So...any script I've written which writes data to a text file in/tmp , and then deletes that file (temporary), is violating a google patent?
Like, even the ones I wrote 10 years ago?
I don't even have a question.
I just want to say THANKS!
Thanks for standing up for FREEDOM!
Thanks for being open for questions.
Thanks for not compromising your principles.
I use mutt.
I tend to like straightforward programs that do what I need and nothing else, free of bloat, and, especially, that I can control from the keyboard without a mouse.
Mutt is teh awesome.
I used KDE+RH/Fedora for 8 years (rh7 through, iirc, FC4, but eventually yum kept breaking stuff, and that's when I tried Ubuntu, then PCLinuxOS, which is when KDE3 struck me as a bloated mess and I switched to fluxbox on the PCLOS, then, eventually, as stated, Debian, with openbox, on AMD64).
Sounds like your issues were hardware related. I wonder if they had something do to removing non-free blobs, or something, that ubuntu retained.
WTF are you talking about? I used ubuntu for about 1 year, once, and it constantly broke. I've been using Debian Stable for 3 years now, and not once has anything broken. Also, the upgrade from Lenny to Squeeze was, hands down, the easiest dist-upgrade I have ever performed on any gnu/linux distro (and I have used, as mentioned, ubuntu, but also red hat, fedora, pclinuxos, yellowdog, gentoo, and a handful of others).
I continued to use ubuntu on some laptops, netbooks, but eventually installed debian on those, too (although the netbook is now running peppermint os, as an experiment, since it's not a mission-critical production machine).
Personally, I don't understand why people claim that Ubuntu is more "user-friendly".
I tried ubuntu for about a year before finally taking the dive into Debian (had used Fedora/RH for 8 years prior, but finally got tired of yum breaking stuff).
Stuff broke on Ubuntu (not as much as Fedora!), and I wasted time fixing it.
I installed Ubuntu for a few n00bs, friends who were tired of their virus/crash ridden XP, etc.
They all became frustrated, because, well, stuff broke, and they didn't know how to fix it.
Now, when my Mom got an old computer from a friend, a 400hmz PII with like 128mb ram, I installed Lenny on it for her.
It's run great ever since, without a single problem (time to go update her to Squeeze, though).
I've been using Debian on all my desktops now for about 2 years, upgraded to Squeeze last weekend.
The most trivially easy, seamless upgrade ever. (can't be said of ubuntu's frantic release schedule, where every new silly snake release breaks more stuff).
Nothing ever breaks in Debian. I haven't had a single software problem since making the move, and I can't imagine ever moving away, now.
It's rock-solid, impregnable, and it just works.
I don't get what's supposedly so "user-friendly" about Ubuntu.
For one thing, I kind of agree with Tuomo Valkonen about "usability" anyway. Do what I want, only what I want, and stay out of the way.
Ubuntu makes too many decisions for the user, and not always good ones (usually tying a ton of bloat together in "metapackages" in such fashion that you can't remove some useless crap like, say , cowsay, or something, without removing your entire window manager).
Debian allows me to install what I need, precisely, no more no less.
And for n00bs, it doesn't break and cause problems.
What about Seamonkey?
I've made it the default browser, mail client, irc client, html editor for Linguas OS (not that other tools can't be added, of course).
Kills several birds with one monkey.
Works great.
Are they going to ask for a eula for Seamonkey?
Thanks for that.
I'm having difficulty with that, though.
For some reason I get "you don't have permission to post to that newsgroup" error messages.
I can read it fine.
I'm surprise that (unless I missed it) nobody mentioned that there's money to be made in training and certification courses, too.
Like the RHCE, or whatever that Red Hat Certified Engineer type thingy is...
Companies can make dough by offering courses.
I'm on a a21m thinkpad (old..I know)
running Linguas OS, which is based on PCLinuxOS, which, in turn, is based on Mandriva.
I didn't have to configure any hardware, besides the PCMCIA card I added for wireless.
Is it just me?
I prefer a good old fashioned mail list or newsgroup to the forums, anyway.
When I used to use RH or Ubuntu, I used the mail lists, and could often expect a response to a question within minutes.
