Linux forces you to dive into the operating system, yes. Which is a good thing and the 'common man' should be doing it. If the 'common man' had the tinyest idea of how an OS works, how it connects to the world and what its vulnerabilities are and how to secure those then the internet would be a much safer place. But no, we absolutely don't want mom or dad to have to actually learn something about their computers, that would be too hard on them. Its the simplicity that has made modern computer users stupid an vulnerable.
This 'I don't want to learn anything about a computer, I just want to be able to use it" attitude as always puzzled me. If I say that I want to keep a pony without even knowing squat about what it eats, everybody will declare me insane.
Student: What are we going to do with this immensely powerful laser, professor?
Professor: We shall commence "Phase 2", we shall place the "la-ser" on something called "the moon"
Student: And then we can hold the world ransom for a horrendously large amount of money:D
Professor: Hell no! We're going to wipe all other universities off the face of the Earth!
Since this is probably the biggest piracy law suit ever in Sweden (not that I really know anything about the stuff going on in Swedish courts), wouldn't it make sense to compare the amount of paper with the biggest [insert category here] case, instead of the second biggest?
Yes, consumers have a choice. There was an article about this a while ago about someone who got his Windows Tax refunded. http://www.linux.com/articles/59381 Here it is.
Basicly, when you're asked to accept the Windows EULA, hit the "Do not accept" button and call the store to return your license. Most stores won't give you the money back without a fight, of course, but it says they have to right there in the EULA.
I'm actually tempted to take the offer. We have two (legal) XP installs here, one of which is on my pc. The only reason why I haven't formatted it into oblivion yet is because I can't get Civilization IV to run on Linux even though every forum online says it should. I'm more than happy to have them monitor my Civ victories and as a bonus, I'll browse the web for an hour using firefox, check my mail using thunderbird and draw them a nice cartoon using the Gimp. Heck I'll even install Cygwin! Then at the end of the three months I'll use the Debian w32 installer...
Sounds like the Vista launch, pushed back a little further with each test version. Maybe its better for the KDE team to set a date like July 2008 and surprise everybody when they are ready to release it in January?
I've been using my primary Gmail account for about as long as the service exists. I number of spam emails that I receive are negligible. It's not about not sharing your address with anyone, it's about not sharing your email address with the wrong people. And should I ever, for some strange and twisted reason, have to register with some shady website I can always use a bogus email address or create another account just for that purpose.
Because, if I have everything I need in one 'iGadget' and the 'iGadget' breaks, I don't have anything left. Now, if my camera malfunctions, I still have my phone and mp3-player in working order
Don't dismiss this so quickly as 'another pr stunt'.. DaVinci was a genius and it wouldn't surprise me if it turns out this really is his music.
Then again, it won't really surprise me if this is just one extravagant ad either..
We'll just have to wait and see whether this is authentic or a hoax.
In a sense you are indeed a victim. Most OEMs do not give you any choice on the OS side of a computer story. It's either Vista, or erhm... Vista. And because you do not have a choice you are a victim, of marketing...
A friend of mine bought a computer - Pentium 4, 2GB DDR2 - so not even a slow computer, with Vista Home Basic (basically, XP with a different look). It can't load a darn dvd without freezing and forcing me to cut the power. To illustrate Vista's amazing capabilities...
I agree with the Dutch Consumer's Alliance, people who were 'forced' to buy Vista should be granted a free downgrade to XP and OEMs should be allowed to sell XP with computers instead of Vista
When I started gathering components for the first PC I built I remember very well the biggest obstacle: processor names... It was just so darn confusing that I drew a bloody chart to keep track of all of the different names used by Intel and AMD... I really hope this is going to change now, I literally spent hours on finding out which name belonged to which CPU and I don't plan on wasting that time again on my next PC...
I have found it to be a very good distro. Stable and lightning-fast (I was really amazed when I tried etch in VMware). It kind of feels less bloated than Ubuntu and puts more decisions in the user's hand. But distros will always be a matter of preference.
Censorship can only go from bad to worse. At first it's only about blocking information on how to construct a bomb, but where does it end? It's a slope with no friction. It begins with anti-terrorism and it ends with a dictatorship. Censorship is never good, no matter what the original intention.
I don't own an iPhone (how could I, I live in Europe) so correct me if I'm wrong.
I agree that users of anything (be it a phone, pda or a piece of software) should RTFM...
But I also think that this is somewhat of a counter-intuitive design which defies the principle of least surprise. When I hit some device's power button I expect it to power down, not sleep. I think it would be more reasonable to make "off" the default option and offer the sleep mode as an alternative than the way it is now.
But that's just my silly view of things..
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We fart in your general direction! Now go away, or we shall taunt you a second time!
How this is any different from any other installation of Windows [insert version] + [insert servicepack]? That's a joke, btw..
Linux forces you to dive into the operating system, yes. Which is a good thing and the 'common man' should be doing it. If the 'common man' had the tinyest idea of how an OS works, how it connects to the world and what its vulnerabilities are and how to secure those then the internet would be a much safer place. But no, we absolutely don't want mom or dad to have to actually learn something about their computers, that would be too hard on them. Its the simplicity that has made modern computer users stupid an vulnerable.
