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Pay-Per-Click Speculation Market Soaring
Rob writes "Computer Business Review is reporting that the number of web sites being opened purely to publish pay-per-click advertising links from the likes of Google
and Yahoo
is rocketing, according to VeriSign, which runs the .com and .net domain names." From the article: "Sclavos said that the company will change the way it reports the size of its domain name business, in terms of active registrations, because of the amount of speculation going on. It will reduce the size of the reported registrations by about 2%, he said. 'Names are being bought and then tested against traffic analyzers...The ones that can generate more than the $6 or $7 [registration] fee per year are kept, the other ones are returned within the five day grace period.'"
...I assume. I've not actually read the book.
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The original article doesn't say anything about Snape or Dumbledore in the article.
I don't moderate anymore. Karma penalty for 90% fair mods? Can I mod that unfair?
A. If you don't compile your apps locally, you can't be sure they don't contain nasties. There is nothing wrong with compiling applications. It's only like preparing your own food so you know there are no artificial additives in it. What is already being worked on is a system where you will be able to click on a package, download it and its dependencies, and compile it.
B. There is nothing wrong with the command line. Sometimes it is the most efficient way of giving instructions to the computer. Mandriva has some nice utilities for configuring everything without using a text editor or command line. But you really ought at least to take an interest in what is happening behind the scenes. I can flick open an xterm, start pico and have a config file tweaked and the daemon restarted in less time than it takes for a fancy-schmancy point-and-drool frontend to load up.
C. You are not looking hard enough for the information you seek.
Conclusion: you are either an incorrigible whinger, who needs to be fed with a spoon; or a troll. I recommend that you stick your head up your arse and fart.
Je fume. Tu fumes. Nous fûmes!
While all the other replies to this have good points, the original poster does too. If Linux is going to become a truly viable option versus mac or Windows, than it needs to be accessible to those who don't like command lines or reading numerous Linux refernce books... that doesn't mean that Linux should not have a command line, obviously, but it wouldn't hurt to provide greater automation and an interface that even the layfolk can use easily, without sacrificing any of the more complex (and powerful) capabilities that Linux posesses. Personally, I think the open source world would benefit from being opened up to everyone (like Firefox, for example). People say, if you don't like spyware, switch to Linux, but then say if you don't like command lines, go shove it.
Come on, do not be so rude to him (you are proving one of his points, btw)!!!!
He's a _gamer_, not a linux user, he probably wants to use his pc to _do_ things, nice and smooth. Play Doom 7 or edit a picture or whatever, getting basic things done. And linux is not delivering it.
I am a (kinda) linux nerd, I am willing to spend time looking for compatible hardware, recompiling the kernel to get things faster... he does not.
And, belive it or not, most useres are like him.
And untill the linux comunity does not find a way to give them what they look for they'll be Microsoft most secure market share.
BTW
the parent-parent article states a lot of false assertments (read bull$hit): you can have a nice guy to install application on your system (say, synaptic), for example.
I'm not sure why this post is here... but I'm glad to hear that compiling code yourself is more secure because you don't know what nasties are in the binaries... because I for one look over every single line of code that I compile... all 50 kazillion lines of code for kernel, system tools, x windows, gimp, gnome, and every other piece of software I use! No sir-ry bob! I don't let a single line of code get compiled before I look over it!
without sacrificing any of the more complex (and powerful) capabilities that Linux posesses
This is what I find rather ironic. The very nature of complexity implies that we should know a little bit about what we're doing before we actually do it. I don't believe there is anything that will step in and understand this stuff for you, on Windows, Linux, or any other operating system. You can make the process less cumbersome, but if you don't understand the consequences, you're still in the same boat.
I've tried a lot of different Linux distros, and I can say honestly that they are getting slowly better.
I can install a Linux distro after burning the ISO's to CD, run the install process, and boot to a GUI. A simple GUI network setup utility is all that is needed to get people online and productive, if a browser and office-type software are included.
4 requirements for making Linux mainstream
- Easy install (create a Windows-based installer that will download and burn your CDs/DVD for you, perhaps using BitTorrent, or perhaps FTP with automatic md5 checking). No complicated questions during Install process unless user chooses Advanced setup.
- Easy network setup. Automatically check for a DHCP server, and put up a big "Do you want me to use this automatically obtained IP address? (Default, YES). Otherwise, Skip Network Setup, or Advanced network setup.
- Default to a GUI login with a simple username creation process, or default to a no-password GUI console only login. Do not enable any externally reachable services by default, such as SSH, FTP, Apache, etc. Anyone who knows how to use SSH would choose Advanced setup anyway.
- Basic word processing and other office-type software, GIMP, etc., a couple games, all clearly labeled and available from a simple menu, with all system setup/advanced options available from an Advanced menu.
World-dominating option...
- AOL client. Is there an AOL client for Linux? That'd be a killer app. Imagine an AOL subsidized Linux machine that's free with your subscription to AOL. If you sub for a year, you get to keep the machine.