Now I am using a PCLinuxOS based distro (rolled my own), and since they don't have a users' mailing list, have to use the forums, and can wait for days to see a response.
All the same...I'd rather wait a day for a response on the PCLOS forums than spend a day on the phone with Redmond to speak to their idiots and pay $60 for the "support"...
Whether more businesses use linux, or home users use linux, etc., is all pretty well a moot point, IMHO.
I own and run my own business, and every computer I own has Linux on it (and none have Windows).
Linux is good for my business, and for my ome/recreational uses, but how many other people use it pretty well means nada to me.
When I started using Linux, I wanted to learn, and enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together again (still do), and, as such, stayed with Linux for many, many reasons (not just the price, the stability, the security, etc...but also the FUN, and the community).
What's good for Linux is the Linux community.
I wonder if overburdening user lists and forums with millions more clueless newbies is necessarily "good for linux".
Mind you, everyone is welcome to come aboard, but, keep in mind we respect people who have a mind to think and the wherewithall to try and solve problems on their own, first, so, if you do come aboard, plan to participate constructively in the FOSS/Gnu/linux community...Because that's what's good for Linux. Participation in the community. Collaboration. Problem solving. Creativity. Ingenuity.
But, volume of users or market share is pretty meaningless.
Already I long for the days when web pages were text based, and I could simply read information there, interact with others on newsgroups and forums, irc, etc., without all the bleeping, blinking. spinning, noise-making bells and whistles.
It made sense then.
The more flashy and glitzy the Web gets, the less I like it.
We wonder why, now, something like 80% of school age children are diagnosed with ADHD.
If something isn't spinning, dancing, singing a song, flashing, and beeping, they just don't get it...Well, I'm the other way...All the beeping and flashing gives me headaches and nausea.
Then again, I'm one of those dated fogies (at the ripe age of 39) that actually likes to read books made of real paper, too.
And, I like hierarchical directory structures, too. Those make sense.
Order makes sense.
It ain't broke, folks...let's stop fixing it, please.
You mean I could use my computer as a thin-client, using software kept on M$ servers remote from me, and entrust all of my applications and documents to their care?
and I have the privilege of paying monthly subscription costs, too?
Where do I sign up?
(not)
I don't even like extra toolbars in my browser, let alone any other web-apps.
I want my software here, on my machine, where I can secure it, and, modify it to my needs, thanks.
Exalead.com offers enterprise solutions to organize and better exploit what they call "the Extended Informational Assets" of the enterprise, including "information on the web, including blogs, e-mails, RSS feeds, etc."
This is for the enterprise to organize structured and non-structured data from heterogeneous sources, internal and external to the enterprise, and better exploit said data for decision making processes to give them a better competitive edge.
This EIA includes comments, blogs, etc., on the interenet.
Such solutions are called BIMS (Business Intelligence Management Systems).
Clearly Comcast must using such a system.
Personally, I'd like to buy stock in Exalead.
Soon, every company will be using this stuff.
Is it an invasion of privacy?
Not if you've publicly posted something on the internet.
Now, PAY ATTENTION COMCAST:
I'm satisfied with the services I purchase from you. They work as they are intended to, and I have no complaint there, but,
What's up with the prices?
You offer affordable package deals, triple play for $99/month, etc., but, there are dozens of hidden charges, and the price doesn't stay the same.
A year after switching in, and after even having cut half the TV channels and other services I initially purchased, I'm paying c. $200.00/month, for this triple play that you are still advertising for $99.00 a month.
What gives?
Also, when we initiated use of your services, we were told we had 8 hrs of international phone calls included, which was then cut to 4 hours, and, then the service simply disappeared.
When we called asking why international calls are now appearing on our bill, you deny having ever offered this service....
Your services work fine, IMHO, but, your pricing practices are dishonest.
We're considering Vonage and DirectTV, now, solely based on your pricing fiasco.
I'd rather stick with your services, and the convenience of one bill, but, I don't like feeling like I've been lied to and cheated.
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So...any script I've written which writes data to a text file in /tmp , and then deletes that file (temporary), is violating a google patent?
Like, even the ones I wrote 10 years ago?
I don't even have a question. I just want to say THANKS! Thanks for standing up for FREEDOM! Thanks for being open for questions. Thanks for not compromising your principles.
