Linux steals from Windows Vista

[MyndFyre]

The latest versions of GNOME and KDE have compositing managers enabled by default.  Oh, and KDE now includes integrated desktop search.  (Actually, KDE 4.0.2 looks a LOT like Vista).

Fedora's Anaconda installer will now allow the resizing of hard drive partitions.  Fedora's NetworkManager will now allow *gasp* ad-hoc wifi networks!  (These are, of course, the preferred way to play DOOM at the college campus memorial union). 

Slackware 12.0 now allows non-administrative users (once allowed explicitly by the administrator) to use pluggable removeable storage such as flash drives and digital cameras without sudo or mount!

Ubuntu 7.10 enabled printing.

[iago]

Troll!

Vista "stole" the desktop search and the look&feel from Mac!

And all the rest aren't even originally Vista things.

This isn't the first time you've posted this same type of thing. Give it up!

Also, as I said last time posting this, software should be a co-operative effort anyway. Anything to give the users a better experience, whether it's Windows, Mac, or Linux. That should be the end goal.

[Warrior]

Vista "stole" the desktop search and the look&feel from Mac!

Vista had both instant search and desktop compositing before OSX. Look at the Longhorn build features and their release dates.

Only difference is that OSX has a snappier release cycle, but it doesn't change who had it first. (To be completely fair though, Vista didn't even have compositing first -- that goes to some Linux Window Manager which I think was FluxBox)

[MyndFyre]

Troll!

Vista "stole" the desktop search and the look&feel from Mac!

And all the rest aren't even originally Vista things.

This isn't the first time you've posted this same type of thing. Give it up!

Also, as I said last time posting this, software should be a co-operative effort anyway. Anything to give the users a better experience, whether it's Windows, Mac, or Linux. That should be the end goal.

LOL!  I was looking through the Fedora 9 beta release notes yesterday and the couple items that I noticed made me smirk. ;-)

But c'mon, the whole "Ubuntu 7.10 enabled printing" had to at least be funny!

And yeah - I'm ultimately on board with the last statement you made (about software being cooperative).  I don't think it could be any other way.  I just like to remind folks that Microsoft isn't the only entity that borrows functionality or concepts from other vendors. ;)

[iago]

But c'mon, the whole "Ubuntu 7.10 enabled printing" had to at least be funny!

Funny? I don't even know what it means! :P