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  1. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    I checked and I was in error, my experience was with FreeBSD 7.1, not 5 and 6. I've also had issues with Mac OS X in 2010 writing to NTFS. The problem I had was moving files from a FreeBSD partition to a NTFS volume. There were a number of illegal characters in the file names. It was...
  2. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    I didn't say it was "okay". You stated that the sending of winmail.dat violated standards, and I countered that it did not violate standards. Hopefully you realize that the TNEF format we're discussing existed PRIOR to HTML even existing. It's called WinMail because of the original Microsoft...
  3. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    Walled Gardens The problems will remain, and between iOS, Android, and Windows RT, the walled gardens are getting higher and harder to scale.
  4. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    Responsible Just because the attachment isn't in an open format doesn't mean it violates standards. Yes, Exchange 2000 would internally violate SMTP standards with regard to TNEF-encoded messages, but that was a bug that was fixed. When forced to send a TNEF-encoded message, Outlook will...
  5. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    Sorry for the late reply I haven't followed the Microsoft/ECMA issues and couldn't comment knowledgably. However, in the IE3 and IE4 timeframe, I worked with Chris Wilson and Scott Issacs on the accessibility aspects of standards support. I found both of them very professional and truly...
  6. ChuckOp

    KDE 4.2.1 - lock ups with desktop effects enabled

    Did you ever figure this out? After upgrading to FreeBSD 7.2 and installing KDE 4.2.2 from the packages on DVD, I got the beautiful desktop effects, but after a reboot, they no longer work. When I go to enable them, I get an error message saying the process failed and to check my...
  7. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    No, but there might be some OS/2 print servers... Actually, the building I was in for 2 years had the "Linux Lab" on the first floor. I had a friend who worked in that group. I know your post was in-jest, but the mantra at Microsoft is to "eat your own dogfood". Meaning that you are...
  8. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    Lengthy Reply... Thank you, very kind. :e What is "superior" or "inferior" is just a matter of matching a solution to a set a of requirements. When it comes to legacy support and the attendant problems; Windows is a victim of it's own success. I don't know much about OpenBSD, but if...
  9. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    None are design flaws Oh, I strongly disagree. The access control lists are system-wide and apply not only to filesystems, but to kernel objects and even network directories (LDAP-based). I get it that it leads to confusion - for example you can have a read-only restriction on a file "share"...
  10. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    Yes, I do work for Microsoft, but love FreeBSD At this moment I'm employed by Microsoft, but that's ending soon as I'm moving from the Seattle area to Florida. I was part of the Windows 95 Program Management team, and also worked on Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. I was part of the...
  11. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    Well, in my Windows laptop, there are several network adapters; WiFi, GigE, Bluetooth, Firewire, and anything I connect via PC-Card or USB. I *would* like it to hunt online for those drivers. I get what you mean, but you should think through the implications of your desire. Example please...
  12. ChuckOp

    Windows 7 RC

    Oh come on now... Obviously that little feature is not "a priority". The people giving you the training and spending several minutes on something like that are not those charged with setting design priorities. How much time was spent on the multi-touch features? The Libraries feature? The...
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