Mozilla developers, does this motivate you or does it make you run over to Headhunter.net?
I've been on maligned projects before, it usually makes me work harder but become unhappier. What's the mood like over there? Is everybody excited about the next beta or are you wondering what you've gotten yourself into?
They'll still be selling full versions. If they open source it they'll be tapping into the efforts of people who want to improve it without paying for it.
It sounds like a good deal for both the company and the volunteers.
Before you rip my television education I just want to point out that Law & Order had an episode where somebody died while they intended to commit another crime. The law they outlined was the same law that you outlined.
I'm also a qualified naval aviator (I watch Jag), a lifeguard (yeah Baywatch), and a witch (Charmed).
All these terrible reviews are making me want to buy this game. How bad is it? I couldn't resist hearing 2 Live Crew when the popular notion was to ban them. I can't resist buying the game now that the popular notion is to rip it.
Maybe the old cliche is true. Maybe bad press is better than no press after all?
I've always like Phillip's Greenspun's ideas on web development. In a nutshell, he preaches reliable and efficient code/tools. He can be a bit biased but mostly his ideas are good (according to me).
Since both of the companies refuse to release detailed specifications, the only way to obtain the required information is to investigate the way the Windows software interacts with the card.
Hmm, I wonder if they would be more willing to help out if we asked them for help? You can write to Sigma Designs here and Creative Labs here.
Be sure to keep it polite and to stress how it help their company.
I've seen a lot of companies base their revenue stream on the profitablity of a dial up connection. According to me, this is a mistake.
Before too long most homes will have the sort of connections that a businesses have had for several years now. 1 Mb (or more) into the house with routed traffic. I already have it. What I want is a house filled with Internet appliances without paying $20 per month for each one. I already have DSL, I don't need your modem connection.
Have you considered that the modem connection business is already obsolete? Have you seen many people who are just tired of everybodies "new" business model of charging monthly for their service? (That's why I didn't buy a TIVO)
In summary, build a business model that doesn't depend on a monthly charge. Nobody wants to pay it.
Rambus has a right to protech their patent. They entered a partnership with Hitachi and Hatachi left with Rambus's IP. When Rambus asked to meet about it, Hatachi ignored them (didn't attend the meeting).
If companies can't partner up without the fear of losing their IP then the consumer will lose the benefits of corporate teaming (which are often positive).
So, before you bash Rambus for defending their IP rights think about how you would respond if your "partner" screwed you by stealing your IP and using it to compete against you.
Corel has shown that they will support Linux and that they have intentions of making money from it. This is good for Corel and it's good for Linux.
Linux will benefit from having another "Powerhouse" distribution (in addition to Red Hat, Debian, and Slackware) to compete with the strong companies in the Microsoft world.
Corel will benefit because it is becoming a major player in the Linux game. Attaboy Corel. Keep bring Linux to the desktop.
Why is everybody so convinced that Intel will lose the battle for mobile devices? Intel has been winnng this war for a long time. They haven't done it with FUD like Microsoft, they've done it with great chips.
Okay, so recently AMD came out with a faster chip. That's great and AMD has been rewarded for it. It's not accurate (as far as I know) to say that Intel has competed unfairly. Also, it's not safe to assume that will not be able to compete on their chip's merits.
Let's just wait and see what they come up with. They have enough money to overcome any first mover advantage that Transmeta may have.
One assumption is safe. The ultimate winner will be us, the consumers.:-)
I look forward to the time day that the Internet is no longer an off-beat thing. I heard a quote, "In a few years e-commerce will just be commerce and the letter E will resume it's role as the fifth letter of the alphabet."
It's been pointed out that if you want to be a business and you want to claim a loss you need to intend to turn a profit.
It's also been pointed out that you can turn a profit by selling banner ads.
Unless you actually intend to turn a profit you probably won't. If you can't be profitable for three of the last five years what you have is a hobby, not a business. (According to the IRS).
It's probably a good idea to just keep having fun writing code.
I see a handfull of comments along the lines of, "Apple will never Open Source QuickTime" or "We don't need QuickTime, we need an Open Sourced QuickTime."
Okay, I'll agree that an open sourced version would be ideal but anything we can redistribute would be fine with me.
That would allow organizatios like Debian and RedHat to pass out CDs that you can use on many different machines (and your friend's machines, etc).
Can't we allow companies to keep their code private if their products are free (as in beer)?
When I was a sysadmin I installed a package with a terrible gui installation routine. The only people who would use this installation routine (the software cost around $750,000) are experianced system administrators. The next revision of the installation was not graphical but it worked. The new system was well accepted.
What's my point? Good UI design is not important for applications that cater to IT pros.
I wonder if he's looking at the apps that are built for IT guys?
The X window is not tough to use. It's certainly not any tougher the MS Windows. Star Office is a breeze, so are the other apps targeted at "users" (xmms, gaim, etc.).
I don't this it's fair to bash the UI of Apache because my Aunt can't set it up. It wasn't built for her.
