While the appearance of the desktop is indeed important, I actually don't get the same feeling from KDE. Can you put a link to some screenshot which shows the problem(s)?
I've been... oddly, collecting original installation CDs, and licenses (valid) for dozens and dozens of OSes for years. I have early versions and later ones, slackware, unixware, irix, and many others.
There is already machines like the ASUS UX21A, which is an ultrabook that packs 1920x1080 in 11.6". However using today's OSes and apps (DPI scaling problems) I would imagine using something like that could be still quite painful.
Seriously, I have to agree here. It is extremely rare for NTFS to get corrupted under Windows. It just wins this battle.
On Linux front, I presume FS corruption bugs partly arise from the continuously evolving R&D development style of the kernel. New file systems get invented all the time and previous ones get tweaked. Can't say if it's good or bad, it's just another way of doing things. I myself have not wished much since the journal support of ext3.
Also, if you don't have a working network connection when trying to download updates, Windows Update just marks all the selected updates as "failed" and dumps some obscure error code. You could handle such situation a bit more nicely...
Actually I remember a year or two ago someone in Slashdot claiming the WYSIWYG editor of Seamonkey being one of the best. Dunno though, have not tried it.
Good comment. As a sidenote, when I looked at your list, I think right now SSD is a technology that is soonly becoming viable. It has been unreliable and expensive, but that is changing. There are probably other technologies too.
So...I understand if some of these practices are not typical for the open source development model. Like putting more emphasis on donations and sponsors, and having a closed core developer group.
But maybe these are just damn practical moves. Maybe the extra cash will help ironing out the horrible amount of bugs, and improve the performance and hardware support. Maybe having a controlled development team will help having a clearer focus on technology and design, without there being million APIs and UIs fighting for popularity. All good things for the Year of Linux on Desktop?
Unfortunately I think that even the LTS releases are alpha-quality software. If a recent version of Windows or OSX was released that buggy, if would be a catastrophe for the company.
Now, I actually like Ubuntu very much and am glad that they are releasing new versions periodically, even if they weren't perfect. As Steve Jobs has said, "real artists ship". But if desktop Linux some day really makes it big, there has to be much more robust quality assurance systems in place. We'll see.
I've explained this several times. Google site:slashdot.org erocs and you'll eventually end up at abuses of Unicode, such as breaking site layout with bidirectional control characters, that prompted the use of what amounts to a narrow whitelist of code points.
I understand, but I'm also quite sure there is already well-proven methods to work out such problems. How would all the other websites get around them otherwise?
or uber for this venue, c'mon/. it's 2012, let's get with the Unicode program
I don't completely understand why Slashdot is being so conservative regarding Unicode support.:) I mean, I'm glad they don't go implementing every geewhiz Facebook datamining social plugin, but the ability to type all the characters in the world would suit this site excellently. There are probably some pitfalls in the process, but it's widely being used on various websites without issued and, I assume that/. hackers are elite enough to solve any security and data storage related problems properly.
With every release, part of me wants to stick with what I have. It is all set up and customized to my liking. The other part wants the new features available in the latest version. But since upgrades still commonly don't work well, I have to to start all over with a fresh install.
I would be happier with every 12-18 months or maybe even 2 years. Maybe I should try Mint Debian...
What would the slower release cycle solve? You can control it yourself anyway by using only the LTS releases, for example. Seems that what would help you most would be to Ubuntu make the upgrade process work more smoothly. I agree with your concern...
Linux used to be like the BSDs. I forgot his name, but in the 1990s there was like one dude who wrote most of the ethernet NIC drivers. If you bought a card you made sure to buy one compatible with his drivers, because all the others were crap.
I suppose the submitter is thinking about benefiting the ecosystem as whole when you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time. That's what open source is about...
As a video game developer, I work at least that many hours in a week on coding/laying out/writing down ideas for games I am working on.
That '/' operator makes it look like the pairs are "coding/laying" and "out/writing". My suggestion would've been to write it "coding/{laying out}/{writing down}". Grammar nazi signing out...
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While the appearance of the desktop is indeed important, I actually don't get the same feeling from KDE. Can you put a link to some screenshot which shows the problem(s)?
I've been ... oddly, collecting original installation CDs, and licenses (valid) for dozens and dozens of OSes for years. I have early versions and later ones, slackware, unixware, irix, and many others.
Send me a message ...
You know you posted as AC, right?
He was so ashamed of his odd hobby.
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How surprising some slashtard were to mod you down.
