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From: Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] microsloth survey


> Dek wrote:
> > 1. BETTER is a general word and will differ in every occation
> > as of to your arguement of BETTER i hope that answers it"
>
> *My* argument of 'better'?!? Where in my previous posts did I
> use the word 'better'? If you had read my first post in the
> 'microsloth survey' thread before going all foam-in-the-mouth
> leanux-zilot on me, you'd find I agree with almost all of your
> points except the one that Linux is a "better" development
> platform.
>
> The free tools you get under Linux are *also available for Win2K*.
> Check out Cygwin and MinGW.  You can develop and run both Windoze
> and X Window apps with these!
>
> Pong wrote:
> > u mean like hell loads of thoughtless point-and-click
> > proprietary standards?
>
> Linux is the one with 'hell loads of standards':
>
> Qt, Gnome, Tk, KDE, linuxfb, fbdev, fbconsole, GGI, DRI, XFree,
> Motif, Windowmaker - many duplicating each other's functionality
> and waaaaay less mature than Win32 and DirectX.
>
> And let's not get started on all the different 'proprietary'
> distros and their packaging formats.
>
> Maybe you should have picked a more appropriate argument? =)
>
> Linux IS a tinkerer's dream OS, though.
>
> > linux always has support for 'open standards' -- the thing that
> > matters most for any competent system.
>
> Open standards matter VERY VERY MUCH. But saying it is what matters
> *most* indicates either ignorance or an overzealous fanatical
> attitude. Of what use is an open standard if it is lousily written and
> inadequate to meet your needs?
>
>
>
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