In my poly sci courses I developed the personal belief that almost all governments were formed with good intentions.
Communism is really just the idea that everybody works to the best of their abilities and the wealth is evenly distributed. Communism goes hand in hand with Totalitarism (complete government control).
I don't agree with it. I think that what America (and many other "western" governments) have is pretty close to ideal. However, it's important to understand that when a government takes control and distributes that wealth, power, etc. they often have the goal of creating a great country.
They are not evil, they just have a different method for creating a great country.
Open communication hampers their efforts by allowing the people to speak up against their government. The government thinks keeping them quiet is okay because they have the best interests of the people in mind.
Again, I don't agree with their methods but I do know they aren't evil. (Or at least they didn't start out as evil. Power corrupts)
My impression of IBM is that they aren't always the first movers but that they are very good at taking their time and doing things right. If you haven't seen their evaluation of Java on Linux check it out Here. This ran on Slashdot a few days ago and it was well done.
IBM's support is going to be great for Linux, great for Apache, and great for open source. It's nice to have you onboard.
As for Red Hat being evil because the work with commercial shops, I disagree. There are too many good developers who work for money in the commercial world. To ignore their work would be a mistake. (According to me)
Please stop posting this story. Anybody who buys this stock has not been paying attention to the financial sites or the open source sites. If you don't research your companies before you buy them you deserve what you get.
Please stop running this story over and over again.
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While I don't pretend to understand the details of an OS's kernel I do understand that for big systems, Solaris is still the better choice. Two things that come to mind is better SMP scaling and better kernel thread scheduling.
However, I think that Linux is often overlooked by the non-slashdot crowd as a great desktop OS. I choose Linux because it ships with KDE, locate, traceroute, top, apache, gcc, make, perl, netscape, gvim, etc.
Whenever I set up a Solaris system I find myself spending a lot of time installing the utilities that I've grown to love and depend on.
Linux has made great strides towards being fun and easy to use. That's why I like it on the desktop and on small servers. As for the large server market (our website runs on two E10K's) I'll stick with Solaris until Linux is ready.
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I suspect that the guys who pay $70 (or whatever it really costs) for a Redhat distribution are not aware of the beta release schedule of 7.0.
/. are downloading their distributions.
In other words, I think the guys who read
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PS Or, maybe I'm living in a DSL induced fantasy land?
Mozilla developers, does this motivate you or does it make you run over to Headhunter.net?
I've been on maligned projects before, it usually makes me work harder but become unhappier. What's the mood like over there? Is everybody excited about the next beta or are you wondering what you've gotten yourself into?
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They'll still be selling full versions. If they open source it they'll be tapping into the efforts of people who want to improve it without paying for it.
It sounds like a good deal for both the company and the volunteers.
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Before you rip my television education I just want to point out that Law & Order had an episode where somebody died while they intended to commit another crime. The law they outlined was the same law that you outlined.
I'm also a qualified naval aviator (I watch Jag), a lifeguard (yeah Baywatch), and a witch (Charmed).
:-)
Okay, the guy did a wonderful job in the anti-trust case against Microsoft. He also did a good job against IBM in their anti-trust case.
This guy is an anti-trust specialist, not a copyright lawyer. I hope Napster didn't hire the wrong guy.
All these terrible reviews are making me want to buy this game. How bad is it? I couldn't resist hearing 2 Live Crew when the popular notion was to ban them. I can't resist buying the game now that the popular notion is to rip it.
Maybe the old cliche is true. Maybe bad press is better than no press after all?
I've always like Phillip's Greenspun's ideas on web development. In a nutshell, he preaches reliable and efficient code/tools. He can be a bit biased but mostly his ideas are good (according to me).
His book is available online for free.
Since both of the companies refuse to release detailed specifications, the only way to obtain the required information is to investigate the way the Windows software interacts with the card.
Hmm, I wonder if they would be more willing to help out if we asked them for help? You can write to Sigma Designs here and Creative Labs here.
Be sure to keep it polite and to stress how it help their company.
I've seen a lot of companies base their revenue stream on the profitablity of a dial up connection. According to me, this is a mistake.
Before too long most homes will have the sort of connections that a businesses have had for several years now. 1 Mb (or more) into the house with routed traffic. I already have it. What I want is a house filled with Internet appliances without paying $20 per month for each one. I already have DSL, I don't need your modem connection.
Have you considered that the modem connection business is already obsolete? Have you seen many people who are just tired of everybodies "new" business model of charging monthly for their service? (That's why I didn't buy a TIVO)
In summary, build a business model that doesn't depend on a monthly charge. Nobody wants to pay it.
Rambus has a right to protech their patent. They entered a partnership with Hitachi and Hatachi left with Rambus's IP. When Rambus asked to meet about it, Hatachi ignored them (didn't attend the meeting).
If companies can't partner up without the fear of losing their IP then the consumer will lose the benefits of corporate teaming (which are often positive).
So, before you bash Rambus for defending their IP rights think about how you would respond if your "partner" screwed you by stealing your IP and using it to compete against you.
