On Wed, 13 May 2009 11:21:37 -0400, above the shrieking, FUDding & whining
of the trolls Chris Ahlstrom was heard to say:
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Miguel de Icaza belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> I do not think that Linux on the desktop is keeping folks at Microsoft
>> awake at night. Our market share is still very small, we are deeply
>> fragmented and our quality control is terrible.
>
> Speak for yourself.
>
> Most projects I use are (subjectively) less buggy than most Microsoft
> software I have used. Many of the projects I use come with self-tests.
>
> When quality-control numbers are bandied about in the industry,
> open-source comes out ahead of commercial.
So, he dosn't think that Linux on the desktop is keeping folks at
Micro$oft awake at night, huh..
http://www.osnews.com/story/21035/Ballmer_Linux_Bigger_Competitor_than_Apple
http://ostatic.com/blog/microsoft-looks-for-open-source-desktop-strategy-czar
>> We have competing
>> projects, distributions, packages and ABIs. ISVs have a hard time
>> targeting the Linux desktop due to these.
>
> I agree, somewhat. The more important factor by far is the 800-pound
> gorilla in the room -- Microsoft.
>
>> Sadly, MacOS has taken the spot that I wish GNOME or KDE had taken.
>
> It wasn't "MacOS". It was Apple. A company focussed on a single line of
> products.
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It IS because of him and two other useless people in particular
(CBFalconer and Harold "old school" Stevens (probably both Willy nyms)
that I started to drift from the Ubuntu fan boy zone.
Hadron - Message-ID: <gdl55d$lc2$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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