Why most companies don’t develop software for Linux
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Re: Why most companies don’t develop software for Linux
#2"no binary compatibility between distributions"
That is a feature, because it gives Free software an advantage. Why make it easier for closed source developers?
Re: Why most companies don’t develop software for Linux
#3"no binary compatibility between distributions" That is a feature, because it gives Free software an advantage. Why make it easier for closed source developers?
Because most users don't care whether software is open or closed source. They just want software that works.
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#4"no binary compatibility between distributions" That is a feature, because it gives Free software an advantage. Why make it easier for closed source developers?
Because most users don't care whether software is open or closed source. They just want software that works.
I wish I could mod you up more. I am a big foss fan boy (can see by my nick), but most people don't care about licensing, if the code is open or not, etc.
They want something that works and fit their needs. That's it.
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#5Kinda low quality and generic.
Re: Why most companies don’t develop software for Linux
#6"no binary compatibility between distributions" That is a feature, because it gives Free software an advantage. Why make it easier for closed source developers?
Because most users don't care whether software is open or closed source. They just want software that works.
Amen to that! I wish more developers understood that people don't care about freedom, they just want the stuff they buy to work without major effort. 99.9% of people don't want to setup MythTV, they want a PVR that works
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#7Actually, I'm not missing any software on Linux. I do keep a Windows VM, but it's only for some crappy software that came with my universal remote, and for testing my own programs on Windows.
Further, a large fraction of open code gets written by paid devs working at IBM and the like. These companies don't think this is a waste of time.
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#8There's not exactly compatibility between versions of Windows, either. Want your XP app to run on Win7? I hope you weren't planning to write to your install directory, since that will require a permissions change on Win7. That XP app is probably 32-bit, too, and if you are on 64-bit Win7 I hope the app isn't looking for "C:\Program Files" to find itself, since it's now in "C:\Program Files (x86)". Why is it still not working? Maybe one of the API calls works differently, better try running in XP compatibility mode.
Simple stuff works great in new versions of Windows, but my experience is that if you expect it to work, you'd better test it on every version of Windows, because there will be version specific bug on one of them.
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#9"no binary compatibility between distributions" That is a feature, because it gives Free software an advantage. Why make it easier for closed source developers?
Because most users don't care whether software is open or closed source. They just want software that works.
This is true! Many users aren't even aware of the difference between platforms, and there's no reason for them to be. (My mom isn't a dumb person because she does not understand her computer more completely.)
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because most users don't care whether software is open or closed source. They just want software that works.
Amen to that! I wish more developers understood that people don't care about freedom, they just want the stuff they buy to work without major effort. 99.9% of people don't want to setup MythTV, they want a PVR that works
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