Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 14th May 2002 06:30 UTC
The question was asked recently on a FreeBSD mailing list, "What will be new in FreeBSD 5.0?" The thread discussed several ways a person could obtain such information, one good source being the latest release notes. The first developer preview of 5.0 was released on April 8th. The final release is targeted for the end of this year. Robert Watson offered an interesting summary of items to look forward to in FreeBSD 5.0, including: SMPng ("next generation" symmetric multiprocessing), KSE (improved scheduling), devfs (automatic /dev management), Firewire support, and much more. Read on KernelTrap for more details.
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I disagree. The Windows programming world will undergo serious change because of .NET and C#.
Only because Microsoft will stop supporting their other technologies. Contrary to popular belief, however, there are technologies outside of MS (many of them better) and there are many people who, regardless of which technology is better, will always choose the non-MS way to do things.
Say anything bad about Linux in anything you write, and you can count on your inbox being flooded with irrational email telling you how stupid you are and that Linux is superior to Windows in every way shape and form.
Well, if you read the negative remarks about Linux, 60% of them are based on a complete lack of knowledge on the subect, 35% of them are from Microsoft's PR machine, MS hero-worshipers or employees, and the other 5% (mostly about UI quirks) are accurate. When someone writes something in ignorance, they deserve to have the record set straight.
I used to hate Linux. My friend has used it since Linus sent out his first post regarding Linux. As of the first release of Slackware, he has never run Windows since.
I used to make fun of him all the time. Why? Because I didn't know Linux and found it difficult and foreign. I made fun of him out of ignorance and a lack of knowledge. I think most people who speak negatively about Linux fall into this category. Just look at their posts. Linux sucks because I couldn't get <insert problem here> to work.
Because of this attitude of the negative talkers, I can understand the rabid dog reaction.
Why do people continue to insist that the average corporate user cares one bit about open source?
I don't think BakaSmack said that at all. His point is valid. You stated that BSD was going to dethrone Linux. Such will not be the case. Linux biggest supporters and advocates are NOT corporations, but rather those people who like free software (both in the beer and in the speech senses). Therefore, corporations are irrelevant to your dethroning statement. BSD can't dethrone Linux because the majority of Linux users are not going to switch to BSD simply because .NET is being ported to it.
You are twisting your original statement as well as BakaSmack's response.
Gates has more hair than Linus
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but last I looked hair loss had absolutely nothing to do with mental maturity, competance or intelligence. Besides, Bill Gates is as bald as a baloon (like Steve Ballmer), Bill just has hair plugs. You would know that if you ever talked to him in person.