...public radio broadcasters will be paying the same rate of one performance per citizen of whatever broadcast area they cover. For instance, perhaps WKRP would pay for the population of Cincinnati each time they play a song?
Now that you mention it, I did notice that Vista looked a lot like my KDE desktop when it came out... excepting of course that little round start button thingy with the Windows logo... and no virtual desktops.
I would pay a lot of money to live in the universe where Microsoft was busted by the FSF for simply rebuilding a Linux distro in violation of the GPL, instead of creating their own flagship OS.
Watching the American system implode is about as entertaining to me as watching the system in my own country... Canada... do the same.
Best of luck to the folks who are doing the suing. I look forward to the changes that will need to come about due to your careful use of a clearly defined, if not poorly designed, system.
Before I get my qwerty in a knot over this, am I not correct in pointing out these covenants and agreements apply only to companies who deal with the U.S.A., while doing business in said state?
Last time I checked, I live elsewhere, my current distro is E.U. based, and my probable future distro is based in the Isle of Man, so why should I care about Americans shooting themselves in the foot?
Microsoft knows it is going to be fined very heavily, so they raise the cost of their products in the EU to accomodate this higher "cost of business". The EU folks know damn well what Redmond is doing, so when this thing gets to the stage where fines are levied, and MS is asked to pay for it's naughty ways, the EU is going to set some records.
I expect the fines will surpass 20 billion dollars. I know others who think it will be even higher.
Personally, I think Redmond's blind stubborness is becoming the greatest asset the OSS community has.
Don't mean to pick a fight or anything, but who said anything about women doing less bread winning?
There are plenty of jobs that are far more adult (mature?) than IT in terms of flexibility, hours, etc., and which pay just as well. In terms of it's labour practices IT is still an industry in it's infancy as far as I am concerned, and when it grows up it's staff will know that the boss who demands 60hrs a week, plus 24/7 on call, and expects you to do that for what amounts to zero extra pay... well... perhaps what I mean to say is that current IT staff expectations are in their infancy.
Of course, if you are living the iLife, then you probably won't have much choice about the kind of hours you will need to put in to pay for it.
After my brief foray in the IT world, I describe the computer industry as an industry which makes used car sales look like an honest profession. Few other industries are as heavily subsidized by the charity of their staff as IT, and if it were not for the fact a lot of well trained people from all over the world want to live in North America, well, let's just say we might need a lot more free software just to keep us in iPods and Alligator shirts. (In case you are wondering, I live in Canada, so I can't speak to the situation in the U.S. with any authority)
I will know the industry has cleaned up it's act when our businesses are able to hire... wait for it... a second shift!
Sorry. Feeling a bit revolutionary this evening.
Anyway, venting aside, I suspect the the higher pressures women face with the added burden of kids and family life... which many men are still sadly unwilling to assist with to any meaningful degree... they simply do not have the luxury of martyring themselves for the sake of a slightly less buggy productivity suite.
Maybe the parent should have been titled "Men still haven't figured out how the IT industry screws them over"... although I suppose it's not as catchy.
I started using Konqueror about four years ago, and I haven't looked back. In spite of it's flaws, I feel it gives me the best overall experience, and the fact it's a kick-ass file browser doesn't hurt.
I will be setting up an entirely new system, and I have never been one to dual boot for long. If I do decide to switch, my HD setup... Mandriva with Ubuntu or Ubuntu alone... will tell me which method I will use.
Thank you both for the impromptu Linux knowledge increase!:-)
I have been a loyal Mandriva user since 8.2, and although I will admit to having had a few flings with various other distros (Suse10.x, (K)Ubuntu) I am still using Mandriva in both my home systems. That said, after reviewing the videos of Mattisse et all I am forced to ask myself... so what?
I have been seriously considering making the switch to the Isle of Man distro, KDE version, but I have so far delayed for fears my Linux mojo isn't strong enough. When I see what I would consider somewhat... *ahem*... lame features like the upside down mirror demo though, well, what can I say?
I like 2007 well enough, but these updates seem somewhat disconnected from what a regular guy like myself would want... namely a nice desktop in an open architecture.
I find it curious that, at the time of my posting anyway, not one person seemed interested in discussing this article from the perspective of Mandriva's future plans. All discussions seem to be based on the value of the OLPC or an OLPC clone, or the value of cheap systems to third world nations, food vs. education, etc, etc...
Considering Mandriva has attempted to make inroads into certain African nations recently, and remembering that they still have the easiest to install and maintain system out there for the average Linux rookie, I would think a gang of Linux geeks (such as is the norm on/.) would be speculating as to the future goals of our favourite french distro.
