Opensource applications aside. Isn't buying an OS sort of a locking too? I grant that alot of opensource software can be recompiled for a target OS, but what about closed source software?
It really is a pity that languages like Java did not fully deliver to the expectations of freedom from OS lockin. Java free's you from vendor lockin when it comes to choosing databases, messaging servers and on the ODD occasion some rich client applications etc etc, (Eclipse comes to mind), but imagine a world where any app you wrote runs on any platform with no everheads.
I've also got CD's that won't play properly due to a scratch being at just the wrong angle etc...
I agree with your comment but as for your scratch...take a bit of toothepaste and use your finger to polish it out. Toothepaste is a very fine abrasive. Becarefull not to get any on the top of the CD. It takes a while to get big scratches out though.
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Opensource applications aside. Isn't buying an OS sort of a locking too? I grant that alot of opensource software can be recompiled for a target OS, but what about closed source software? It really is a pity that languages like Java did not fully deliver to the expectations of freedom from OS lockin. Java free's you from vendor lockin when it comes to choosing databases, messaging servers and on the ODD occasion some rich client applications etc etc, (Eclipse comes to mind), but imagine a world where any app you wrote runs on any platform with no everheads.
I've also got CD's that won't play properly due to a scratch being at just the wrong angle etc...
I agree with your comment but as for your scratch...take a bit of toothepaste and use your finger to polish it out. Toothepaste is a very fine abrasive. Becarefull not to get any on the top of the CD. It takes a while to get big scratches out though.