Enterprise open source Toolkit
Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
Posted by: Jon D. (Friday 11 February 2005, 6:38 AM)
I would disagree, as a very loyal Windows user, things are looking pretty good to me linux-wise these days. I've been 100% pro microsoft, and still favour the OS right now, but If the linux world can pull its act together and make things just a bit more easier to use, the idea appeals to me. I think having these open source options available to me and making them better than microsoft implementations will bring more people to linux when the time is right. Since linux will be free, and we will already be used to a good chunk of the software we'd be using on linux (OpenOffice, firefox, thunderbird, kde, etc.), it would make the transition more viable, and a bit less scary. With things like Mono, as a developer, I don't see a whole lot of advantages that windows has left except for the ease of use factor. Once that gets up to speed, all bets are off, unless Microsoft can one-up things with Longhorn. Linux has a chance, but they've got to act quick.
Full Talkback thread
Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
-
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
-
I can't argue with your 2nd and 3rd... Gregory L. Marx -
I don't remember OS/2 *EVER* d... Richard June
-
Well, I know OS/2 didn't get m... Gregory L. Marx
-
I definitely agree that the availability of c... Michiel Wittkampf
-
When I was young, similar things happene... Chevalier Dr Dr Ruediger Marcus Flaig
-
SFU -- Shut the F**K up? Cozminsky
-
So I hope to be able to use http://www.reactos.com... Jamie Borg
-
I thing that it's great for projects like REA... Anonymous
-
The availability of cross platform applications ha... BD Phillips
-
As a small office desktop user our 'training'... Anonymous
-
Linux needs more, better drivers. Not Windows hel... michael howard
-
Possible shortsighted comments by KDE developer?
I... Brett Kislin
-
I have to disagree.
Our company is a Windows-only... Anonymous
-
Isn't the point of the GPL to provide the freedom... Anonymous
-
Having the only ports of great free software has n... Tobias Cohen
-
I would disagree, as a very loyal Windows user, th... Jon D. -
Are members of the Open Source community really su... Gary Varga
-
Making free software available on Windows alt... Larry Gearhart
-
I was using Windows for a long time. I w... David
-
These people who whine about "If all the good soft... Matt
-
I like pizza Jo Jo
-
To those who think allowing developers to do nativ... Anonymous
-
>My wife is now a Linux user, and the only
>... Bubba
-
The point all depends on your perspectiv... Anonymous
-
Raptorhead.com sells open source apps for Windows... Anonymous
