Well I'm not saying he'll be rich, but in a good position (meaning not as the IT guy in a local high school) he will be able to make a reasonable amount of money. Plus I don't think he's "in it for the money", since his main criteria seems to just be "working abroad".
My comparison is irrelevant, it's just an extreme example to show how your logic turns out in bigger scales.
Bottom line is: cover your bases. Don't assume that things won't happen just because they haven't yet.
Sweden is ideal for working abroad. The salary is nice (the tax is high though, but lots and lots o' public service!) and people working in the IT sector all speak english. Come to think of it most people speak english over here, and those that don't are rendered outcasts. And with the passing of the new FRA law you'll feel just like home.;)
By that logic we should allow all countries to obtain nuclear weapons, there's need to freak out about the fact that they COULD destroy all mankind with the simple push of a button. So far I haven't seen North Korea or Iran or "any of the above" launch a nuclear missile.
The difference is enough that the problem here isn't MS, it's the patent system. But we knew that. We're vilifying the wrong people. Our efforts should be focused on demonstrating the inferiority of this system, and exposing any corruption involved in maintaining it.
Easy to say, difficult to achieve when you have hundreds of multicorps putting every penny into keeping things the way they are. I think that you must first uncover the dishonesty of the organs encouraging the inferiority of this system before you can make a change. If murder was legal I would still point a finger at the subject, and of course another at the system.
In my personal opinion it's also a lot harder to fuck up a windows network setup and windows networking is a lot more intuitive (ie: you need less knowledge to passably manage it). I've had to recently deal with a school's linux network and I feel like gouging out both my eyes with a spoon. The rats nest of possible programs, setting, distros, incompatible utilities (ie: this works with X, Y and Z but not your version of Z) and so that is possible of linux alone makes me want to gouge out one eye.
I can hardly believe that it's that difficult to choose applications and thus a proper distro, there are great "school-fitting" distros, but they don't exactly come in hundreds. Edubuntu is a good example. The whole problem of incompatible utilities is simple. Creators (corporates) of proprietary software often refuse to release specifications since this means that they might loose future ground for interest in upcoming markets. At this point the consumer has a choice, either get stuck in the net of proprietary software forcing you to use one proprietary application after another (corporates dreams), or find alternatives in the OSS sector.
The whole problem lies within the consumer. Most consumers are very aware of what products lie within their moral frame, but when it comes to computers people tend to go for the shiny objects -- much like the magpie -- but without any self awareness -- in oppose to the later. Of course the fast pace world of technology isn't the easiest to follow, but instead of self-righteously thinking that more RAM would solve all of ones PC problems it's perhaps time to understand the fundumental basics of the $2000 toy one bought to show off how quickly Windows boots up.
Basicly what I'm saying is that the computer is much like a car. (I know it doesn't make sense, but don't act like you don't know that ending the post with a car analogy gives extra credit.)
Macs are just PC's running some fancy bling software.
I wouldn't say that OS X "fancy" stuff differ from Vistas Aero or CompizFusion. The only real difference between these three is that when you're done playing them and turn the features off, you'll be glad you didn't spend a dime on it -- assuming you made the right choice.
That doesn't make any sense. All the major distros have stable releases that work perfectly fine. Some have installers with more options and some with less. A lot is depending on how much crap you have, hardware-wise, and how much of this you crucially need to work right away. Perhaps learning how to use v4l for your webcam isn't the first priority in learning Linux. That's why I would also recommend Slackware (still uses the 2.4 kernel which causes a lack of fancy stuff support, but offers a stable enviorment) as a first distro, this is coming from a gentoo user. Slackware offers a step-by-step installer that will teach you new stuff right from the start (rather than inserting a disc, clicking yes, going away, returning and wondering what the hell you're supposed to do) and a clean enviorment perfect for someone who wants start the Linux experience. Would I recommend Slackware to granny? No that would be Ubuntu, but you seem to have more potential than that.;)
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How is it a forced contract? You don't HAVE to click OK, you can click cancel. And you don't HAVE to use their products. That is the negotiation.
Right. However in his defence it's sort of like sex with a moped. You know about the consequenses--but for the moment you just don't care.
tomato, tomato
You do realise of course that this makes no sense of the internetz.
