Kimm
January 10th, 2006, 08:12 PM
Am I the only one that gets pissed off by things like these?
Sometimes when I sit down in the library to read a good computer magazine I stuble upon articles like "New version of windows will include a revolutionising new type of file system" (a jurnalistic filesystem), when Linux has had these funktions for several years. I had the same reaction when I read about the "64bit revolution" after MS launched XP x64
Resently I have been quite active in contacting computer manufacturers and people that write for magazines. From HP I got a very nice reply, they sounded like they knew what they where talking about when I asked about Linux compatability and that they could deliver Computers with Linux (SuSE or Fedora) preinstalled.
NetOnNet however refused, even when I quoted the MS EULA*, to sell me a computer without windows preinstalled, or let me get a refund (should I report them?).
Today I sat down and wrote an e-mail to the magazine where I find most of these articles, Microdatorn (English: The Microcomputer... pretty much), this is how it looks.
Original (Swedish):
Jag gillar er tidning - Microdatorn, faktum är att jag tycker det är en utav de bästa tidningarna inom området. Men vissa
gånger då jag sitter och läser ett nytt nummer blir jag rent utsagt arg. Vid flera tillfällen nämner ni diverse så kallade "revolutionerande" funktioner i nya windows versioner.
Ett exempel är då ni skrev om nya Windows XP 64x. Då skrev ni att "64-bitars revolutionen är här", vadå revolution? Andra
operativsystem, som t.ex. Linux, har kört i 64 bitar många år före microsoft ens kom på tanken att göra windows till ett 64-bitars system, Utvecklana bakom sådan system borde få äran, inte microsoft!
Nyligt läste jag om deras nya filsystem WinFS som till skillnad från deras äldre filsystem (som t.ex FAT# och NTFS) fungerar som en databas. Även detta kallade ni en revolution. Jag måste fråga er... hur mycket forskar ni kring saker som redan finns innan ni kallar det något sådant? Många av linux filsystem, som bla. EXT3 och ReiserFS har haft dessa funktioner sedan många år tillbaka. Med andra ord kopierar microsoft andra människors arbeten och tar sedan patent på dem så att ingen annan kan göra samma sak igen, dom funkar som någon typ av parasit, tacka gudarna att mjukvarupatent inom EU avfärdades så starkt som det gjorde (om du inte visste: ca 96% röstade mot).
Istället för att prisa Microsoft för deras så kallade "revolutionerande nya" funktioner, borde ny lyfta fram sådant här i ljuset.
Jag skriver inte det här för att försöka vara otrevlig, allt jag vill är att upplysa om saker som det här.
MvH,
Kim Lindgren
Translation (English):
I like you magazine - The Microcomputer, fact is that i belive its one of the best in its field. But sometimes when I sit down to read a new issue I get realy pissed. At several ocations you mention so called "revolutionizing" functions in new versions of windows.
One exaple is when you wrote about the new Windows XP 64x. You then wrote that "The 64bit revolution is upon uss", what do you mean, revolution? Other Operativesystem, like, for example Linux was running 64bit long before micosoft even came up with the idea of a 64bit system, they should get the credit for it, not microsoft!
Resently I read about their new filesystem WinFS that as a differance from their older FS's (such as FAT# and NTFS) it is jurnalistic. You called this a revolution. I have to ask... how much research do you do about things that allredy exists before you call it something like that? Several of Linux's filesystems, such as EXT3 and ReiserFS has had these functions for several years. In other words, Microsoft copies other peoples work, then patent it so that noone else can do the same, they are like some kind of parasite. Thank the gods that software patents in the EU was so strongly rejected (if you didnt know: about 96% voted against). Instead of giving MS the honor of all this, you should lift things like this into the light.
I'm not writing this to try to be rude, all I want is to inform you about things like this.
Best regards,
Kim Lindgren
I dont think this will have much of an impact on how they write their magazine, but, if I'm lucky I might get quoted in the next issue.
I think we should try to get messages like these out to magazines like these. Some are smarter like "DATOR" (COMPUTER) which comes with a seperate section for Linux users, thats wounderfull, or other Linux only magazines.
