>If someone could explain how this relates to OO.o's use of Java, I'd appreciate it.
As I say in the story--in a one sentence remark--it's because in both cases, some people are objecting to the use of proprietary software in an open source project.
It's not like this is a new battle between free software advocates and open-source supporters. The one most people probably know best is the use of TrollTech's QT in KDE. For more on that, see:
There is _nothing_ newsworthy about this story. It consists of personal and private information about a person who may, or may not, be the PJ of Groklaw. And, even if it is, who cares!?
Does it add anything about SCO vs. IBM? About how Groklaw works? About the relationship of Groklaw to the parties involved in the lawsuits? No, no, and no.
Those points might be newsworthy. This story doesn't touch though. This story is not news. It's an offensive invasion of privacy.
IE is part of the Windows Operating System so that parts of the OS and other applications can rely on the functionality and APIs being present.
Guys, uh guys, that's The Problem.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1776387,00. asp
To sum my thoughts in that story up, you have a gateway, IE, to the Internet that has deep, Inadequately Protected, connections to the core operating system.
IE, in specific, and Windows, in general, cannot be secured.
Microsoft's one seamless whole is really one giant security hole.
for both Windows and Linux (MacOS real soon now), it's a lot easier for both users and network administrators to manage the protocol's bandwidth hungry ways. It's so much easier now that I think that you'll be able to talk organizations, which have banned its use, on the grounds that it eats up too much bandwidth, into rethinking their positions.
Heck, for that matter, I think that since BitTorrent bandwidth use is now mindlessly simple to manage, it will become a popular tool for businesses that need to move large data files back and forth between offices.
For more on all this see:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1775223,00. as p
I've been kicking around Unix and Windows systems for as long as he has, both as a network and system administrator and more recently as a journalist, and while the techie side of me cares passionately about distribution performance and the like, I also know that what the real world cares about is: 1) Does it work and 2) Do I have to learn anything new about how it works.
That's it.
Anything, anything, that gets in the way of getting the job done with the least amount of training gets in the way of adoption.
That's why efforts like the LSB are so darn important. ISVs, CIOs, CTOs and customers, don't want to care about whether you're running Red Hat or Novell/SUSE, KDE or GNOME, they just want to stick the disk in and have the program run. Period. End of statement.
We, as techies, may love to argue and fuss over every last detail--file system fights anyone?--but operating systems are just like cars. While gearheads love tinkering with every last detail of their automobiles, most people just want to get in their car and drive.
Windows may splutter and be prone to accidents, but you just drive it.
Until Linux and the other open source operating systems stop requiring people to turn the starter crank, let out the choke, and pump the gas pedal three times before starting--with each distribution requiring a slighly difference sequence--Windows will continue to dominate the desktop.
I started out as a network administrator, then a programmer, then a Unix administrator, then a systems analyst and then I started a side job as a writer. And, eventually, I moved all the way over to writing fulltime about technology.
And, you know Sun still hasn't open-sourced the thing. And, Sun still don't have said what license they'll use or explained how they'll get around SCO/Novell's IP claims on the Unix core of Solaris.
I, for one, have gotten as tired of hearing about wonderful open source Solaris will be as I have about how wonderful Longhorn will be.
Until, I've got the open-source code in my hands, I really don't want to hear more about open source Solaris.
For more of my ranting on the subject, see:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1645508,00. as p
I recall when the Hard Edge was started by Rich Santalesa and David Harvey. Alice and Bill were fine, but the best work, the first work, of the Hard Edge was done by Rich and Dave.
Sizes from 32MBs to 1GB, USB 2.0 compliant, prices ranging from mid-two-figures to mid 100s for the 512MB. I'm not sure if the 1GB model is available in the States.
I use them all the time for transferring data between Linux, Windows and Macs. No fuss, no muss. In any OS, it's just been plug and go.
site at this time. The only thing you'll get there is the new version of Windows update.
You can get SP2 from various download Web sites as noted elsewhere in this thread.
Be aware though that it's 1) Huge and 2) The sites appear to be swamped (Aug. 9, 1 PM Eastern) and 3) SP2 comes with some compatibility problems. For example, Microsoft's own CRM program and the current editions of most Norton A/V progrms need tweaking to work with SP2. There's likely to be others. See:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1624998,00. as p
> may just find it easier to use an alternative browser and practice common sense when dealing with suspect links.
