> Oh and btw, I'm offering to any SCO VP, Director and board member a license for a mere $2250 per license. > Sorry but the offer only available to SCO employees.
What??? Come on man, it's one thing to want to screw SCO suits, but if someone else wants to give me $2250, I'd accept it, regardless of where they work.
> Are they wanting $699 for any linux install, no matter what distribution your using?
yes, no matter what distribution you are using, but ONLY if it is used in a commercial way (ie, where you work, or if you use it in your own business).
> At $699 they very obviously don't expect anyone to pay
But, sadly, you know there are more than one PHB's out there cussing up a storm and writing SCO a check right now.
> I wouldn't be surprised that if you called their bluff and tried to purchase a seat that they're not even set up to sell them
I doubt this very much. If I posted my dog's chew-toy on eBay, as a joke, for a hundred bucks and someone bids, I'm sure as hell not gonna say "oh, that's a joke, don't send me money."
Plus, what sort of system would they really have to set up to take care of this? Some guy who doesn't write code any more, or some accountant wh was tired of recounting the money they weren't making... A computer they already have, and a printer for some cheesy-ass "License certificate" they made in EZ-Card Creator.
> what happens when more than 50 people connect in the case of a slashdotting? > do you have to go and buy a new license
Technically, yes, you have to buy as many licenses (plus some, to be safe) as you have people connecting to the server at one time, in any way (I believe this includes web hits, file/print sharing, FTP logins, etc).
Although, at least with NT, it will go over the "allowed" licenses with little more than a dialog box suggesting you buy more licenses.
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> Do you mean to imply that there are really that many GNOME users in Germany
I wasn't implying anything about Gnome, I was making a bad joke about "click" vs. "klick," as German (as opposed to English, at least) likes the use of the letter "k" instead of "c."
Also, I'm not German, so I can't comment on the prevalence of KDE usage there. IOW, "I dunno."
> considering the Latency of IP address to Mars. It can range from 5 to 20 light-minutes
Umm, time to nitpick, 'cuz I'm an ass.
A light-year & light-minute are measurements of distance, so latency would not be measured in light-minutes. Not to take anything away from the joke itself, which is humorous. *har har, hee hee*:)
> And you wonder why no one wants to be within ten foot of you?
You think that's bad, I know no one wants to be w/in 10 ft. of me, and I still think this is stupid. Neat writing style, neat idea, and just like everything else, geeks take it WAY too far.
> run off starch as well, starch just being a polysacharide of glucose.
Hmm, interesting. So since a potato is a lot of starch, what is the difference between this idea & making a potato battery? Just the medium, or is it an entirely different concept?
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That, or German.
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> adding researchers to the classroom is not really changing the environment in a way that will affect children's behaviour.
You mean the presence of five official-looking men in suits constantly watching you & taking notes during every school day would not affect how you work?
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> Oh and btw, I'm offering to any SCO VP, Director and board member a license for a mere $2250 per license.
> Sorry but the offer only available to SCO employees.
What??? Come on man, it's one thing to want to screw SCO suits, but if someone else wants to give me $2250, I'd accept it, regardless of where they work.
> coughing up the doe.
Oh, man that's painful. But how did you get a deer down there to begin with?
> Are they wanting $699 for any linux install, no matter what distribution your using?
yes, no matter what distribution you are using, but ONLY if it is used in a commercial way (ie, where you work, or if you use it in your own business).
> At $699 they very obviously don't expect anyone to pay
But, sadly, you know there are more than one PHB's out there cussing up a storm and writing SCO a check right now.
> I wouldn't be surprised that if you called their bluff and tried to purchase a seat that they're not even set up to sell them
I doubt this very much. If I posted my dog's chew-toy on eBay, as a joke, for a hundred bucks and someone bids, I'm sure as hell not gonna say "oh, that's a joke, don't send me money."
Plus, what sort of system would they really have to set up to take care of this? Some guy who doesn't write code any more, or some accountant wh was tired of recounting the money they weren't making... A computer they already have, and a printer for some cheesy-ass "License certificate" they made in EZ-Card Creator.
> what happens when more than 50 people connect in the case of a slashdotting?
> do you have to go and buy a new license
Technically, yes, you have to buy as many licenses (plus some, to be safe) as you have people connecting to the server at one time, in any way (I believe this includes web hits, file/print sharing, FTP logins, etc).
Although, at least with NT, it will go over the "allowed" licenses with little more than a dialog box suggesting you buy more licenses.
> Do you mean to imply that there are really that many GNOME users in Germany
I wasn't implying anything about Gnome, I was making a bad joke about "click" vs. "klick," as German (as opposed to English, at least) likes the use of the letter "k" instead of "c."
Also, I'm not German, so I can't comment on the prevalence of KDE usage there. IOW, "I dunno."
> RTFB
My thoughts exactly.
> why don't you get your country to develop a space program and send your own kids on a suicide mission?
Or just get some Palestinian children and tell them that Allah is waiting for them there.
At least they get to live a good bit longer and don't have to blow up with a roller park.]
> Martian Air Defense's Tactical Regiment Of Guided Dragons On Recon.
If it was instead a regiment of "Linux Losers" or something similar, the acronym would be MADTROLL.
Oh yeah, my tuition money was really well spent.
> The big advance I'm waiting for is the Martian mission to Earth.
You missed it by 2 million years.
> Actually, though, you don't know shit about it.
/.ers. It's called "ease the fuck up, man."
I suggest you do some research into a little-known field of study among
> considering the Latency of IP address to Mars. It can range from 5 to 20 light-minutes
:)
Umm, time to nitpick, 'cuz I'm an ass.
A light-year & light-minute are measurements of distance, so latency would not be measured in light-minutes. Not to take anything away from the joke itself, which is humorous. *har har, hee hee*
> And you wonder why no one wants to be within ten foot of you?
You think that's bad, I know no one wants to be w/in 10 ft. of me, and I still think this is stupid. Neat writing style, neat idea, and just like everything else, geeks take it WAY too far.
> I can't effin believe it!
Don't you mean you can't elfin believe it?
ba-dum dum. har har.
> Pee in a bowl and leave it outside.
> Flies will come if there is sugar in it.
And any women present in your life will fly away.
> run off starch as well, starch just being a polysacharide of glucose.
Hmm, interesting. So since a potato is a lot of starch, what is the difference between this idea & making a potato battery? Just the medium, or is it an entirely different concept?
> You know you're a KDE user when you spell "Click" with a K.
That, or German.
> Don't be so synical(sp?).
FYI, Cynical. Close.
> So what would Apple be?
Sour grapes.
> QOTW!
Quit Opening The Windows?
> So instead, they should put G's in front of everything
Like RMS wants GNU/* in front of everything?
> adding researchers to the classroom is not really changing the environment in a way that will affect children's behaviour.
You mean the presence of five official-looking men in suits constantly watching you & taking notes during every school day would not affect how you work?
> how do you record the horror of being assimilated into a community?
Mental scarring. That and the psychological disorders that eventually develop from it.
> How long before we reach 1984
Unless we start over, you're a bit late, dude!
> You're right, everything important has been discovered.
Although Off-topic, thank you for the very informative link.