Shouldn't we at least have a distro flame war or something?:-)
Nothing positive to say. Any culture or society that allows itself to degrade to this level without massive public outcry... and I mean a big'ol revolution... deserves whatever it gets. I am very sad for the honest citizens of the U.S.of A., and the fact that they clearly have a lot of work to do in their future to return to the status of a civilized society.
Well A.C., I am a Canadian. At various times in my life I have lived in 6 of our provinces. I speak the two languages, although not equally well. I have operated businesses in three provinces, and my family spans the whole place. I have volunteered for Liberals, Conservatives, Reformers, and I even considered helping the yogic flyers. I have worked in this country as a bartender, a waiter, a chef, a bricklayer, a bouncer, a martial arts instructor, a web designer, a web app coder, a bus driver, a graphic artist, a photographer, and I am currently a bronze artist and a writer. Each of those positions has granted me passage to the various levels of the Canadian intelligentsia where I have met Federal and Provincial Ministers, business people, drug addicts, other artists, average Joes, bus drivers, and just your basic assortment of everyday Canadians.
As I said, I am a Canadian.
So, with that said, you the hell are you? Are they only allowing one username per email address here at/.?
Oh, I guess I forgot to mention we also hate our opinions of ourselves being challenged, and for us living in a constant state of denial is the norm. I suppose that's understandable since the topic was/is Ubuntu, not Canadian society in general, or it's quirks specifically. If space and brevity permit, I will try to be clearer in my posts in the future.
...and on behalf of my rude friend, I apologize for his lack of maturity. Once you get past our thin skins and sheltered world views, we Canadian really are a nice bunch.
As a Canadian Linux user and advocate, I have handed out more than my share of Ubuntu and Kubuntu disks. To outline the problem that Linux is having in terms of actual adoption in Canada, the following story says it all.
A few days ago two studies were being discussed on both the CBC and CTV. The first study wanted to learn how many Canadians actually believed global warming was a reality. The numbers were high, and generally speaking believers numbered somewhere around the 70% mark. The second study wanted to learn how many people in Canada where prepared to do anything at all to help prevent global warming from actually happening. If memory serves, it was found that almost nobody... effectively 0%... would actually do anything themselves to help reduce the effects of global warming.
So, the studies show Canada to be a nation composed of a great many ardent believers in global warming, but believers who will do nothing themselves to prevent it. If you study our politics you would know that our actions in the last decade or so regarding Kyoto would certainly support that assessment. Simply put, we take great self-righteous pride in our ability to talk the talk, but anyone who pays attention soon learns that in the end we are completely incapable of walking the walk.
... back to Ubuntu...
I have given out dozens of disks, and each person really, really wanted to try it. Successful installs to date? You guessed it... Zero. Not one person was willing to spend two seconds learning even the most basic information about the beige box under their desk. In talking to people over the years I have learned that the idea that they would 'change' their computer to be about the same intellectually as asking them the grow an extra limb.
So I keep talking to people, and I show them my nifty looking Linux systems, and I convert the occasional rookie Windows sysadmin who hasn't yet had a chance to be burned by the Redmond flame, but average home users? I am becoming more and more convinced that unless Virii and such get so bad they destroy the Windows platform completely, Linux will only make major double digit inroads into the 'average user' base when hardware comes with some flavour of Linux pre-installed...
...or a whole shitload of non-programmer advocates like myself do it for them free, in our spare time.
--
Just curious, would it be correct to call a Windows rookie a Wookie?:-)
If Apple has taught us anything in the last few years, it's that people are not happy with just a plain old engine block computer sitting under the desk. They made their salt from designs that made everyone else's efforts look like... *ahem*... 'merde de torro'.
Personally, I hope more people with such obvious skill would take up the case design calling. I know that I have dreamed of building a system into a desk, and the thought of having it built right into the infrastructure of the house has crossed my mind more than once.
We have achieved competence and we have achieved usefulness, perhaps it's time we achieved elegance.
Whatever the technology crowd might think of Red Hat's new toys, the markets sure don't seem to care. Their last five days show a large amount of "who cares" on Wall St.
Between the big 'O' and it's 'unbreakable' RH distro, and the advent of Nicrosoft, I think a lot of people are doing a lot of watching and waiting.
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...public radio broadcasters will be paying the same rate of one performance per citizen of whatever broadcast area they cover. For instance, perhaps WKRP would pay for the population of Cincinnati each time they play a song?
Seems equally logical to me, eh?
Now that you mention it, I did notice that Vista looked a lot like my KDE desktop when it came out ... excepting of course that little round start button thingy with the Windows logo ... and no virtual desktops.
I would pay a lot of money to live in the universe where Microsoft was busted by the FSF for simply rebuilding a Linux distro in violation of the GPL, instead of creating their own flagship OS.
Watching the American system implode is about as entertaining to me as watching the system in my own country ... Canada ... do the same.
Best of luck to the folks who are doing the suing. I look forward to the changes that will need to come about due to your careful use of a clearly defined, if not poorly designed, system.
Mandriva 2006 & 2007 and probably Kubuntu within the next year or so.
Before I get my qwerty in a knot over this, am I not correct in pointing out these covenants and agreements apply only to companies who deal with the U.S.A., while doing business in said state?
Last time I checked, I live elsewhere, my current distro is E.U. based, and my probable future distro is based in the Isle of Man, so why should I care about Americans shooting themselves in the foot?
... then we are all criminals.
Microsoft knows it is going to be fined very heavily, so they raise the cost of their products in the EU to accomodate this higher "cost of business". The EU folks know damn well what Redmond is doing, so when this thing gets to the stage where fines are levied, and MS is asked to pay for it's naughty ways, the EU is going to set some records.
I expect the fines will surpass 20 billion dollars. I know others who think it will be even higher.
Personally, I think Redmond's blind stubborness is becoming the greatest asset the OSS community has.
Don't mean to pick a fight or anything, but who said anything about women doing less bread winning?
There are plenty of jobs that are far more adult (mature?) than IT in terms of flexibility, hours, etc., and which pay just as well. In terms of it's labour practices IT is still an industry in it's infancy as far as I am concerned, and when it grows up it's staff will know that the boss who demands 60hrs a week, plus 24/7 on call, and expects you to do that for what amounts to zero extra pay ... well ... perhaps what I mean to say is that current IT staff expectations are in their infancy.
Of course, if you are living the iLife, then you probably won't have much choice about the kind of hours you will need to put in to pay for it.
After my brief foray in the IT world, I describe the computer industry as an industry which makes used car sales look like an honest profession. Few other industries are as heavily subsidized by the charity of their staff as IT, and if it were not for the fact a lot of well trained people from all over the world want to live in North America, well, let's just say we might need a lot more free software just to keep us in iPods and Alligator shirts. (In case you are wondering, I live in Canada, so I can't speak to the situation in the U.S. with any authority)
I will know the industry has cleaned up it's act when our businesses are able to hire ... wait for it ... a second shift!
Sorry. Feeling a bit revolutionary this evening.
Anyway, venting aside, I suspect the the higher pressures women face with the added burden of kids and family life ... which many men are still sadly unwilling to assist with to any meaningful degree ... they simply do not have the luxury of martyring themselves for the sake of a slightly less buggy productivity suite.
Maybe the parent should have been titled "Men still haven't figured out how the IT industry screws them over" ... although I suppose it's not as catchy.
I started using Konqueror about four years ago, and I haven't looked back. In spite of it's flaws, I feel it gives me the best overall experience, and the fact it's a kick-ass file browser doesn't hurt.
I will be setting up an entirely new system, and I have never been one to dual boot for long. If I do decide to switch, my HD setup ... Mandriva with Ubuntu or Ubuntu alone ... will tell me which method I will use.
Thank you both for the impromptu Linux knowledge increase! :-)
Thank you for the script. I will keep it in my system setup files for the day I decide to take the leap.
I have been a loyal Mandriva user since 8.2, and although I will admit to having had a few flings with various other distros (Suse10.x, (K)Ubuntu) I am still using Mandriva in both my home systems. That said, after reviewing the videos of Mattisse et all I am forced to ask myself ... so what?
I have been seriously considering making the switch to the Isle of Man distro, KDE version, but I have so far delayed for fears my Linux mojo isn't strong enough. When I see what I would consider somewhat ... *ahem* ... lame features like the upside down mirror demo though, well, what can I say?
I like 2007 well enough, but these updates seem somewhat disconnected from what a regular guy like myself would want ... namely a nice desktop in an open architecture.
I find it curious that, at the time of my posting anyway, not one person seemed interested in discussing this article from the perspective of Mandriva's future plans. All discussions seem to be based on the value of the OLPC or an OLPC clone, or the value of cheap systems to third world nations, food vs. education, etc, etc ...
