Subj : Macintosh
To   : Deuce
From : Darkytoo
Date : Sun Jul 03 2005 12:16 pm

  Re: Macintosh
  By: Deuce to Darkytoo on Sun Jul 03 2005 05:05 am

 >   Re: Macintosh
 >   By: Darkytoo to Deuce on Sun Jul 03 2005 00:49:00
 > 
 >  > needs alot more than that.  x.org is a quantum improvement over xfree86, 
 >  > linux still has a fundamental flaw that keeps it from becoming mainstream
 >  > The majority of the software is designed and written by geeks, for other
 >  > geeks.  Each program has it's own separate UI design and VERY rarely
 >  > documented.  While windows is written for the mass market, and OSX has ve
 >  > tight UI guidelines.
 > 
 > I haven't seen a significant difference between X.org and XFree86... and I'd
 > like an example of any quantum improvement.
 > 
 > The majority of software for any system is written by geeks for geeks... but
 > people only USE it when there's no other choice (or, they're geeks).  Linux 
 > no flaw there... there is a very wide range of high-quality commercial stuff
 > available for Linux systems.  It's not free as in dumb or anything, but it's
 > there.
 > 
I can give you an easy example of a quantum improvement.  Look at the
difference in activity between xfree86.org and x.org.  go to xfree86.org and
read the news.  4.0 was released FIVE YEARS AGO.  4.5 was just released. 
That's one release a year.  Pitiful.  What did they add in five years? 
Transparent windows?  nope.  Look how far OSX has come in five years.

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