This 'I don't want to learn anything about a computer, I just want to be able to use it" attitude as always puzzled me. If I say that I want to keep a pony without even knowing squat about what it eats, everybody will declare me insane.
Hopefully, no formula outputs that value. Who knows what 3d image you'd get?!
Because netcraft confirms it, you insensitive clod!
Student: What are we going to do with this immensely powerful laser, professor? :D
Professor: We shall commence "Phase 2", we shall place the "la-ser" on something called "the moon"
Student: And then we can hold the world ransom for a horrendously large amount of money
Professor: Hell no! We're going to wipe all other universities off the face of the Earth!
Black holes suxorz _0_ \''\ '=o=' .|!| .| |
Where the hell is the CowboyNeal option!
Not having read TFA but having looked at it for about two seconds my money is on "information operations" Wait, what money?
Since this is probably the biggest piracy law suit ever in Sweden (not that I really know anything about the stuff going on in Swedish courts), wouldn't it make sense to compare the amount of paper with the biggest [insert category here] case, instead of the second biggest?
Yes, consumers have a choice. There was an article about this a while ago about someone who got his Windows Tax refunded. http://www.linux.com/articles/59381 Here it is. Basicly, when you're asked to accept the Windows EULA, hit the "Do not accept" button and call the store to return your license. Most stores won't give you the money back without a fight, of course, but it says they have to right there in the EULA.
You insensitive clod! Think of all the coffee required to have Apple's think tank produce such a patent!
I'm actually tempted to take the offer. We have two (legal) XP installs here, one of which is on my pc. The only reason why I haven't formatted it into oblivion yet is because I can't get Civilization IV to run on Linux even though every forum online says it should. I'm more than happy to have them monitor my Civ victories and as a bonus, I'll browse the web for an hour using firefox, check my mail using thunderbird and draw them a nice cartoon using the Gimp. Heck I'll even install Cygwin! Then at the end of the three months I'll use the Debian w32 installer...
Sounds like the Vista launch, pushed back a little further with each test version. Maybe its better for the KDE team to set a date like July 2008 and surprise everybody when they are ready to release it in January?
*also in mr burns voice* Release the devi... erhm... hounds!
I've been using my primary Gmail account for about as long as the service exists. I number of spam emails that I receive are negligible. It's not about not sharing your address with anyone, it's about not sharing your email address with the wrong people. And should I ever, for some strange and twisted reason, have to register with some shady website I can always use a bogus email address or create another account just for that purpose.
You are loading a number of libraries that you are probably never going to use, but which take up half of your system memory. Cancel or allow?
Because, if I have everything I need in one 'iGadget' and the 'iGadget' breaks, I don't have anything left. Now, if my camera malfunctions, I still have my phone and mp3-player in working order
Don't dismiss this so quickly as 'another pr stunt'.. DaVinci was a genius and it wouldn't surprise me if it turns out this really is his music. Then again, it won't really surprise me if this is just one extravagant ad either.. We'll just have to wait and see whether this is authentic or a hoax.
In a sense you are indeed a victim. Most OEMs do not give you any choice on the OS side of a computer story. It's either Vista, or erhm... Vista. And because you do not have a choice you are a victim, of marketing... A friend of mine bought a computer - Pentium 4, 2GB DDR2 - so not even a slow computer, with Vista Home Basic (basically, XP with a different look). It can't load a darn dvd without freezing and forcing me to cut the power. To illustrate Vista's amazing capabilities... I agree with the Dutch Consumer's Alliance, people who were 'forced' to buy Vista should be granted a free downgrade to XP and OEMs should be allowed to sell XP with computers instead of Vista
When I started gathering components for the first PC I built I remember very well the biggest obstacle: processor names... It was just so darn confusing that I drew a bloody chart to keep track of all of the different names used by Intel and AMD... I really hope this is going to change now, I literally spent hours on finding out which name belonged to which CPU and I don't plan on wasting that time again on my next PC...
Cat wil give you the contents of a file yes, but it's short for concatenate. Which is what it is acutally meant for: concatenating multiple files.
I have found it to be a very good distro. Stable and lightning-fast (I was really amazed when I tried etch in VMware). It kind of feels less bloated than Ubuntu and puts more decisions in the user's hand. But distros will always be a matter of preference.
Censorship can only go from bad to worse. At first it's only about blocking information on how to construct a bomb, but where does it end? It's a slope with no friction. It begins with anti-terrorism and it ends with a dictatorship. Censorship is never good, no matter what the original intention.
I don't own an iPhone (how could I, I live in Europe) so correct me if I'm wrong. I agree that users of anything (be it a phone, pda or a piece of software) should RTFM... But I also think that this is somewhat of a counter-intuitive design which defies the principle of least surprise. When I hit some device's power button I expect it to power down, not sleep. I think it would be more reasonable to make "off" the default option and offer the sleep mode as an alternative than the way it is now. But that's just my silly view of things..