1) RHN would NOT store my machine configuration on their servers. I see no reason this can't be stored on my machine.
Bandwidth. If they have to interrogate every system to see if it wants the S/390 updates and the Sparc updates etc. every time, that costs them more money than the disk space to store your architecture.
Perhaps this is a minority viewpoint, but it seems to me that if you aren't breaking the law, aren't doing anything unethical, and aren't lying in your electronic communications, you can keep your documents forever and see that as a good thing.
I thought you couldn't distribute any form of OpenBSD as an ISO?
I can see why you'd think that. Because after all, the official FAQ says you can, and the discussion comes up on Slashdot about once a month in some other story, so of course you'd think it wasn't allowed.
I notice, however, that he isn't getting flamed for offering ISOs. Curious, that, since putting a link to ISOs in my sigline has gotten me flamed here at least a dozen times.
Regardless how I don't like MS, that could be one hell of a box that I might just buy it so that MS effectively subsidise me!
They'll just charge enough for the service that you end up making them a profit anyway. Might as well save yourself the trouble and just cut Bill a check now.
* Digging deep into the history of slashdot, I found this poll [slashdot.org], which clearly indicates the vast majority does NOT want the moderation we have here today. 'nuff said.
Actually, you found evidence that the people voting back then didn't like it; but only 1600 people voted on that poll.
The stores are dumpy and the clientele dishevelled,
Not all of them. In my old home town in rural Oklahoma, the local Wal-Mart is not only one of the cleanest and nicest stores in town, it's also THE best grocery store, with the exception of tomatoes and milk. (I went to a little local chain for the former, and Braum's for the latter.)
Alan works out of his house. He'll still be working on the Linux kernel.
The only thing that would change here is one of his email addresses, and not even the main one. Oh, and his paychecks will have a different logo on them, and probably be a touch larger.
Programs like this either generate horrible false positives, or they're little more than a diff that ignores comments.
We had a professor who used one of these. I know for a fact that at least one person was copying his buddy's Pascal programs, but rejiggering them to use "repeat until" loops instead of "while do" everywhere, and changing variable names, and this was enough to throw off the scent.
You know, if I had a car that occasionally turned left and died when I turned the wheel to the right, I wouldn't sigh and try again, I'd sell the goddamn thing to a scrapyard and use a car that didn't do that.
Hence why I don't use Word or WordPerfect except when I'm required to by my employer; I use Lyx.
Lets look at how a house is built, is all of the time spent in spec and design. Do they write a document outlining how the tub will be installed in the top floor bedroom?
No, they provided a picture of what they want. (Detailed mind you, but still is just a picture.) From that the construction company builds it. The builders never get a step by step checklist.
That's how mine was built. And it came out great, as a result. Immediately appraised for more than I paid for it.
And their results are predictable and repeatable. Very few of their houses don't turn out great.
I predict that within 30 minutes, there will be at least two confused posts saying that we should just use solar panels to generate electricity to "crack" the hydrogen from sea water.
I further predict that at least one of these will, after someone posts a brief reply explaining why that's not a workable idea, dissolve into flames.
What is the most efficient market for selling stuff... ?
If you study the nobel prize winner of a few years ago, you'd discover that dutch auctions can be theoretically proven to be the most efficient price discovery process.
And yet, in the real world, most commerce doesn't take place that way.
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1) RHN would NOT store my machine configuration on their servers. I see no reason this can't be stored on my machine.
Bandwidth. If they have to interrogate every system to see if it wants the S/390 updates and the Sparc updates etc. every time, that costs them more money than the disk space to store your architecture.
I`m using Ximian Red Carpet for almost half a year now, and I`m wondering what`s the difference between these.
When you try to upgrade to RedHat 8.x, you'll find out. The hard way.
I submitted a story about the FreeBSD release for this, but for some reason they won't take it...
Perhaps this is a minority viewpoint, but it seems to me that if you aren't breaking the law, aren't doing anything unethical, and aren't lying in your electronic communications, you can keep your documents forever and see that as a good thing.
They're going with this one:
Indiana Jones and the Depends of Incontinence.
They couldn't work out a licensing deal with Ensure.
I thought you couldn't distribute any form of OpenBSD as an ISO?
I can see why you'd think that. Because after all, the official FAQ says you can, and the discussion comes up on Slashdot about once a month in some other story, so of course you'd think it wasn't allowed.
WTF moderated that up?
