On 09/04/2012 08:52 AM, John Coryat wrote:
The primary reason why people use Linux cause it's GPLd software, that's
the primary driving force.
I would have to argue that's not the case. I use Linux and have for over a
decade not because it's GPL but because it's useful and remains fairly
constant over time. In a past life I used IBM mainframe OS's for the same
reason. Those "old fashioned" machines were amazingly upwardly compatible.
Old software would run just as well or even better on new releases of the
OS as they did on the old. That could never be said of Microsoft or even
Apple.
I hate Microsoft for that reason. Anytime MS offers an upgrade, it's really
a downgrade in capability and an increase in costs. I've been through a
dozen iterations of "nix" software and each time it was smooth and
everything that previously worked still worked.
-John Coryat
I agree on Linux. I do my Android development on Ubuntu though I may
move to Linux Mint next upgrade. May do a test on a 16 GB USB stick
before to make sure it all works smoothly. I also have the SDK
installed on a Windows 7 64-bit machine for testing apps mainly with
Monkey. I use the Windows machine for video editing, graphics and other
things that aren't available under Linux. But Windows is SO annoying
with their pop up reminders for updates that often take away the focus
of a Window you are working in. Much prefer the way Linux handles
updates. And don't you just love "Libraries" on Windows? So hard to
find files on a large drive that I just use Search. Libraries was
another one of their lame ideas.
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