I agree one hundred percent. Indeed, using *nix because you don't want to pay for the OS is a moral choice (for me this is not the best reason for using *nix but I know that this is the main reason argued).
Otherwise, you will copy Windows as so many, many, many people do. I see it this way, the users that install linux have more money to spent in your programs. ;-) 2008/4/9, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > 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/ >
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