Had the OpenBSD kernel been GPL'ed, Darren would have had to make ipfilter work in OpenBSD userland.
Where did you come up with that bit of rubbish?
All he'd have had to do is make the source available for any modification he made to the kernel. He could still have created his own distribution.
Doesn't this sound like a political move?
More like a political countermove.
I notice, however, that he isn't getting flamed for offering ISOs. Curious, that, since putting a link to ISOs in my sigline has gotten me flamed here at least a dozen times.
Regardless how I don't like MS, that could be one hell of a box that I might just buy it so that MS effectively subsidise me!
They'll just charge enough for the service that you end up making them a profit anyway. Might as well save yourself the trouble and just cut Bill a check now.
* Digging deep into the history of slashdot, I found this poll [slashdot.org], which clearly indicates the vast majority does NOT want the moderation we have here today. 'nuff said.
Actually, you found evidence that the people voting back then didn't like it; but only 1600 people voted on that poll.
And in the very next poll, only 20% don't like the proposed new system.
Feel free to use this information to your advantage.
But check it out first, because some of it is bullshit.
The stores are dumpy and the clientele dishevelled,
Not all of them. In my old home town in rural Oklahoma, the local Wal-Mart is not only one of the cleanest and nicest stores in town, it's also THE best grocery store, with the exception of tomatoes and milk. (I went to a little local chain for the former, and Braum's for the latter.)
Really. Who cares?
Alan works out of his house. He'll still be working on the Linux kernel.
The only thing that would change here is one of his email addresses, and not even the main one. Oh, and his paychecks will have a different logo on them, and probably be a touch larger.
Big whoop. Why are we arguing about it?
They're not getting guys like Cox, so why pay out the cash for something they've got for free anyway?
This may come as a shock to you, but Alan Cox isn't the only competent employee of RedHat.
Programs like this either generate horrible false positives, or they're little more than a diff that ignores comments.
We had a professor who used one of these. I know for a fact that at least one person was copying his buddy's Pascal programs, but rejiggering them to use "repeat until" loops instead of "while do" everywhere, and changing variable names, and this was enough to throw off the scent.
Fully 1/3rd of the comments posted on this thread should be moderated down as "Redundant".
And that's just of the +2 level ones I see. I'm sure the percentage is even higher downstairs.
If it's smart, it'll keep it's mouth shut.
Probably right after it reads up on the Salem Witch Trials, or watches Terminator 2.
At least N'Sync didn't get a cameo in this movie.
Which is ironic since they're from Orange County, Florida...
You know, if I had a car that occasionally turned left and died when I turned the wheel to the right, I wouldn't sigh and try again, I'd sell the goddamn thing to a scrapyard and use a car that didn't do that.
Hence why I don't use Word or WordPerfect except when I'm required to by my employer; I use Lyx.
The worst thing about LyX is that XForms is ugly and clunky, but you get over that.
They're working to fix that by making it GUI-independant.
I believe there is a Gnome frontend already, but I have never used it.
Lets look at how a house is built, is all of the time spent in spec and design. Do they write a document outlining how the tub will be installed in the top floor bedroom?
No, they provided a picture of what they want. (Detailed mind you, but still is just a picture.) From that the construction company builds it. The builders never get a step by step checklist.
That's how mine was built. And it came out great, as a result. Immediately appraised for more than I paid for it.
And their results are predictable and repeatable. Very few of their houses don't turn out great.
2. Microsoft has already stated they are switching to the non-proprietary XML format for their standard document format.
Switching to XML doesn't guarantee you're non-proprietary. They might as well say "we'll write it in the non-proprietary C language."
I predict that within 30 minutes, there will be at least two confused posts saying that we should just use solar panels to generate electricity to "crack" the hydrogen from sea water.
I further predict that at least one of these will, after someone posts a brief reply explaining why that's not a workable idea, dissolve into flames.
Leave it at that.
That's a horrible idea. It's just as important to learn from the almost-mistakes and close calls of history as it is from the mistakes and successes.
I am sure that the volume has gone up since then, so you have to figure that the cost of additional DASD alone is painful.
:-)
WHACK! Bad UNIX programmer! You said the evil mainframe D-word!
What is the most efficient market for selling stuff ... ?
If you study the nobel prize winner of a few years ago, you'd discover that dutch auctions can be theoretically proven to be the most efficient price discovery process.
And yet, in the real world, most commerce doesn't take place that way.