____/ Mark Kent on Monday 06 August 2007 10:31 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ [H]omer on Monday 06 August 2007 03:34 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>> ____/ Stephen Fairchild on Saturday 04 August 2007 22:28 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> They can't stay with XP forever. It's from 2001. It's very outdated.
>>>>>> Have you seen the depths of KDE 4 yet?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Is this the same KDE 4 that's being ported to windows? Bit of an own goal
>>>>> don't you think?
>>>
>>> As much as I vehemently despise Windows, KDE is Free software, and as
>>> such it is not for me, you, or anyone else to dictate how it is used
>>> (within the terms of the GPL). If that means someone ports it to
>>> Windows, colours it bright pink, then uses it to destroy planet earth
>>> ... then so be it.
>>
>> The reason why many people move to Linux is escape from
>> lock-in/evil/viruses/whatever. If you give all killer Linux apps (even
>> Compiz-fusuion) to Windows, that won't be bad for Linux adoption. Au
>> contraire --- think about the main Linux adoption peril. It's the apps.
>> Windows will not have the advantage of smoothly running both Linux and
>> Windows apps (virtualisation aside) because people will no longer /require/
>> their
>> Windows applications. It's a cyclic scenario that might take time to
>> explain. Hmmm.... the debate resembles that which revolves around binary/OS
>> drivers.
>
> Well, Peter K would have us all on binary drivers, locked to hardware
> combinations determined by grey-suited people in smart offices.
I'm not so sure about grey.
"It was just a bit of text advocating open data formats that was slipped into
a Florida State Senate bill at the last minute with no fanfare, but within
24 hours three Microsoft-paid lobbyists, all wearing black suits, were
pressuring members of the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations
(COGO) to remove the words they didn't like from Senate bill 1974. "
http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/16/2019244&from=rss
>>>> Linux is more secure, stable, and less expensive. Once you put KDE on top
>>>> of Windows, then you need to learn a new environment anyway. The only
>>>> advantage then might be the ability to run Windows applications natively.
>>>
>>> Running Windows applications is a distinct *disadvantage*, Shirley.
>>
>> Yes, see my reply to waterskidoo.
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