Admittedly my original posting was unintentionally quite "trollish". I know I find myself quite miffed that in order to run OSX I have to splash out on Apple Hardware. I have no gripe with Apple Hardware (which is generally excellent) or OSX, I just find the whole notion of locking people into a system quite overlordish.. and I don't like being lorded over. Apple should be able to stand on the strength of their design and marketing... well it's my gripe... not my religion;)
The basic premise is that Apple wish to tie their OS to Apple controlled hardware. Microsoft don't give a hoot about where their software is running as long as they have their licence fee. Apple get pissed if you run their OS on anything but their systems.
They both have their business models, they both adapt their licence agreements to suit their models.
What that has done it setup a situation where you own a Mac, you're able to get the best of both the Apple OSX and Windows environments (and whatever else you want, provided you have a licence). On the other hand if you run MS, you're not legally able to run OSX even through virtualization as you are not able to purchase the OS independent of the Hardware. (if I am wrong on this second count, then, yeah, OK, I'll admit, I missed something)
Apple are playing this to their advantage which does not create a level playing field. This is not in the spirit of fair competition.
The basic premise is that Apple wish to tie their OS to Apple controlled hardware. Microsoft don't give a hoot about where their software is running as long as they have their licence fee. Apple get pissed if you run their OS on anything but their systems.
They both have their business models, they both adapt their licence agreements to suit their models.
What that has done it setup a situation where you own a Mac, you're able to get the best of both the Apple OSX and Windows environments (and whatever else you want, provided you have a licence). On the other hand if you run MS, you're not legally able to run OSX even through virtualization as you are not able to purchase the OS independent of the Hardware. (if I am wrong on this second count, then, yeah, OK, I'll admit, I missed something)
Apple are playing this to their advantage which does not create a level playing field. This is not in the spirit of fair competition.
I must thank you for you condescending insight. I understand the issue better than you might think. I am going to assume you are completely unable to read between the lines... or think beyond the boundaries of a very small shoe box.
I see article after article expounding the evilness of the corporate might bullying the public for their own greedy ends. It so seems to be a losing battle, where the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many. Is this a generational thing? Are we looking at an outmoded social order whose decline can be likened to that of the Roman Empire? I dunno, except I refuse to be part of the greedy, however I can best achieve that.
but once you apply all the rules to make it behave and play fair, it all seems rather boring! When I saw core wars years ago I had a notion of clever assembler programs running amuck... but then they started with their special compilers and modified language, so it was pretty much all over (bar the shouting). This just seems... bleech... academic!!
They do embed all their bits and pieces into one package and sell it for a "not too significant" sum of money. Here we have the "cross-over plugin" ($20), add that onto whatever other bits and pieces you need for your operation and before too long, you bitsa OS becomes significantly more $$ than the one MS (all in one) solution. Oh yeah, and add the incompatiability and management headaches on to it all as well.
Summary: I am not sure that the "Free"/"Open Source" model is going to be more cost effective than the MS solution in the long run on the desktop.
You may well have a point here, but can you show me where you get this data so I may look at this objectively. I am not being sarcastic here, I am truely curious about this data...
There is no discussion on how you would do anything other than "on" and "off". What about grey? Or anything inbetween for that matter. From the switching speed (1KHz), I'd imagine it is modulated to achieve this effect. But the depth of colour would not be that significant at 1KHz. But I am known to be regularly wrong;)
Having worked with small telecommunications companies over many years, I have seen the "benefits" of deregulation
Trunk carriers should not be able to compete in the domestic market. Although the short term effect for the consumer is deemed "wonderful", the long term effect of subsidising sales in the domestic market by the carrier income to squash the little guy who has to compete without the hugh cash cow that the teleco has standing behind it, is quite devestating.
Not only do they never see fair competition in the carrier market (bringing the cost of calls down), but the consumer ends up subsidising their own domestic product and putting the lil guy outta business. And in the long term this reduction in consumer goods pricing is short lived.
Don't matter where you live, the telecos are making some of the largest profits ever in history.
And this is cause for an all-out personal defamation? Stupid - agreed, unsoliticted - true, annoying - most definitely but to escalate to the sort of web page that is listed.... crumbs, I wouldn't treat my worst enemy that way!
500 emails per month is what 16-17 per day? Hmmm... I would write more emails than that!
