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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: sime on 24 May 2005, 12:07

Title: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: sime on 24 May 2005, 12:07
Finally?

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/brvYHY7gVY30ti/Software-Industry-on-the-Brink-of-Choosing-Open-Source.xhtml

Later

Sime
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: Refalm on 24 May 2005, 15:35
However, cities like Munchen, Germany, did doubt using Open Source software (Novell/SuSE obviously) because of software patents that the European Commision is keen on making an actual law.
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: RaZoR1394 on 26 May 2005, 15:02
That idiot Steve Ballmer recently said the open source including GNU/linux phenomena was like a virus in the way It's taking over the market. Actually It's the opposite. Windows has all the caracteristics of a virus.
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: piratePenguin on 26 May 2005, 18:49
How they manage to get away with that bullshite I dunno.
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: BobTheHob on 26 May 2005, 20:23
Quote from: RaZoR1394
That idiot Steve Ballmer recently said it the open source including GNU/linux phenomena was like a virus in the way It's taking over the market. Actually It's the opposite. Windows has all the caracteristics of a virus.
What are you talking about, windows is a virus ;)
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: Jenda on 26 May 2005, 23:30
Indeed... a virus that works by sucking up your cash and as for your computer - that gets simply clogged by the heap of crap the install CD (and further infectious spread) dumps on it...
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: RaZoR1394 on 27 May 2005, 01:51
Quote from: BobTheHob
What are you talking about, windows is a virus ;)

Well, that's what I said, right?

Quote from: "Jenda"
Indeed... a virus that works by sucking up your cash and as for your computer - that gets simply clogged by the heap of crap the install CD (and further infectious spread) dumps on it...

Yes, think of it as a giant mof trojan horse.
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: Siplus on 27 May 2005, 05:27
The question is:

Is this Hype, or Insight?

God knows I've read enough hype over the last year
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: piratePenguin on 27 May 2005, 18:46
Not to mention all the info Windows sends to MS, like the hardware info, and God knows what else.
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: RaZoR1394 on 27 May 2005, 19:53
Yes, but I don't understand this privacy thingie in MS's operating systems. They clearly state that they don't retrieve any personal info from your computer. But obviously several glitches in the EULA state that MS can install spyware plus all kinds of other crap on your computer.
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: Jenda on 27 May 2005, 21:46
So it's more like a giant combo-trojan-spyware-clogload thing... with certain attributes of drugs, feces and handcuffs.
Title: Re: Software Industry on the Brink of Choosing Open Source
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 27 May 2005, 22:11
This is probably one of the things I hate most about Windows, even though it doesn't affect me. I don't care if anyone sees what's on my computer as I've nothing to hide as I don't have any illegal sofware (well I've got some abandon warez but who cares)