This is just what the Linux users are saying to the Windows users: don't dismiss other operating systems simply because you hold a notion of what users of each operating system are like. Let's build on cross platform technologies, not Windows-centric technologies.
Good point Shane. There is are many continuums here. One is open source vs closed (the purpose of this list is to discuss open source). Another is open standards vs proprietary. These aren't dichotomies, so there's lots of area in between. MS has traditionally been at one end of both these spectrums, but they are apparently beginning to move (ever so slowly). A nice attribute of open source is that it can provide a way to mitigate vendor lockin. (I could make some gospel analogies here...) Open source software can run on closed operating systems. It can run on closed language runtimes. It can run on open but non-standardized language runtimes. It can run on standardized non-open runtimes. But I think one should choose their tools wisely... Everyone's favorite company these days seems to be leading the way with the way they target end users. (Of course they believe that the net is the operating system, so anyone with a browser can use their stuff). But look at Google Earth. It was recently released to Windows, Linux and Mac. And they got tons of press in the blogosphere from linux and mac users alike. Sorry for the flamish, rantish stream of consciousness spew..... Not trying to be contentious, just trying to illustrate some examples that I think are relevant when you talk about open source or targetting end users.... _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
