1.5.1. Why should I change from CVS to Aegis? ... The software seems to be pretty mature (currently at version 4.5, first released in 1991). Has anyone here used it?
Don't allow them to write files to their own directories. Obviously, some concessions will have to be made for application use, but they probably won't find their way to the few directories where they could theoritically save files.
Such as the Temp directory. And once just one user finds his way there, it'll be common knowledge within days. IMHO locking down without education won't work.
You might have chosen some other example. The variable name 'LoopCounter' says absolutely nothing about what is counted. If you eschew inline comments, at least let the variable names indicate the purpose of the variable.
The downside to all this - I was taxed 55%. I quit after a year becouse I was working for a tax, it was so depressing looking at your statment and seeing all that money go away.
And that's probably excluding the 15% VAT, they have i Germany. Must have been a good job to get into that tax bracket.
I just worked out that with my income and the 25% VAT we have here in Denmark, I pay over 60% in taxes. And I pay those taxes happily because I think I get something back. When I have paid my taxes, I don't need to worry about extra medical costs except if I need medicine. I can walk or drive the streets as I choose because A) they well maintained and clean and B) they are safe. Almost all education is free and of good quality. All this (and a lot more) is what I pay for when I pay taxes.
As for my own vacation: I work as a contractor so I usually get to decide when and for how long my vacations are. But this wouldn't be worth much if my wife couldn't come with me. So if she had only three weeks off, my freedom would be worthless.
So the moral of the story, in the end you pay for that vacation with your taxes!
Actually, you don't. Paid vacation simply means that your employer pays you sligtly less per week but does so 52 weeks (sometimes even 53 weeks:-) a year.
Then by Xeno's Paradox, you'll never lose all your customers!
Oh, yes you will.
Xeno talks about distance which is measured in real numbers and thus can get inifinitely small. But customers are (hopefully!) counted in integral numbers so at some point, you will reach zero.
...on what I'm after. Usually I have a specific purpose so lots of graphics, flash animations etc. etc. that slows me down can make me hit the stop button and try something else very quickly. My patience is very selective and waiting for a site to load is not on my list of what I want to spend time on.
Google is a very good example of my favourite web-design style. No frills and it loads like a greased lightning.
Somebody mod this guy up! No, he does not agree with me but this is one of the best argued entries I have seen on Slashdot for a long time!
The core of our disagreement is that I would very much like to have an alternative to Microsoft OS'es wheras Mike couldn't care less (I suspect he doesn't use any MS products unless he has to:-).
With a BSEE and 20+ years professional programming experience I may not be a Joe AOL. But when it comes to Linux, I frequently find myself asking WITFM (Where Is The F**etc.. Manual). I have tried several times but have always ended up with a Linux PC that I can't use it for very much because I cannot get it configured.
I don't have the patience (or enough spare time) to get to the point where I can get a Linux PC to do what I want the way I can with a Windows PC. And although I do love tinkering with computers and programming, it is unfortunately not a pastime that is compatible with a family life. (insert "why_are_you_always_playing_with_that_computer.wav ")
why learn at all then? oh thats right.. you might acquire a new skill that might make you more money so you can buy a better house or car for your family
I'm learning all-right. I'm on my third text-book since new-year now. But learning Linux will not really make me more valuable on the market. I work as a contarctor and my area of expertise is embedded real-time software development. I've yet to find a company that uses Linux for that. And no, real-time versions of Linux don't cut it for gadgets like heart-defibrillators.
My point is that not making Linux easy to learn, configure and use, is what strangles the spreading of Linux. I'd love to see a Linux PC on every desktop (inlcuding mine) but most people don't have the skill or the time to get to that exalted state.
So Linux remains an also-ran used only by the elite because that very same elite refuses to make it usable by ordinary people.
I had the mental image of a rope winding it's way around a pole. to an ending fit for a cartoon.
<Grin> Yes, I see what you mean. </Grin>
However, Ellehammer's flight was not long enough for that to happen. And even if it had been, he was actually smarter than that. For instance, he used a three-cylinder air-cooled star-engine so at least in this respect he was way ahead of his competitors.
Although Santos Dumont did manage to get a powered airplane off the ground, he didn't do so until 1906, i.e. three years after the Wright brothers.
But while we're at it, don't forget Jacob Ellehammer, the Danish flying pioneer. He also flew in 1906 but as his plane was tethered to a central pole his flight is usually not considered the first flight in Europe even though he flew before Santos Dumont did.