There is already machines like the ASUS UX21A, which is an ultrabook that packs 1920x1080 in 11.6". However using today's OSes and apps (DPI scaling problems) I would imagine using something like that could be still quite painful.
It seems that you could benefit of "Cognitive Retention Therapy, a dementia treatment". ;)
Seriously, I have to agree here. It is extremely rare for NTFS to get corrupted under Windows. It just wins this battle.
On Linux front, I presume FS corruption bugs partly arise from the continuously evolving R&D development style of the kernel. New file systems get invented all the time and previous ones get tweaked. Can't say if it's good or bad, it's just another way of doing things. I myself have not wished much since the journal support of ext3.
Also, if you don't have a working network connection when trying to download updates, Windows Update just marks all the selected updates as "failed" and dumps some obscure error code. You could handle such situation a bit more nicely...
Your 'Solution' isn't even close. The 'problem' the OP raised is about /linux/ *desktops*
If you need a server with a graphical desktop, his solution is close.
When did it become ok to assrape one part of the market to protect another?
Well, if the another market covers 99.99% of the intended use of the product (a game console), it is kind of understandable...
But if you add an external keyboard and mouse, you have basically just rebuilt the laptop.
Actually I remember a year or two ago someone in Slashdot claiming the WYSIWYG editor of Seamonkey being one of the best. Dunno though, have not tried it.
Look, it's a version number. Who cares?
That wasn't his main point.
Good comment. As a sidenote, when I looked at your list, I think right now SSD is a technology that is soonly becoming viable. It has been unreliable and expensive, but that is changing. There are probably other technologies too.
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There is some luck now. I think VMware is in the best position.
So...I understand if some of these practices are not typical for the open source development model. Like putting more emphasis on donations and sponsors, and having a closed core developer group.
But maybe these are just damn practical moves. Maybe the extra cash will help ironing out the horrible amount of bugs, and improve the performance and hardware support. Maybe having a controlled development team will help having a clearer focus on technology and design, without there being million APIs and UIs fighting for popularity. All good things for the Year of Linux on Desktop?
Unfortunately I think that even the LTS releases are alpha-quality software. If a recent version of Windows or OSX was released that buggy, if would be a catastrophe for the company.
Now, I actually like Ubuntu very much and am glad that they are releasing new versions periodically, even if they weren't perfect. As Steve Jobs has said, "real artists ship". But if desktop Linux some day really makes it big, there has to be much more robust quality assurance systems in place. We'll see.
I've explained this several times. Google site:slashdot.org erocs and you'll eventually end up at abuses of Unicode, such as breaking site layout with bidirectional control characters, that prompted the use of what amounts to a narrow whitelist of code points.
I understand, but I'm also quite sure there is already well-proven methods to work out such problems. How would all the other websites get around them otherwise?
or uber for this venue, c'mon /. it's 2012, let's get with the Unicode program
I don't completely understand why Slashdot is being so conservative regarding Unicode support. :) I mean, I'm glad they don't go implementing every geewhiz Facebook datamining social plugin, but the ability to type all the characters in the world would suit this site excellently. There are probably some pitfalls in the process, but it's widely being used on various websites without issued and, I assume that /. hackers are elite enough to solve any security and data storage related problems properly.
With every release, part of me wants to stick with what I have. It is all set up and customized to my liking. The other part wants the new features available in the latest version. But since upgrades still commonly don't work well, I have to to start all over with a fresh install.
I would be happier with every 12-18 months or maybe even 2 years. Maybe I should try Mint Debian...
What would the slower release cycle solve? You can control it yourself anyway by using only the LTS releases, for example. Seems that what would help you most would be to Ubuntu make the upgrade process work more smoothly. I agree with your concern...
Maybe I'm a wide-eyed optimist, but I see a lot of potential in Ubuntu to bring desktop Linux to a whole new level.
Linux used to be like the BSDs. I forgot his name, but in the 1990s there was like one dude who wrote most of the ethernet NIC drivers. If you bought a card you made sure to buy one compatible with his drivers, because all the others were crap.
Could it be Donald Becker?
I suppose the submitter is thinking about benefiting the ecosystem as whole when you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time. That's what open source is about...
As a video game developer, I work at least that many hours in a week on coding/laying out/writing down ideas for games I am working on.
That '/' operator makes it look like the pairs are "coding/laying" and "out/writing". My suggestion would've been to write it "coding/{laying out}/{writing down}". Grammar nazi signing out...