Linux is not a company
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| kefentse May 21, 2005 12:57 PM EDT |
And as long as this fact remains true, Linux an open OS will have an advantage over a closed system. This OS has progressed at a faster rate than any other OS, and will continue to do so because of the great minds around the world who all have different needs for an OS and software and are free to improve it to fit those needs. So if Linux users realize Linux is much larger than an OS, it gives true freedom then it will not have to compete in price comparisons, and head to head comparisons against MS, but will simply naturally displace MS as the standard. |
| helios May 21, 2005 3:13 PM EDT |
This OS has progressed at a faster rate than any other OS, and will continue to do so because of the great minds around the world... I got my butt absolutely kicked when bringing this point up in an article on a "windoze friendly" site a while back...I won't rehash the details. It's stuff you guys have heard me and paul and tesla et al say for awhile. When I was challenged to give an example, I was able to do it with 7 keys or spaces. Live CD funny...Mr. windoze-is-the-best-thing-since-twist-off-beer-caps didn't bother to respond helios |
| dinotrac May 21, 2005 6:36 PM EDT |
In fairness, it is both an advantage and a disadvantage. A company can do things for a product that volunteer efforts -- even those with substantial corporate support -- can't always manage. Sometimes it's a matter of ponying up coin and direction to get something made that doesn't really inspire passion. Sometimes -- and man-oh-man I've been pulling hair out over this lately -- It's to encourage consistency in apis, and to develop sufficient and sufficiently clear documentation to permit use by developers whose schedules don't permit constantly delving into the source code of some library. I love open source software, I don't love open source documentation. |
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