Can somebody help me out here? What's Darwin?
The correct way to pronounce it is Ka-NOOTH. You can verify it here.
Corel has shown that they will support Linux and that they have intentions of making money from it. This is good for Corel and it's good for Linux.
Linux will benefit from having another "Powerhouse" distribution (in addition to Red Hat, Debian, and Slackware) to compete with the strong companies in the Microsoft world.
Corel will benefit because it is becoming a major player in the Linux game. Attaboy Corel. Keep bring Linux to the desktop.
Why is everybody so convinced that Intel will lose the battle for mobile devices? Intel has been winnng this war for a long time. They haven't done it with FUD like Microsoft, they've done it with great chips.
:-)
Okay, so recently AMD came out with a faster chip. That's great and AMD has been rewarded for it. It's not accurate (as far as I know) to say that Intel has competed unfairly. Also, it's not safe to assume that will not be able to compete on their chip's merits.
Let's just wait and see what they come up with. They have enough money to overcome any first mover advantage that Transmeta may have.
One assumption is safe. The ultimate winner will be us, the consumers.
I look forward to the time day that the Internet is no longer an off-beat thing. I heard a quote, "In a few years e-commerce will just be commerce and the letter E will resume it's role as the fifth letter of the alphabet."
I can't wait.
It's been pointed out that if you want to be a business and you want to claim a loss you need to intend to turn a profit.
It's also been pointed out that you can turn a profit by selling banner ads.
Unless you actually intend to turn a profit you probably won't. If you can't be profitable for three of the last five years what you have is a hobby, not a business. (According to the IRS).
It's probably a good idea to just keep having fun writing code.
I see a handfull of comments along the lines of, "Apple will never Open Source QuickTime" or "We don't need QuickTime, we need an Open Sourced QuickTime."
Okay, I'll agree that an open sourced version would be ideal but anything we can redistribute would be fine with me.
That would allow organizatios like Debian and RedHat to pass out CDs that you can use on many different machines (and your friend's machines, etc).
Can't we allow companies to keep their code private if their products are free (as in beer)?
I wish I had moderator points left for you. I hope you comment makes it towards the top.
When I was a sysadmin I installed a package with a terrible gui installation routine. The only people who would use this installation routine (the software cost around $750,000) are experianced system administrators. The next revision of the installation was not graphical but it worked. The new system was well accepted.
What's my point? Good UI design is not important for applications that cater to IT pros.
I wonder if he's looking at the apps that are built for IT guys?
The X window is not tough to use. It's certainly not any tougher the MS Windows. Star Office is a breeze, so are the other apps targeted at "users" (xmms, gaim, etc.).
I don't this it's fair to bash the UI of Apache because my Aunt can't set it up. It wasn't built for her.
The list of bugs fixed in M13 is here
As just a rough estimate, it looks like about 760 bugs were fixed. Cool huh?
In my poly sci courses I developed the personal belief that almost all governments were formed with good intentions.
Communism is really just the idea that everybody works to the best of their abilities and the wealth is evenly distributed. Communism goes hand in hand with Totalitarism (complete government control).
I don't agree with it. I think that what America (and many other "western" governments) have is pretty close to ideal. However, it's important to understand that when a government takes control and distributes that wealth, power, etc. they often have the goal of creating a great country.
They are not evil, they just have a different method for creating a great country.
Open communication hampers their efforts by allowing the people to speak up against their government. The government thinks keeping them quiet is okay because they have the best interests of the people in mind.
Again, I don't agree with their methods but I do know they aren't evil. (Or at least they didn't start out as evil. Power corrupts)
My impression of IBM is that they aren't always the first movers but that they are very good at taking their time and doing things right. If you haven't seen their evaluation of Java on Linux check it out Here. This ran on Slashdot a few days ago and it was well done.
IBM's support is going to be great for Linux, great for Apache, and great for open source. It's nice to have you onboard.
As for Red Hat being evil because the work with commercial shops, I disagree. There are too many good developers who work for money in the commercial world. To ignore their work would be a mistake. (According to me)
For the actual press release and not the company's home page click Here.
CmdrTaco,
Please stop posting this story. Anybody who buys this stock has not been paying attention to the financial sites or the open source sites. If you don't research your companies before you buy them you deserve what you get.
Please stop running this story over and over again.
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While I don't pretend to understand the details of an OS's kernel I do understand that for big systems, Solaris is still the better choice. Two things that come to mind is better SMP scaling and better kernel thread scheduling.
However, I think that Linux is often overlooked by the non-slashdot crowd as a great desktop OS. I choose Linux because it ships with KDE, locate, traceroute, top, apache, gcc, make, perl, netscape, gvim, etc.
Whenever I set up a Solaris system I find myself spending a lot of time installing the utilities that I've grown to love and depend on.
Linux has made great strides towards being fun and easy to use. That's why I like it on the desktop and on small servers. As for the large server market (our website runs on two E10K's) I'll stick with Solaris until Linux is ready.