Yeah, well... Even I can read the C code of most OSS projects that are written in it, but that does not mean that I understand the architecture of the project. It is crucial to actually understanding what is going on. I bet that there isn't too many people that accurately know how OpenSSL works either.
The single heartbleed vulnerability awakened people to actually take a deep look into the OpenSSL code. Where were all the "eyeballs" before that? Now we are in a position where suddenly the whole OpenSSL code needs massive rearchitecturing. It just makes me cringe when I think what other OSS projects possibly have similar serious problems, possibly in mission critical components. It's starting to be quite obvious that there is not enough people to actually take a look under the hood and say, hey this quite crusty code and needs fixing.
I find the open development process of software to be extremely interesting, but am not scared to point out possible flaws in it. So should be no one else.
At least it fails gracefully with a clean error code. In Linux world it would show up as a dialog with corrupted text and a mysterious "Invalid argument" error message written in some log.;)
Additionally, it's been in public testing for over a half year already. Kind of sad how Dice has kept us long time in a continuous stress of the gloomy shadow of Beta over us. I wonder how long this continues.
Hooray. Got the my nasty AC reply and my original comment is also modded down. This place is starting to look like Reddit: if you don't go with the hive mind, you will be beaten down.
Many people think that Twitter is some hipster bullshit, and I was somewhat in the same boat before. But when I slapped a Twitter client to the side of my desktop and subscribed to a bunch of cool tech guys and some news agencies, I really started to enjoy the stuff. The perfect way to stay updated to world events in easily digestible small capsules. Also much better platform to discuss nerdy stuff than Facebook.
Now only waiting for the angry AC to call me a Twitter shill.
I bet there's a huge amount of dummy accounts in almost all websites. If you flip this around and look that 56% have said something, that's pretty good.
I have had excellent results with suspend and hibernate on various laptops. I rant a lot about brokenness of OSS, but this is an area where Linux actually works really well today.
It's a tool. You use it in the right place, at the right time. When you get religion about a tool, then it tends to be a problem. MS or not.
This. Many people seem to think that Linux and OSS is some holy water which should be applied everywhere possible to automatically make things great. And just like with a religion, friends and families must be converted.
Apparently the recent updates brought the Modern apps to taskbar and gave them an autohide title bar with minimize and close controls. When the Start Menu update (the most important piece) arrives later, it's gonna be pretty good already.
By the way I actually like the idea of snapping the Modern apps to the side of the desktop. It's a good way to utilize a widescreen monitor by docking Twitter or something else there. I wouldn't care about Modern apps otherwise, but this is a fun feature.
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Why is the open source community incapable of outdoing commercial de-facto standard apps with poor UIs?
Software is hard, and the complexity and manpower needed for projects is continuously increasing.
Heh, chromozone...
How many people actually know how to read code?
A lot.
Yeah, well... Even I can read the C code of most OSS projects that are written in it, but that does not mean that I understand the architecture of the project. It is crucial to actually understanding what is going on. I bet that there isn't too many people that accurately know how OpenSSL works either.
The single heartbleed vulnerability awakened people to actually take a deep look into the OpenSSL code. Where were all the "eyeballs" before that? Now we are in a position where suddenly the whole OpenSSL code needs massive rearchitecturing. It just makes me cringe when I think what other OSS projects possibly have similar serious problems, possibly in mission critical components. It's starting to be quite obvious that there is not enough people to actually take a look under the hood and say, hey this quite crusty code and needs fixing.
I find the open development process of software to be extremely interesting, but am not scared to point out possible flaws in it. So should be no one else.
No. This is why thorough code audits are important.
At least it fails gracefully with a clean error code. In Linux world it would show up as a dialog with corrupted text and a mysterious "Invalid argument" error message written in some log. ;)
Can you not think of something better to do with your money and time.
Agreed. They should be doing something original at least. What's next, a Super Mario for Raspberry Pi?
Good choice.
So 66% of tech jobs are not available to you without a bachelors degree?
The remainder is 56%, not 66%... and of those 56%, we don't know how many of them are accessible with an B.Sc but require, for example, an M.Sc.
But of course, your point remains...education gives you much more job opportunities.
Additionally, it's been in public testing for over a half year already. Kind of sad how Dice has kept us long time in a continuous stress of the gloomy shadow of Beta over us. I wonder how long this continues.
Hooray. Got the my nasty AC reply and my original comment is also modded down. This place is starting to look like Reddit: if you don't go with the hive mind, you will be beaten down.
Many people think that Twitter is some hipster bullshit, and I was somewhat in the same boat before. But when I slapped a Twitter client to the side of my desktop and subscribed to a bunch of cool tech guys and some news agencies, I really started to enjoy the stuff. The perfect way to stay updated to world events in easily digestible small capsules. Also much better platform to discuss nerdy stuff than Facebook.
Now only waiting for the angry AC to call me a Twitter shill.
I bet there's a huge amount of dummy accounts in almost all websites. If you flip this around and look that 56% have said something, that's pretty good.
So you can't make true 1080p games at all for the Xbox One?
Between XFCE and Cinnamon I'm not really concerned about Gnome anymore. Honestly I'd rather see more resources go in to one of those two than Gnome.
Then donate those projects.
Sorry to hear about that. Probably a good idea to file a bug report at https://bugzilla.kernel.org/ (if you didn't already).
I have had excellent results with suspend and hibernate on various laptops. I rant a lot about brokenness of OSS, but this is an area where Linux actually works really well today.
What kind of problems are you having?
Bernie Ecclestone decided to spice up the races by putting some Ebola in the mix.
Agreed.
I sincerely hope that Nadella proves himself fully worthy to fill Ballmer's clown shoes.
I actually expect Nadella to be the best Microsoft CEO so far.
Microsoft's previous success was based on offering very cheap products
I don't remember such time. Microsoft software has always been quite pricey.
It's a tool. You use it in the right place, at the right time. When you get religion about a tool, then it tends to be a problem. MS or not.
This. Many people seem to think that Linux and OSS is some holy water which should be applied everywhere possible to automatically make things great. And just like with a religion, friends and families must be converted.
Apparently the recent updates brought the Modern apps to taskbar and gave them an autohide title bar with minimize and close controls. When the Start Menu update (the most important piece) arrives later, it's gonna be pretty good already.
By the way I actually like the idea of snapping the Modern apps to the side of the desktop. It's a good way to utilize a widescreen monitor by docking Twitter or something else there. I wouldn't care about Modern apps otherwise, but this is a fun feature.
The cells Panasonic supplied were not fault. The way Sony used them was incorrect, resulting in overheating.
Citation?
That's a good point actually.