[computer-go] My experience with Linux

Thu Apr 10 00:26:31 PDT 2008

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 <drdailey at cox.net>:
>
>
>
> 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: computer-go-bounces at computer-go.org
> > [mailto:computer-go-bounces at computer-go.org] 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 <alvaro.begue at gmail.com>
> > To: computer-go <computer-go at 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,  <compgo123 at aol.com> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
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