Linux will be terrific, once you can run Windows in a window. Oh wait, you can? That's great! And a VMWare license is how much? $300?!? http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/pricing.html
Sheesh. For that much, I'll build a second Windows box next to my Linux box and run Windows in a window, using VNC.
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/index.html
Which happens to be FREE by the way. And OPEN SOURCE.
VMWare can bite me. Their product is just another proprietary program they want me to bend over and beg for.
All right; Here is a question that may or may not be related to this topic. Moderate if necessary...
If there were a consistent or "standard" desktop and file manager in Linux, would it make some things that are sort of obscure right now, such as "How do I make a screen capture of my KDE desktop?" more consistent and/or easier to figure out? I spent about an hour the other day trying to figure THAT one out. Before giving up in vain. And then finding out by accident two days later that you need additional software installed to do that. (is that correct? I sure hope not. Why wouldn't you include a screenshot utility in a GUI?)
I have been trying to move completely to Linux for about three months now (and have been studying it before installing for the last year), so please excuse my ignorance if this is not correct.
Anyways, I am far too determined and stubborn to give up on Linux just because of these minor shortcomings. I am convinced there is a lot of potential to it, but as a long-time computer user (1979, Apple II) and someone with way too much time on his hands, I am 100% positive that until something is done to standardize the desktop, graphic file manager, and programming API's, Linux definitely won't gain widespread (i.e 5-10% of all desktop machines) acceptance, much less "total world domination."
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you for linking to the OpenMail software. I have had sooo many clients that have wanted to ditch NT, but couldn't because of Exchange Server.
I mostly work with very small legal firms (3-10 client workstations, peer-to-peer or 1 server LANs), and they have found that having Exchange Server is like having legs on a snake.
Anyway, I'm going to test OpenMail and see if it works, but thanks for pointing it out! You RULE!
So, the form factor on the Microdrive is that of the CompactFlash memory cards (which leads us to believe they may be used with CF devices).
The forty-two cent question, then, is whether or not current CF devices will (ever) be compatible with the MicroDrive, or will native support have to be written in the firmware of the device(s) as they are designed/manufactured? Will camera/PDA companies provide firmware upgrades to enable MicroDrive support, etc?
I am a little confused about this. (Among other things.) I love the idea of the MicroDrive, and I'm hoping it catches on in a big way.
That would probably work to erase the watermark (although it WOULD probably be illegal...)
Couldn't you capture the watermark by scanning a grey sheet of paper? Then calculate the negative image that would need to be "added" to the original scan in order to restore the scan to an un-watermarked image?
I can see it now; criminals throwing their scanners and printers in the river after counterfeiting. Gives "watermarks" a whole new meaning...
Couldn't they sidestep the scratching/multiple layer issues by implementing a cartridge enclosure (a la removable Winchester drives?)
Linux Replacement for Exchange Server
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I found a cheap replacement for Exchange server, that provides a collaborative calendar, contacts, tasks, etc.
Configuration is a bit tricky though.
I would recommend this setup for no more than 5 computers, but maybe with tweaking it could be set up and stable on more systems.
The way I did it involves using a feature of Outlook 98/2000, namely Web Folders, in conjunction with Microsoft Mail (Although it could be made to run over any email service.)
What I found is that by using Web Folders you can send updates to calendars, tasks, contacts, etc. through email messages, which are intercepted and executed by Outlook in the background (the user never "sees" these emails, they are deleted by Outlook after being processed.)
Exchange is extremely expensive as a standalone product. I am working rapidly to move to Linux based servers, as I do network installs for small legal firms (1-2 partners and 2-3 assistants/paralegals.) They simply can't keep up with the licensing.
Exchange has been the biggest barrier to complete Linux migration thus far, but I've been somewhat successful with this implementation. See the article on my website here.
http://www.dragonflydynamix.com/jvlmnlaw.htm
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To answer your question, anyone that creates any kind of work at all retains the copyright on that work unless (s)he explicitly sells or gives those rights to someone else. This includes myself, my wife, my friends who author web sites, and numerous other people (NOT corporations) that I associate with every day.
Any time I sit down and create something on a recorded medium, be it an audio recording, a drawing, a website, or a printed manuscript, that work is copyrighted, whether I state so within the work or not. It does not matter whether I am an individual or a corporation.
Secondly, you do NOT have to file a coyright notice with the government in the United States to be protected by copyright law. It helps if you are trying to prove when the work was created in court, but it is a common misconception that a work is not copyrighted until it a copyright is filed.
While you are right in saying that copyright is not an "natural human right", you are overlooking the fact that in the United States, it is a legislated right that is automatically granted to any creator of a copyrightable work.
Katz makes a good argument for collaborative proofing and peer review, but there are a couple things I see as problematic here. 1. It's kind of pretentious for Katz to make Slashdot take the credit/blame for this type of thing. 2. This could lead to some very bland, lowest-common-denominator writing. If you, as a writer (or a journalist), let other people quibble over all the tiny details, well...you better have a thick skin, and learn to ignore most of the suggestions. Everyone thinks they are a writer. 3. It will take a long time for this to permeate journalism, if it ever does. Most news sources would give up their newborn child before they gave up a "scoop". Also, I admit I haven't seen this sort of thing with respect to serious journalism before, but this idea has been around in one form or another for much longer than Katz suggests. Orson Scott Card has been using collaborative review of his books, before publishing them, for quite a while. I don't know how well it's worked for him (or if he's still doing it,) but clearly there is a precedent for the Slashdot Interval.
