian, except with a pretty UI :)
and growl makes it easy to read IM's without actually switching apps.
Gotta love OSX.
Why did they 'disprove' 'Free Energy' by constructing a Bedini motor WITHOUT THE MAGNETS ON THE FLYWHEEL?
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