Linux is not Windows
by on 31.Mar, 2006 under Uncategorized
Most of us who have been using Linux for a time knows the feeling when
people new to Linux starts comparing it to Windows. Browsing the Gentoo forums
I found a thread that I found interessting. This thread linked to a
article that’s one of the better ones I’ve ever read on the the topic.
Quote from linux.oneandoneis2.org
"If, as I do, you spend any
amount of time
on a Linux forum, you’ll eventually grow exasperated, as I did, by the
number of
posts that run something like this:
"Hi!
I’ve been using Linux for a few days, and it’s mostly great. But, it’s
a shame that [something or other] doesn’t work like it does on Windows.
Why don’t all the developers completely rewrite all the software so it
acts more like Windows? I’m sure Linux would get lots more users if
they did!"
You may even have had a go at
answering these questions, only to be shot down in flames by a Linux
newbie who takes it as read that his idea, based on years of experience
with a different OS plus a few hours on Linux, is revolutionarily
brilliant, and you only don’t like it because you’re an "old-school
Linux user" who thinks that GUIs are the spawn of the Devil and
everybody should be forced to stick to the CLI."
Read more here:
http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
Linux Licensing
by on 10.Mar, 2006 under Uncategorized
In this interview by Forbes.com Linus Torvalds is talking about his opinions on the upcoming GPLv3 licens. I found it quite amusing.
Link:
GCC 4.1 Out
by on 02.Mar, 2006 under Uncategorized
The latest GNU compiler is out. You can find out more about changes done to the compiler at gcc.gnu.org. The Fedora devs are already implementing it in the outcoming Core 5.
