On Tuesday 18 April 2006 10:44, Gustin Johnson wrote: > So? A tank and station wagon are very different vehicles serving > different needs. Linux is not Windows. Get over it.
=)
> I am not bothered
> by Linux's position in the Desktop arena. While it would be nice to see
> this percentage grow, I do not believe the goal should be to "beat
> windows". Linux/OSS is where it is at by making good software, not by
> focusing on market share.
there is a wrinkle here, however: if we can't access data because it's locked
away in proprietary formats or if people don't have access to applications
they need (by category and use ("image manipulations"), not by title
("photoshop")) then the desktop will slowly and surely shrivel away.
we need to attain double digit market share to ensure both of these issues go
away, though once that is achieved whether it is 11%, 38% or 64% is not so
important to me either
> I am more bothered by OSX taking an open source project, forking another
> open source project, then closing the project when they (Apple) got what
> they wanted. RIP Darwin. F*$#& you Apple!
and darwin isn't the only project they've either done or attempted to do the
same thing to. it's a cultural and economic issue at apple, so it's not like
they are -trying- to be evil, they just happen to be in a place where evil
things result from their efforts from time to time. their stance on drm and
patents is far more worrying, however.
> not much more than XP SP3 right now, though it has a UI that grinds my
> new laptop to the ground). Does it make sense for us to make the same
> mistakes?
nicely said =)
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