[i]*
Quote from MS EULA:
YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE PRODUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE PRODUCT; YOU MAY RETURN IT TO YOUR PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND
Sometimes when I sit down in the library to read a good computer magazine I stuble upon articles like "New version of windows will include a revolutionising new type of file system" (a jurnalistic filesystem), when Linux has had these funktions for several years. I had the same reaction when I read about the "64bit revolution" after MS launched XP x64
Resently I have been quite active in contacting computer manufacturers and people that write for magazines. From HP I got a very nice reply, they sounded like they knew what they where talking about when I asked about Linux compatability and that they could deliver Computers with Linux (SuSE or Fedora) preinstalled.
NetOnNet however refused, even when I quoted the MS EULA*, to sell me a computer without windows preinstalled, or let me get a refund (should I report them?).
Today I sat down and wrote an e-mail to the magazine where I find most of these articles, Microdatorn (English: The Microcomputer... pretty much), this is how it looks.
Original (Swedish):
Jag gillar er tidning - Microdatorn, faktum är att jag tycker det är en utav de bästa tidningarna inom området. Men vissa
gånger då jag sitter och läser ett nytt nummer blir jag rent utsagt arg. Vid flera tillfällen nämner ni diverse så kallade "revolutionerande" funktioner i nya windows versioner.
Ett exempel är då ni skrev om nya Windows XP 64x. Då skrev ni att "64-bitars revolutionen är här", vadå revolution? Andra
operativsystem, som t.ex. Linux, har kört i 64 bitar många år före microsoft ens kom på tanken att göra windows till ett 64-bitars system, Utvecklana bakom sådan system borde få äran, inte microsoft!
Nyligt läste jag om deras nya filsystem WinFS som till skillnad från deras äldre filsystem (som t.ex FAT# och NTFS) fungerar som en databas. Även detta kallade ni en revolution. Jag måste fråga er... hur mycket forskar ni kring saker som redan finns innan ni kallar det något sådant? Många av linux filsystem, som bla. EXT3 och ReiserFS har haft dessa funktioner sedan många år tillbaka. Med andra ord kopierar microsoft andra människors arbeten och tar sedan patent på dem så att ingen annan kan göra samma sak igen, dom funkar som någon typ av parasit, tacka gudarna att mjukvarupatent inom EU avfärdades så starkt som det gjorde (om du inte visste: ca 96% röstade mot).
Istället för att prisa Microsoft för deras så kallade "revolutionerande nya" funktioner, borde ny lyfta fram sådant här i ljuset.
Jag skriver inte det här för att försöka vara otrevlig, allt jag vill är att upplysa om saker som det här.
MvH,
Kim Lindgren
Translation (English):
I like you magazine - The Microcomputer, fact is that i belive its one of the best in its field. But sometimes when I sit down to read a new issue I get realy pissed. At several ocations you mention so called "revolutionizing" functions in new versions of windows.
One exaple is when you wrote about the new Windows XP 64x. You then wrote that "The 64bit revolution is upon uss", what do you mean, revolution? Other Operativesystem, like, for example Linux was running 64bit long before micosoft even came up with the idea of a 64bit system, they should get the credit for it, not microsoft!
Resently I read about their new filesystem WinFS that as a differance from their older FS's (such as FAT# and NTFS) it is jurnalistic. You called this a revolution. I have to ask... how much research do you do about things that allredy exists before you call it something like that? Several of Linux's filesystems, such as EXT3 and ReiserFS has had these functions for several years. In other words, Microsoft copies other peoples work, then patent it so that noone else can do the same, they are like some kind of parasite. Thank the gods that software patents in the EU was so strongly rejected (if you didnt know: about 96% voted against). Instead of giving MS the honor of all this, you should lift things like this into the light.
I'm not writing this to try to be rude, all I want is to inform you about things like this.
Best regards,
Kim Lindgren
I dont think this will have much of an impact on how they write their magazine, but, if I'm lucky I might get quoted in the next issue.
I think we should try to get messages like these out to magazines like these. Some are smarter like "DATOR" (COMPUTER) which comes with a seperate section for Linux users, thats wounderfull, or other Linux only magazines.
[i]*
Quote from MS EULA:
YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE PRODUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE PRODUCT; YOU MAY RETURN IT TO YOUR PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND