XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 9/18/2024 11:44 AM, Diego Garcia wrote:   
   > For those who write web pages there is no equal to Bluefish:   
   >   
   > https://bluefish.openoffice.nl/index.html   
   >   
   > When I say "web pages" I mean standard HTML/CSS and not the   
   > ecmascript bullshit that dominates large portions of the web.   
   >   
   > But check this:   
   >   
   > "But we need your help! There is nobody looking after the windows installer   
   > and the OXS installer is out of date."   
   >   
   > Oh boo hoo hoo.  Big fucking deal.  Microslop/Apphole does not deserve   
   > such a magnificent tag editor so just let those ports languish.  Concentrate   
   > on GNU/Linux only.   
   >   
   > In fact, all FOSS programmers should withhold their software from   
   > Microslop/Apphole and deliver GNU/Linux versions only.  In this way,   
   > more people will be forced to use GNU/Linux.   
   >   
   > I certainly do not make my software available to Microslop/Apphole.   
   >   
      
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   *******   
      
   It used to be, the battlefield was the applications.   
      
   Today, the battlefield is the operating system.   
      
   Microsoft has hired Poettering. Why ?   
      
   When Microsoft did WSL2 and WSLg, the graphics stack (pretty complicaated   
   and includes Terminal Services), that went from stuttering to smoother   
   in only a week or so. The tuneup interval; was extremely fast.   
   it hints that there is a crack team (not the usual   
   level of doofus) working on their Linux efforts.   
      
   When Microsoft "donates" a fully function NTFS driver to kernel.org,   
   what is Linus going to do ?   
      
   I fired up a Ubuntu 24.04.1 USB stick the other day, was attempting   
   to use file sharing, when all of a sudden, a dialog appears on the   
   screen "informing me of the windows permissions on the share". I   
   was gob-struck. Since when does Linux do stuff like that ? That   
   crosses the line, and tells me that Canonical is now Microsofts Bitch.   
   Right after that, I booted my Linux Mint USB stick, and no such dialog   
   appeared and I was able to access the storage in question, with no   
   dialogs of that sort appearing. So at least Linux Mint has not fallen for   
   this trite approach.   
      
   By doing that, Ubuntu is now on my "stuck-off" list. Not to be used any more.   
   That (finally) crossed the line.   
      
   That is the beachhead. Embrace and Extend. The rot is now visible   
   for all to see. And Microsoft has the money, the deep pockets,   
   that others adopting Linux, did not have. Nothing will really   
   stand in their way, from a business perspective. They can shovel   
   coal underneath that, until it's well and truly burned to a crisp.   
      
   *******   
      
   Now, enjoy your editor and... go back to sleep.   
      
      Paul   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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