I find this an interesting issue, because the USA government has so much control over there, and they can probably order a company like Microsoft to install some spy software on there. Without looking at the source code, it would be difficult to detect.
Fixed that for ya. Note that this is why some European governments are using Linux
Seriously if this bothers you, you need to not deal with F/OSS software. Backwards compatibility is no where on the feature list, its almost 'broken by design' as those developing the code have no need or reason personally to maintain backwards compatibility. You have the source, you can fix the bug and recompile!
Backwards compatibility is one thing. Broken stuff is another. If something is broken, the Linux Vendors will fix it (depending on their knowledge). But if you updated software X to version 2.0, you should be aware that it may require a newer version of lib Y.
His main problem is that he doesn't know how to make money off of Desktop Linux.
And who exactly knows?
Not sure I missed some sarcasm, but I think there is a truth in your comment
*That* is the main problem: trust and security, which turns out to be *respect* (a strong word for Japanese and other Asiatic cultures, and a weak word for "western"). Here in "western", we think in respect as up to the "is it legal?" level, while more advanced societies goes beyond that level.
Sell support and training.
GNU has produced an operating system. It's nowhere near as advanced in functionality as Linux
I don't get it... GNU guys says that Linux is not an OS, just a kernel. Linux guys (the ones who bother to answer this questio) says that GNU is not an OS, as it doesn't have a kernel. And you say that both are OS ?
-> LINKY THING
By Nick Allen
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- It's Saturday night in Middlesbrough, England, and drunken university students are celebrating the start of the school year, known as Freshers' Week.
One picks up a traffic cone and runs down the street. Suddenly, a disembodied voice booms out from above:
Refreshed by a brief blackout, I got to my feet and went next door. -- Martin Amis, _Money_
