I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, but yes, people should have access to computers in prison. Unlike in USA, many other countries do actually try to get prisoners back to being normal, productive people instead of just punishing them.
Now, internet access and such is another point because that could be used to communicate with other criminals outside.
Actually, you might be surprised. Some prisons do provide web and email access, albeit extremely filtered, logged, etc.
The issue at hand is that the vast majority of work-place jobs require some interaction with a keyboard and screen, and that without adequate experience with computers then ex-offenders' job prospects include only labouring work and similar. The cost of recidivism is far higher than the cost of rehabilitation (assuming the offender wants to be rehabilitated, of course).
I'm no financial wiz, but with Comcast being a publicly listed company wouldn't it be possible to see how much they've earned from this specific venture - and consequently how many taps they've implemented? Might be interesting to compare the figures year-by-year.
This ODF plugin is good, at least as a start, but it won't have quite the impact desired until Word (et al) have ODF as their default save option. I couldn't see in the PR piece, but it looks to me like it is only an Export/Import option.
On the second thought, this would be perfect for extreme programming. Remember, you have to sit close enough to smell each other's farts.
You're kidding, right? My developers could be using friggin telescopes to see each others' screens and they'd still be able to smell each others' farts.
Of course, I don't know if that'd actually bother them.
Sophos Anti-Virus requires MSSQL to be installed on the management console. There is very little justification for this management console to warrant a full Windows Server installation, espcially in a SME office environment that doesn't even have a Windows server (like all of my customers who have Linux/Samba servers).
So where does this leave my customers? Oh, that's right. Vista doesn't need AV software, does it?;-)
It's a real shame that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission seems completely oblivious to Microsoft's behaviour. The ACCC refuses to consider this issue despite repeated submissions and complaints.
If simply all computer vendors were legally obliged to itemise the computer and operating system in all advertising, *and* make the operating system optional, it would immediately level the playing field for all competitors.
Our government departments are, indeed, in Microsoft's pocket. Heck, our entire country is in America's pocket.
Is their a reason why he can't continue working on this project from jail? Also, working on a OSS with your free time in jail seems like it might get you some good behavior points.
Correctional facilities are generally extremely anal about providing computers to prisoners. Remand centres, however, are often legally obliged to provide computing facilities so that the prisoners (who are not yet proven guilty) can study and prepare for their defence. Check this out; http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/_Locked_ down_Linux_dispenses_Justice/0,130061733,139261329 ,00.htm
Disclaimer; I work for Cybersource and project managed that deployment.
Maybe the thing to do is to telnet to port 80 and parse the HTML in your head, but then someone will probably find an HTML trick that will drive everyone who reads it insane.
I work at a software development firm in Melbourne, Australia. We've had a lot of new work recently and have had to recruit extra developers. It has been very hard to find competant staff. Sure, there are a lot of wannabe grads and deadwood who have drifted through a few years experience, but it's slim pickings in general.
It's not just good appdev people that are difficult to find in Melbourne. I reckon it's harder to find good systems people here.
On some, not all, do you get the discount for 'no OS systems'. Do your own research and compare three or four different models (same config, of course). It is quite surprising.
Examples Please?
Everytime I've run through this exercise and built a 'reasonable' machine, the FreeDOS model comes out about $50 cheaper than XP Home. The exceptions tend to be only the loss-leader specials where the Win version gets a free monitor or something.
Sorry, all at the office (which I'm not). We did a study into this issue (on the Australian Dell site) two months ago and found that a few machines were a little (~AU$60) cheaper without Windows, some were the same, and some were indeed more expensive.
Hint; don't create a 'reasonable' machine. Just go for the simplest config on each model. Compare apples with apples (figuratively speaking, of course). Don't bother with RAM upgrades, support options, anything. Just make both configs exactly the same - sans Windows.
Besides, the money that Dell saves shipping a bare box is not so much the OS license, but support costs.
Sure, the FOSS alternatives that Dell provides (which results in less Microsoft software usage) should result in lower support costs for them, encouraging further FOSS consideration.
That Dell are saving money is not the point though, is it? If I'm not buying Windows then why the heck am I still paying for it?
