On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Tamer Higazi <th9...@googlemail.com> wrote: > dear people! > I have just opened my MTU client, and figured out that through my > comment, i caused a complete NONSENSE discussion at all. > > > 1. I am not a zealot or whatever. I code on Linux and port it on MAC and > WINDOWS. I do write solutions for customers across the whole 3 platform, > and mostly I succeed because I have to figure out in advance which > software (packages) are being supported and how far.
> Use Linux! > Specially Gentoo Linux! Screams zealot to me. If not, certainly not a very useful reply. "Hey guys, I want to cut the bread, can someone tell me how to use the knife?" "Use a futuristic laser! Build it yourself for the uber 1337 status!" > 2. There are many open source projects out (don't ask where, look for > yourself, you are old enough!) as well commercial software vendors who > don't offer their products, or give support for Windows XP. More fool them; XP is still (unfortunately) heavily used in workplaces and in Universities. Luckily, Windows, unlike Linux, is largely backwards compatible - it's rare to find a program which won't run on XP if it can run on Vista+, unless it's a game that relies on DX11 or something. > 3. All of you know, that windows xp is by Microsoft not anymore > supported. Neither with Security Updated, Enhancements with Software, > SDK or whatever. and not only XP, also Win95,98,ME, and 2000 > Professional (not the server editions). Mainstream support ended, yes, but extended support lasts until 2014. Extended support is security updates and the like. http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?C2=1173 > 4. Of course any OS has it's advantages and disadvantages. Gentoo is a > rolling distribution, when it's set up it works nicely. Of course, you > have to invest a lot of effort to get in what doesn't mean that Debian > and Ubuntu, and the others are worse. Yeah, no. I prefer an operating system that's stable and secure for my servers and for my development. Call me crazy, but I like to get work done. > >From my personal point of view, I will never set up a gentoo machine as > a server in a datacenter, I would rather use BSD Unix. But this is > something that personally everybody has to decide for him/herself. Good boy you! I'm glad you've got some sense, there. > Now, I hope that I put a line under this discussions and beg the kids > between the age of 18 - 24 who are really impulsive to fire around with > the guns on others to stop this nonsense thread. > > That doesn't leave a nice picture in the community. Hate to break it to you, but you started it with > Use Linux! > Specially Gentoo Linux! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list