Ugh, "Chakra" is such a tasteless cultural appropriation.
ChakraCore GitHub repository is now open
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Re: ChakraCore GitHub repository is now open
#152Looks like they're using the same business model as Quantopian. Get contributions for free, still hold tons of leverage over anyone else that tries to compete, but otherwise allow other people to use the code.
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Nor is JavaScriptCore, which has made that website pretty useless to me as of late.
actually JSC is on there, you just need to select something other than the default 32bit machine. This link should show JSC there: https://arewefastyet.com/#machine=29
!! Thanks!! I have spent the last two months furiously working on improving a project of mine (Cycript) that is built on JavaScriptCore, and this is super useful to see!
Re: ChakraCore GitHub repository is now open
#154A few years ago, the trendy naming convention was Kit. Now it's Core, I guess. Will we stop wishing we were Apple one day?
Actually Apple already had a bunch of Core-isms:
* Core Animation
* Core Audio
* Core Data
* etc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Foundation
It forms the bedrock of iOS and OSX.
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#155Earlier quoted context omitted.
actually JSC is on there, you just need to select something other than the default 32bit machine. This link should show JSC there: https://arewefastyet.com/#machine=29
!! Thanks!! I have spent the last two months furiously working on improving a project of mine (Cycript) that is built on JavaScriptCore, and this is super useful to see!
Yeah make sure you click the "breakdown" link on the left for an overview of a bunch of other tests, machines, and other stuff.
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Do you have anything to back this up other than it being your knee-jerk reaction? Microsoft's entire leadership has turned over and it's easy to see that their culture is very different from the days you're talking about. Also, they don't have a monopoly on nearly anything and certainly not on Javascript engines. They couldn't move to the "Extend, Extinguish" phases even if they wanted to.
Even at the MOST EVIL Time of Microsoft some parts of Microsoft were very PRO Open Source even while they said "Linux is Cancer." Big Corporations can have mixed messages. Apple (My most hated company in Tech has also been very good to Open Source with some projects)
I'm genuinely curious which projects you are thinking of when you mention Apple. Shedding GPLv3 and refusing to (for example) update Bash because they do not want to use anything licensed under GPLv3 is pretty.... I dunno, I'm just curious what projects you're thinking of when you say that. The walls of that garden are pretty high.
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> MS really changed its approach to software Their open-source friendliness has unfortunately coincided with a decline of their respect for user privacy and choice (Windows 10). I find the "New Microsoft" bittersweet.
> I find the "New Microsoft" bittersweet. Yes, a much more accurate description than the GP's would be that the "new Microsoft" isn't letting single executive edicts set corporate policy for many things, such as how all teams should interact with the open source communities, instead letting teams themselves make that decision and then supporting them in doing so. The natural result is that many developers within Micr…
I think it's not so much "open source is our future" as it is "if you can't beat them, join them". I'm sure there are plenty of folks at Microsoft who realize that sticking with Windows in Cloud puts them at a competitive disadvantage vs eg Amazon or Google. There are things that _have to_ use Windows (Azure AD, MS SQL, Exchange, Sharepoint), but everything else is only harmed by it. So the litmus test is going to be whether they actually move their major backend systems to Linux in the coming 2-3 years. If they do not, all these Linux ports will remain second class citizens compared to Windows versions, with lower performance, fewer features, and more bugs. Which is probably why Microsoft is releasing them in the first place: if you want the real deal, come to papa.
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> MS really changed its approach to software Their open-source friendliness has unfortunately coincided with a decline of their respect for user privacy and choice (Windows 10). I find the "New Microsoft" bittersweet.
The Windows 10 privacy thing is completely overblown. Most of the privacy settings that people are most worried about is tied into Cortana or more specifically what you allow Cortana to do on your behalf. You can simply choose not to use Cortana or to disable it entirely. Google Now & Siri support the same functionality but ironically don't give you the settings to disable it, so nobody bats an eyelid. Beyond that yo…
A lot of small medical and dental practices operate on one or two PCs. Windows doing things like uploading your calendar and address books could end up being a HIPAA violation.
Enterprise customers are fine because they have controls for everything, but small offices running Windows 10 Pro aren't so lucky.
Re: ChakraCore GitHub repository is now open
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Even at the MOST EVIL Time of Microsoft some parts of Microsoft were very PRO Open Source even while they said "Linux is Cancer." Big Corporations can have mixed messages. Apple (My most hated company in Tech has also been very good to Open Source with some projects)
I'm genuinely curious which projects you are thinking of when you mention Apple. Shedding GPLv3 and refusing to (for example) update Bash because they do not want to use anything licensed under GPLv3 is pretty.... I dunno, I'm just curious what projects you're thinking of when you say that. The walls of that garden are pretty high.
Swift comes to mind.
Re: ChakraCore GitHub repository is now open
#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Windows 10 privacy thing is completely overblown. Most of the privacy settings that people are most worried about is tied into Cortana or more specifically what you allow Cortana to do on your behalf. You can simply choose not to use Cortana or to disable it entirely. Google Now & Siri support the same functionality but ironically don't give you the settings to disable it, so nobody bats an eyelid. Beyond that yo…
A lot of small medical and dental practices operate on one or two PCs. Windows doing things like uploading your calendar and address books could end up being a HIPAA violation. Enterprise customers are fine because they have controls for everything, but small offices running Windows 10 Pro aren't so lucky.
On all versions of Windows 10 you can disable OneDrive, and thus it will not upload locally stored calendars or address books.