WordPerfect doc format were a recognized and accepted medium. Lotus 1-2-3 doc format was a recognized and accepted medium. UNIX was a recognized and accepted high-end server. Things change, and so does defacto standards.
I'm with you. One of the reasons for using Free software is because it's free, and fills my need. If I find a software that is not free, which I need (vmware, crossover plugin), I pay for it.
Same with mp3s. I don't even bother with filesharing. I get better results ripping my own mp3 from CDs, anyways.
And before people get their panties in a knot, filesharing has nothing to do with fair use.
I hope the same people who defends the right to distribute mp3 they don't own the copyright for, will be the same people who defends a person/company's right to violate the GPL.
I wish MS would go even further, like automatically delete the music files after a set period, or when you reinstall Windows, Word will stop working, and you need to rent a new license etc.
You know that line from Star Wars applies (paraphrasing): The more control they take over your system, the more users they will lose.
Free means freedom of speech. Free means freedom to use a product in the manner that you choose. Free does not mean giving personal information to view copyrighted news.
You missed the definition of free which also means you don't pay for it. In that sense, NY Times registration is free.
I agree with you on most things, but I don't think Sony MiniDiscs are quasi-irrelevant. I went back to Norway this summer, and was surprised to the extent the MD had taken over. Couldn't get a cassette anywhere. All new stereo systems had MD built in. MD seems to be triving in Europe.
I think you are somewhat confused about what CIM/WBEM does.
It doesn't really replace SNMP, in the sense that it can manage servers and routers in the same way you could do with SNMP. CIM is really just a way to describe the world. Note also that Microsoft's WMI is not compatible with the CIM standard.
The best bet would get hardware manufacturer to expose their data through CIM. I know Cisco does with their routers (I know because I wrote a client accessing that data), but you need CiscoWorks. Canon has exposed their printer data through WMI (you need PAU, and I don't know if they're actually selling it), but I don't know if they are selling it (again, reason I know is because I wrote the piece). Microsoft, of course, exposes their data through WMI. Solaris (I think 2.8 and up) exposes data through CIM (haven't really looked into this).
As to whether WBEM/CIM is the future. Hard to say. Problem is CIM seems needlessly complicated. Also it doesn't have support for stuff like events (although MS has put it in their WMI implementation), so you have to poll your nodes to find the status. All the major management companies (Tivoli, HP, CA) have said they will support it in a future version, but again, it's not there yet.
It all comes down to what you want to do. Feel free to email me if you have more questions.
Okay, fine. But what operating system hasn't had massive security issues?
This was '98. RedHat had huge security problems back then (installing most services by default and open etc).
2.2 was a very stable and reliable kernel, and since the 2.5 branch, I've been using the latest kernel on all of my high demand enterprise servers.
Linux still have problems in the highend with the VM issues. Which is why they're changing the VM again for 2.6 (or whatever).
Yes, but they are shallow bugs. Read RMS's article, the Cathedral in the Bizarre, located here [gnu.org] for more details.
Bugs are bugs. And I don't think the recent bugs in openssh, openssl, and apache were shallow.
Hahahahahahaahhaha. That's a good one. Maybe you haven't heard about the GPL, but under Linux's license you actually are required to release your experiments to the public. Try doing that in Windows!
No, you're not. Nowhere in the GPL does it says you have to release your experiments to the public. Please reread the GPL. Only when you distribute you're changes to the software, do you have to rerelease the changes to GPL. Also, GPL doesn't allow you to put your derivative works in the public domain. There are no problems putting derivative works (works linked against libraries in Windows) in the public domain.
And finally,
Wow, now that strikes me as a lot of FUD. Do you work for Microsoft?
Maybe you need to get off your high horse and reread his comment again? He said those comments were not his, but rather his auditor's comments.
I agree. Have Belkin Omni Cube, and the mouse doesn't work. Although keyboard and screen works fine. Doesn't matter though, since I run Linux on both systems, so most of the time I just telnet/ssh in.
Some people have better things to do than to recompile every frigging package. I once tried to compile XFree (back in the 3.x days), and it took me about 24 hours.
On my system, I have 565 packages. I don't even want to think about how long that would take to compile.
People here seems really narrowminded. Just because Norwegian government drops the exclusive MS contract doesn't mean that they are going to wholesale convert to Linux.
It just means putting the best solution for a specific job, like an Oracle db on Sun servers, or Apache as the webserver etc. And yes, maybe even Linux or *BSD on their fileservers. Maybe standardize on Opera as their browser (since it is a Norwegian company)
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of SMS? THe idea of SMS is that you can send the message from anywhere anytime. If you have to sit by a computer to send the message, what's the point? Just send email.
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Also, open source gets more secure and bugfree over time. You would think a voting system had to be correct the first time used.
WordPerfect doc format were a recognized and accepted medium. Lotus 1-2-3 doc format was a recognized and accepted medium. UNIX was a recognized and accepted high-end server. Things change, and so does defacto standards.
I'm with you. One of the reasons for using Free software is because it's free, and fills my need. If I find a software that is not free, which I need (vmware, crossover plugin), I pay for it.
Same with mp3s. I don't even bother with filesharing. I get better results ripping my own mp3 from CDs, anyways.
And before people get their panties in a knot, filesharing has nothing to do with fair use.
I hope the same people who defends the right to distribute mp3 they don't own the copyright for, will be the same people who defends a person/company's right to violate the GPL.
You are missing the point. MS is being sued for not doing it at all. That is what the current lawsuit is about.
To recap. MS includes a broken Java implementation. Sun sues and win. MS removes Java. Sun sues to have MS include Java.
