I will not rest easy until OEMs can ship PCs without an OS. Currently, you are not able to buy a desktop that lacks an OS because the OEMs are told by MS "You will lose your good pricing if you do that." My company doesn't have the guts to tell MS to stick it. It seems other vendors (Dell, Gateway, etc) are in similar situations. What gives MS the right to tell a vendor what they can and can't ship?? Until the gov't makes this practice illegal, we will all be paying the Microsoft tax, even if you buy a PC with Linux preinstalled.
Great to see you reading and posting, Hemos. Do you think you could give Taco the hint that having him post once and a while might be a *good thing* I mean seriously, I don't think I've seen a CmdrTaco post in the 2+ years I've been reading/. Pretty lame. Has he given up? Too aloof?
What competition are you talking about? Linux? FreeBSD? BeOS? How do you "kill" this competition if they are already giving away their OS for free? A free for non-commercial Windows would just mean people could download the latest MS crap^H^H^H^Hproduct and not be called "pirates." Of course, many people think Windows is "free" with their PC anyways...
I just read another poster who said "Creationist know less about religion than they do about science." I think there's a lot of truth to that. You would do well to consider the possibility that 1)not all "Creationists" are theologically sound and 2) not all Christians ascribe to these "creationist" viewpoints. By lumping an entire group of people into your neat little stereotype, you display not only you bias, but also you own lack of intelligence.
That's all assuming you weren't trolling for a response...
Hysterical? That post was well reasoned out. If you don't agree with it, fine, but spare us the ad hominem arguments. The funny thing is that your post is a perfect example of free speech the original poster was talking about. If those things were censored, sooner or later someone would come for you and stop your "hate" speech. Rather short-sighted, IMHO.
And how do you propose I run my sendmail, apache, and DNS servers? upload caps of 128k blow chunks, and those cable companies (@home,etc) are server-nazis. Sorry, I'll stick with my 1.5/384 DSL
I've been worried about Covad's finanical situation, especially since they have been providing me the best DSL service I've ever had for the past year. I switched from Ameritech DSL (In chicago) to Concentric (now XO) and I've never been happier. I'd hate to see all the bottom feeder ISPs drag down Covad by not paying their bills...I'm not going back to Ameritech.
I have used a computer every single day of my life for the past 5 years (?) Work, home, school. I graduated college in 1999. I haven't needed to use a zip drive once in all those years. I've used the floppy drive countless times. At my current job we have over 500 computers running at this location, and not one of them has a zip drive. Sorry, but the Zip is not ubiquitous.
Here's an article where a guy started working on his own Linux distro, converted to FreeBSD, then came back to Linux. Rather interesting, and a fair look at the pros and cons of each OS.
It's not perfectly reasonable, and you'd know that if you'd do a little looking around. "Virii" is nothing more than a pseudo-intellectual word for "geeks" Too bad it makes you look like a moron.
Slackware had the chance to point out Slashdot's error in a professional manner, but instead chose to do it in a snotty-toned txt file on their ftp server. Sloppy journalism or bratty Linux distro, choose your evil.
Slashdot authors haven't posted any stories that declare "All geeks are pro-decss" or "All/. readers are against patents." I will agree that there is certainly a bias from the authors in *what they choose to post*, but so far, not one of them has ever put words in my mouth. This guy we are talking about had the nerve to say all geeks were "weak-willed." Go ahead and label yourself if you so desire, but don't lump me into your own catagory.
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It would be very foolish for the music industry to assume that people downloading music for free will always automatically want to buy it if it turns out to be good.
You are falling into the trap that assumes "most people are thieves." Eric Flint address this directly in the Introduction. He says, "most people would rather be honest than dishonest...One of the things about the online debate over e-piracy that particularly galled me was the blithe assumption by some of my opponents that the human race is a pack of slavering would-be thieves held (barely) in check by the fear of prison sentences. Oh, hogwash."
I think the same arguement can be made for music listeners. I know that I have the desire to purchase CDs (getting the cover artwork, liner notes, etc) and I think most people feel the same way. After all, the percentage of slashdot trolls in the world is rather small.
