>> The only thing that stands between Linux and the >> common user today is friends-of-MS who refuse to >> make drivers (or driver info) available for Linux >> and programmers who are inadequately competent >> to make their apps cross-platform compatible. > > And you say this based on your experience developing > and deploying which cross-platform applications? > > 73, Dave, AA6YQ
I am not sure I understand the purpose of this challenge to facts that are common knowledge. One *has* to be a software developer to observe anti-competitive or incomplete development practices? The models for cross-platform apps are all over the place, they are not hard to find. This is not a secret. I have been on the procurement side in business, government, and non-profits. I am also very aware of the profit-motive for excluding open-source versions of drivers and apps. Even as a private user I have wasted hundreds of hours trying to get hardware products to work only to be told by the manufacturer that they *chose* to refuse Linux access to minimal info. necessary to write their own drivers. This anti-competitive (on the software side) conduct is well-documented. It is a really dumb practice because the growing numbers of Linux users are communicating via the Internet and are refusing to buy from uncooperative hardware manufacturers -- this too is no secret. -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Projects: http://ham-macguyver.bibleseven.com Personal: http://bibleseven.com Note: Both down temporarily due to server change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
