This is making me feel old. In my mind, Linux just came out. I (we, the company I worked for) didn't start getting heavy in Linux until around 1995 or 1996. I certainly wouldn't have had the life I did without Linux, since it opened up a lot of opportunities. Or, maybe I would have, but it would have been harder.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Started-a-Revolution-on-August-25-1991-Happy-Birthday-Linux-456212.shtml (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Started-a-Revolution-on-August-25-1991-Happy-Birthday-Linux-456212.shtml)
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Quote from: taxed on August 25, 2014, 03:20:33 PM
This is making me feel old. In my mind, Linux just came out. I (we, the company I worked for) didn't start getting heavy in Linux until around 1995 or 1996. I certainly wouldn't have had the life I did without Linux, since it opened up a lot of opportunities. Or, maybe I would have, but it would have been harder.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Started-a-Revolution-on-August-25-1991-Happy-Birthday-Linux-456212.shtml (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Started-a-Revolution-on-August-25-1991-Happy-Birthday-Linux-456212.shtml)
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Gotta love it. Gnu, bash, gcc, minix... I like the idea of open-source software, but why does Linux require learning a new language? Over the years, through all the releases, that basic principle hasn't changed much at all -- learn the language or leave. By and large, Windows/Microsoft OSes have gone exactly the opposite direction, toward making what's happening inside the box understandable, or at least more accessible without learning a new tongue.
I guess in my mind, Photoshop will always make more sense than GIMP. The former tells me I can work on my photos; the latter sounds as though it's going to limp across my screen and probably fall down before I even get to see one of my photos.
Well, anyways, congratulations, I suppose. Happy birthday? WAY TO GO, LINUS!!! :tounge:
Quote from: TboneAgain on August 25, 2014, 06:47:08 PM
Gotta love it. Gnu, bash, gcc, minix... I like the idea of open-source software, but why does Linux require learning a new language?
It doesn't. What do you mean?
Quote from: TboneAgain on August 25, 2014, 06:47:08 PM
Gotta love it. Gnu, bash, gcc, minix... I like the idea of open-source software, but why does Linux require learning a new language? Over the years, through all the releases, that basic principle hasn't changed much at all -- learn the language or leave. By and large, Windows/Microsoft OSes have gone exactly the opposite direction, toward making what's happening inside the box understandable, or at least more accessible without learning a new tongue.
I guess in my mind, Photoshop will always make more sense than GIMP. The former tells me I can work on my photos; the latter sounds as though it's going to limp across my screen and probably fall down before I even get to see one of my photos.
Well, anyways, congratulations, I suppose. Happy birthday? WAY TO GO, LINUS!!! :tounge:
Yeah, what he said. :thumbsup:
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