On 14 November 2011 14:02, James Nzomo
<kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
@Kiosh sorry I posted before reading your reply
"TV cards that were supported previously stop working in updates of the same distribution, hence lack of a goal."
lol. Then going by the same flawed reasoning, Apple & M$ also lack goals because there are numerous components (both SW and HW) that have lost compatibility because of upgrades on their OSes.
"Why should an aupdate break functionality? Linux is notorious for this"
All systems must break some functionality in order to provide improvements
But you forget that Apple is the most notorious for this. How backward compatible do you think their products are compared with other platforms? Can you run a 2004 app
This I agree, but they do not do it in such a notorious manner as Linux
which will do it every 6 months. At least other OS have a longer release
cyclye and often provide backword compatibility for a number of new
versions.
Drivers (& 3rd party apps) are maintained by their respective package maintainers. It is up to them to make sure their stuff is compatible with the latest Kernels NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
Here lies the folly, The Kerne does not exist alone, and has to make sure that it supports the end user , who use hardware made by same firms. If a driver exists, all efforts should be made to include it, even if it does not meet criteria. Such should be so for critical hardware such as networking and display. The other issues should be sorted through lobbying.
About Gnome3, your issue is too general/ambiguous. Gnome3 topic is very wide. What do you find difficult to configure in GNOME3?
Try working with two apps in Gnome 3, and you will see where the problem is. It assumes that a user wants to use only one app, and refuses to provide a work around for those who need a taskbar for switching to two apps. The UI is nice for touch, but we arent there.
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2011/11/14 Philip Musyoki
<pmusyoki@gmail.com>
I think Apple has made the right decision for the systems. I don't see
the point of even trying to support OS X on different platforms, as
the unique synergy of hardware and software is what make their
products do unique.
They are trying to avoid Android-nization of their system, where we
have so many different manufacturers with different flavours of one OS
that is has become a nightmare to manage or to even update. When Apple
releases a new OS, it is applied to al supported devices, but for
Android, the experience is far from that, with different upgrade
timelines for each manufacturer.
Another important factor is that it is just easy to support uniform
system. For those who have experiences Apple Support, they will attest
that it is one of the best support systems in the entire consumer
industry, and no other company can mtach that.
If you don't like Apple or OS X or even iOS, get a Dell.
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