Posts by Rex Alfie Lee

Not completely true...

Whilst Oracle is the 800-pound gorilla, one with severe diarrhoea & flatulence, Apache does have some power here. They're not an 800-pounder, rather a 200-hundred pounder that basically controls most of the Java servers around the world. Without Apache, Oracle may have little to hold on to & may lose billions of their dreams themselves. If everyone walks away from the community & Apache has the room on their side, Oracle could find themselves holding onto a bag with a lot of holes in it.

Actually, we do...

We generally dislike Apple as much as Microsoft but they haven't been an issue until the last few years. They are also based on Unix so they have something going for them. Also Unix-based OSes have been around since the 60s & are much harder to break through having had the stuffing kicked out of them 30 years ago for lack of security. Also the structure is based on networking so protecting it was a far more efficient process. Breaking into UNIX software is much harder thing to do than breaking Windows because of this, a major reason why so few viruses are made to sting Apple & Linux.

You've made many broad statements, few based on fact, if any. What do you actually know?

butthurt penguinistas...

One can only hope that your "butthurt penguinistas" fail...

The ploy: Don't give them everything...

..give them a few faults & when we fix them quickly they'll love us for it. Then when they see the next edition they'll know the update will be worth the dollar. Suck 'em in, give 'em bugger all...

Command prompt to install you say...

...it's been a long time between drinks hasn't it Matt? Of course you can do it that way if you want but most users either run Synaptic or Software Management if using a Ubuntu version, online clicking of a link if using SuSE or Redhat's Package Manager if using a Redhat common version. These are the primaries that do it & do it well; updates, installs, uninstalls, fixes & includes all Libraries too.

Happens that software management within Linux seems a long way better than Microsoft's method...

Talking about BS...

Obviously you know little of what you speak. There may be those who don't care but you can't speak for everyone, especially not myself bcoz I disagree with you completely...

Not to mention...

...all smartphones have this problem; meaning share our responsibility onto all the other makers who don't have the problem.

This isn't to be confused with Windows FUD...

You honestly are not comparing the FUD created by Windows to that of Linux users would you? Would you risk your reputation on crap like that? After all the manipulation of studies by M$ against Linux & OSS, you wouldn't honestly be taking that pathetic a dig at Linux?

You tosser!

That was a tedious read...

Anti-iPhone-tards. Get off the grass. iPhones are for games players, not tech-heads who wouldn't have a Microsux phone either, nor RIM OS. Tech-heads get Android because it's better. Others follow suit because better technology offers better stuff along the way.

You poor iPhone stuck-ins. I bet you really wish you'd bought an Android but just can't admit it. You may have started it but the end won't be far away bcoz open-source will destroy Apple.

LinkOfHyrule, you have NO understanding of your own stupidity...

You have a right to your stupid remark but it is stupidity. Without Tesla there would be little in the way of development towards something real. The market has taken off because of Tesla's input into the electric car market. I'm not saying it wouldn't have happened but their investment has made the electric market a real competition. Why? Because they dared to build a sports car that was super fast & super cool & that made having an electric car a better option than just for the environment. They made electric cars cool. They virtually single-handedly created an industry. The Chevy Volt was built to prove that Chevrolet could do it better but they've failed so far. England have created a car that is better than the Tesla but built because of the Tesla's brilliance.

The Reg does exaggerate regularly & they are a typical tech company with "journos" that are less than honest. Whilst I read their input there are several much better tech report companies around. Do you believe everything these people write. What do they actually know about tech other than what they've written down? Where's their engineering know-how? They write reports for you & I to make decisions about technology we write & if they write something like "40% of Tesla's will catch fire", then who is going to buy one? It is a lie & whilst they can sit back & pontificate how that's not what they stated, it is exactly what people glean from the message.

Sucked in Jobs...

Bite the hand that let you survive & suddenly you're up against a giant boot that's about to squish you like Godzilla squished Bambi in Life of Brian's predelicts. You're a fool Jobs & the proof will be in your demise. Motorola actually developed their patents rather than having an obvious thought that thought that thought was a patent... Basically this thought thought it had crapped itself & it had...

Next squish, Microsux...

A Microsoftie, obviously...

Bull-crap...

CSIRO...

I'd bet the CSIRO wouldn't get away from paying software patents owned by M$, IBM, CISCO, Intel & the like. That patent runs very deep & it would be very nasty if it actually got passed. I can't see it happening but if it does, all major orgs would be giving Australia a very good living for a damn long time. That one is worth billions.

Google's bad...

Microsoft have a history of this rubbish. What the hell are you talking about?

And a black circular ring...

...one that encloses the light emitting diode that is his butt...

Sounds good in theory but...

...unfortunately Google have already produced their own test that sees Firefox trailing behind them so all FF is doing is trying to regain ground.