ATTACHMENT part 3.6 message/rfc822 From: Nikhil Joshi nikhil_joshi@gmx.net Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Top 10 questions Newbies should never ask Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:42:46 +0530 (IST) To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
Well, if you remove the enforced Windows requirements from
courses, then
*some* people may be motivated to move to Linux/BSD/Unix.
As per my personal experience, development on Linux is far more tougher than in Windows. I recently worked on a live mini-ERP project and I was quite fascinated by the ease of development provided by Visual Basic. It was the first time I was working on VB and before I knew I was writing VB modules! Many of Open Source developers despise VB just because it is a Microsoft product.But I still feel that in real world situations where Managers are paranoid about ROI ( Return Of Investment ) and expect
software to be delivered as fast as possible; Visual Studio comes to the rescue. Also given the emergence of .NET technology I beleive Visual Studio is going to be a dominant development environment. J2EE I feel is certainly going to face some competition. Given this scenario I feel the people who design the curriculum are
obliged to include more of Windows content than Linux
Respect? Most of the software developers are in it for the money,
not
respect. And money comes to those who can support Windows and
develop
for it faster than those who develop for Linux (state of the
market).
exactly . 3-4 years ago when I started using Linux, I hoped I will see widespread use of Linux in Desktop environment, but alas, Linux has still remained in the domain of enthusiasts.The present if is indicative of future, I
beleive Linux will continue to dominate the Server environment and Windows the Desktop environment.
What nonsense you are talking about using VB & .NET makes ease of development. Man you are still in a tinny pond, come out of it and see the world where its moving. Today easiest, fastest, and of course cost effective method is GNU/Linux and free software. I have many examples which you may not even dream of possible only with GNU/Linux & free software.
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On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 10:59:28PM -0700, Anand Sharma wrote:
What nonsense you are talking about using VB & .NET makes ease of development.
I believe what Nikhil says is pretty much true.
Man you are still in a tinny pond, come out of it and see the world where its moving.
The world moves, no matter how many philosophies come and go. But its only delusion that the world is moving towards free software anytime soon! Agreed that Linux is a major player in the market now, but that doesn't mean that commercial tools are on their way down the drain.
Today easiest, fastest, and of course cost effective method is GNU/Linux and free software.
Is it? Really? All three??? I wonder what ESR's Aunt Tilly or even my mom has to say about that!
I have many examples which you may not even dream of possible only with GNU/Linux & free software.
Dreaming of the day when such capabalities are correctly showcased and help establish free software further.
Sameer.
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