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Lyrics to OpenBSD 3.7 Song Released
Eh-Wire writes "Theo has announced the release of the lyrics to the OpenBSD 3.7 song "The Wizard of OS". Theo writes in the announcement, "Please be sure read the commentary I have written next to the lyrics of the song. The artwork and lyrics for each of our releases relate to something big we have been dealing with over the last 6 months of the release -- our fight to get programming documentation and redistributable firmwares.""
that's not half as catchy as Ballmer's Developers! Developers!
Pond-erosa Puff was actually funny, witty and told a story. Wizard of OS is a bit of a step down.
How we know is more important than what we know.
"User-friendly" and "secure" mostly don't go together.
I'm sure you get alot. Chicks love people who follow nerds around and harass them.
Their filk... well... uhhhh... I feel certain better can be done. Hell, even I write better. They're working with the news since the last release. The British 60s satirical news series "That Was The Week That Was" had a song for every week's news - with infinitely more bite, even with an infinitely smaller timeframe.
I like the idea of a song roundup. I found many of the songs in Spitting Image to be as powerful and as cutting as any of their sketches. I just think that they need someone who can pen some better lyrics.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Send a message that open support for hardware matters. A vendor in Redmond largely continues their practices because they get the chipset documentation years before everyone else does. What really upsets us the most is that some Linux vendors are signing Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors, or contracts that let them distribute firmwares. Meanwhile both Linux and FSF head developers are not asking their communities to help us in our efforts to free development information for all, but are even going further and telling their development communities to not work with us at pressuring vendors. It is ridiculous.
Can someone explicitly corroborate or refute this statement? If that's true, that's pretty low.
The first part is probably true. What I really care about is the accused suppression.
I fail to see how you can say
when in fact, they can, as long as the USER thinks before they type! get a clue, please! people like you and Michael Robertson need shooting.Living in a world without root, is not hard
/. is good for you.
"Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography," quoth the project; "If they spent half as much time making OpenBSD user-friendly as they spent writing stupid geek songs no one cares about, they might actually produce something usable by ordinary people," quoth the troll.
Consider whether your usage of those terms matches the usages of the terms in this case.
Somewhat of off-topic, but did anyone else catch a mention of OpenBSD in a late issue of Forbes magazine? (Url is hnya).,
in the context of a young enterpreuner selling wifi access point / firewall combos, hoping to compete with Cisco? Granted OpenBSD was mentioned once [as opposed to a whole centerfold and a cover story they had on Linux several years ago], but it's still not bad for a mainstream publication.
The people that use it generally do consider it easy to use because of the simplicity.
It's simply not targetted towards what most users looking for a desktop system would consider easy to use.
I rarely criticize things I don't care about.
Why would 'ordinary' (read: clueless) people want to use it anyway? It's for those who want cleanliness or die-hard security without resorting to patches or self-bondage. I have never heard of it targetting end user systems. Linux and Free/DFly BSD seem more for that kind of deal. NetBSD is edging up too.
Honestly, if you can't use it, you probably don't need it. People who need real security are probably in paying jobs and are certified for use in operating systems, not GUI configuration tools.
Sam ty sig.
"User-friendly" and "secure" mostly don't go together.
That depends on the users. This isn't Linux, there are rules.
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
As to quote "Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity. -- Dennis Ritchie"
Now let's say you, the user, spent as much time as you have in the Windows or Mac OS, to learn something like OpenBSD, Linux or HP-UX - a "Unix" of some sort, you would have no problem grasping the simplicity of Unix and Unix-like Opertaing Systems. Also, OpenBSD is user-friendly, it is just that your perspective of user-friendly-ness has been distorted by the view of Windows or Mac OS.
The above could be said if a user is switching from Windows to Mac OS or vice-versa, purely because you have got used to Microsoft's/Apple's idea of what user-friendly-ness is.
Are you expecting a GUI or Curses front-end? - neither of which can make any program/operating system more useable by adding a point and click interface.
And on another note: OpenBSD is for the Developers, it says so on http://www.openbsd.org/ - it just so happns other people use it.
those "stupid geek songs no one cares about" had all bee explained in plain english, ie the currents lyrics are about:
and if "stupid geek songs" bother you so much, maybe you sould get off/. is good for you.
I'd pry my eyeballs out, but I don't want that to be the last image that crossed my retinas.
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
OpenBSD is user friendly, it is just very picky about its friends, like some other projects.
There's no need for ordinary people to use OpenBSD.
