Re: Fwd: POSIX Layer, Stronger Chassis (Was: Re: Compatibility)

[Justin Emmanuel]

On 26/10/05, Jonathan S. Shapiro <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 02:31 +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> > Microsoft didn't do any of those, you must be from a different
> > universe if you honestly claim that...
> >
> > And can we stick to free systems?  We can't look at how non-free ones
> > are implemented, examine their documentation, how the tools behave
> > etc.
>
> It is true that we cannot examine the code of non-free systems. However,
> we can observe how they operate, what users like about them, and how
> they were marketed, and learn valuable lessons from this.
>
> Anyone who does not learn from their competitors in every way possible
> is an idiot.
>
> shap
>
>

Exactly, I thought that this was obvious? As this is primarily a
technical discussion and not a political one, no, I will not stick to
free operation systems. Correct we cannot examine the source code for
something like MS Windows but we do have lots and lots of
documentation available about the API. MSDN is what I am referring to.
With that sort of developer support plus good tools, that make help
create a path of least resistance between design and implementation
for developers. This is one of the things that will cause people to
learn your platform.

I think that we should seriously consider discarding out of date technologies.

I also would like to ask if anyone knows of a good visual tool that
will enable us to share these ideas in a visual manner. If we could
that would be a good thing.