Yes, but I say this is for the people who are worried sick about the Still Unfixed Problems in Internet Explorer and want more than just another browser.
If you want another browser, try on what I say here:
How to Replace Internet Explorer http://channelzone.ziffdavis.com/article 2/0,1759,1 620144,00.asp
Whatever else will Fedora is, or ever will be, it won't be a great distribution for new users, or even Joe user. It's Red Hat's test bed distribution, and that will always make it a distribution for expert users.
You want a good distribution for new users, try Lindows or Xandros.
Long, long before I could program my way out of a sort routine, much less before I started writing about Linux, I played D&D in its very, very first days.
Since then, I've played many other kinds of games, and yes, I still play D&D, albeit D&D 3.5 these days. But, still I look back at those days of Chainmail and those three booklets and... I don't know that things have gotten that much better.
Well, OK, yes they have, until the very first RPG supplment, Grayhawk, came out, the rules were painful even by a die-hard gamer standards. Still, there's no time like the first time that you take imaginary sword in hand, kick open the door, and adventure began.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,18
And, here's why I, anyway, think anorexic XP, aka Eiger, will only end up helping the acceptance of Linux desktops.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1815779,00.a
Steven
>If someone could explain how this relates to OO.o's use of Java, I'd appreciate it.
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As I say in the story--in a one sentence remark--it's because in both cases, some people are objecting to the use of proprietary software in an open source project.
It's not like this is a new battle between free software advocates and open-source supporters. The one most people probably know best is the use of TrollTech's QT in KDE. For more on that, see:
http://developer.kde.org/documentation/books/kde-
For the original version of the OO.o story see:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1813986,00.a
Steven
There is _nothing_ newsworthy about this story. It consists of personal and private information about a person who may, or may not, be the PJ of Groklaw. And, even if it is, who cares!?
Does it add anything about SCO vs. IBM? About how Groklaw works? About the relationship of Groklaw to the parties involved in the lawsuits? No, no, and no.
Those points might be newsworthy. This story doesn't touch though. This story is not news. It's an offensive invasion of privacy.
Steven
Try this one on for size:
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1774989,00
It, along with the MadPenguin review, are the best third-party reviews out there on Sun's newest OS.
Steven
IE is part of the Windows Operating System so that parts of the OS and other applications can rely on the functionality and APIs being present.
Guys, uh guys, that's The Problem.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1776387,00. asp
To sum my thoughts in that story up, you have a gateway, IE, to the Internet that has deep, Inadequately Protected, connections to the core operating system.
IE, in specific, and Windows, in general, cannot be secured.
Microsoft's one seamless whole is really one giant security hole.
Steven
> Does anybody know if BitTorrent has added network locality intelligence in 4?
Unfortunately, no, it doesn't have that.
Steven
With the new version, 4.0, now available
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http://www.bittorrent.com/index.html
for both Windows and Linux (MacOS real soon now), it's a lot easier for both users and network administrators to manage the protocol's bandwidth hungry ways. It's so much easier now that I think that you'll be able to talk organizations, which have banned its use, on the grounds that it eats up too much bandwidth, into rethinking their positions.
Heck, for that matter, I think that since BitTorrent bandwidth use is now mindlessly simple to manage, it will become a popular tool for businesses that need to move large data files back and forth between offices.
For more on all this see:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1775223,00
Steven
he's right.
I've been kicking around Unix and Windows systems for as long as he has, both as a network and system administrator and more recently as a journalist, and while the techie side of me cares passionately about distribution performance and the like, I also know that what the real world cares about is: 1) Does it work and 2) Do I have to learn anything new about how it works.
That's it.
Anything, anything, that gets in the way of getting the job done with the least amount of training gets in the way of adoption.
That's why efforts like the LSB are so darn important. ISVs, CIOs, CTOs and customers, don't want to care about whether you're running Red Hat or Novell/SUSE, KDE or GNOME, they just want to stick the disk in and have the program run. Period. End of statement.
We, as techies, may love to argue and fuss over every last detail--file system fights anyone?--but operating systems are just like cars. While gearheads love tinkering with every last detail of their automobiles, most people just want to get in their car and drive.
Windows may splutter and be prone to accidents, but you just drive it.