What you are requiring is more work, for something "they" are not willing to do. That's not how it works. You do your job, and then you do what you like. If you like both, it's ok. But there's nothing wrong with "them" doing things "they" like.
Of course, probably "they" are not even the same guys that develop OpenBSD, the software.
I agree completely. I want my OS lean and clean. And I prefer detailed documents over GUIs.
There seems to be a lot of focus towards GUIs. Even cursor & menu based systems don't satisfy people. What gives? How come eye candy is so important?
It's great if people want ot put GUIs on top of solid command line systems, but not at the sacrifice of the lower level systems.
i need more
this is the perfect place funny geek vids and on topic
"User-friendly" and "secure" mostly don't go together.
It is userfriendly and secure when there isn't a bunch of spyware crap running in the backround!
Can "ordinary people" follow an online install guide, and partition a drive? If so, they should have no problem installing OpenBSD.
Slashdot gets worse every day... Pipedot: News for nerds, without the corporate slant
Pink Floyd was prety damn unique anyway, a song in the same vein as their post-Syd-pre-DSOTM days is quite excellent, no matter what the subject.
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There's no need for ordinary people to use OpenBSD.
And yet the OpenBSD community still have a reputation for being elitist assholes. Incredible.
#6 and #7 are the worst trolls I've seen in a LONG time.
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Roger Waters would sue you... except the lawyer's dead! LOL j/k - no seriously, it's great that the OpenBSD group did the whole Wizard of Oz/Pink Floyd theme. I'm pretty certain there's a bunch of /.'ers around that have never done this so here's the connection:
:-)
Requirements:
Wizard of Oz DVD or VHS
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon CD
1. Hit play then pause on the CD, so it's ready to play at an instant's notice, but make sure it's at 0:00 or your sync will be off
2. Start the movie. Just at the end of the 3rd roar of the MGM lion hit play on the CD and mute the movie. One of my best party experiences ever. Did anyone else think Toto was the Devil whispering evil things in Dorothy's ear?
Ha! But no, as a Pink Floyd fan I was literally rolling on the floor with this one. Great job guys
Adam
So what? BSD isn't about being user-friendly. Joe Average is better off sticking to Windows or using a Mac. BSD isn't designed for those who want to point-and-click their way through everything. BSD is about providing a "free, functional, and secure" Unix, and BSD does a really great job at doing that.
BSD isn't trying to be the next MS Windows or something like that. BSD is a very good Unix-based operating system that has all of the Unix tools that I need for developing applications. There are many features of BSD that I like, too, such as ports and the fact that I can update the entire system only with a few easy to remember commands. Besides, BSD is easy to use. FreeBSD has just about the best documentation there is. Anyone who is literate and has 30 minutes can probably install BSD easily by reading the accompanying documentation.
Why does every operating system need to be "user-friendly" in order for it to be appreciated? The goal of BSD isn't to have 95% of the market. The goal of BSD is to stick to the Unix philosophy and improve it.
How is a shell the most primitive way to admin a machine? I know lots of admins with real jobs that use solaris and linux, all three bsds, and they all use a shell on all these systems. They're all so advanced that you can even pick your shell!
If you are talking, about me, well, I am "ordinary people".
I run Slackware, and I am very happy with it.
I would use Debian if I didn't have slack, but I like admins who use *BSD.
I use Gimp for my drawing, but I like architects who use autocad.
Some tools are for elites, period.
If you listen closely it's almost a complete rip of elements (and even some exact note combinations) from Dark Side. Pre-Dark Side was significantly different, its 'noodley' quality (quoting documentary) was much more drug-induced than DSOTM which, in my opinion, fit much better with existing music in terms of blending Jazz with progressive rock and the usual Floydian "random awesomeness generator".
There are some bits and pieces that sound like non-DSOTM but I could swear they're closer to tracks made after that album. That's just my view though, it's open to interpretation because it's played so badly it's not too easy to recognize.
Sam ty sig.
Hoping for 3d Acceleration support, though that's largely out of their hands. Other than that I think OpenBSD is pratically as usable as Linux, and considering the joys of the dependancyless ports tree, perhaps even more usable. I use OpenBSD with GNOME as my main OS and surprisingly it's the only Open Source OS that supports my wireless card, although I have to use a nightly build as support only came after the last release. Wireless functionality is one of the main aims of the upcoming release and it certainly has gained OpenBSD at least one new user. (me!)
This guy are sick.