Comments for Digital Life http://chinwong.com Information Technology News and Views by Chin Wong Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Toyota’s open road by Toyota San Bernardino http://chinwong.com/site/toyotas_open_road#comment-1363 Toyota San Bernardino Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:40:47 +0000 http://chinwong.com/wp/?p=136#comment-1363 That's very interesting; it looks like we'll see a lot more Linux operation systems in future cars. That’s very interesting; it looks like we’ll see a lot more Linux operation systems in future cars.

]]> Comment on The 1% Linux myth by Willy Fojas http://chinwong.com/site/the-1-linux-myth#comment-1212 Willy Fojas Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:08:52 +0000 http://chinwong.com/?p=2460#comment-1212 Being a long time Unix and Linux user myself, its continued stymied growth continues to frustrate. Not that it has to be evangelized, or that its proponents have a vested interest in purposely keeping it obscure, but it seems that Linux straddles the same divide that exists between Geek products and nerd products. The hipsters fawn on iOS (itself rooted in Unix) and the nerds, well they do what they do, as the important yet marginally understood tend to. And for the huddled masses/non early adopters, who come around, who do they follow? They can't know any better, can they? Being a long time Unix and Linux user myself, its continued stymied growth continues to frustrate. Not that it has to be evangelized, or that its proponents have a vested interest in purposely keeping it obscure, but it seems that Linux straddles the same divide that exists between Geek products and nerd products. The hipsters fawn on iOS (itself rooted in Unix) and the nerds, well they do what they do, as the important yet marginally understood tend to. And for the huddled masses/non early adopters, who come around, who do they follow? They can’t know any better, can they?

]]> Comment on DotPH quietly seeks talks by Ivy http://chinwong.com/site/dotph_quietly_seeks_talks#comment-1170 Ivy Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:56:27 +0000 http://chinwong.com/wp/?p=1708#comment-1170 Interesting write up about Dotph. I want to follow up what happened with the negotiation?I cant find any latest (2012)news about it in the internet. Please provide me some information. Thank you. Interesting write up about Dotph. I want to follow up what happened with the negotiation?I cant find any latest (2012)news about it in the internet. Please provide me some information. Thank you.

]]> Comment on The 1% Linux myth by Chin http://chinwong.com/site/the-1-linux-myth#comment-1101 Chin Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:12:24 +0000 http://chinwong.com/?p=2460#comment-1101 Fact Checker: Thank you for pointing out that Android, which is based on Linux, accounts for about 3.4 percent. I assure you I am neither sloppy nor unscrupulous, because Wikimedia makes no distinction in its OVERALL listing (In order of popularity, Operating System), but DOES list iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, etc. separately in the same list. It does break down Android under its Linux statistics, however. The problem with people who assume one thing or another (you are either sloppy or unscrupulous, etc.) is that they accept no other possibility beyond their narrow views and make their opinions known in the most disagreeable (or offensive) manner. "If you are 1 percent to 5 percent of the market (whichever number you wish to believe), forget about it." That is the conclusion I reject and find absolutely abhorrent. Fact Checker: Thank you for pointing out that Android, which is based on Linux, accounts for about 3.4 percent. I assure you I am neither sloppy nor unscrupulous, because Wikimedia makes no distinction in its OVERALL listing (In order of popularity, Operating System), but DOES list iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, etc. separately in the same list. It does break down Android under its Linux statistics, however.

The problem with people who assume one thing or another (you are either sloppy or unscrupulous, etc.) is that they accept no other possibility beyond their narrow views and make their opinions known in the most disagreeable (or offensive) manner. “If you are 1 percent to 5 percent of the market (whichever number you wish to believe), forget about it.” That is the conclusion I reject and find absolutely abhorrent.

]]> Comment on The 1% Linux myth by Fact Checker http://chinwong.com/site/the-1-linux-myth#comment-1097 Fact Checker Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:57:03 +0000 http://chinwong.com/?p=2460#comment-1097 What's sad is that you are totally misrepresenting Wikipedia's statistics, either accidentally (which makes you sloppy), or deliberately (which makes *you* unscrupulous). The "4%" figure you cite for Wikipedia <b>includes Android</b>. Wikipedia's actual figure for desktop Linux is 1.5%. What’s sad is that you are totally misrepresenting Wikipedia’s statistics, either accidentally (which makes you sloppy), or deliberately (which makes *you* unscrupulous).

The “4%” figure you cite for Wikipedia includes Android. Wikipedia’s actual figure for desktop Linux is 1.5%.

]]> Comment on A better Office by chin http://chinwong.com/site/a-better-office#comment-316 chin Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:13:19 +0000 http://chinwong.com/?p=2418#comment-316 Probably a good idea :) This might also give some time to developers to fix some of the bugs that have surfaced. Probably a good idea :) This might also give some time to developers to fix some of the bugs that have surfaced.

]]> Comment on A better Office by Paul http://chinwong.com/site/a-better-office#comment-315 Paul Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:59:26 +0000 http://chinwong.com/?p=2418#comment-315 Thanks a lot for the link. I found those instructions a little complicated. For the upgrade, I will wait till it comes to the Software Center. Thanks a lot for the link.

I found those instructions a little complicated.

For the upgrade, I will wait till it comes to the Software Center.

]]> Comment on Bug swat: Recent Documents in LibreOffice by Paul http://chinwong.com/site/libreoffice-bug-swat#comment-314 Paul Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:54:31 +0000 http://chinwong.com/?p=2427#comment-314 Thanks Chin, Appreciate it, Paul Thanks Chin,

Appreciate it,
Paul

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