Le 18/09/2012 11:23, Mark Wendt a écrit : > 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
well, from an admistrator point of view, I of course agree with you. But from the lambda user point of view, this is more another difficulty to turn to linux than something good, I think. Add this + the constant changes in desktop environnement like the one we where talking about, and you got something quite repulsive for newbies. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
