On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 21:08, IDWMaster <[email protected]> wrote: > I am in no means saying it is EXCLUSIVELY for developers, I'm just saying > that it's more sutable for developers than Windows is.
Although I think I can imagine, what you think, I can't really agree. If developers in general tend to use Ubuntu (or any other Linux distro) then how should they develop for their main customers: Windows Users? In our company all developers (except me) use Windows because they are developing in .NET for Windows. So this does not fit to the picture you paint. I can use Ubuntu because I am the only Java developer where the idea is to develop in a platform independent way so what I do can finally run on both. A PHP developer could think similar. However, if it would be necessary that I call a certain Windows API from within one of my Java programs, I already get a problem being on Linux. I could solve with a virtual machine, yes, but for me it is already quite annoying startup up the virtual machine for my legacy Windows-only projects. And I would need IDE (plus libraries and configuration) twice. Further I don't want to use an OS that is not capable of serving all (at least) major needs. -- Martin Wildam -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu 4 dz, which is a direct subscriber. Status in Club Distro: Invalid Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Invalid Status in Tabuntu: Invalid Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid Status in Tv-Player: New Status in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: Invalid Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: In Progress Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Invalid Status in “linux” package in Debian: Confirmed Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed Status in openSUSE: New Status in Tilix Linux: New Bug description: Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix. Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. What happens: 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software pre-installed. 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed. What should happen: 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like Ubuntu. 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and benefits would be apparent and known by all. 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
