Let me start by saying that I am an avid Linux fan, and prefer it when dealing with servers from a reliability standpoint however..
Linux will never have a measurable market share of the desktop, unless Microsoft releases a Linux based Windows. Linus is correct in his reasoning. The other reasons why?
100+ distributions
KDE vs Gnome
Support for newer hardware is too slow or buggy
I'll give you an example. Over the past year I built a media center PC. My intentions were to purchase hardware that would be compatible with both Linux and Windows. The first thing I wanted to try was MythTV, because a friend of mine had a setup that looked great, and it accomplished all of what I needed it to do. From a distribution that was supposed to work right out of the box, it DIDN'T work at all with the TV tuner, and it wouldn't do the resolution I wanted. Not only that, but the remote control setup was a whole different set of issues. What did work? XP Media center edition, immediately. I was able to watch and record TV in less than an hour.
Another example? My HP Laptop. Linux installs and performs great, except wireless, which is an absolute key feature. Yes, I could fix it with an NDISWRAPPER, but again, Windows just worked.
I do consider myself a highly technical person, and I know that if I did mess with it enough, I would have got it to work. If i didn't have a newborn baby at the time, I would be running MythTV right now.
I'm not saying Linux is junk, because there are many nice things about it, just not for the average desktop, unless it looks like windows.:)
I've managed eBay accounts for large companies for years, and I've also been a buyer since the days when PayPal was X.com
eBay should just eliminate feedback altogether, or use their new DSR "star based" ratings instead.
What about the buyers who post negative feedback for a seller because the seller didn't leave positive feedback? What about the buyers who don't pay, and then when you send a non paying bidder report to eBay, they respond that they've paid, or intend to continue the transaction, AND leave a bogus negative feedback. Now theres no recourse. Also, if you were upset about a feedback rating, initiate a mutual withdrawal, and it gets removed from both. This option works out for BOTH parties involved.
Feedback is WAY more important to a seller than it is a buyer, and most buyers know this, and hold this against the seller. Having been involved with eBay for a long time, I can assure you that these type of things happen way more often than you think.
I know there are scam sellers out there, but there are way more buyers than sellers, and eBay exists today because people sell on eBay. Not only do sellers have to face the feedback change, but the final value fees increased considerably, in adjustment of insertion fees. In some cases, it can be up to 33% higher. If eBay continues to make it more difficult for their sellers to protect their selves, then they will simply stop selling. Unfortunately, there are no other auction sites to come close to the exposure that eBay has.
Our company had a similar issue. The other problem was, once the processes weer documented, people would randomly change the information in the document, causing even more chaos. Sharepoint can be configured with AD access groups and such, so that only management can have modify access, and everyone else can be read only. It also supports file versioning, which really helps to see what has changed from the previous version of a process. It also was extremely helpful during ISO certification. There was a bit of a learning curve and employee resistance to change, but it has been a year now, and everyone uses it like a bible. You can also add company forms, a company calendar for events, etc. I know that Exchange 2007 has much better integration for use with sharepoint which makes everything a lot easier.
As far as getting to that point, simply determine what parts of the process are "correct" and document the hell out of it, using screenshots if possible. Test it with someone in the office who's never done that particular process before and see if they can complete it with your documentation. If they cant, you missed something. EVERY process in the building, from entering an order, to how you process your material should have a documented process.
Read the brief, it has nothing to do with fair use. The defendant admitted to putting these MP3s in his Kazaa Shared Folder, and then admitted that he saw people downloading his music from him and didn't do anything to stop it.
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Let me start by saying that I am an avid Linux fan, and prefer it when dealing with servers from a reliability standpoint however..
:)
Linux will never have a measurable market share of the desktop, unless Microsoft releases a Linux based Windows. Linus is correct in his reasoning. The other reasons why?
100+ distributions
KDE vs Gnome
Support for newer hardware is too slow or buggy
I'll give you an example. Over the past year I built a media center PC. My intentions were to purchase hardware that would be compatible with both Linux and Windows. The first thing I wanted to try was MythTV, because a friend of mine had a setup that looked great, and it accomplished all of what I needed it to do. From a distribution that was supposed to work right out of the box, it DIDN'T work at all with the TV tuner, and it wouldn't do the resolution I wanted. Not only that, but the remote control setup was a whole different set of issues. What did work? XP Media center edition, immediately. I was able to watch and record TV in less than an hour.
Another example? My HP Laptop. Linux installs and performs great, except wireless, which is an absolute key feature. Yes, I could fix it with an NDISWRAPPER, but again, Windows just worked.
I do consider myself a highly technical person, and I know that if I did mess with it enough, I would have got it to work. If i didn't have a newborn baby at the time, I would be running MythTV right now.
I'm not saying Linux is junk, because there are many nice things about it, just not for the average desktop, unless it looks like windows.
I've managed eBay accounts for large companies for years, and I've also been a buyer since the days when PayPal was X.com
eBay should just eliminate feedback altogether, or use their new DSR "star based" ratings instead.
What about the buyers who post negative feedback for a seller because the seller didn't leave positive feedback? What about the buyers who don't pay, and then when you send a non paying bidder report to eBay, they respond that they've paid, or intend to continue the transaction, AND leave a bogus negative feedback. Now theres no recourse. Also, if you were upset about a feedback rating, initiate a mutual withdrawal, and it gets removed from both. This option works out for BOTH parties involved.
Feedback is WAY more important to a seller than it is a buyer, and most buyers know this, and hold this against the seller. Having been involved with eBay for a long time, I can assure you that these type of things happen way more often than you think.
I know there are scam sellers out there, but there are way more buyers than sellers, and eBay exists today because people sell on eBay. Not only do sellers have to face the feedback change, but the final value fees increased considerably, in adjustment of insertion fees. In some cases, it can be up to 33% higher. If eBay continues to make it more difficult for their sellers to protect their selves, then they will simply stop selling. Unfortunately, there are no other auction sites to come close to the exposure that eBay has.
Our company had a similar issue. The other problem was, once the processes weer documented, people would randomly change the information in the document, causing even more chaos. Sharepoint can be configured with AD access groups and such, so that only management can have modify access, and everyone else can be read only. It also supports file versioning, which really helps to see what has changed from the previous version of a process. It also was extremely helpful during ISO certification. There was a bit of a learning curve and employee resistance to change, but it has been a year now, and everyone uses it like a bible. You can also add company forms, a company calendar for events, etc. I know that Exchange 2007 has much better integration for use with sharepoint which makes everything a lot easier. As far as getting to that point, simply determine what parts of the process are "correct" and document the hell out of it, using screenshots if possible. Test it with someone in the office who's never done that particular process before and see if they can complete it with your documentation. If they cant, you missed something. EVERY process in the building, from entering an order, to how you process your material should have a documented process.
Read the brief, it has nothing to do with fair use. The defendant admitted to putting these MP3s in his Kazaa Shared Folder, and then admitted that he saw people downloading his music from him and didn't do anything to stop it.