My point being that they may just buy the computer and not even know that they are using Linux or that it even matters.
For the vast majority of the people, as long as the computer does what they want, the OS doesn't matter. Nothing wrong with that.
I have a friend I installed Kubuntu for, because Windows crashed and his Windows reinstallation CD was broken. He used it happily until he got a Mac. Didn't care about the OS as long as he could do his thing (minor wordprocessing, surfing the internet, online banking etc).
Not sure about your parent, but I went with ServerBeach because they had Debian servers (you have choice between Redhat, Debian and Windows). RackSpace only has Redhat and Windows, as far as I can see.
What better way to lure Windows users away than to provide support for the formats their existing documents are probably already in? That's an argument for getting MS-doc support, not necessary MS-OOXML since it hasn't become a defacto standard yet. Supporting MS-OOXML is pretty much giving MS the power to make the standard.
it was hacked recently and many people are making clones from the exact source Isn't having the source pretty irrelevant? Isn't the community, as in the people using the site, that matter? You could create an exact same site using the same code, call it, Friendster, and if nobody shows up, does it matter?
kmail is very accurate in placing new emails in long threads (never had problems). You can choose by folder to thread the message by message-id or subject (useful when some clients, like Outlook, don't include in-reply-to header) or both. You can choose the threading order, by sender, subject or date/time. Date/time is based on the first message in the thread.
One thing to note. Like someone mentioned somewhere else in this thread, the IMAP part of kmail is very unstable (locks up the app, sometimes will corrupt the imap server). Hopefully it will improve with the release of KDE 4
Well, if it's so easy, it's a great opportunity to create that simple software and take all the business away from SAP and Peoplesoft. Of course, talk is cheap
Nokia has always been open. You can put whatever ringtones you want on it without going through Nokia or the service providers. You can install software on it. You can install music on those phones that support that. Any wallpapers or themes you want. SDK is available. So, what the heck are you talking about?
And having not been beat to the punch by Linux, maybe a FSF kernel would have taken the spot Linux now occupies. Or more likely, we would still be waiting for the perfect GPL microkernel.
why do we even want more people using linux anyway, aside from some high-and-mighty "it could be so much better!!!" mentality? it's not like the support that matters (developers) is going to give out, and it all seems very healthy lately. Hardware support. The more Linux users, the less likely we get hardware that only supports Windows. Or do you think Intel or Nvidia would make sure that their newest hardware had linux drivers if Linux didn't have the number of users it had.
It's basically true. I got my bachelor and master's in the US and I'm going back to Europe. It's too hard getting a visa these days, and I can't be bothered anymore. I know of several people from India and Russia, really smart people too, who have decided to leave the US (either for Canada or India).
Which country is it without sin? <sarcasme>Why that makes it all OK then<sarcasme> Especially a country who thinks of itself as the greatest in the world. USA! USA! Greatest democracy in the world (when compared to Cuba and Saudi Arabia), greatest living standards (when compared to Bangladesh), greatest freedom (when compared to China), largest (when compared to the Vatican)
It mentions foreign travelers inbound to the US, not US citizens outbound elsewhere. US Citizens travelling abroad (or internally, or etc) are obviously not affected by this. Also, it's not as if we'd be the first to implement such a plan in either case. What makes you think other countries won't retaliate by implementing the same rules for US citizens? And what makes you think the information collected won't be shared by the different intelligence agencies?
This is slashdot. Of course there is some presumption that people know what MythTV is (or at least can figure out how to find out). What's next? Complaining that there are no explanation for what Windows Vista or Linux is?
FOSS doesn't put them out of business but it sure forces a degree of honesty out of them. Bottom line is that he who writes the code chooses the license. You do realize that's a choice FSF doesn't believe you as a developer, have a right to make? Just read what Freed wrote in reply to your message, or some of the quotes from Kuhn or Stallman.
