On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 12:07 PM, yann jautard <brico...@free.fr> wrote: > > In the linux world, when a switch like that happens (for a user > interface or for a system library), the new version is always still > something I personally consider as a beta version, without most of the > "must have" features. So you just CANNOT be used to the new one, as it > is just not possible to do very simple things like sorting programs by > categories ans create a launcher on the desktop... > And also the old apps cannot be used with the new system, or you need to > recompile them for yourself, and solve a large amount of problems with > the new libraries. And be happy if you can solve them :/ > > just my two cents... > > yann
Well, that's kinda where M$ ran into a lot of security problems, trying to support legacy applications. I'd much rather take the Unix/Linux approach, and have to recompile and rebuild, than spend weeks hardening a system just to keep a 15 year old piece of software working "like it used to." Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