Considering Mandriva has attempted to make inroads into certain African nations recently, and remembering that they still have the easiest to install and maintain system out there for the average Linux rookie, I would think a gang of Linux geeks (such as is the norm on /.) would be speculating as to the future goals of our favourite french distro.
Shouldn't we at least have a distro flame war or something? :-)
Nothing positive to say. Any culture or society that allows itself to degrade to this level without massive public outcry ... and I mean a big'ol revolution ... deserves whatever it gets. I am very sad for the honest citizens of the U.S.of A., and the fact that they clearly have a lot of work to do in their future to return to the status of a civilized society.
A ten year old girl ... truly sick.
Well A.C., I am a Canadian. At various times in my life I have lived in 6 of our provinces. I speak the two languages, although not equally well. I have operated businesses in three provinces, and my family spans the whole place. I have volunteered for Liberals, Conservatives, Reformers, and I even considered helping the yogic flyers. I have worked in this country as a bartender, a waiter, a chef, a bricklayer, a bouncer, a martial arts instructor, a web designer, a web app coder, a bus driver, a graphic artist, a photographer, and I am currently a bronze artist and a writer. Each of those positions has granted me passage to the various levels of the Canadian intelligentsia where I have met Federal and Provincial Ministers, business people, drug addicts, other artists, average Joes, bus drivers, and just your basic assortment of everyday Canadians.
As I said, I am a Canadian.
So, with that said, you the hell are you? Are they only allowing one username per email address here at /.?
Besides, your response has proved me correct.
...trolls ... be gone!
Oh, I guess I forgot to mention we also hate our opinions of ourselves being challenged, and for us living in a constant state of denial is the norm. I suppose that's understandable since the topic was/is Ubuntu, not Canadian society in general, or it's quirks specifically. If space and brevity permit, I will try to be clearer in my posts in the future.
...and on behalf of my rude friend, I apologize for his lack of maturity. Once you get past our thin skins and sheltered world views, we Canadian really are a nice bunch.
As a Canadian Linux user and advocate, I have handed out more than my share of Ubuntu and Kubuntu disks. To outline the problem that Linux is having in terms of actual adoption in Canada, the following story says it all.
A few days ago two studies were being discussed on both the CBC and CTV. The first study wanted to learn how many Canadians actually believed global warming was a reality. The numbers were high, and generally speaking believers numbered somewhere around the 70% mark. The second study wanted to learn how many people in Canada where prepared to do anything at all to help prevent global warming from actually happening. If memory serves, it was found that almost nobody ... effectively 0% ... would actually do anything themselves to help reduce the effects of global warming.
So, the studies show Canada to be a nation composed of a great many ardent believers in global warming, but believers who will do nothing themselves to prevent it. If you study our politics you would know that our actions in the last decade or so regarding Kyoto would certainly support that assessment. Simply put, we take great self-righteous pride in our ability to talk the talk, but anyone who pays attention soon learns that in the end we are completely incapable of walking the walk.
... back to Ubuntu ...
I have given out dozens of disks, and each person really, really wanted to try it. Successful installs to date? You guessed it ... Zero. Not one person was willing to spend two seconds learning even the most basic information about the beige box under their desk. In talking to people over the years I have learned that the idea that they would 'change' their computer to be about the same intellectually as asking them the grow an extra limb.
So I keep talking to people, and I show them my nifty looking Linux systems, and I convert the occasional rookie Windows sysadmin who hasn't yet had a chance to be burned by the Redmond flame, but average home users? I am becoming more and more convinced that unless Virii and such get so bad they destroy the Windows platform completely, Linux will only make major double digit inroads into the 'average user' base when hardware comes with some flavour of Linux pre-installed...
...or a whole shitload of non-programmer advocates like myself do it for them free, in our spare time.
--
Just curious, would it be correct to call a Windows rookie a Wookie? :-)
If Apple has taught us anything in the last few years, it's that people are not happy with just a plain old engine block computer sitting under the desk. They made their salt from designs that made everyone else's efforts look like ... *ahem* ... 'merde de torro'.
Personally, I hope more people with such obvious skill would take up the case design calling. I know that I have dreamed of building a system into a desk, and the thought of having it built right into the infrastructure of the house has crossed my mind more than once.
We have achieved competence and we have achieved usefulness, perhaps it's time we achieved elegance.
Whatever the technology crowd might think of Red Hat's new toys, the markets sure don't seem to care. Their last five days show a large amount of "who cares" on Wall St.
Between the big 'O' and it's 'unbreakable' RH distro, and the advent of Nicrosoft, I think a lot of people are doing a lot of watching and waiting.