It is also, in my experience, the easiest mail client to get working with gnupg.
I use mutt. I tend to like straightforward programs that do what I need and nothing else, free of bloat, and, especially, that I can control from the keyboard without a mouse. Mutt is teh awesome.
I used KDE+RH/Fedora for 8 years (rh7 through, iirc, FC4, but eventually yum kept breaking stuff, and that's when I tried Ubuntu, then PCLinuxOS, which is when KDE3 struck me as a bloated mess and I switched to fluxbox on the PCLOS, then, eventually, as stated, Debian, with openbox, on AMD64). Sounds like your issues were hardware related. I wonder if they had something do to removing non-free blobs, or something, that ubuntu retained.
WTF are you talking about? I used ubuntu for about 1 year, once, and it constantly broke. I've been using Debian Stable for 3 years now, and not once has anything broken. Also, the upgrade from Lenny to Squeeze was, hands down, the easiest dist-upgrade I have ever performed on any gnu/linux distro (and I have used, as mentioned, ubuntu, but also red hat, fedora, pclinuxos, yellowdog, gentoo, and a handful of others).
Tcl is immensely useful, easy to learn, easy for building gui apps (even if they look a bit dated). Personally, I like tcl.
You beat me too it.
The limitation, or problem, is not that of open source. The limitation/problem is that of the app store.
I continued to use ubuntu on some laptops, netbooks, but eventually installed debian on those, too (although the netbook is now running peppermint os, as an experiment, since it's not a mission-critical production machine).
Personally, I don't understand why people claim that Ubuntu is more "user-friendly". I tried ubuntu for about a year before finally taking the dive into Debian (had used Fedora/RH for 8 years prior, but finally got tired of yum breaking stuff). Stuff broke on Ubuntu (not as much as Fedora!), and I wasted time fixing it. I installed Ubuntu for a few n00bs, friends who were tired of their virus/crash ridden XP, etc. They all became frustrated, because, well, stuff broke, and they didn't know how to fix it. Now, when my Mom got an old computer from a friend, a 400hmz PII with like 128mb ram, I installed Lenny on it for her. It's run great ever since, without a single problem (time to go update her to Squeeze, though). I've been using Debian on all my desktops now for about 2 years, upgraded to Squeeze last weekend. The most trivially easy, seamless upgrade ever. (can't be said of ubuntu's frantic release schedule, where every new silly snake release breaks more stuff). Nothing ever breaks in Debian. I haven't had a single software problem since making the move, and I can't imagine ever moving away, now. It's rock-solid, impregnable, and it just works. I don't get what's supposedly so "user-friendly" about Ubuntu. For one thing, I kind of agree with Tuomo Valkonen about "usability" anyway. Do what I want, only what I want, and stay out of the way. Ubuntu makes too many decisions for the user, and not always good ones (usually tying a ton of bloat together in "metapackages" in such fashion that you can't remove some useless crap like, say , cowsay, or something, without removing your entire window manager). Debian allows me to install what I need, precisely, no more no less. And for n00bs, it doesn't break and cause problems.
What about Seamonkey? I've made it the default browser, mail client, irc client, html editor for Linguas OS (not that other tools can't be added, of course). Kills several birds with one monkey. Works great. Are they going to ask for a eula for Seamonkey?
Thanks for that. I'm having difficulty with that, though. For some reason I get "you don't have permission to post to that newsgroup" error messages. I can read it fine.
I'm surprise that (unless I missed it) nobody mentioned that there's money to be made in training and certification courses, too. Like the RHCE, or whatever that Red Hat Certified Engineer type thingy is... Companies can make dough by offering courses.
Businesses will want new applications, new features, and will pay developers to write them.
I'm on a a21m thinkpad (old..I know) running Linguas OS, which is based on PCLinuxOS, which, in turn, is based on Mandriva. I didn't have to configure any hardware, besides the PCMCIA card I added for wireless.
