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Why windows is windows and linux is linux.
gnomez:
The ideal operating system is one that suits everone; it would be intuitive and easy to use and at the same time would allow "power users" or developers to not feel like they are being treated like idiots (like Windows XP will do to you) If all Linux programmers think that only a geek should use their OS (and they don't, look at KDE) then I'm afraid Linux will have a very short life on the desktop.
dbl221:
I agree, business morons are the death of good code. I am constantly amazed at how stupid busness folks are. Linux is a hackers wet dream.
Micro$haft will slowly destroy itself since Gates and the other Business guys are running the show.
Slacker:
quote:Originally posted by X11:
You have a point, but i think most people could adapt to mandrake. And i think this is your IP
(Thanks to goosenburys tracker)
198.213.130.15 - You appear too be using internet expoder. I suggest you get Netscape or Arachne
browser.arachne.cz
[ April 06, 2002: Message edited by: X11 ]
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The ip was way off but your right I am using ie. Ive recently done the tutorial from www.linuxfromscratch.org. Linux is a MUST if your a programmer. Im beginning to realize this now. But my brain has been trained for a windows based machine so Im not used to linux yet. The amount you can learn about computers is great with linux. And you can also apply it to your life as well. It forces you to educate yourself by searching for information. In windows it seems like they dont want you to know..
Slacker:
quote:Originally posted by jtpenrod:
I think you're being just a bit hard on the end users here. There are lots of problems that commercial programmers run into: feature creep, clients who don't really know what they want and/or are constantly changing the specs for whatever software they want developed, ....
[ April 06, 2002: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]
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Point taken.. but the reason the client is constantly revising is because of the business people convincing them they need it.. A software application should be carefully designed with everything in mind before-hand.. Of course you cant think of everything.. this is why we make modular or object-oriented programs. But the contant adding of useless features or even worse changing of useless features will lead you to your doom. Useless or uneccessary because they are dumb.. whatever.. I say that the user should learn how to use it or get off the boat. Put proper documentation of course..
[ April 06, 2002: Message edited by: Slacker ]
Slacker:
Another thought.. The amount they spend to fix the bugs will probably be more then it would cost to make it "less friendly".
Maybe thats their plan! Get the client to spend as much as they can on buggy software .
[ April 06, 2002: Message edited by: Slacker ]
[ April 06, 2002: Message edited by: Slacker ]
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