Take the current DOLE situation here in Aus: You have to apply for 4 jobs per week (and prove you have) in order to get paid. At that rate of application, it is almost job application spam!
But admitedly, I don't think there are any innocent parties in this whole affair... either way!
I don't post my thoughts very often, but this spam article has be riled!!
The battle that wages between the Anti-apm activist and the pleb that sent his email to the wrong person is one of the most childish, male testosterone, playground beat-em up grudge matches I have ever witnessed on the net.
For someone to respond with so much force to something that is ultimately quite trivial is beyond my imagination and sense of reason. So Bernie is a tad agressive at margeting himself (by lets not forget that Coke/McDonalds/MS all thrust themselves down my throat with almost as much force!). Woopie... he sends me his resume on the off chance I might have a job... so I don't.. and I am not the sort of person who would either, so I delete the email (or politely respond to him saying that I am not interested, and am not ever likely to have anything for him). But what RIGHT would I have to complain to his ISP about him, over a single incident (without ever approaching him first!!)?????? IMHO, None whatsoever!!
Ok, so I am on a bit of a RANT here, but I an insensed that this sort of thing escalated to a personal public all out assault, to which many people are jumping on the band wagon. Bloody oath, apologise (even if you don't feel you have to) and get on with living in a society filled with other people, no matter what you might think of them!
On one occasion I had a systems controller connected to a PC via a 3 metre serial cable. Oddly enough that afternoon, we had a lightning strike next door... no direct damage, but the induced potential was enough to destroy the UARTS at both ends of the cable. Wish I could suit the weather!!! BUGGER!
Without harping on too much, these Linux distro companies rely on a market which is quite infantile. It is really up to the fritter brain nerds like ourselves to get out there and push linux into places it has never been before, no matter what distro you might advocate. More people appreciate linux for what it can do, the more there will be a market generating the revenue for our favorite distros.
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Admittedly my original posting was unintentionally quite "trollish". I know I find myself quite miffed that in order to run OSX I have to splash out on Apple Hardware. I have no gripe with Apple Hardware (which is generally excellent) or OSX, I just find the whole notion of locking people into a system quite overlordish .. and I don't like being lorded over. Apple should be able to stand on the strength of their design and marketing ... well it's my gripe ... not my religion ;)
The basic premise is that Apple wish to tie their OS to Apple controlled hardware. Microsoft don't give a hoot about where their software is running as long as they have their licence fee. Apple get pissed if you run their OS on anything but their systems.
They both have their business models, they both adapt their licence agreements to suit their models.
What that has done it setup a situation where you own a Mac, you're able to get the best of both the Apple OSX and Windows environments (and whatever else you want, provided you have a licence). On the other hand if you run MS, you're not legally able to run OSX even through virtualization as you are not able to purchase the OS independent of the Hardware. (if I am wrong on this second count, then, yeah, OK, I'll admit, I missed something)
Apple are playing this to their advantage which does not create a level playing field. This is not in the spirit of fair competition.
The basic premise is that Apple wish to tie their OS to Apple controlled hardware. Microsoft don't give a hoot about where their software is running as long as they have their licence fee. Apple get pissed if you run their OS on anything but their systems.
They both have their business models, they both adapt their licence agreements to suit their models.
What that has done it setup a situation where you own a Mac, you're able to get the best of both the Apple OSX and Windows environments (and whatever else you want, provided you have a licence). On the other hand if you run MS, you're not legally able to run OSX even through virtualization as you are not able to purchase the OS independent of the Hardware. (if I am wrong on this second count, then, yeah, OK, I'll admit, I missed something)
Apple are playing this to their advantage which does not create a level playing field. This is not in the spirit of fair competition.
so Pystar acquired the hardware illegally by what? raiding the apple factory? Back of a truck?
I must thank you for you condescending insight. I understand the issue better than you might think. I am going to assume you are completely unable to read between the lines ... or think beyond the boundaries of a very small shoe box.
How does Apple do this, then leap all over Pystar? Am I missing some hypocritical anomaly?
I see article after article expounding the evilness of the corporate might bullying the public for their own greedy ends. It so seems to be a losing battle, where the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many. Is this a generational thing? Are we looking at an outmoded social order whose decline can be likened to that of the Roman Empire? I dunno, except I refuse to be part of the greedy, however I can best achieve that.
but once you apply all the rules to make it behave and play fair, it all seems rather boring! When I saw core wars years ago I had a notion of clever assembler programs running amuck ... but then they started with their special compilers and modified language, so it was pretty much all over (bar the shouting). This just seems ... bleech ... academic!!
