David Fotland wrote: > Does Linux have a decent development environment yet? After using Visual > studio, it would be a horrible loss of productivity to go back to > vi/make/gdb. Of course the linux command line tools are great when you want > them, but they are available on Windows through cygwin, so by developing on > Windows I get the best command line tools and the best IDE. > > > > Since I sell software, building Linux apps is out of the question, since > Linux users will insist that I give them my work for free. > That's not true. Over the years I have payed for Linux software. Not very long ago I bought a chess program for Linux even though a perhaps slightly stronger open source program was available. They made versions available for Linux and windows (I'm not sure about Mac's.)
If you actually believe that DOS users are willing to pay and Linux users are not, I think you under a misconception. Years ago I marketed a very strong chess program (for the time) and discovered that almost every chess enthusiast had a copy, but the number I actually sold was pathetic. And I personally know Windows users that routinely rip off software. I know this is subjective, but if I had to guess I would guess that the level of maturity and integrity of Linux users is higher (on average) than Windows users. At least I have that 1 data point, myself :-) But I have known many Linux and Windows people and my strong impression is that many Windows users don't seem to feel guilty about anything they do, and that Linux users have made their choice at least partly due to a certain amount of personal integrity. Having said that, I don't mean to imply that all Windows users are cheats, I know many of fine character and integrity too. I don't have any issue whatsoever with making money by selling software either. I'm not one of those guys that think this is somehow immoral. I don't believe most Linux users think this either. - Don > > > David > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim O'Flaherty, > Jr. > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:55 AM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] My experience with Linux > > > > I'll second both the original poster (his troubles with Linux mirrored mine) > and the reply (I was completely enthralled with Ubuntu...WOW!). > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Álvaro Begué <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: computer-go <computer-go@computer-go.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:18:11 AM > Subject: Re: [computer-go] My experience with Linux > > Get ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/). You can ask them to send you a > free CD. And you should consider getting a decent Internet connection. > > Álvaro. > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:54 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I got excited about the free software sometime ago and bought a copy of >> Susie Linux. But the installation always hang up at some point and can >> > never > >> complete. I had to kiss my $20 goodbye and so much for the Linux. Recently >> my job involves embedded Linux. For whatever reason we used the Fedora >> version 4. It looks like the Windows 3.1. The newest version may be more >> modernized, which I don't have tme to fnd out. The Linux operatng system >> > is > >> about 600 Mbyte compressed. Since we have a fast internet, it took only 40 >> min. to download. After downloading we needed to find a software that can >> write ISO format on CDs. I failed to find such a software on the internet >> and ended up use the trial version of Nero. Then the Nero I installed >> highjacked my CD drive and I had to unnstall it later. I also tried the >> 64-bit version of Linux and the installation never worked. >> >> I begin to consder install Linux on my PC at home. With my internet >> connection speed, downloading 600 MB is just unrealistic. The other option >> is to order CD's. They cost $45 and up and I'm sure this cost will go up >> with time. So much for the free software. I keeps asking myself what will >> happen if the installation fails. I only have one computer and one >> > internet > >> connection. >> >> Not that I don't trust other people's opinion, but people pitched other >> things before which we never hear again. >> >> >> DL >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> Get the MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More! >> _______________________________________________ >> computer-go mailing list >> computer-go@computer-go.org >> http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ >> >> > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
