Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2740 mails)

[Patrick Shanahan <paka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Carlos E. R. <carlos.e.r@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [12-04-08 07:29]:
> On Thursday, 2008-12-04 at 13:13 +0100, Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
>
> > > > > On 12/4/2008 at 1:02 PM, "Carlos E. R."
> > <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > It is not: keep using kde3, then. No, you tell them to switch to
> > icewm.

Why is no-one using kde2 or kde1 ?

> > Keep KDE3, don't use the new features, don't upgrade to newer OSS
> > Versions.
> > If you agree to have one part kept in an old, unsupported state, why
> > should you care for the rest?
>
> Security updates, software compatibility.
>
> You forget the part about "Linux supports old hardware, you do not need to 
> keep buying new hardware every three years, as the windows users have to 
> do". What you are proposing is the Microsoft way of business, for Linux. 
> Good for hardware companies (and for companies selling new version of 
> existing software), bad for users.
>
> Forcing users to buy new hardware is not the way for Linux.

but they are not "forced", unless they wish the new features,
security, pretty graphics/desktop.

My system was fine for processing photographs, which was one of the
criteria when I built it.  Now I have a camera which outputs 12mp
files and processing them is somewhat of a drag.  A price for the
increased resolution and features of my digital camera  :^(.

> This is not Microsoft.

Definitely and I would never want it to be.  I *only* see m$ when I
service someone else's boxen  :^).  (and I am loosing that battle).

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