But the simple fact is popular, established artists, like Metallica and Stephen King, don't need to generate word of mouth,
Sorry, but I disagree with this whole-heartedly. Just because a writer or musician is popular (ie, lots of people are familiar with their name), doesn't mean they don't need word of mouth. I have very little interest in King or Metallica, even though I am very familiar with them. If I was ever going to buy a Stephen King book right now, I would need a friend telling me how good it was. Same goes for Metallica and lots of other artists: I'd never buy one of their CDs unless it was recommended to me via word of mouth.
Yes, this is only a personal example, but I'm certain many people act the same way I do when it comes to buying CDs, books...even from "Popular" artists.
I just love a good post that generalizes every/. geek out there. Thanks pal. Never mind that I *don't* go to the movies, *won't* buy DVDs until the DeCSS fiasco is over, and I will stop using eBay if I get that email. No big loss for me, I have plenty of other "shiny new things" to keep me occupied. Don't try to make yourself feel better about your own weak will by claiming everyone suffers from the same affliction.
When are you going to stand up and take notice not only to big corporations but THE MINDSET of SLASHDOT ITSELF?
Tell you what: I'll do that as soon as you realize that/. karma doesn't mean jack shit compared to the real issues of the world. The corporatization of the Olympics happens to be one of those important issues since it affects *the world*
So feel free to post your opinions here. Just be prepared to see that someone may have a better take on the issue than you do. And please, don't cry about karma.
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Besides, show me a Compaq iPac with Linux installed that can play MP3's. I rest my case.
Would you like salt with those words? MMMMmmm, tasty.
Check out pocketlinux to get a good idea of what's being done....and don't waste our time unless you know what you are talking about.
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I will not rest easy until OEMs can ship PCs without an OS. Currently, you are not able to buy a desktop that lacks an OS because the OEMs are told by MS "You will lose your good pricing if you do that." My company doesn't have the guts to tell MS to stick it. It seems other vendors (Dell, Gateway, etc) are in similar situations. What gives MS the right to tell a vendor what they can and can't ship?? Until the gov't makes this practice illegal, we will all be paying the Microsoft tax, even if you buy a PC with Linux preinstalled.
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Great to see you reading and posting, Hemos. Do you think you could give Taco the hint that having him post once and a while might be a *good thing* I mean seriously, I don't think I've seen a CmdrTaco post in the 2+ years I've been reading /. Pretty lame. Has he given up? Too aloof?
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Really? What theater did you see it in? I must have missed it...
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What competition are you talking about? Linux? FreeBSD? BeOS? How do you "kill" this competition if they are already giving away their OS for free? A free for non-commercial Windows would just mean people could download the latest MS crap^H^H^H^Hproduct and not be called "pirates." Of course, many people think Windows is "free" with their PC anyways...
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I just read another poster who said "Creationist know less about religion than they do about science." I think there's a lot of truth to that. You would do well to consider the possibility that 1)not all "Creationists" are theologically sound and 2) not all Christians ascribe to these "creationist" viewpoints. By lumping an entire group of people into your neat little stereotype, you display not only you bias, but also you own lack of intelligence.
That's all assuming you weren't trolling for a response...
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Ignorant. Shortsighted. Inflamitory.
Wow, I'm impressed.
Many of the world's greatest scientists have been "religious" and if you weren't such a bigot, you'd have the maturity to realize that.
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Hysterical? That post was well reasoned out. If you don't agree with it, fine, but spare us the ad hominem arguments. The funny thing is that your post is a perfect example of free speech the original poster was talking about. If those things were censored, sooner or later someone would come for you and stop your "hate" speech. Rather short-sighted, IMHO.
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And how do you propose I run my sendmail, apache, and DNS servers? upload caps of 128k blow chunks, and those cable companies (@home,etc) are server-nazis. Sorry, I'll stick with my 1.5/384 DSL
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I've been worried about Covad's finanical situation, especially since they have been providing me the best DSL service I've ever had for the past year. I switched from Ameritech DSL (In chicago) to Concentric (now XO) and I've never been happier. I'd hate to see all the bottom feeder ISPs drag down Covad by not paying their bills...I'm not going back to Ameritech.
