Re: Lack of innovation

Thus quoth Pablo Vieira on Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 10:16:51PM +0200:
>  
> I long for simplicity, better user interface design, less features
> better organised. I also long for risky moves like the Next computer,

Try embedded Linux variants. They generally have fewer features.

> concepts like the one in ClarisWorks, and so many innovations the Mac
> brought to us (and that Microsoft finally copied...). Since programming

How many innovations did Mac bring? 0 (zero), I believe. (or maybe the SCSI
interface, but they didn't invent that) In several ways the Apple ][ was
more advanced than the MacIntosh. (8 slots, color graphics, nice OS)

> for Linux is not about making money, what is keeping Linux developers
> from innovate? Why do so many take the easy road of cloning instead of
> creating some totally new concepts?

How about the Beowulf project? The competition does not have anything
similar. Linux has also a range of minor features that are fairly inno-
vative, like its modularised kernel and plug-and-play capabilities (load
driver on the fly when a new piece of hardware is inserted), the user-mode
Linux and kernel-mode Linux features, etc.

> I follow very closely the Mozilla Firebird project which I find
> innovative and well thought (with the right goals, at least). I was

Innovative? Now while reducing the number of bugs in Netscape may be a 
good idea.....

Kind regards,


Daniel von Asmuth

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