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I'm leaning toward Linux now. I found a book on cross-platform development: http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Platform-Programming-Charles-Development/dp/1584503793. It covers development for PC, Mac, XBox, Playstation 2, and Gamecube, I believe. It is very thorough, while perhaps a teensy bit...

This'll suck if Microsoft starts charging for Skype use. Otherwise, it might be kind of cool.

For sure. But you'd think they would have noticed how much it ... sucked.

I still marvel at how they were able to pull off a failure as massive as Vista.

I think they should release the source code under the GPL and let us have at it! The OS'd be patched in a few days!

If anyone's interested, here a couple other books I recommend: Hacking: the Art of Exploitation http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Art-Exploitation-Jon-Erickson/dp/1593271441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304718011&sr=8-1. As stated in the text, this book does not advocate doing anything illegal...

I actually do have an idea for a game. I don't want to post it here for obvious reasons -- not that I don't trust this site's regulars, but I don't want it splashed across the web. This particular game would be an RPG, I believe. If I got enough people to help me, I'd like it to be pretty...

If it weren't for gaming, I'd ditch Microsoft entirely I think. I'm trying to get into game programming, and DirectX appears to be the superior choice. I wonder if I could still develop on Linux for Windows? It might be difficult. There's always SDL, but I'm not sure I want to go that route...

Yeah, I've heard of it. They weren't on my ballot either. Ditto for the Rhinoceros Party!

And think, Estonia used to be part of the Soviet Union.Things can change, apparently. It's just slow going.

I would've voted for the communist party, but they weren't on my ballot.:p

Oh, I forgot an important one: Why doesn't Windows Explorer have tabbed browsing?!

Yeah, I think drivers are definitely the major problem with Linux. Fix that, and it would be perfect. ;) Well, maybe not perfect, but close! After using Windows 7, which is really amazing in some ways, I remember why I like Linux/GNU so much. It's free, unrestricted, and has so many tools...

Topped only by the guy who sued God.

I'd say I can't wait but that'd obviously be a lie. I remember telling someone I was looking forward to this in junior high!

This is cool. I'll have to try it out. I've always liked the remote execution features of X.

This is Ubisoft Montreal, right? Maybe I could get a job there and figure out what's going on. I would be your inside man! :D Definitely weird, though.

And therein lies the problem with Linux environments. The developers implement all kinds of fancy stuff (rotating cube desktops and other special effects come to mind), but neglect to include necessary and actually useful features.

I've always been irked by the context menu problem. I've noticed it since the days of XP at least.

What happens if everything is digitized using a particular format, and decades down the road, that format is no longer in use? We'll have no way to access everything we've saved. We need open formats, not crap that will fall out of use as soon as its creator company vanishes. Books last a long...