__/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Tuesday 19 September 2006 01:03 \__
> JDS wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:25:54 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Plasma: The Next-Generation KDE Environment
>>
>> What a load of vapor ware. I'll believe it when I see it.
>
> I don't know WHO you are... but if I know my linux supporters... Plasma
> will be delivered. Much UNLIKE MicroSoft and is crap software... much of
> which has never made is past vaporware status...
To be fair, Microsoft is:
* Undermotivated (no competition)
* Lacking leadership (the iconic figures depart, e.g. Vista's manager, Jim
Allchin, and Bill Gates)
The source code (of Windows at the least) requires a 60% rewrite, which is a
jaw-dropping figure. The code is said to have intricate dependencies (some
are cyclic), which due to lack of comprtmentalisation, is impossible to
mentally comprehend and conquer (according to devs/testers). Add to this the
introduction of new developers who must know code rather than API's (there
are none because development is not as distributed as in Linux... no {GNOME
or KDE} and {lilo or grub}), as well as urgent patches which make the
structure poorer rather than improve it (think a patch of fabric over a
dress, rather than a new dress).
There are more, but beyond 12 lines for a messages, it's unlikely to be
read... but rememeber: Vista was built in just 6 months and will be tested
for 12. I am surprised how many people are unaware of this or choose not to
believe and face the bitter truth.
Best wishes,
Roy
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