Well I'm not saying he'll be rich, but in a good position (meaning not as the IT guy in a local high school) he will be able to make a reasonable amount of money. Plus I don't think he's "in it for the money", since his main criteria seems to just be "working abroad".
My comparison is irrelevant, it's just an extreme example to show how your logic turns out in bigger scales. Bottom line is: cover your bases. Don't assume that things won't happen just because they haven't yet.
Sweden is ideal for working abroad. The salary is nice (the tax is high though, but lots and lots o' public service!) and people working in the IT sector all speak english. Come to think of it most people speak english over here, and those that don't are rendered outcasts. And with the passing of the new FRA law you'll feel just like home. ;)
By that logic we should allow all countries to obtain nuclear weapons, there's need to freak out about the fact that they COULD destroy all mankind with the simple push of a button. So far I haven't seen North Korea or Iran or "any of the above" launch a nuclear missile.
The system is broken. I hope someone "up there" notices before it's too late
Oh they've noticed it alright. They've noticed it on their paychecks.
The difference is enough that the problem here isn't MS, it's the patent system. But we knew that. We're vilifying the wrong people. Our efforts should be focused on demonstrating the inferiority of this system, and exposing any corruption involved in maintaining it.
Easy to say, difficult to achieve when you have hundreds of multicorps putting every penny into keeping things the way they are. I think that you must first uncover the dishonesty of the organs encouraging the inferiority of this system before you can make a change. If murder was legal I would still point a finger at the subject, and of course another at the system.
It used to be, then Microsoft bribed ISO and this is what happened.
In my personal opinion it's also a lot harder to fuck up a windows network setup and windows networking is a lot more intuitive (ie: you need less knowledge to passably manage it). I've had to recently deal with a school's linux network and I feel like gouging out both my eyes with a spoon. The rats nest of possible programs, setting, distros, incompatible utilities (ie: this works with X, Y and Z but not your version of Z) and so that is possible of linux alone makes me want to gouge out one eye.
I can hardly believe that it's that difficult to choose applications and thus a proper distro, there are great "school-fitting" distros, but they don't exactly come in hundreds. Edubuntu is a good example. The whole problem of incompatible utilities is simple. Creators (corporates) of proprietary software often refuse to release specifications since this means that they might loose future ground for interest in upcoming markets. At this point the consumer has a choice, either get stuck in the net of proprietary software forcing you to use one proprietary application after another (corporates dreams), or find alternatives in the OSS sector. The whole problem lies within the consumer. Most consumers are very aware of what products lie within their moral frame, but when it comes to computers people tend to go for the shiny objects -- much like the magpie -- but without any self awareness -- in oppose to the later. Of course the fast pace world of technology isn't the easiest to follow, but instead of self-righteously thinking that more RAM would solve all of ones PC problems it's perhaps time to understand the fundumental basics of the $2000 toy one bought to show off how quickly Windows boots up. Basicly what I'm saying is that the computer is much like a car. (I know it doesn't make sense, but don't act like you don't know that ending the post with a car analogy gives extra credit.)
Your internet has a series of frictionless tubes. *high fives Ted Stevens*
Macs are just PC's running some fancy bling software.
I wouldn't say that OS X "fancy" stuff differ from Vistas Aero or CompizFusion. The only real difference between these three is that when you're done playing them and turn the features off, you'll be glad you didn't spend a dime on it -- assuming you made the right choice.
Ah the precious democracy we hold so dear. May the senator with understanding of a series of tubes cast the first vote.
This is like handing out your car keys and then end up blaming Audi for it.
That doesn't make any sense. All the major distros have stable releases that work perfectly fine. Some have installers with more options and some with less. A lot is depending on how much crap you have, hardware-wise, and how much of this you crucially need to work right away. Perhaps learning how to use v4l for your webcam isn't the first priority in learning Linux. That's why I would also recommend Slackware (still uses the 2.4 kernel which causes a lack of fancy stuff support, but offers a stable enviorment) as a first distro, this is coming from a gentoo user. Slackware offers a step-by-step installer that will teach you new stuff right from the start (rather than inserting a disc, clicking yes, going away, returning and wondering what the hell you're supposed to do) and a clean enviorment perfect for someone who wants start the Linux experience. Would I recommend Slackware to granny? No that would be Ubuntu, but you seem to have more potential than that. ;)