Fortunately Dell will sell most of its desktops bare (without Windows), so you are free to install Ugentou or whatever the linux flavor of the month is.
I call bullshit. Not on you but on Dell, who do offer/sell many of their computers bare however at a price point of almost the same as with Windows. Often considerably more.
It is highly likely that Dell is still paying for the Windows licence for each and every computer they sell, even if they don't pre-install it for you.
I don't see the PHB's getting excited about this until they have to pay good money for it.
So sell it already. There is so much software available in the OSS arena that is just screaming for someone to sell. When are the OSS 'advocates' going to realise there's more money in 'free' software than in proprietary?
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I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, but yes, people should have access to computers in prison. Unlike in USA, many other countries do actually try to get prisoners back to being normal, productive people instead of just punishing them. Now, internet access and such is another point because that could be used to communicate with other criminals outside.
Actually, you might be surprised. Some prisons do provide web and email access, albeit extremely filtered, logged, etc. The issue at hand is that the vast majority of work-place jobs require some interaction with a keyboard and screen, and that without adequate experience with computers then ex-offenders' job prospects include only labouring work and similar. The cost of recidivism is far higher than the cost of rehabilitation (assuming the offender wants to be rehabilitated, of course).
If the students own the laptops then get out of their way you self-righteous buffoon.
I'm no financial wiz, but with Comcast being a publicly listed company wouldn't it be possible to see how much they've earned from this specific venture - and consequently how many taps they've implemented? Might be interesting to compare the figures year-by-year.
Can anyone elaborate?
Absolututely, unless you distributed the binaries and refused to distribute the source (in which case I'd be concerned).
You're kidding, right? My developers could be using friggin telescopes to see each others' screens and they'd still be able to smell each others' farts.
Of course, I don't know if that'd actually bother them.
Sophos Anti-Virus requires MSSQL to be installed on the management console. There is very little justification for this management console to warrant a full Windows Server installation, espcially in a SME office environment that doesn't even have a Windows server (like all of my customers who have Linux/Samba servers).
So where does this leave my customers? Oh, that's right. Vista doesn't need AV software, does it? ;-)
If simply all computer vendors were legally obliged to itemise the computer and operating system in all advertising, *and* make the operating system optional, it would immediately level the playing field for all competitors.
Our government departments are, indeed, in Microsoft's pocket. Heck, our entire country is in America's pocket.
Don't kid yourself. They can't sell what they never owned, and never will.
Correctional facilities are generally extremely anal about providing computers to prisoners. Remand centres, however, are often legally obliged to provide computing facilities so that the prisoners (who are not yet proven guilty) can study and prepare for their defence. Check this out; http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/_Locked_ down_Linux_dispenses_Justice/0,130061733,139261329 ,00.htm
Disclaimer; I work for Cybersource and project managed that deployment.
Wait till they get a look at the mice that end up like the Reavers!
Go figure.
They did. I believe it's called XML.
;-)
And right-handed?
So by my rough calculations these 1.2 million AOL users received about 3 words each, or 0.0416 emails. That's unpossible!
C'mon guys, this isn't a duplicate story. This one is referring to the other half of the population. The truth is that we're all infected. ;-)
You mean like video drivers (http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html) for Linux maybe?
Oh wait, that was the idea, right? ;-)
Nope, but if you send all the lifts to the same floor all at once, then it's a felony! ;-)
On some, not all, do you get the discount for 'no OS systems'. Do your own research and compare three or four different models (same config, of course). It is quite surprising.
Hint; don't create a 'reasonable' machine. Just go for the simplest config on each model. Compare apples with apples (figuratively speaking, of course). Don't bother with RAM upgrades, support options, anything. Just make both configs exactly the same - sans Windows.
Sure, the FOSS alternatives that Dell provides (which results in less Microsoft software usage) should result in lower support costs for them, encouraging further FOSS consideration.That Dell are saving money is not the point though, is it? If I'm not buying Windows then why the heck am I still paying for it?
It is highly likely that Dell is still paying for the Windows licence for each and every computer they sell, even if they don't pre-install it for you.
So sell it already. There is so much software available in the OSS arena that is just screaming for someone to sell. When are the OSS 'advocates' going to realise there's more money in 'free' software than in proprietary?