Where did Stallman or Kuhn ever say that the GPL is the only license with a right to exist? Guess you haven't read Why Software Should Be Free or Kuhn's response to the Slashdot interview. Both men believes the choice of license is not something the developer should be allowed to decide.
To quote Kuhn:
Today, some argue that the "right to choose your own software license" is the greatest software freedom. By contrast, I think that, like slavery, it is an inappropriate power, not a freedom. The two situations both cause harm, and they differ only in the degree of harm that each causes.
a C programmer can move to C++ without a problem but the reverse is not true I find the opposite to be true. A C++ programmer is able to move to C without much problems, but the oppose it just not true.
I don't really see the downside. I'd love to see a few completely clueless oldsters accidentally get one of these Ubuntu Dell machines for their first and only computer. Then we'd have converts who simply didn't know any other way. I've installed Kubuntu on friend's computers without problems (I didn't force it on them. I just installed it, because a) their windows installation went to hell, b) their windows cd was damaged, and c) I didn't have a windows cd to install). That is, they haven't had problems using the system. Most home users just use webmail, surf the web, and use their ipod. Maybe write essays etc if they are still in school. Linux can do these tasks easily.
The problem with Linux is not using the system. Linux, with GNOME and KDE, has become userfriendly enough for 'normal' users to use it. The problem is installation (note, 'normal' users can't install Windows either).
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For the vast majority of the people, as long as the computer does what they want, the OS doesn't matter. Nothing wrong with that.
I have a friend I installed Kubuntu for, because Windows crashed and his Windows reinstallation CD was broken. He used it happily until he got a Mac. Didn't care about the OS as long as he could do his thing (minor wordprocessing, surfing the internet, online banking etc).
Not sure about your parent, but I went with ServerBeach because they had Debian servers (you have choice between Redhat, Debian and Windows). RackSpace only has Redhat and Windows, as far as I can see.
Try flying out of Heathrow. They are really strict about it.
This guy thinks it's only 6000 years old and can "prove" it.
I seem to remember the Mac being one of the first machines that had Firewire and USB
kmail is very accurate in placing new emails in long threads (never had problems). You can choose by folder to thread the message by message-id or subject (useful when some clients, like Outlook, don't include in-reply-to header) or both. You can choose the threading order, by sender, subject or date/time. Date/time is based on the first message in the thread.
One thing to note. Like someone mentioned somewhere else in this thread, the IMAP part of kmail is very unstable (locks up the app, sometimes will corrupt the imap server). Hopefully it will improve with the release of KDE 4
Well, if it's so easy, it's a great opportunity to create that simple software and take all the business away from SAP and Peoplesoft.
Of course, talk is cheap
Same reason FSF demands that ownership is signed over
What, there is people outside the United States and Canada? I thought the US was the world????
Nokia has always been open. You can put whatever ringtones you want on it without going through Nokia or the service providers. You can install software on it. You can install music on those phones that support that. Any wallpapers or themes you want. SDK is available. So, what the heck are you talking about?
You're this guy, aren't you?
It's basically true. I got my bachelor and master's in the US and I'm going back to Europe. It's too hard getting a visa these days, and I can't be bothered anymore. I know of several people from India and Russia, really smart people too, who have decided to leave the US (either for Canada or India).
USA! USA! Greatest democracy in the world (when compared to Cuba and Saudi Arabia), greatest living standards (when compared to Bangladesh), greatest freedom (when compared to China), largest (when compared to the Vatican)
This is slashdot. Of course there is some presumption that people know what MythTV is (or at least can figure out how to find out). What's next? Complaining that there are no explanation for what Windows Vista or Linux is?
To quote Kuhn: Today, some argue that the "right to choose your own software license" is the greatest software freedom. By contrast, I think that, like slavery, it is an inappropriate power, not a freedom. The two situations both cause harm, and they differ only in the degree of harm that each causes.
The problem with Linux is not using the system. Linux, with GNOME and KDE, has become userfriendly enough for 'normal' users to use it. The problem is installation (note, 'normal' users can't install Windows either).