Let me ask you a question regarding this... Do you currently have a job? Are you punching someone else's clock? Because unless you are like me and other freelance designers out there that simply have NO TIME to worry about petty arguments over which OS is better, who DO NOT punch anyone else's clock but our own, then your comments should be taken with a big handful of salt. I came from a network engineering position, where my every waking hour was consumed by thoughts like yours, praising the glory of the penguin. But once i was laid off, and found that I could make it on my own without the need of "the man" spoon feeding me tidbits of money every other week, did i realize, that the tools make all the difference. It's all about speed, accuracy and reliability of your product that you care about. And please dont bring up how one OS is more reliable than another, we all know linux wins hands down. the fact of the matter is, is that the hosting is not your concern. as long as it's inexpensive to the client, has massive features, and is always up.
I know X/DHTML in and out like the back of my hand, and all that goes with it. but I choose to use dreamweaver because quite frankly all the FOSS editors out there cant hold a candle to it's refined quality for preview. I use GIMP for minor image alterations. but on the whole, i use Flash 8 for putting together backdrops, boxes, etc on my sites. it's easy, quick, and the fonts render out much nicer than in GIMP when saved. I do not use photoshop, but plan to buy it soon. mainly because GIMP lacks many of the OotB adjustment features that photoshop has, example.. brightness/contrast detection/cropping. this is a very useful thing that i have not found in gimp. and if it is in there then it's burried. as with many FOSS things, they're made by people with networking or programming backgrounds, and haven't the slightest clue what accessablility is. a refined application is one where a group of people that know all about the competitions products, people that know how to program, and the users of the product all sit together and collaborate before coding begins, or is released.
at any rate, i use both COTS and FOSS simultaneously for what needs done. as i do with my desktop OS. however i mainly stick with windows for desktop, and linux for servers. it just makes sense. does it suck that is makes sense? yes, but i have no time myself to fix it. maybe someone with more time on their hands like people with jobs can.
I cant believe so many people on here are downing this guy for being creative and inventive. Yeah sure theres a million kinds of mp3 players out there, and the thing is simple in design , but COME ON! i applaud the guy for being creative. and hell yes i'd carry one around with me if i had a NES controller mp3 player. because NO ONE else would have one, and i know almost everyone(of the 80's generation) has played a NES.
yeah in my opinion the only thing malwarers want to do is either get hidden clicks from these 3rd party pay-per-click things, or they want to do it to see how many windows boxes they can infect. it's really all about the linux vs. ms thing. the ones that do end up hitting *nix boxes eventually will be the pay-per-click services. what linux hacker wants to hurt the reputation their OS has? maybe we'll see a reversal attempt, HAHA a MS hacker! what a thought! oops wait, linux doesn't run VB;p
but of course i do have to give credit where credit is due. it's not completely *nix's design that has prevented the malware. it's the people who give a sh*t. for those that dont care to enlighten themselves in the slightest bit about the machine they are running, then tips to the malwarers, hit the *nix boxes too. the main fact of the matter is that yes people can simply sudo their way to hell, but out of the box it is a bit harder to install the malware, on windows, it's simple.
Sorry i have to agree with the original post, give me an OS that comes out of the box inherently immune to spyware and viruses anyday. something i dont have to wait for a corporate release date for a "service pack" (that only fixes one small thing that should have been a forethought, and most time never fixes it anyways), give me a software group that listens ALL THE TIME to their bug reports, and doesn't dismiss them as "you dont know what your talking about", (so of course we then post the bug on security-focus.com, only THEN when hackers start to take advantage of the bug does MS respond making another "service pack".)
before touting the MS flag in the faces of users, please do more talking about what MS REALLY has brought to the table of late.... or rather what it hasn't.;) (hell MS lost China)
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Let me ask you a question regarding this... Do you currently have a job? Are you punching someone else's clock? Because unless you are like me and other freelance designers out there that simply have NO TIME to worry about petty arguments over which OS is better, who DO NOT punch anyone else's clock but our own, then your comments should be taken with a big handful of salt. I came from a network engineering position, where my every waking hour was consumed by thoughts like yours, praising the glory of the penguin. But once i was laid off, and found that I could make it on my own without the need of "the man" spoon feeding me tidbits of money every other week, did i realize, that the tools make all the difference. It's all about speed, accuracy and reliability of your product that you care about. And please dont bring up how one OS is more reliable than another, we all know linux wins hands down. the fact of the matter is, is that the hosting is not your concern. as long as it's inexpensive to the client, has massive features, and is always up.
I know X/DHTML in and out like the back of my hand, and all that goes with it. but I choose to use dreamweaver because quite frankly all the FOSS editors out there cant hold a candle to it's refined quality for preview. I use GIMP for minor image alterations. but on the whole, i use Flash 8 for putting together backdrops, boxes, etc on my sites. it's easy, quick, and the fonts render out much nicer than in GIMP when saved. I do not use photoshop, but plan to buy it soon. mainly because GIMP lacks many of the OotB adjustment features that photoshop has, example.. brightness/contrast detection/cropping. this is a very useful thing that i have not found in gimp. and if it is in there then it's burried. as with many FOSS things, they're made by people with networking or programming backgrounds, and haven't the slightest clue what accessablility is. a refined application is one where a group of people that know all about the competitions products, people that know how to program, and the users of the product all sit together and collaborate before coding begins, or is released.
at any rate, i use both COTS and FOSS simultaneously for what needs done. as i do with my desktop OS. however i mainly stick with windows for desktop, and linux for servers. it just makes sense. does it suck that is makes sense? yes, but i have no time myself to fix it. maybe someone with more time on their hands like people with jobs can.
OK Doesn't this all REEK of "Truman Show"?
I cant believe so many people on here are downing this guy for being creative and inventive. Yeah sure theres a million kinds of mp3 players out there, and the thing is simple in design , but COME ON! i applaud the guy for being creative. and hell yes i'd carry one around with me if i had a NES controller mp3 player. because NO ONE else would have one, and i know almost everyone(of the 80's generation) has played a NES.
yeah in my opinion the only thing malwarers want to do is either get hidden clicks from these 3rd party pay-per-click things, or they want to do it to see how many windows boxes they can infect. it's really all about the linux vs. ms thing. the ones that do end up hitting *nix boxes eventually will be the pay-per-click services. what linux hacker wants to hurt the reputation their OS has? maybe we'll see a reversal attempt, HAHA a MS hacker! what a thought! oops wait, linux doesn't run VB ;p
but of course i do have to give credit where credit is due. it's not completely *nix's design that has prevented the malware. it's the people who give a sh*t. for those that dont care to enlighten themselves in the slightest bit about the machine they are running, then tips to the malwarers, hit the *nix boxes too. the main fact of the matter is that yes people can simply sudo their way to hell, but out of the box it is a bit harder to install the malware, on windows, it's simple.
Sorry i have to agree with the original post, give me an OS that comes out of the box inherently immune to spyware and viruses anyday. something i dont have to wait for a corporate release date for a "service pack" (that only fixes one small thing that should have been a forethought, and most time never fixes it anyways), give me a software group that listens ALL THE TIME to their bug reports, and doesn't dismiss them as "you dont know what your talking about", (so of course we then post the bug on security-focus.com, only THEN when hackers start to take advantage of the bug does MS respond making another "service pack".)
;) (hell MS lost China)
before touting the MS flag in the faces of users, please do more talking about what MS REALLY has brought to the table of late.... or rather what it hasn't.