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- xrusos
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl…
wow kpl! thanks for the link. there's a whole bunch in that article that is surprising/encouraging.
Sun's deal with AMD rather than Intel is also pretty huge.
This will definitely change the ballgame.
- jox0
"One obvious challenge for Microsoft has been the view that Windows is too prone to virus and hacker attacks. "
NO SHIT? Obvious challenge?? Riiiight, except for every security update to cover up one friggin hole, it opens two new holes. One step forward, two steps back - Microsoft.
Word is that's their new slogan.
- ********0
deathblow my ass, I'll believe it when I see it ;)
- ********0
China hah ahahaaha lol! Everything is cracked entirely open there anyway. It's a friggin' joke. I work for a major software developing institution. If you say the word China, you might as well start laughing in regards to software development and security.
- gabriel_pc0
I wonder if this will lead to a wave of new Linux viruses by having that many more people using it?
- xrusos0
it's not that they [microsoft] are going to disappear tomorrow... it's just that their strategy of world domination through proprietary methods to screw those that stay MS free has been thwarted.
now they have to think twice about the politics of their strategy.
in the long run, this will be a big win for the general consumer, and if not a loss for MS, at least a restructuring or rethinking.
- gabriel_pc0
Another question: Is the SCO lawsuit going to have any effect on this?
- ********0
the Chinese are now shaking their heads up and down, because obviously they could give a shit. Uhmmm yeah, like give us a ton of money and stuff and we'll use Linux. Doesn't matter to them, it's all busted up software anyway. hahahaha lmao!
- xrusos0
it's not about making money in this case. it's about saving money and nationalism. they don't want to be controlled by an american company (MS).
Linux is free. Sun just supplies the stations (and support).
Hooray for the underdog!
- kpl0
when the chinese go linux, south korea and japan will follow. suddenly, there'll be a ridiculous amount of programmers turning Linux into a viable desktop platform on the PC...all free (go open source communists! yay!) and easily translated to english.
and after that, one more big virus worm and microsoft's kaput.
- gabriel_pc0
Will it be cool to hate linux then? Just wanna get a headstart on making my penguin with devil's horns t-shirts and trucker caps.
- mrdobolina0
no shit, gabriel.
- unknown0
how many of you ever used linux??
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open source
but what the point if we`re not programmer or network people
linux is free but just not user friendly yet
as for windows, full of crap but can't live with, if you smart enough to use a comp and you know the basic of troubleshooting you will never have a problem
as for mas OS, you just can't code program easily for them, thats why there'S isnt that many virus or security holes, wait untill it gets easier and you will see
- mitsu0
fakeyou, you hit the nail on the head.
oh and if linux becomes the prominent OS in the future, i wouldn't advise doing any 'transactions' over the interweb. open-source is a double edged sword my friends.
- unfittoprint0
Linux user here. C'mon if you people use Windows and are interface addicts the new releases of Mandrake, SuSe or even RedHat will do the job.
The main problem is still software migration to this OS. You already have word processoring and excel-like software as good as you would find in the Office package. Regarding big software houses developing for it: Corel already doing it, discreet [AutoCad, 3D Studio Max], and there was mention of Adobe soon following. If it happens, I will go OpenSource 100%.
You could even make an analogy between the P2P communities and Music Industry...
It's not just a question of cheap way to work [hell, why do Russian/Chinese crackers exist?], it's also because that's the way that your work environment should work: scalable, 'tweakable' and personalized according to your own needs, and allowing those who can't afford to acess technology.
- sparker0
um. no it's not...Apache, MySQL, PHP, XML...the list of viable open-source projects goes on and on. more than stable, more than secure, more than imortant to most of the people here.
as far as "user friendly" in linux...Gnome, KDE and dozens of other window managers and desktop environments are more than equal to windows, now-a-days. we recently migrated an entire office to desktop linux and haven't had a problem yet - at least no more than we did with windows.
it is better to speak when you actually have some form of knowledge on the subject.
- sparker0
that was NOT directed at unfit, by the way...
- Mimio0
If the main application I use ( Adobe Suite, MM Studio etc) went to the Linux platform I would happily switch. Hopefully this is one of many baby steps towards making it a viable personal computing platform.
- kpl0
mitsu, i was surprised at how wrong that remark was especially coming from a coder. most of the interweb is open-source. right now. and the big worms and server exploits are still windows server exploits.
- mrdobolina0
Im with mimio.
- mitsu0
http://linuxtoday.com/security/2…
the main difference between linux and windows (besides of course the open source aspect) is it's corporate backing.
in the end it's all just bits that i or any other technophile can reverse-engineer given enough time. and with a project being open source, that amount of time will drop considerably.