On Saturday 02 February 2002 01:45 pm, Greg Kettmann wrote: <snip> A second point, against Mono and Wine. It's very difficult to win when you're always chasing or lagging. That is if you are adhering exactly to Microsoft then they control things. New somethings, like XP, will come out which will fundamentally break some things and then there is a lag while we catch up. That said, I'm hoping Mono will set it's own "open" standards, as mentioned in this post, and deny M$ the "embrace and extend" capability. That said, Wine is great, but not as a platform for the future, more as a compatibility layer to plug the gap between what's available on Windows and that on Linux. </snip>
What I don't understand is why linux developers seem to appear to be trying to "catch up" with Microsoft (coming from a non-developer). There seems to be a mentality that in order to "win" (win what?), linux must offer the exact same set of tools as does Microsoft (the apparent current "winners") for some reason. I've read so many articles on what linux needs in order to "dethrone" Microsoft. They all basically say the same thing and it seems that more and more developers are listening, but I don't know why. "Winning" apparently requires replicating underachieving (and buggy) software sold my Microsoft. Office primarily, but now this whole .Net "platform" seems to be the new key. Frankly, this boggles the mind. My words to linux developers would be to continue to do the creative and innovative things that have brought us to where we are today. Microsoft certainly didn't get us here. I have serious doubts that following *their* lead will take us anyplace useful in the future. So quit following bad examples and start leading again. -Mike- -------------------------- Michael A. Costolo "History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure." - Justice Thurgood Marshall, 1989 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
