whydo

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by whydo 12y ago
Tried a bunch of Linux distributions: Caldera, Slackware, Redhat, Mandrake, SuSE, Debian, .... Then came Corel and I thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Clean, smooth, effortless install; everything working right out of th
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by whydo 12y ago
The first question is: Why? We already have a whole bunch of operating systems, many of them free. One of the frequent problems with a lot of free/open source software folks is that they lack direction. This type of thing where we do s
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by whydo 13y ago
I hope the folks at Apple are paying attention.
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by whydo 13y ago
Embrace, extend, extinguish.
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by whydo 13y ago
Why don't we have both: a WYSIWYG Designer, and a Source code editor? That way you get productive immediately with the designer, yet still have the power to fine-tune every detail using the text editor.
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by whydo 13y ago
*crickets
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by whydo 13y ago
"Beyond that no one has any right to say how other people should run their projects." You have a right to say whatever you want.
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by whydo 13y ago
Issues with Firefox OS: 1. Browser only loads one tab at a time. 2. Inability to lock the screen orientation to either Portrait or Landscape. Issues with ZTE Open: 1. Mediocre touchscreen sensitivity. 2. Short USB cable.
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by whydo 13y ago
You do realize that Android uses the GNU/Linux kernel, right?
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by whydo 13y ago
The work of the FSF and GNU is one of the most important in the history of computing. We benefit daily from the values of freedom, respect, and choice it presents. We also benefit from the abundance of knowledge and technologies that is ope
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by whydo 13y ago
Some unlocked and more open alternatives: Nexus, Firefox OS
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by whydo 13y ago
You can have return on investment without locking yourself into a closed platform. You don't have to lock yourself into a closed platform for ROI.
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by whydo 13y ago
Why do some people just love locking themselves into closed platforms?