Is it just me? I prefer a good old fashioned mail list or newsgroup to the forums, anyway. When I used to use RH or Ubuntu, I used the mail lists, and could often expect a response to a question within minutes. Now I am using a PCLinuxOS based distro (rolled my own), and since they don't have a users' mailing list, have to use the forums, and can wait for days to see a response. All the same...I'd rather wait a day for a response on the PCLOS forums than spend a day on the phone with Redmond to speak to their idiots and pay $60 for the "support"...
Whether more businesses use linux, or home users use linux, etc., is all pretty well a moot point, IMHO. I own and run my own business, and every computer I own has Linux on it (and none have Windows). Linux is good for my business, and for my ome/recreational uses, but how many other people use it pretty well means nada to me. When I started using Linux, I wanted to learn, and enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together again (still do), and, as such, stayed with Linux for many, many reasons (not just the price, the stability, the security, etc...but also the FUN, and the community). What's good for Linux is the Linux community. I wonder if overburdening user lists and forums with millions more clueless newbies is necessarily "good for linux". Mind you, everyone is welcome to come aboard, but, keep in mind we respect people who have a mind to think and the wherewithall to try and solve problems on their own, first, so, if you do come aboard, plan to participate constructively in the FOSS/Gnu/linux community...Because that's what's good for Linux. Participation in the community. Collaboration. Problem solving. Creativity. Ingenuity. But, volume of users or market share is pretty meaningless.
Already I long for the days when web pages were text based, and I could simply read information there, interact with others on newsgroups and forums, irc, etc., without all the bleeping, blinking. spinning, noise-making bells and whistles. It made sense then. The more flashy and glitzy the Web gets, the less I like it. We wonder why, now, something like 80% of school age children are diagnosed with ADHD. If something isn't spinning, dancing, singing a song, flashing, and beeping, they just don't get it...Well, I'm the other way...All the beeping and flashing gives me headaches and nausea. Then again, I'm one of those dated fogies (at the ripe age of 39) that actually likes to read books made of real paper, too. And, I like hierarchical directory structures, too. Those make sense. Order makes sense. It ain't broke, folks...let's stop fixing it, please.
You mean I could use my computer as a thin-client, using software kept on M$ servers remote from me, and entrust all of my applications and documents to their care? and I have the privilege of paying monthly subscription costs, too? Where do I sign up? (not) I don't even like extra toolbars in my browser, let alone any other web-apps. I want my software here, on my machine, where I can secure it, and, modify it to my needs, thanks.
Forward the mails to a gmail account (lotso st0rage) for the sole purpose of archiving them?? (probably just copy/paste to text files is simpler).
I concur.
Exalead.com offers enterprise solutions to organize and better exploit what they call "the Extended Informational Assets" of the enterprise, including "information on the web, including blogs, e-mails, RSS feeds, etc." This is for the enterprise to organize structured and non-structured data from heterogeneous sources, internal and external to the enterprise, and better exploit said data for decision making processes to give them a better competitive edge. This EIA includes comments, blogs, etc., on the interenet. Such solutions are called BIMS (Business Intelligence Management Systems). Clearly Comcast must using such a system. Personally, I'd like to buy stock in Exalead. Soon, every company will be using this stuff. Is it an invasion of privacy? Not if you've publicly posted something on the internet. Now, PAY ATTENTION COMCAST: I'm satisfied with the services I purchase from you. They work as they are intended to, and I have no complaint there, but, What's up with the prices? You offer affordable package deals, triple play for $99/month, etc., but, there are dozens of hidden charges, and the price doesn't stay the same. A year after switching in, and after even having cut half the TV channels and other services I initially purchased, I'm paying c. $200.00/month, for this triple play that you are still advertising for $99.00 a month. What gives? Also, when we initiated use of your services, we were told we had 8 hrs of international phone calls included, which was then cut to 4 hours, and, then the service simply disappeared. When we called asking why international calls are now appearing on our bill, you deny having ever offered this service.... Your services work fine, IMHO, but, your pricing practices are dishonest. We're considering Vonage and DirectTV, now, solely based on your pricing fiasco. I'd rather stick with your services, and the convenience of one bill, but, I don't like feeling like I've been lied to and cheated.
Maybe it's just me, but, in tcl, as well, I find it best to
} else {
I don't understand at all why otherwise the else gets ignored sometimes.
I guess I'd better go DL opensolaris before it comes down, then...