Is it just me, or does it seem that this is being done more as a source of income for the Lawyers, than an actual "lets remove the scurge" activity.
The big winners from this exercise will be the lawyers, surely?? And what about people who have been bamboozled who do not live in the USofA?
Loved the 404 at http://www.sweweb.net/
Try http://www.sweweb.net/garbage.html for instance.
They do embed all their bits and pieces into one package and sell it for a "not too significant" sum of money. Here we have the "cross-over plugin" ($20), add that onto whatever other bits and pieces you need for your operation and before too long, you bitsa OS becomes significantly more $$ than the one MS (all in one) solution. Oh yeah, and add the incompatiability and management headaches on to it all as well.
Summary: I am not sure that the "Free"/"Open Source" model is going to be more cost effective than the MS solution in the long run on the desktop.
You may well have a point here, but can you show me where you get this data so I may look at this objectively. I am not being sarcastic here, I am truely curious about this data ...
There is no discussion on how you would do anything other than "on" and "off". What about grey? Or anything inbetween for that matter. From the switching speed (1KHz), I'd imagine it is modulated to achieve this effect. But the depth of colour would not be that significant at 1KHz. But I am known to be regularly wrong ;)
Having worked with small telecommunications companies over many years, I have seen the "benefits" of deregulation
Trunk carriers should not be able to compete in the domestic market. Although the short term effect for the consumer is deemed "wonderful", the long term effect of subsidising sales in the domestic market by the carrier income to squash the little guy who has to compete without the hugh cash cow that the teleco has standing behind it, is quite devestating.
Not only do they never see fair competition in the carrier market (bringing the cost of calls down), but the consumer ends up subsidising their own domestic product and putting the lil guy outta business. And in the long term this reduction in consumer goods pricing is short lived.
Don't matter where you live, the telecos are making some of the largest profits ever in history.
And in the latest from slashdot, we bring you news from the "not yet".
;)
I dunno 'bout you, but I think I am still in February
And this is cause for an all-out personal defamation? Stupid - agreed, unsoliticted - true, annoying - most definitely but to escalate to the sort of web page that is listed .... crumbs, I wouldn't treat my worst enemy that way!
... I would write more emails than that!
... either way!
500 emails per month is what 16-17 per day? Hmmm
Take the current DOLE situation here in Aus: You have to apply for 4 jobs per week (and prove you have) in order to get paid. At that rate of application, it is almost job application spam!
But admitedly, I don't think there are any innocent parties in this whole affair
I don't post my thoughts very often, but this spam article has be riled!!
... he sends me his resume on the off chance I might have a job ... so I don't .. and I am not the sort of person who would either, so I delete the email (or politely respond to him saying that I am not interested, and am not ever likely to have anything for him). But what RIGHT would I have to complain to his ISP about him, over a single incident (without ever approaching him first!!)?????? IMHO, None whatsoever!!
The battle that wages between the Anti-apm activist and the pleb that sent his email to the wrong person is one of the most childish, male testosterone, playground beat-em up grudge matches I have ever witnessed on the net.
For someone to respond with so much force to something that is ultimately quite trivial is beyond my imagination and sense of reason. So Bernie is a tad agressive at margeting himself (by lets not forget that Coke/McDonalds/MS all thrust themselves down my throat with almost as much force!). Woopie
Ok, so I am on a bit of a RANT here, but I an insensed that this sort of thing escalated to a personal public all out assault, to which many people are jumping on the band wagon. Bloody oath, apologise (even if you don't feel you have to) and get on with living in a society filled with other people, no matter what you might think of them!
On one occasion I had a systems controller connected to a PC via a 3 metre serial cable. Oddly enough that afternoon, we had a lightning strike next door ... no direct damage, but the induced potential was enough to destroy the UARTS at both ends of the cable. Wish I could suit the weather!!! BUGGER!
Without harping on too much, these Linux distro companies rely on a market which is quite infantile. It is really up to the fritter brain nerds like ourselves to get out there and push linux into places it has never been before, no matter what distro you might advocate. More people appreciate linux for what it can do, the more there will be a market generating the revenue for our favorite distros.