Nice one indeed. In my (15+ years) experience mentoring developers broadly this is what I find: You want them to learn to explore, to find solutions, to tinker with stuff, put them on Linux. But when you want them to learn to write software for people, that is, to get over how smart they think they are and actually learn to deliver something that works simply and effectively and for people who know who Snooki is, then put them on an Apple computer. I don't know how to quantify what happens, but I can tell you it works well. Which is in part why I am less of a purist. Far too right-hemisphere-centric to be bothered with such strictures. P.
On Aug 31, 2012, at 09:19, G.Y. Mukalazi wrote: > I like you Philip! > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Phillip Simbwa <[email protected]> wrote: > And lets stay objective and keep our personal feelings out of this. > > If i ask; What don't you like about the iPhone/iPad specifically? Is > it the iOS or the actual device? > Reason I ask is, what if I installed linux on the iPhone? (Having done > some hardcore C programming and ported + reverse engineered some iOS > primitives). Would you hate it as much? > http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=IDroid > > And this here is Linus, using a Mac Air with Linux. > http://www.quora.com/Linux/What-Linux-distribution-does-Linus-Torvalds-use-on-his-MacBook-Air. > http://lowendmac.com/bookrev/12br/0427.html > > Even he has no kind words for the Mac OS file system: > http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Linus_Torvalds_Brands_Mac_File_System_Utter_Crap/ > > My point is: iOS programming tutorials can open up your mind to some > degree on the inner workings of the device in question. And with such > knowledge, you can do something good (heck, you could port ubuntu to > the iPhone/iPad. And thats great!). > > About which company is more evil as per the recent court battle ( > Samsung or Apple)? I don't want to go there.. > But the verdict was passed by a competent court and i believe both > sides brought alot of tech experts to court. > > I will tell you a small story. Once upon a time, UNIX was all over the > place and was commercial (by today's standards -- not a good thing > like Linux. Start looking at this like its SCO for the right emotional > effect). > > Then some open minded dude (Linus) figured he could, with the help of > the general open source community; create something good out of > something bad. Anyway, he got us Linux. > > About iOS programming, something similar may be cooking... > > I would propose a fair vote on this matter... > > -- > - Phillip. > > “Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht > oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist > and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. > The rset can be a toatl mses and > you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed > ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe and the biran fguiers it > out aynawy." > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way.
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