Live in San Jose, CA (you know, Silicon Valley), and broadband is not available in my area (Santa Theresa), neither cable nor DSL.
mp3 has hardware support. Ogg Vorbis does not.
Just think how great Shakespeare could've been had he known about smileys:
Oh, please. Shakespeare is supposed to be performed.
Why didn't you push Borland Interbase instead? It's opensource (should satisify you), and commercial support (should satisfy your customers).
I wish MS would go even further, like automatically delete the music files after a set period, or when you reinstall Windows, Word will stop working, and you need to rent a new license etc.
You know that line from Star Wars applies (paraphrasing): The more control they take over your system, the more users they will lose.
Free means freedom of speech. Free means freedom to use a product in the manner that you choose. Free does not mean giving personal information to view copyrighted news.
You missed the definition of free which also means you don't pay for it. In that sense, NY Times registration is free.
Funny how that works,isn't it?
I agree with you on most things, but I don't think Sony MiniDiscs are quasi-irrelevant. I went back to Norway this summer, and was surprised to the extent the MD had taken over. Couldn't get a cassette anywhere. All new stereo systems had MD built in. MD seems to be triving in Europe.
Die-hard fans don't *have to* buy the movie now. There is such a thing as rental.
If you feel you are being exploited because you *have to* own the movie now, and *have to* own the extended version, then you *have to* get a life.
You're a person. Take some responsibility for your choices.
I think you are somewhat confused about what CIM/WBEM does.
It doesn't really replace SNMP, in the sense that it can manage servers and routers in the same way you could do with SNMP. CIM is really just a way to describe the world. Note also that Microsoft's WMI is not compatible with the CIM standard.
The best bet would get hardware manufacturer to expose their data through CIM. I know Cisco does with their routers (I know because I wrote a client accessing that data), but you need CiscoWorks. Canon has exposed their printer data through WMI (you need PAU, and I don't know if they're actually selling it), but I don't know if they are selling it (again, reason I know is because I wrote the piece). Microsoft, of course, exposes their data through WMI. Solaris (I think 2.8 and up) exposes data through CIM (haven't really looked into this).
As to whether WBEM/CIM is the future. Hard to say. Problem is CIM seems needlessly complicated. Also it doesn't have support for stuff like events (although MS has put it in their WMI implementation), so you have to poll your nodes to find the status. All the major management companies (Tivoli, HP, CA) have said they will support it in a future version, but again, it's not there yet.
It all comes down to what you want to do. Feel free to email me if you have more questions.
Radio doesn't pay per listeners. They pay a percentage of the profit.Check out http://www.salon.com. They have a lot of articles on this issue.
And RIAA doesn't own the rights to all the songs played by the webradio, but they still wants to be paid for it.
Only on Fridays. It's bad again on Mondays, sometimes on Wednesdays.
Yes, there is. Just pop in a cassette or minidisc. If your radio doesn't have a buildin cassette recorder, get one of those microcassette recorders.
Okay, fine. But what operating system hasn't had massive security issues?
This was '98. RedHat had huge security problems back then (installing most services by default and open etc).
2.2 was a very stable and reliable kernel, and since the 2.5 branch, I've been using the latest kernel on all of my high demand enterprise servers.
Linux still have problems in the highend with the VM issues. Which is why they're changing the VM again for 2.6 (or whatever).
Yes, but they are shallow bugs. Read RMS's article, the Cathedral in the Bizarre, located here [gnu.org] for more details.
Bugs are bugs. And I don't think the recent bugs in openssh, openssl, and apache were shallow.
Hahahahahahaahhaha. That's a good one. Maybe you haven't heard about the GPL, but under Linux's license you actually are required to release your experiments to the public. Try doing that in Windows!
No, you're not. Nowhere in the GPL does it says you have to release your experiments to the public. Please reread the GPL. Only when you distribute you're changes to the software, do you have to rerelease the changes to GPL. Also, GPL doesn't allow you to put your derivative works in the public domain. There are no problems putting derivative works (works linked against libraries in Windows) in the public domain.
And finally,
Wow, now that strikes me as a lot of FUD. Do you work for Microsoft?
Maybe you need to get off your high horse and reread his comment again? He said those comments were not his, but rather his auditor's comments.
I agree. Have Belkin Omni Cube, and the mouse doesn't work. Although keyboard and screen works fine. Doesn't matter though, since I run Linux on both systems, so most of the time I just telnet/ssh in.
You must have missed the annual memo from ESR
Some people have better things to do than to recompile every frigging package. I once tried to compile XFree (back in the 3.x days), and it took me about 24 hours.
On my system, I have 565 packages. I don't even want to think about how long that would take to compile.
How is this any difference than the Morning Show (or whatever is on NBC in the morning) spending the whole morning talking about New (Vanilla) Coke?
The Daily Show had a really funny comment about it.
People here seems really narrowminded. Just because Norwegian government drops the exclusive MS contract doesn't mean that they are going to wholesale convert to Linux.
It just means putting the best solution for a specific job, like an Oracle db on Sun servers, or Apache as the webserver etc. And yes, maybe even Linux or *BSD on their fileservers. Maybe standardize on Opera as their browser (since it is a Norwegian company)
I seriously doubt the desktop will change much.
Open Source works great for common software. Specialized software will always be propriatery (Thinking of the Unicenter, OpenView of the world).
How many geeks are going to write software they're not going to use themselves?
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of SMS? THe idea of SMS is that you can send the message from anywhere anytime. If you have to sit by a computer to send the message, what's the point? Just send email.