From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc54.attbi.com ([216.148.227.87]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 173Nj5-0002u0-00 for ; Thu, 02 May 2002 17:02:56 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.33.141]) by rwcrmhc54.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020502210228.LYJS2627.rwcrmhc54.attbi.com@mycomputer>; Thu, 2 May 2002 21:02:28 +0000 Message-ID: <00a801c1f21c$85454500$02213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: Cc: Subject: I swear to tell the truth Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 17:01:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Chris. As you can probably see, I am from the Speakup list. I am an = active user of the Linux operating system, however I still rely on Win = for some things, but am increasingly switching to Linux. Following the = posting of your testimony to this mailing list, one person commented on = the fact that Win98 especially, is unstable, therefore it will reduce = output from a company because of crashes and/or rebooting. This is why I = use Linux. It is a much more stable environment. I would also like to = comment on your statement about Win being the most used OS in most = companies. I believe that this highly depends on what job you take. For = example, a lot of companies are now using Linux especially in their = server architecture. So if you got a job there, you could very well find = yourself working at a Debian Gnu Linux 2.2 or later system, Slackware, = or Redhat. I also feel that it is necessary to comment on bugs in = programs. Most Windows programs that I have used have a lot of bugs in = them. As a result, they usually crash, giving some invalid page fault in = some module, usually within the application. If you report the problem = to the vendor of the product, I have found that the response is that "We = are currently looking into this problem." They don't attempt to put fixes up for the bugs, and as a result you = have to wait for the next upgrade. Then you possibly have to pay full = price for the upgrade, and this can get rather annoying after a while. = In my opinion, this is a case of developers making money off of software = bugs, and purposefully coding buggy, untested software so it can get to = market quicker. This is where Linux andthe OSDN become superior. You report a bug, and a patch for the program can come back to you = within hours, not days. The developers have the code in front of them, a = well as the end user. In other words, if the end user has knolige in = C/C++, and the program happens to be written in either of these two = languages, the user can very well modify the software to fit his/her = needs, and also fixing the bug (s).=20 I also believe that your statement about open source programs being = of different versions because different developers are working on them = is wrong. This is where Cvs comes in. I'm not sure if you are familiar = with this, it is a system which manages and tracks all versions of your = programs. Once a developer which is working on the program submits his = modified sourcecode with the new changelog, then it is there for other = developers to download and work on and then recommit the code with their = changes. In this way, there is no mistake about version information and = features.=20 A lot of people from this list have been putting their two-sense in = regarding your testimony. I just felt that I should sum up the opinions = and include mine in as well. Regards, Igor and Speakup Mailing List