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Offline Franko

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Re: Util. Vs App. Vs Prog.
« on: June 01, 2011, 09:12:53 AM »
I've never like applying these labels to anything really until I came onto the net last year I used to just basically call everything a program but since being on the the net I've noticed some folk call them utils and others call them apps... :confused:

So now now I tend to call them all 3 in my posts just to cover all the bases and hope that folk know what I'm talking about... ;)
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Re: Util. Vs App. Vs Prog.
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 09:22:04 AM »
Quote from: J-Golden;641674
CRAP!!!  Dangit Franko, if YOU don't know the difference, then I have no hope in finding out...:(


I'm pretty sure there'll be plenty of folk who'll gladly tell you what they think an  app, util or program is... :)

But to me I just prefer to call everything like that a program, cos at the end of the day that's exactly what it is, a program that someone's written... :)

Only thing I can guarantee is others will have their own view's on this subject... ;)
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Re: Util. Vs App. Vs Prog.
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 03:12:05 PM »
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Apps is just the new buzz word to describe all the many type of programs that are available for your phone/tablet device, just like the PD scene on the Amiga, Public Domain name was used, but not all programs where public domain, many where Shareware or just Rave Demos.

I still think Amiga has one of the best app sites, AmiNet, and its path names and trees are better ( http://aminet.net/tree ) I wish some one would make a slightly better front end system like maybe apples done (where people can rate programs and screenshots of programs) for it and included full commercial programs you could buy and download AmiApps it could be called.


Erm... after the BS I got from the copyright mafia, then how is anyone going to be able to sell or even give away all those old commercial programs without getting shot down in flames by the whingers who'd rather see all these wonderful old pieces of software gather dust and never be available to anyone ever again... ;)
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Re: Util. Vs App. Vs Prog.
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 09:31:10 PM »
Why don't we all just agree to call them programs... :)

Or failing that we could call them "Stuff Handy In Todays Electronics"... :)
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Re: Util. Vs App. Vs Prog.
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2011, 11:24:19 AM »
Quote from: Linde;641855
This thread is too long. If we can't agree with the dictionary definition, nothing good can come out of it.


Erm... and why exactly is this thread too long... :confused:

and why should everyone have to agree with a dictionary definition !!! after all the words in there had to be made up by someone to start with and who's to say that "someone" was right in the first place... ;)

Good can always come from a nice healthy debate or argument, you just have to open your mind a wee bit to see it... :)

Just sayin like... :)
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