____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Thursday 19 June 2008 23:27 : \____
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:24:47 +0100
> <1556439.UUNQSIjRla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> The Ugly State of Windows Applications
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | There?s been a lot of talk about third-party software here at OSWeekly.com
>> | recently, and this trend is only going to continue. Third-party software
>> | is an important element of our operating systems, and it can really make
>> | or break an OS. Without it, we wouldn?t be able to get nearly as much done
>> | on our computers, so be thankful for those useful applications that you
>> | enjoy using.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2800&Itemid=449
>> http://tinyurl.com/6xvlb7
>>
>>
>> Days ago:
>>
>> Vista's big problem: 92 percent of developers ignoring it
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Such appreciation for history is not likely to warm the cockles of
>> | Microsoft's heart, especially when Linux is getting lots of love from
>> | developers (13 percent writing apps for it this year and 15.5 percent in
>> | 2009).
>> `----
>>
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-9969231-16.html
>
> OK, my pedantic side wants to get ugly here. Who really
> writes for Linux? At best, maybe a glibc developer or
> two who puts new POSIX calls into libc.so. Most of the
> rest of us develop on a higher layer.
>
> To be fair, Linux implements POSIX extremely well, and
> properly-written apps have the big advantage that they can
> be ported to Linux/64, Solaris, HP/UX, or even Windows
> (maybe with X).
>
> The issues with Windows are similar but different (as
> Windows refers to the entire enchilada, not just the
> kernel). At best, developers write to an SDK; that SDK may
> be implemented in XP or Vista. At worst, they disassemble
> certain files and try to guess what they need -- though
> for production quality apps that's hopefully rare.
>
> I'll admit to wondering if Vista has anything really special
> development wise. The only thing that looks even remotely
> interesting is PowerShell, and that looks like an interesting
> but otherwise not horribly tasty hack.
Some developers needed to entertain DRM and other antifeatures/restrictions.
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