Who Am I wrote:
> In article <f767j3->,
> thingy <> wrote:
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>>With Open source model such kludges would not have got in......
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>>If they had we'd be able to see them and make a judgement call on
>>whether it was usable or not.....
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> LOL, what a laugh.
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> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl...079209&tid=156
> "ZDNet UK reports that Andrew Morton, the head maintainer of the Linux
> production kernel, is concerned about the amount of bugs in the 2.6
> kernel. He is considering the possibility of dedicating an entire
> release cycle to fixing long standing bugs." From the article: "One
> problem is that few developers are motivated to work on bugs, according
> to Morton. This is particularly a problem for bugs that affect old
> computers or peripherals, as kernel developers working for corporations
> don't tend to care about out-of-date hardware, he said. Nowadays, many
> kernel developers are employed by IT companies, such as hardware
> manufacturers, which can cause problems as they can mainly be motivated
> by self-interest."
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> Why don't you change everything you say to "I hate Microsoft...linux is
> good"
No, what I want to see is MS being honest, I think too much gets hidden
behind marketing and the PR department. This does not just rest on MS
though, many vendors seem to be good at the slight of hand ie this bit
is great (though really meaningless, say the "value add" crud), while
hiding the not so good but very important parts behind the front.
> And NO, I do NOT run windows or any Microsoft Apps, and I dislike their
> business model, and I do think Windows has serious issues, but I am
> pleased to see that they are doing something about security so that in
> the end I will have less spam, fewer viruses, and more secure networks
> (and I STILL wont be running their products!)
There is a difference between a software kludge and a bug on hardware.
My comment was more aimed at, with OSS you get to see the "kludges" and
bugs up front, with XP now it is being replaced we get to hear how its
kludges etc are being replaced in this "better" model, does this not
sound familiar?.
The improvement on the VPN stuff and security is good. Nathan admitting
the old one was a kludge and un-stable and possibly insecure has been
repeated from win2k to XP. Lets not forget how good/secure MS promised
XP was going to be.....about the only "decent" improvements I can see of
XP over win2k in security terms was the lock down on the install
keys/method/system etc etc, ie the biggest benifactor of XP was MS....if
MS paid as much attention to user needs as its own, then the OS might
really improve between releases.
NB my attitude to MS is like my attitude to Telecom and indeed any
business that takes or tries to take away my choices and/or an unfair
amount of my money, ie I have more of a moral & trust issue with MS than
a technical one....
regards
Thing
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