Because that's what the myriad of ways of configuration methods does.
Linux works very well for the people who think knowing their way around the bowels of the system is cool. But if you want usage of Linux to go beyond that minority, it must be far easier to configure (among other things).
I have had an NT4 system with a proxy-server (WinGate) mail-server (MDaemon), a news-server (DNews), a web-server(Xitami), and a firewall (ZoneAlarm). It didn't take long to find out how to configure those programs and get them to do what I wanted (hint: on-line help). I have yet to get the same configuration running on a Linux-box. The reason? Between working and being together with my family, I don't have enough hours left to delve into Linux' arcane secrets.
Yes, I have a life and I intend to keep it that way. So until Linux matures to a level where I can use it instead of fighting it, it will not be my OS of choice.
...as they don't use Embedded XP in stuff like pacemakers.
Don't worry. Microsoft have enough law-suits on their hands already, so their Embedded XP license explicitely forbids such use. Good for them - and good for us emebdded developers because for most of the interesting uses (medical, automotive), we are simply not allowed to use Embedded XP. Minimum footprint at 4.8 MB? Yikes!
Since you choose to post as AC, I don't know where you ar located. You could of course take a look at the web-site, I gave in my previous post - but why didn't you do so in the first place?
It's an Ericsson HBH-10 Bluetooth headset coupled with an Ericsson R520m triband phone. But the new Sony-Ericsson web-site has been designed by some flash-nut so after a certain point the URL stays the same.
Furthermore, I couldn't find the phone on the US version of the website. That doesn't mean that it is not on the market in the US judging from the Ericsson newsgroup, just that Ericsson won't tell you about it.
Blue tooth is too slow to be a cable substitute except for the lowest-end applications.
Exactly - and that is indeed its purpose. Bluetooth was never intended to be a competitor with 802.11a/b. Would you use 802.11b for a wireless headset for a mobile phone? Of course you wouldn't. Bluetooth is perfect for that.
The big idea of bluetooth appears to be to make my cell phone talk to my laptop.
That's one of of many purposes. I for one would be most unhappy to part with my Bluetooth wireless headset. That headset is one of the best investments I've made this year - apart from the bluetooth-enabled phone that I use it with:-)
Bear in mind that Bluetooth and 802.11b have different purposes. Making a wireless LAN with Bluetooth is just a pointless as making an 802.11b enabled phone.
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The software seems to be pretty mature (currently at version 4.5, first released in 1991). Has anyone here used it?
I'd love to use Aegis. Here is why I can't
Could it be that Linux is becoming a target for MS' "embrace and extend" tactics? Such as happened to Kerberos?
And to really get the rumour mill rolling: Is this why Microsoft has reserved a booth at LinuxWorld Expo?
Figures. Using (La)TeX is no fun. ;-)
Ahh, American arrogance in all its glory.
Such as the Temp directory. And once just one user finds his way there, it'll be common knowledge within days. IMHO locking down without education won't work.
A virtual Lego kit will most likely run on MS Windows which means:
loopCounter++;
You might have chosen some other example. The variable name 'LoopCounter' says absolutely nothing about what is counted. If you eschew inline comments, at least let the variable names indicate the purpose of the variable.
And that's probably excluding the 15% VAT, they have i Germany. Must have been a good job to get into that tax bracket.
I just worked out that with my income and the 25% VAT we have here in Denmark, I pay over 60% in taxes. And I pay those taxes happily because I think I get something back. When I have paid my taxes, I don't need to worry about extra medical costs except if I need medicine. I can walk or drive the streets as I choose because A) they well maintained and clean and B) they are safe. Almost all education is free and of good quality. All this (and a lot more) is what I pay for when I pay taxes.
As for my own vacation: I work as a contractor so I usually get to decide when and for how long my vacations are. But this wouldn't be worth much if my wife couldn't come with me. So if she had only three weeks off, my freedom would be worthless.
So the moral of the story, in the end you pay for that vacation with your taxes!
Actually, you don't. Paid vacation simply means that your employer pays you sligtly less per week but does so 52 weeks (sometimes even 53 weeks :-) a year.
Oh, yes you will.
Xeno talks about distance which is measured in real numbers and thus can get inifinitely small. But customers are (hopefully!) counted in integral numbers so at some point, you will reach zero.
Google is a very good example of my favourite web-design style. No frills and it loads like a greased lightning.
The core of our disagreement is that I would very much like to have an alternative to Microsoft OS'es wheras Mike couldn't care less (I suspect he doesn't use any MS products unless he has to :-).
