One thing the developer (and your comment) misses is that opensource is about community and concepts of mutual aid. As well, if we were to take this developer's tool and modify it for a client, one thing the developer would get back is bug fixes (free programming and development).
openflows has a strong and solid focus on giving back to and supporting the opensource projects and communities whos code we modify and alter to meet our client's needs.
We make money by modifying and supporting tools that are opensource. You imply that having not written most of the tools we use somehow makes us leaches. The reality of how we relate to the groups whos tools we use shows otherwise.
In fact, there are patches that might still be a part of slashcode that we contributed as a result of getting paid to modify/serve/support slashcode for a client.
Being able to provide patches and new modules/plug-ins instead of complaints about bugs is one of the ways we contribute back to the projects we use.
Maybe you a need a short session of MACOS X or should i say and always will think 'KiddieOS' X with me
Well, I have been using osX for a while now. over a year of running os X server, months of running the public beta and the final version has been running on my three year old powerbook since march 24. For MY purposes, it is stable and a mature (non-kiddie) os.
How much freakin time does it take for the freakin unix console to freakin appear. Worst, why don't you try running 2 unix consoles at the same time.
( Having 2 consoles at the same time isn't a kick, any good unix or linux developper knows that. )
Well, not everyone is a developer. some of us respect the mac os because of its role in media production, not code production. The average user will never need two consoles running.
Try it! Please try it! Do you know what you have to go through just to do this yet simple and essential task.
essential? not for my uses!
To close this how long did you have to wait until your 10 files got actually to the trash can?
about the time it took to blink once
KiddieOS X is a weak and poor OS. Nobody is ever going to convince me of the opposite. Try me. I challenge anybody to prove that KiddieOS X is actually a truly strong reliable and efficient OS.
It might not be the best for your needs. But for mine it is great. All the power to produce graphics, html and simple scripting and now I can even test my perl scripts on the same machine. this, to the average mac using professional media production person, is a great step forward.
Well, seems like you just want to bash apple.
a: you can delete 10 files without using your mouse, just select them and hit command-delete, like magic they move to the trash!
b: you say "hopefully MacOS X will have a UNIX shell..." well, it does!
Do the research before spewing crap.
thanks.
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There are many people that don't have cell phones that would use these. Getting a cell phone, no matter how cheap, still requires having a credit card, which many low-income folks don't have. People that buy phone cards at the corner store understand that it is more expensive than other options, but what can you do when the phone company won't give you service due to bad credit? These phones will be a liberating tool for many that have no other access to portable communication.
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One thing the developer (and your comment) misses is that opensource is about community and concepts of mutual aid. As well, if we were to take this developer's tool and modify it for a client, one thing the developer would get back is bug fixes (free programming and development).
openflows has a strong and solid focus on giving back to and supporting the opensource projects and communities whos code we modify and alter to meet our client's needs.
We make money by modifying and supporting tools that are opensource. You imply that having not written most of the tools we use somehow makes us leaches. The reality of how we relate to the groups whos tools we use shows otherwise.
In fact, there are patches that might still be a part of slashcode that we contributed as a result of getting paid to modify/serve/support slashcode for a client.
Being able to provide patches and new modules/plug-ins instead of complaints about bugs is one of the ways we contribute back to the projects we use.
hey folks, aren't there still two Korea's?
Well, I have been using osX for a while now. over a year of running os X server, months of running the public beta and the final version has been running on my three year old powerbook since march 24. For MY purposes, it is stable and a mature (non-kiddie) os. Well, not everyone is a developer. some of us respect the mac os because of its role in media production, not code production. The average user will never need two consoles running.
essential? not for my uses!
about the time it took to blink once
It might not be the best for your needs. But for mine it is great. All the power to produce graphics, html and simple scripting and now I can even test my perl scripts on the same machine. this, to the average mac using professional media production person, is a great step forward.
Well, seems like you just want to bash apple. a: you can delete 10 files without using your mouse, just select them and hit command-delete, like magic they move to the trash! b: you say "hopefully MacOS X will have a UNIX shell..." well, it does! Do the research before spewing crap. thanks.
There are many people that don't have cell phones that would use these. Getting a cell phone, no matter how cheap, still requires having a credit card, which many low-income folks don't have. People that buy phone cards at the corner store understand that it is more expensive than other options, but what can you do when the phone company won't give you service due to bad credit? These phones will be a liberating tool for many that have no other access to portable communication.