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I have used a computer every single day of my life for the past 5 years (?) Work, home, school. I graduated college in 1999. I haven't needed to use a zip drive once in all those years. I've used the floppy drive countless times. At my current job we have over 500 computers running at this location, and not one of them has a zip drive. Sorry, but the Zip is not ubiquitous.
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Here's an article where a guy started working on his own Linux distro, converted to FreeBSD, then came back to Linux. Rather interesting, and a fair look at the pros and cons of each OS.
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Saying "my benchmark methods are crappy" doesn't excuse you from still posting crappy benchmarks.
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It's not perfectly reasonable, and you'd know that if you'd do a little looking around. "Virii" is nothing more than a pseudo-intellectual word for "geeks" Too bad it makes you look like a moron.
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Sweet mother, Taco, have you no shame?
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Slackware had the chance to point out Slashdot's error in a professional manner, but instead chose to do it in a snotty-toned txt file on their ftp server. Sloppy journalism or bratty Linux distro, choose your evil.
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Ever had a morning where you were not kissed and told "I love you," when the night before you SCREWED so wildly that you could not remember?
Although amusing, somehow I doubt this analogy will hit close to home for most of us.
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Slashdot authors haven't posted any stories that declare "All geeks are pro-decss" or "All /. readers are against patents." I will agree that there is certainly a bias from the authors in *what they choose to post*, but so far, not one of them has ever put words in my mouth. This guy we are talking about had the nerve to say all geeks were "weak-willed." Go ahead and label yourself if you so desire, but don't lump me into your own catagory.
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It would be very foolish for the music industry to assume that people downloading music for free will always automatically want to buy it if it turns out to be good.
You are falling into the trap that assumes "most people are thieves." Eric Flint address this directly in the Introduction. He says, "most people would rather be honest than dishonest...One of the things about the online debate over e-piracy that particularly galled me was the blithe assumption by some of my opponents that the human race is a pack of slavering would-be thieves held (barely) in check by the fear of prison sentences. Oh, hogwash."
I think the same arguement can be made for music listeners. I know that I have the desire to purchase CDs (getting the cover artwork, liner notes, etc) and I think most people feel the same way. After all, the percentage of slashdot trolls in the world is rather small.
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But the simple fact is popular, established artists, like Metallica and Stephen King, don't need to generate word of mouth,
Sorry, but I disagree with this whole-heartedly. Just because a writer or musician is popular (ie, lots of people are familiar with their name), doesn't mean they don't need word of mouth. I have very little interest in King or Metallica, even though I am very familiar with them. If I was ever going to buy a Stephen King book right now, I would need a friend telling me how good it was. Same goes for Metallica and lots of other artists: I'd never buy one of their CDs unless it was recommended to me via word of mouth.
Yes, this is only a personal example, but I'm certain many people act the same way I do when it comes to buying CDs, books...even from "Popular" artists.
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I just love a good post that generalizes every /. geek out there. Thanks pal. Never mind that I *don't* go to the movies, *won't* buy DVDs until the DeCSS fiasco is over, and I will stop using eBay if I get that email. No big loss for me, I have plenty of other "shiny new things" to keep me occupied. Don't try to make yourself feel better about your own weak will by claiming everyone suffers from the same affliction.
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And means that trolls like you will make their [feeble] attempts to instigate.
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When are you going to stand up and take notice not only to big corporations but THE MINDSET of SLASHDOT ITSELF?
/. karma doesn't mean jack shit compared to the real issues of the world. The corporatization of the Olympics happens to be one of those important issues since it affects *the world*
Tell you what: I'll do that as soon as you realize that
So feel free to post your opinions here. Just be prepared to see that someone may have a better take on the issue than you do. And please, don't cry about karma.
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...And realize you are missing an important point.
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