Ah.

I just notice loads of graphical glitches in Open Source software. For
example, if you make the text larger in FireFox it doesn't increase in
size smoothly, it remains all thin and stuff up to a certain point,
when it makes a jump to being bold. In internet explorer the
transition seems much more smooth. I assumed this was due to the
limitations in OpenGL... Obviously not.

Thanks for correcting me. Incidentally, do you know of any good
articles on the subjects? The comparative technical capabilities of
each?

Cheers,
Robin.

2008/7/12 BUGabundo <email address hidden>:
> Olá nottRobin e a todos.
>
> On Saturday 12 July 2008 12:17:41 nottRobin wrote:
>> But there's also the issue that (from what I've heard - correct me if I'm wrong) DirectX is vastly superior to OpenGL - one of the few good things Microsoft has actually produced.
>
> Nope, thats not true. OpenGL is much better than DX.
> Unfortunately it didnt begin that well, and then MSFT "force" software houses to use DX, because it was the best/worse solution.
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> Bug description:
> Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
> This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.
>
> Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.
>
> Steps to repeat:
>
> 1. Visit a local PC store.
>
> What happens:
> 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software pre-installed.
> 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.
>
> What should happen:
> 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like Ubuntu.
> 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and benefits would be apparent and known by all.
> 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.
>