With a BSEE and 20+ years professional programming experience I may not be a Joe AOL. But when it comes to Linux, I frequently find myself asking WITFM (Where Is The F**etc.. Manual). I have tried several times but have always ended up with a Linux PC that I can't use it for very much because I cannot get it configured.
I don't have the patience (or enough spare time) to get to the point where I can get a Linux PC to do what I want the way I can with a Windows PC. And although I do love tinkering with computers and programming, it is unfortunately not a pastime that is compatible with a family life. (insert "why_are_you_always_playing_with_that_computer.wav ")
I'm learning all-right. I'm on my third text-book since new-year now. But learning Linux will not really make me more valuable on the market. I work as a contarctor and my area of expertise is embedded real-time software development. I've yet to find a company that uses Linux for that. And no, real-time versions of Linux don't cut it for gadgets like heart-defibrillators.
My point is that not making Linux easy to learn, configure and use, is what strangles the spreading of Linux. I'd love to see a Linux PC on every desktop (inlcuding mine) but most people don't have the skill or the time to get to that exalted state.
So Linux remains an also-ran used only by the elite because that very same elite refuses to make it usable by ordinary people.
<Grin> Yes, I see what you mean. </Grin>
However, Ellehammer's flight was not long enough for that to happen. And even if it had been, he was actually smarter than that. For instance, he used a three-cylinder air-cooled star-engine so at least in this respect he was way ahead of his competitors.
But while we're at it, don't forget Jacob Ellehammer, the Danish flying pioneer. He also flew in 1906 but as his plane was tethered to a central pole his flight is usually not considered the first flight in Europe even though he flew before Santos Dumont did.
Linux works very well for the people who think knowing their way around the bowels of the system is cool. But if you want usage of Linux to go beyond that minority, it must be far easier to configure (among other things).
I have had an NT4 system with a proxy-server (WinGate) mail-server (MDaemon), a news-server (DNews), a web-server(Xitami), and a firewall (ZoneAlarm). It didn't take long to find out how to configure those programs and get them to do what I wanted (hint: on-line help).
I have yet to get the same configuration running on a Linux-box. The reason? Between working and being together with my family, I don't have enough hours left to delve into Linux' arcane secrets.
Yes, I have a life and I intend to keep it that way. So until Linux matures to a level where I can use it instead of fighting it, it will not be my OS of choice.
For C/C++, I use 'indent'. I don't do much Java but another poster here suggested the pretty-printer.
Don't worry. Microsoft have enough law-suits on their hands already, so their Embedded XP license explicitely forbids such use. Good for them - and good for us emebdded developers because for most of the interesting uses (medical, automotive), we are simply not allowed to use Embedded XP. Minimum footprint at 4.8 MB? Yikes!
Err, how do you do that? Last time I looked there weren't any USB drivers for NT and none on the horizin either.
Such a place has existed for some time now.
Since you choose to post as AC, I don't know where you ar located. You could of course take a look at the web-site, I gave in my previous post - but why didn't you do so in the first place?
Sort of...
It's an Ericsson HBH-10 Bluetooth headset coupled with an Ericsson R520m triband phone. But the new Sony-Ericsson web-site has been designed by some flash-nut so after a certain point the URL stays the same.
Furthermore, I couldn't find the phone on the US version of the website. That doesn't mean that it is not on the market in the US judging from the Ericsson newsgroup, just that Ericsson won't tell you about it.
So here is the link to the UK website. The headset is found under accessories.
BTW, nice website you've got.
Maybe you don't.
The reasons I like this headset so much is
- I have both hands free when I am on the phone.
- There are no cords that can snag when I walk about.
- I can take and make phone calls without ever taking the phone out of my pocket (the phone supports voice command dialling).
In one word: convenience.Do we really have to support the battery companies that much?
No. The headset contains a rechargeable battery that is charged with the same charger, I use for the phone.
Exactly - and that is indeed its purpose. Bluetooth was never intended to be a competitor with 802.11a/b. Would you use 802.11b for a wireless headset for a mobile phone? Of course you wouldn't. Bluetooth is perfect for that.
That's one of of many purposes. I for one would be most unhappy to part with my Bluetooth wireless headset. That headset is one of the best investments I've made this year - apart from the bluetooth-enabled phone that I use it with :-)
Bear in mind that Bluetooth and 802.11b have different purposes. Making a wireless LAN with Bluetooth is just a pointless as making an 802.11b enabled phone.
Err, why?