Until Linux and the other open source operating systems stop requiring people to turn the starter crank, let out the choke, and pump the gas pedal three times before starting--with each distribution requiring a slighly difference sequence--Windows will continue to dominate the desktop.
Darn it.
Steven
The rule of thumb in the biz is never settle for points on the net, you'll never see a net dime. Percentages of the gross is what you want.
Steven
I started out as a network administrator, then a programmer, then a Unix administrator, then a systems analyst and then I started a side job as a writer. And, eventually, I moved all the way over to writing fulltime about technology.
Now, tech. work is what I do on the sdie.
Steven
And, you know Sun still hasn't open-sourced the thing. And, Sun still don't have said what license they'll use or explained how they'll get around SCO /Novell's IP claims on the Unix core of Solaris.
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I, for one, have gotten as tired of hearing about wonderful open source Solaris will be as I have about how wonderful Longhorn will be.
Until, I've got the open-source code in my hands, I really don't want to hear more about open source Solaris.
For more of my ranting on the subject, see:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1645508,00
Steven
See:
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1728412,00
for a bit more.
As for glibc standardization, no that wouldn't be part of it.
Steven
Mr who?
Steven
I recall when the Hard Edge was started by Rich Santalesa and David Harvey. Alice and Bill were fine, but the best work, the first work, of the Hard Edge was done by Rich and Dave.
Without them, there would have been no Hard Edge.
Steven
Sizes from 32MBs to 1GB, USB 2.0 compliant, prices ranging from mid-two-figures to mid 100s for the 512MB. I'm not sure if the 1GB model is available in the States.
I use them all the time for transferring data between Linux, Windows and Macs. No fuss, no muss. In any OS, it's just been plug and go.
Steven
>I would still like to know if anyone's audited the source code for any of the proprietary OS's for patent violations.
If they could be publicly audited for patent violations they'd be open-source, yes?
Steven
SP2 is NOT available from the
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http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
site at this time. The only thing you'll get there is the new version of Windows update.
You can get SP2 from various download Web sites as noted elsewhere in this thread.
Be aware though that it's 1) Huge and 2) The sites appear to be swamped (Aug. 9, 1 PM Eastern) and 3) SP2 comes with some compatibility problems. For example, Microsoft's own CRM program and the current editions of most Norton A/V progrms need tweaking to work with SP2. There's likely to be others. See:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1624998,00
for some of the reasons why.
Steven
> may just find it easier to use an alternative browser and practice common sense when dealing with suspect links.
e 2/0,1759,1 620144,00.asp
Yes, but I say this is for the people who are worried sick about the Still Unfixed Problems in Internet Explorer and want more than just another browser.
If you want another browser, try on what I say here:
How to Replace Internet Explorer
http://channelzone.ziffdavis.com/articl
The title says it all.
Steven
It's low on details, because it's a column, not a tutorial. There's only so much you can say in 800 words of opinion.
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Want an intro to Linux? I'm fondest of
Linux For Dummies, 5th Edition
To quote the Slashdot summary: The large-print onslaught on Linux anxiety continues, with lucid explanations and examples for the non-guru.
See:
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=
for more.
Steven
Actually, the link is good but it isn't live yet. It will be shortly. Web master, oh web master.
Steven
How many? Any good one.
There is no interface but shell, and his prophet shall be Bourne Again.
Steven
>How long until that ability is either abused or hijacked?"
That's a non-question. The existence of the ability is an abuse.
Steven
See:
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1605475,00
Steven
Whatever else will Fedora is, or ever will be, it won't be a great distribution for new users, or even Joe user. It's Red Hat's test bed distribution, and that will always make it a distribution for expert users.
You want a good distribution for new users, try Lindows or Xandros.
Steven
Long, long before I could program my way out of a sort routine, much less before I started writing about Linux, I played D&D in its very, very first days.
Since then, I've played many other kinds of games, and yes, I still play D&D, albeit D&D 3.5 these days. But, still I look back at those days of Chainmail and those three booklets and... I don't know that things have gotten that much better.
Well, OK, yes they have, until the very first RPG supplment, Grayhawk, came out, the rules were painful even by a die-hard gamer standards. Still, there's no time like the first time that you take imaginary sword in hand, kick open the door, and adventure began.
Steven