Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:18:56 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2020: Will BSD and Linux be relevant anymore? Message-ID: <20110721211856.GA69737@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <e4b50b3c716e48dac84166a92fe38269.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107190736560.27391@gwdu60.gwdg.de> <CAGy-%2Bi_phtNbTh7SHhockqTuGrv%2Bd2ZLn0_6A9aKEySYO0MgTw@mail.gmail.com> <375e5bcac1acd4b781ef97bd1718e689.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> <CAGy-%2Bi_aS4U_yUSLcesjyeCj2PBOL4A=UzXvYYKF1SqujN5vsg@mail.gmail.com> <D1A05C81F0C50B3453441AAB@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <20110721161356.GI5129@think.gnix.co.uk> <f65a88e051fa8fe38875e99bf572b96f.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> <20110721171154.GA69523@guilt.hydra> <e4b50b3c716e48dac84166a92fe38269.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com>
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--Nq2Wo0NMKNjxTN9z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 02:06:04PM -0400, Daniel Staal wrote: > On Thu, July 21, 2011 1:11 pm, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > > If all they want is a toy with a Web browser and an email client, I gue= ss > > that works for them. I don't know if they really count for purposes of > > discussing the possible replacement of desktops and laptops, though, > > because what they really need is not a general-purpose personal computer > > at all. >=20 > One of the people I know uses this as his work laptop, running Excel, > Powerpoint, Outlook, Word, etc. (Of course, he's not running Android at > that point...) The 'laptop' is a tablet in a case with a bluetooth > keyboard. He uses this _at his desk in the office, next to a desktop > computer._ (Because he can then take the work home with him, or bring it > to a meeting.) Frankly, I'm of the opinion that an office suite is just more toy software. It just happens to be toy software with ungodly resource requirements and a veneer of "professionalism". Until I get the kind of development environment I have on my FreeBSD systems, ability to run test environments (Web servers, for instance), and so on, I don't call it a full-power OS. If all you're doing with it is email, making slides for another pointless presentation, and updating your resume, you're still using a toy, or maybe an appliance. I suppose others might disagree. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] --Nq2Wo0NMKNjxTN9z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk4ol8AACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKWjcwCg5vONqXVbJzEY/jXHCCTiNvSe X0sAnRvh9Ey2d2IKYDF36dOS6hqbaKWJ =ViuX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Nq2Wo0NMKNjxTN9z--
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