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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
#6 and #7 are the worst trolls I've seen in a LONG time.
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
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!