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Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
Posted by: Tobias Cohen (Thursday 10 February 2005, 9:36 AM)
Having the only ports of great free software has never been Linux's major advantage, you could even argue that it's a disadvantage - where is the incentive for Adobe to make Photoshop for Linux if most users would just stay with the Gimp.
Linux's advantage is that it has a free, fast and stable kernel with native support for a huge array of hardware, and which is not coupled in any way to a specific environment, GUI, window manager, etc... When faced with the option of buying a (prohibitively expensive) Windows Terminal Server license for a large server, or just installing Linux, it's pretty obvious which you'd choose.
In short, Linux shines when Windows is just not an option, due to limitations imposed by the one and only distribution available. The thing keeping many businesses from switching - Training costs. Training costs that would already have been paid if the same free software was already being used by staff under Windows.
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Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
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If you really want Posix for Windows.: http://www.... Jeff Lewis -
History repeating itself ...
To those advocat... Gregory L. Marx -
I look at it from the other point of vie... David Wright -
There are a few *HUGE* differences betwe... Richard June
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I can't argue with your 2nd and 3rd... Gregory L. Marx -
I don't remember OS/2 *EVER* d... Richard June
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Well, I know OS/2 didn't get m... Gregory L. Marx
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I definitely agree that the availability of c... Michiel Wittkampf
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When I was young, similar things happene... Chevalier Dr Dr Ruediger Marcus Flaig
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SFU -- Shut the F**K up? Cozminsky
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So I hope to be able to use http://www.reactos.com... Jamie Borg
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I thing that it's great for projects like REA... Anonymous
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The availability of cross platform applications ha... BD Phillips
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As a small office desktop user our 'training'... Anonymous
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Linux needs more, better drivers. Not Windows hel... michael howard
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Possible shortsighted comments by KDE developer?
I... Brett Kislin
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I have to disagree.
Our company is a Windows-only... Anonymous
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Isn't the point of the GPL to provide the freedom... Anonymous
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Having the only ports of great free software has n... Tobias Cohen -
I would disagree, as a very loyal Windows user, th... Jon D.
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Are members of the Open Source community really su... Gary Varga
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Making free software available on Windows alt... Larry Gearhart
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I was using Windows for a long time. I w... David
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These people who whine about "If all the good soft... Matt
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I like pizza Jo Jo
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To those who think allowing developers to do nativ... Anonymous
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>My wife is now a Linux user, and the only
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The point all depends on your perspectiv... Anonymous
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Raptorhead.com sells open source apps for Windows... Anonymous
