When I first saw the "black book of perl" I was sorta worried about this company... I didn't actually read it but the title seemed to indicate another Sams Teach Complete Idiots Nothing For Dummies type book. OI then picked it up and realized this was not the case. Another company, New Riders, is from the same publisher that controls Sams. I have the book by Havoc Pennington, GTK+ / Gnome Application Development. This book was releasd under the OPL (Open Publication License) so that may be online soon, as well. I am very happy that book makers are getting in to this as I am strapped for money about all twhe time and will most likely have to get a job at Barnes and Noble just for the discount. This definitly bodes well. But, as you may have realized, if publishers put their books online and then sales drop noticably they will NOT continue to do this. So we must still buy books. If we don't, this privilage won't last long.
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
Rather pleased about that one... I'm 16... my b-day is in February so I can con my parents to take me out of school for three days to go see it maybe... if I get my grades up:P The discount will definitly help I expect... I couldn't find ticket pricing on there, could someone point me in the right direction? All I saw was a registartion thing... but I don't think that's for tickets and if I accidentally order a booth my parents will decapitate me;)
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
Who's to say what is the best? It all depends upon who you ask. Personal preference, if you have ever asked on IRC, is the only thing to base which is the "best." Like programming languages, there is no best. C is great for some things, Perl for others, Java for others... I could go on, but what's the point? If there was a best we would shun it, because being the best means its most in the public eye... also, it may start trying to get more power and money... sound familliar? It does to me. Isn't this the way Microsoft started out? Maybe we just need a scapegoat... if it isn't Microsoft it's a rival distro that we bash. We must band together and worry not about which version of Linux we run but that we run it at all and that it stays clean and uncorrupt.
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
I don't know how to feel about Red Hat. Their distro is great for newer people to Linux... in fact, it's good for everyone (yes, I do run and prefer Debian but don't dislike any distros)... I have always wondered about it though. Some think it has dumbed down linux (please no distro wars), some think it is Linux's salvation. I am glad that they IPO'd as it will most likely be the first drop of a waterfall, VA IPO'd today as well. What's next, should we expect to get The Letter from Debian? I think its great. If we get enough stock power... well, that's getting off topic. I believe that Red Hat han opened more doors for the Linux community's growth than any company. When I start talking about Linux, what do people say? Oh, yeah, I've heard about RedHat... not Slackware, Debian, SuSE, Stampede, or any other... just RedHat. If it has become this publicly known, well, then I say "kudos to you for making the community more bountiful by the day, and you deserve the awards you win."
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
If I had the money I'd go for it... maybe for xmas. How much does a starter set or whatever the beginning set is called cost? How hard is it to do it on Linux / where is a URL where I can read about it? I have a million legos already... If I can get a set of Mindstorms maybe I'll build a giant Godzilla robot and sic it on Japan! Who's in?
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
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When I first saw the "black book of perl" I was sorta worried about this company... I didn't actually read it but the title seemed to indicate another Sams Teach Complete Idiots Nothing For Dummies type book. OI then picked it up and realized this was not the case. Another company, New Riders, is from the same publisher that controls Sams. I have the book by Havoc Pennington, GTK+ / Gnome Application Development. This book was releasd under the OPL (Open Publication License) so that may be online soon, as well. I am very happy that book makers are getting in to this as I am strapped for money about all twhe time and will most likely have to get a job at Barnes and Noble just for the discount. This definitly bodes well. But, as you may have realized, if publishers put their books online and then sales drop noticably they will NOT continue to do this. So we must still buy books. If we don't, this privilage won't last long.
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
Rather pleased about that one... I'm 16... my b-day is in February so I can con my parents to take me out of school for three days to go see it maybe... if I get my grades up :P The discount will definitly help I expect... I couldn't find ticket pricing on there, could someone point me in the right direction? All I saw was a registartion thing... but I don't think that's for tickets and if I accidentally order a booth my parents will decapitate me ;)
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
Who's to say what is the best? It all depends upon who you ask. Personal preference, if you have ever asked on IRC, is the only thing to base which is the "best." Like programming languages, there is no best. C is great for some things, Perl for others, Java for others... I could go on, but what's the point? If there was a best we would shun it, because being the best means its most in the public eye... also, it may start trying to get more power and money... sound familliar? It does to me. Isn't this the way Microsoft started out? Maybe we just need a scapegoat... if it isn't Microsoft it's a rival distro that we bash. We must band together and worry not about which version of Linux we run but that we run it at all and that it stays clean and uncorrupt.
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
I don't know how to feel about Red Hat. Their distro is great for newer people to Linux... in fact, it's good for everyone (yes, I do run and prefer Debian but don't dislike any distros)... I have always wondered about it though. Some think it has dumbed down linux (please no distro wars), some think it is Linux's salvation. I am glad that they IPO'd as it will most likely be the first drop of a waterfall, VA IPO'd today as well. What's next, should we expect to get The Letter from Debian? I think its great. If we get enough stock power... well, that's getting off topic. I believe that Red Hat han opened more doors for the Linux community's growth than any company. When I start talking about Linux, what do people say? Oh, yeah, I've heard about RedHat... not Slackware, Debian, SuSE, Stampede, or any other... just RedHat. If it has become this publicly known, well, then I say "kudos to you for making the community more bountiful by the day, and you deserve the awards you win."
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.
If I had the money I'd go for it... maybe for xmas. How much does a starter set or whatever the beginning set is called cost? How hard is it to do it on Linux / where is a URL where I can read about it? I have a million legos already... If I can get a set of Mindstorms maybe I'll build a giant Godzilla robot and sic it on Japan! Who's in?
If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit.