Comment Re:leeches (Score 1) 340
No, I'm saying there is no crisis in computer science research. The literature is as healthy as it has ever been, the advancements are coming at a rapid pace, and new fields continue to open up, despite the lack of funding. For example, computer vision is hugely hot now, yet there is very little funding dedicated to it. It's because CV is an exciting field full of potential that advancements are being made rapidly.
If you believe we need to make progress, get out there and do it. Apple is trying. Are you?
""" Apple could have contributed by releasing a core Objective C runtime and libraries, but, no, nothing."""
The objc runtime is open source (objc4 in the Darwin project). The libraries are not.
Further, you did not have zeroconf or launchd before OS X came out. zeroconf, aka Bonjour, was an Apple thing. launchd is more than just a cron replacement, and is open source.
"""what does UNIX software engineering have to do with computer science?"""
My point, since you missed it, was:
- Unix is the platform of choice for much of the serious CS research that takes place.
- Apple provides a whole lot of software geared for CS and bioinformatics research for a company that is ostensibly producing a consumer OS.
The bottom line is, you appear not to know what you're talking about, and have made a concerted effort to misconstrue all of my points, which tells me you have an agenda that will cloud any argument that counters that agenda. Have a nice day, but I'm not going to continue beating my head against this wall.
If you believe we need to make progress, get out there and do it. Apple is trying. Are you?
""" Apple could have contributed by releasing a core Objective C runtime and libraries, but, no, nothing."""
The objc runtime is open source (objc4 in the Darwin project). The libraries are not.
Further, you did not have zeroconf or launchd before OS X came out. zeroconf, aka Bonjour, was an Apple thing. launchd is more than just a cron replacement, and is open source.
"""what does UNIX software engineering have to do with computer science?"""
My point, since you missed it, was:
- Unix is the platform of choice for much of the serious CS research that takes place.
- Apple provides a whole lot of software geared for CS and bioinformatics research for a company that is ostensibly producing a consumer OS.
The bottom line is, you appear not to know what you're talking about, and have made a concerted effort to misconstrue all of my points, which tells me you have an agenda that will cloud any argument that counters that agenda. Have a nice day, but I'm not going to continue beating my head against this wall.
