Comments on: The Coffee Cup http://jonathanbuys.com/41 Kinda Scruffy! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:58:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Buys » Tough to Turn Down http://jonathanbuys.com/41/comment-page-1#comment-37 Jonathan Buys » Tough to Turn Down Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:58:20 +0000 http://blog.jonathanbuys.com/?p=41#comment-37 <p>[...] open with several other applications running is nothing short of amazing.  I’ve been critical of Linux in the past, but within the past six months, Linux on the desktop has really brought it all [...]</p> [...] open with several other applications running is nothing short of amazing.  I’ve been critical of Linux in the past, but within the past six months, Linux on the desktop has really brought it all [...]

]]> By: Jon http://jonathanbuys.com/41/comment-page-1#comment-9 Jon Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:32:37 +0000 http://blog.jonathanbuys.com/?p=41#comment-9 <p>You've certainly given me a lot to think about. I'm always torn between the comfort of Windows and the flexibility of Linux. Maybe I can put something together.</p> <p>I'll give it some serious thought.</p> You’ve certainly given me a lot to think about. I’m always torn between the comfort of Windows and the flexibility of Linux. Maybe I can put something together.

I’ll give it some serious thought.

]]> By: David http://jonathanbuys.com/41/comment-page-1#comment-6 David Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:43:17 +0000 http://blog.jonathanbuys.com/?p=41#comment-6 <p>Well, you need to get your work done so pick the best tools for the job. But it seems like you have great insight into some real problems with the free software desktop, and if you could someone help fix just one of them, it would mean the difference between using Linux and using Windows for hundreds if not thousands of people in situations similar to yours. Saying "goodbye" to Linux does nothing to help, though. I had the same Ubuntu coffee mug and I lost it once. But then I bought another one :)</p> Well, you need to get your work done so pick the best tools for the job. But it seems like you have great insight into some real problems with the free software desktop, and if you could someone help fix just one of them, it would mean the difference between using Linux and using Windows for hundreds if not thousands of people in situations similar to yours. Saying “goodbye” to Linux does nothing to help, though. I had the same Ubuntu coffee mug and I lost it once. But then I bought another one :)

]]> By: Jon http://jonathanbuys.com/41/comment-page-1#comment-5 Jon Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:06:36 +0000 http://blog.jonathanbuys.com/?p=41#comment-5 <p>@David</p> <p>Also, I'm not the Jonathan who commented on your blog back on Sep. 16th. Just to clear that up. :)</p> @David

Also, I’m not the Jonathan who commented on your blog back on Sep. 16th. Just to clear that up. :)

]]> By: Jon http://jonathanbuys.com/41/comment-page-1#comment-4 Jon Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:04:04 +0000 http://blog.jonathanbuys.com/?p=41#comment-4 <p>@David</p> <p>I don't! Not at all! As a matter of fact, Do is one of the apps that I miss the most on Windows. Every time I go to start a chat with Pidgin and have to go through the motions of clicking here and there I'm reminded of how nice Do was on Linux.</p> <p>The problem I mentioned with Do is not at all <em>only</em> with Do, its with a lot of the applications that ship or are available through apt-get. Fire up Synaptec and see how many applications have a version of zero-point-something. There's a whole lot of software that has not reached a 1.0 release.</p> <p>Admittedly, I don't have to run any of that software. However, it is also true that Ubuntu (and just about every other distro out there) ships with beta software, and packages that just aren't ready yet to meet the shipping deadline.</p> <p>The reason I wound up moving back to Windows was that there were problems in Linux that are not there in Windows. The multiple monitor support I hear has been addressed, so I might give that another shot, but the availability of certain applications that I have to run is a killer. Sure, I could keep a XP virtual machine around, but when more work starts happening in the virtual machine, you have to start wondering if running Linux as a primary desktop is really worth it.</p> @David

I don’t! Not at all! As a matter of fact, Do is one of the apps that I miss the most on Windows. Every time I go to start a chat with Pidgin and have to go through the motions of clicking here and there I’m reminded of how nice Do was on Linux.

The problem I mentioned with Do is not at all only with Do, its with a lot of the applications that ship or are available through apt-get. Fire up Synaptec and see how many applications have a version of zero-point-something. There’s a whole lot of software that has not reached a 1.0 release.

Admittedly, I don’t have to run any of that software. However, it is also true that Ubuntu (and just about every other distro out there) ships with beta software, and packages that just aren’t ready yet to meet the shipping deadline.

The reason I wound up moving back to Windows was that there were problems in Linux that are not there in Windows. The multiple monitor support I hear has been addressed, so I might give that another shot, but the availability of certain applications that I have to run is a killer. Sure, I could keep a XP virtual machine around, but when more work starts happening in the virtual machine, you have to start wondering if running Linux as a primary desktop is really worth it.

]]> By: David http://jonathanbuys.com/41/comment-page-1#comment-3 David Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:45:35 +0000 http://blog.jonathanbuys.com/?p=41#comment-3 <p>But you must realize that Do was the product of a homework assignment. I put it online to share with others. Please do not judge Ubuntu's viability as an enterprise desktop solution by a bug in a program that Canonical does not ship.</p> But you must realize that Do was the product of a homework assignment. I put it online to share with others. Please do not judge Ubuntu’s viability as an enterprise desktop solution by a bug in a program that Canonical does not ship.

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