On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:16 AM, Lloyd Meinholz <meinh...@javabilities.com>wrote:
> 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. > Of course, and if it's a hardware problem you probably can't fix it anyway... > > 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. > 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. 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