Re: [tlug] Speaking of computer usage ....

["Nguyen Vu Hung" <vuhung16plus+shape@example.com>]

2008/2/29, Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>:
>  > Is that the philosophy of the GNU project? I am using Linux because I trust it.
>  >  It gives me everything I need to see ( source code ) when I need. Why other
>  >  FOSS ( under GNU's definition ) is  like a religion, people use it
>  >  because they trust it.
>
>
> I think you and Steve are both talking about Freedom Zero: the ability
>  to control every aspect of your computing experience if you so choose.
>
I did mean the pre-condition of the Free 3: access to the source code.
I most of the cases the default ./configure; make; make install are enough
for me so when the software is updated, I just need to wget the latest
source code
and run the above command.

To trust a software, accessing to its source code the the first condition.
I can tell whether a software is good or not by *reviewing* its source code,
the developers can't hide their *skills*, designs, philosophy in the code.

Can a software be reliable if it uses the system() call every 20 lines?


> I am not sure if Firefox's complexity has anything to do with the fact
>  that it is competing with [IE]. Firefox has far more features than
>  does IE; its complexity seems to stem from the Emacs-like desire to
>  offer developers Everything and the Kitchen Sink.
An extension can be easily done, a Helloworld extension only cost 10
lines of Javascript.
Mozilla even warns that: Don't load too many extensions because it may
slow down your FF!



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