Slashdot Mirror
Sheesh. For that much, I'll build a second Windows box next to my Linux box and run Windows in a window, using VNC.
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/index.html
Which happens to be FREE by the way. And OPEN SOURCE.
VMWare can bite me. Their product is just another proprietary program they want me to bend over and beg for.
If there were a consistent or "standard" desktop and file manager in Linux, would it make some things that are sort of obscure right now, such as "How do I make a screen capture of my KDE desktop?" more consistent and/or easier to figure out? I spent about an hour the other day trying to figure THAT one out. Before giving up in vain. And then finding out by accident two days later that you need additional software installed to do that. (is that correct? I sure hope not. Why wouldn't you include a screenshot utility in a GUI?)
I have been trying to move completely to Linux for about three months now (and have been studying it before installing for the last year), so please excuse my ignorance if this is not correct.
Anyways, I am far too determined and stubborn to give up on Linux just because of these minor shortcomings. I am convinced there is a lot of potential to it, but as a long-time computer user (1979, Apple II) and someone with way too much time on his hands, I am 100% positive that until something is done to standardize the desktop, graphic file manager, and programming API's, Linux definitely won't gain widespread (i.e 5-10% of all desktop machines) acceptance, much less "total world domination."
P.S. Thanks Slashdot! Happy belated 10,000th story!
I mostly work with very small legal firms (3-10 client workstations, peer-to-peer or 1 server LANs), and they have found that having Exchange Server is like having legs on a snake.
Anyway, I'm going to test OpenMail and see if it works, but thanks for pointing it out! You RULE!
I think I saw TLC on MSNBC the other night!
The forty-two cent question, then, is whether or not current CF devices will (ever) be compatible with the MicroDrive, or will native support have to be written in the firmware of the device(s) as they are designed/manufactured? Will camera/PDA companies provide firmware upgrades to enable MicroDrive support, etc?
I am a little confused about this. (Among other things.) I love the idea of the MicroDrive, and I'm hoping it catches on in a big way.
Couldn't you capture the watermark by scanning a grey sheet of paper? Then calculate the negative image that would need to be "added" to the original scan in order to restore the scan to an un-watermarked image?
I can see it now; criminals throwing their scanners and printers in the river after counterfeiting. Gives "watermarks" a whole new meaning...
Couldn't they sidestep the scratching/multiple layer issues by implementing a cartridge enclosure (a la removable Winchester drives?)
Configuration is a bit tricky though.
I would recommend this setup for no more than 5 computers, but maybe with tweaking it could be set up and stable on more systems.
The way I did it involves using a feature of Outlook 98/2000, namely Web Folders, in conjunction with Microsoft Mail (Although it could be made to run over any email service.)
What I found is that by using Web Folders you can send updates to calendars, tasks, contacts, etc. through email messages, which are intercepted and executed by Outlook in the background (the user never "sees" these emails, they are deleted by Outlook after being processed.)
Exchange is extremely expensive as a standalone product. I am working rapidly to move to Linux based servers, as I do network installs for small legal firms (1-2 partners and 2-3 assistants/paralegals.) They simply can't keep up with the licensing.
Exchange has been the biggest barrier to complete Linux migration thus far, but I've been somewhat successful with this implementation. See the article on my website here.
http://www.dragonflydynamix.com/jvlmnlaw.htm
Any time I sit down and create something on a recorded medium, be it an audio recording, a drawing, a website, or a printed manuscript, that work is copyrighted, whether I state so within the work or not. It does not matter whether I am an individual or a corporation.
Secondly, you do NOT have to file a coyright notice with the government in the United States to be protected by copyright law. It helps if you are trying to prove when the work was created in court, but it is a common misconception that a work is not copyrighted until it a copyright is filed.
While you are right in saying that copyright is not an "natural human right", you are overlooking the fact that in the United States, it is a legislated right that is automatically granted to any creator of a copyrightable work.
A work is copyrighted the moment it is created.
http://www.ssrn.com/update/lsn/cyberspace/lesson s/copyr02.html
IANAL, but I am a creator, and have received great advice from the lawyers I work for. They are all in agreement on these points.
...unless you want Unisys hauling your ass into court!
It is absolutely NOT free. They are asking $19.95 for it plus shipping.
a rtwin98se1.asp?
https://order4.microsoft.upgrade.com/scripts/st
Katz makes a good argument for collaborative proofing and peer review, but there are a couple things I see as problematic here. 1. It's kind of pretentious for Katz to make Slashdot take the credit/blame for this type of thing. 2. This could lead to some very bland, lowest-common-denominator writing. If you, as a writer (or a journalist), let other people quibble over all the tiny details, well...you better have a thick skin, and learn to ignore most of the suggestions. Everyone thinks they are a writer. 3. It will take a long time for this to permeate journalism, if it ever does. Most news sources would give up their newborn child before they gave up a "scoop". Also, I admit I haven't seen this sort of thing with respect to serious journalism before, but this idea has been around in one form or another for much longer than Katz suggests. Orson Scott Card has been using collaborative review of his books, before publishing them, for quite a while. I don't know how well it's worked for him (or if he's still doing it,) but clearly there is a precedent for the Slashdot Interval.