I'm really not trying to troll, but... Less ability to fix your own problem (jdk 1.6) on a mac than on Linux though.
Lloyd On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Viktor Klang <viktor.kl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Robert Casto <casto.rob...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Just a joke. >> >> I doubt any big companies, other than Apple, are using Macs for >> development. Some companies I have worked for don't care what you use. If >> you use a Mac though, you are completely on your own but I fail to see that >> as a deterrent. > > > Sure, basically what that means is that you get the possibility to fix your > problems right away instead of having to wait for your machine to be fixed > by local IT maintenance. > > > >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Kfir Shay <kfir.s...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Robert you might have said that as a joke but all the startups I have >>> been part of were 100% Mac for developers. >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Robert Casto <casto.rob...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > They must have all been Mac users. >>> > >>> > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Kerry Sainsbury <ke...@fidelma.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> It's a fairly standard list, although you'll often see people being >>> forced >>> >> to use IE6. Some of these restrictions need to be relaxed for >>> developers, >>> >> and they usually are in my experience. >>> >> >>> >> My favourite restriction was one corporate that had blocked the use of >>> the >>> >> right-mouse button. Beat that! >>> >> >>> >> Cheers >>> >> Kerry >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:24 AM, phil.swen...@gmail.com >>> >> <phil.swen...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I am curious... I work for a large software vendor and our policies >>> >>> are: >>> >>> >>> >>> -windows only (XP) >>> >>> -outside IM is banned (we have internal jabber server) >>> >>> -mandatory software that tracks every piece of software installed on >>> >>> your machine >>> >>> -manual proxy that tracks every outgoing web url (no banned urls tho) >>> >>> -skype is strictly forbidden >>> >>> -no use of SaaS software for company information >>> >>> -virus checker on every machine, including servers (kills performance >>> >>> on builds) >>> >>> -encrypted harddrives >>> >>> -itunes is banned >>> >>> -VPN policy forces all traffic to be routed over internet >>> >>> >>> >>> The reasons behind this are supposedly that the company must track >>> all >>> >>> information for legal purposes. >>> >>> >>> >>> So I'm curious - do companies like Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel >>> >>> have policies like this? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> >>> "The Java Posse" group. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >>> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> >> "The Java Posse" group. >>> >> To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> >> For more options, visit this group at >>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Robert Casto >>> > www.IWantFreeShipping.com >>> > Find Amazon Filler Items easily! >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "The Java Posse" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Java Posse" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Robert Casto >> www.IWantFreeShipping.com >> Find Amazon Filler Items easily! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Viktor Klang > | "A complex system that works is invariably > | found to have evolved from a simple system > | that worked." - John Gall > > Akka - the Actor Kernel: Akkasource.org > Twttr: twitter.com/viktorklang > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. 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