Well it seems XP users will be left out of IE-9 upgrades.

[CyberPunk]

it must suck to be left out and abandoned, but that is the failure of
proprietary software models. in opensource once the original coder
gives up on supporting a piece of software someone else can fork it or
continue where the developer left off. I dont use windows for that
very reason(except at work) and even with my personal laptop I use
linux and wine runs most windows software on those rare times I need
it.

 

[Jack Toff]

it must suck to be left out and abandoned, but that is the failure of
proprietary software models. in opensource once the original coder
gives up on supporting a piece of software someone else can fork it or
continue where the developer left off. I dont use windows for that
very reason(except at work) and even with my personal laptop I use
linux and wine runs most windows software on those rare times I need
it.

Who gives a shit what you do or don't do?

 

[Trifle Menot]

it must suck to be left out and abandoned, but that is the failure of
proprietary software models.

Yeah. I wonder if anybody has pirated the XP source code ...

 

[Trifle Menot]

Who gives a shit what you do or don't do?

Ah, the peanut gallery is awake now.

 

[Jack Toff]

Ah, the peanut gallery is awake now.

HoopleHead Alert.

 

[Trifle Menot]

HoopleHead Alert.

Any coward can post with a fake email address.

 

[Trifle Menot]

Only an idiot would post with a real one.

Nah, I use a good mail service that stops spam, and provides filters to
block individuals who become annoying or offensive.

So I publish my real email address without fear, and legitimate parties
can contact me privately if so desired.

Enjoy your fear, cowards.

 

[Trifle Menot]

Dipshit.

The problem with Usenet is, you can't keep the lunatics out. But I can
keep them out of my Inbox.

:-D

 

[BillW50]

it must suck to be left out and abandoned, but that is the failure of
proprietary software models.

That is an odd statement since the last I heard is that XP is still more
popular than all other Windows versions combined.

in opensource once the original coder
gives up on supporting a piece of software someone else can fork it or
continue where the developer left off.

I always found open source software to be never quite finished. It is
like using something that never gets out of beta stage. And all of the
open source applications I have ever used I would call third rate software.

I dont use windows for that
very reason(except at work) and even with my personal laptop I use
linux and wine runs most windows software on those rare times I need
it.

I too run Linux (running it right now in fact) and I find Linux support
to be very poor. Most developers and manufactures totally ignore Linux.
And there is probably a very good reason for this, as Linux is just
third rate anyway.

I can't do a whole lot when running Linux. Just simple basic tasks is
all it does for me. And only 1% of the computer users use it and the
other 99% of them can't be bothered with it.

And the day Linux was born to this very day, Linux was, is, and will
only be a niche. Nothing more. Does well operating a server though. But
that is the only thing it does well.

Misinformed information no doubt.

 

[Trifle Menot]

I can't do a whole lot when running Linux.

Misinformed information no doubt.

Well at least you know why.

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per BillW50:

I always found open source software to be never quite finished. It is
like using something that never gets out of beta stage. And all of the
open source applications I have ever used I would call third rate software.

+1.

Nothing against Linux. Certainly the price is right.

But I spent three months with Linux trying to get a sort of
Tivo-on-steroids application running reliably and finally gave
up. It was like having a part-time job, except that the pay was
really bad.

OTOH, I've corresponded with people who swear by both Linux and
that particular application.

Finally gave up, layed out less than a hundred bucks for a
commercial analog that runs under XP, installed it, and it's been
running more-or-less seamlessly for a number of years now.

 

[BillW50]

In

Per BillW50:

+1.

Nothing against Linux. Certainly the price is right.

Agreed! Although not all Linux distros are free. As my Xandros Linux
actually costs money.

But I spent three months with Linux trying to get a sort of
Tivo-on-steroids application running reliably and finally gave
up. It was like having a part-time job, except that the pay was
really bad.

OTOH, I've corresponded with people who swear by both Linux and
that particular application.

Finally gave up, layed out less than a hundred bucks for a
commercial analog that runs under XP, installed it, and it's been
running more-or-less seamlessly for a number of years now.

I could never understand why many Linux users claim that Linux is better
than Windows in the media department. As I never saw any signs of that.
As taking a Celeron 900MHz being underclocked at 633MHz it was so easy
to see how bad Linux is.

As Windows XP on the same machine can play full screen 1440x900 streamed
video without a hiccup. Linux on the other hand, couldn't even do one
frame a second on the same. And just playing audio music, you can't
multitask Linux or the music would become choppy. Every time I opened up
a webpage for example, the music would start and stop. That is just so
sad. And if you want to run media under Linux, you better have a top of
the line machine. Because less just won't cut it.