Except you're citing compatibility with some OS variations that are 10 years old.
I'm sorry, but my standards apply the same to both OSS vendors and closed ones -- I don't expect things to work 10 years later. It's simply not realistic.
Win XP DOES solve this -- you can run things in compatibility mode. Say what you will, but it works as advertised -- I helped a friend get his Sidekick 95 software (long since gone) to work under WinXP so he could use it and get the data out.
If you buy into the Microsoft Kool-Aid, it does work. You have to buy in -- which is a personal CHOICE -- but it does work as advertised.
Dave
Reality distortion field.... this must be said
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I feel this must be said -- we already have rules of correspondence. They are called grammar, spelling, and etiquette.
I find we have reached a bit of a level of absurdity when an individual has created their own rules by which they can be corresponded with.
I would hope that if you can assemble a correct sentence, put your thoughts in writing well, be polite, and spell things correctly, you could always expect a response from anyone via e-mail.
So I'm sure I'll be modded away for discussing a Microsoft Solution, but here goes...
IBM Research appears to have come up with much the same stuff Microsoft Research has.
IBM lists threads, inbox sorting, and collections as many of the improvements. They also note integration of chat and calendar features.
Taking a look at MS's feature list (http://www.microsoft.com/office/outlook/prodinfo/ communicate.mspx), MS is listing chat and calendar too. They also do new views of mail by day, by thread, etc.
Outlook 2003 is a different beast than the previous ones.
We use RT, Request Tracker, from Best Practical. (Software here.)
It's web based, takes requests in via email, allows different people to get assigned to issues, and allows issues to be assigned to different groups (queues) and different people.
The trick to things is to remove the concept of bug or problem from your approach -- everything is an issue to address (thus a request, by RT's model), and you can build the flow you need to manage your requests.
This may seem like a silly question, but what do I need to try this out? As one who does Small Business IT, it's a solution I could be very interested in offering customers.
But what does it really take to do this? If it takes a big hoss Sun Server, and new Sun workstations to make this happen, it's unlikely I can get them to break into the arena.
This is really the arrogance of the RIAA, and those in the entertainment industry.
Rather than blame the fact that they produce lots of low-quality, only-to-make money pieces of junk, they blame some obscure reason related to new technology.
How much more apparent does it need to be that the industry has lost touch with those who are interested in it?
Of course, like lemmings we (myself included) will continue to give them money to watch the garbage they produce.
I read this, and after the moment of 'wow, that's cool that it's technically possible', the question of 'why' came up.
And I have to ask... doesn't think make those who are particularly passionate about Linux just look stupid to those outside of the community? Quite honestly, this seems like a silly project and a silly idea, and I can't quite understand why anyone would be attracted to it -- or what the project hopes to accomplish.
Beyond that, doesn't it add credence to those who think that the Linux community is filled with those out of touch with reality/business needs?
I'm hoping I'm missing some of the point, but I'm afraid I'm not.
While this is certainly not something I would advocate, will these actions start causing ISPs and content providers to start blocking particular countries from accessing their webservers?
For example, Yahoo could have chosen to block all traffic from French based ISPs and net ranges to their Auction site in response to the French courts. While we, as technical people, know this would not necessarily block French citizens from viewing the content, as has been proven by Napster, courts do have different interpretations of what works and what doesn't.
Some ISPs have already advocated this for blocking spam -- China is the first to get listed when people talk about who to block to protect mail servers against spam, and thus whole blocks of Chinese IP addresses get blocked from mail servers.
Will this start to happen to other services as well, simply to minimize risk due to laws in other countries.
I know I'd rather block IPs from other countries than risk being taken to court.
So I *finally* take the plunge with OS X with a (new to me) PowerBook, and purchase the upgrade to OS X on July 7. Additionally, my significant other purchases a brand new, fully loaded Power Mac G4 on the same day.
And now, because of 10 days, we don't qualify (according to the website) for the upgrade to OS X 10.2, but instead we BOTH need to shell out $129 for TWO copies.
This is not starting off my relationship to Apple very well.
So what is the best course of action? I'll admit, I'm an Outlook user. However, I keep my machines patched to the latest and greatest, I have a virus scanner on every terminal which I make sure has the latest definitions, and I scan every incoming message for virii.
Am I doing everything? Am I being as good a netizen as I can be? Or is there something else I haven't been doing I should?
I ask, because I too have been receiving messages from people I don't know accusing me of adding them to mailing lists or spamming. I get enough spam as it is, and I certainly don't want to get any more -- but now my email address is sent around by those I may have emailed with -- as the from!
So do I just kick back and not think about it, or am I missing something I should be doing as a user and system admin?
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If they opened your window, somehow I think bandwidth and data would be the last thing they steal.
Probably before that would be the TV, the stereo, the computer, your microwave, maybe the food in the fridge, the couch if they had a big truck....
I doubt they would want the data in your house. They probably have their own p0rn.
Except you're citing compatibility with some OS variations that are 10 years old.
I'm sorry, but my standards apply the same to both OSS vendors and closed ones -- I don't expect things to work 10 years later. It's simply not realistic.
Win XP DOES solve this -- you can run things in compatibility mode. Say what you will, but it works as advertised -- I helped a friend get his Sidekick 95 software (long since gone) to work under WinXP so he could use it and get the data out.
If you buy into the Microsoft Kool-Aid, it does work. You have to buy in -- which is a personal CHOICE -- but it does work as advertised.
Dave
I feel this must be said -- we already have rules of correspondence. They are called grammar, spelling, and etiquette.
I find we have reached a bit of a level of absurdity when an individual has created their own rules by which they can be corresponded with.
I would hope that if you can assemble a correct sentence, put your thoughts in writing well, be polite, and spell things correctly, you could always expect a response from anyone via e-mail.
So I'm sure I'll be modded away for discussing a Microsoft Solution, but here goes...
/ communicate.mspx), MS is listing chat and calendar too. They also do new views of mail by day, by thread, etc.
IBM Research appears to have come up with much the same stuff Microsoft Research has.
IBM lists threads, inbox sorting, and collections as many of the improvements. They also note integration of chat and calendar features.
Taking a look at MS's feature list (http://www.microsoft.com/office/outlook/prodinfo
Outlook 2003 is a different beast than the previous ones.
We use RT, Request Tracker, from Best Practical. (Software here.)
It's web based, takes requests in via email, allows different people to get assigned to issues, and allows issues to be assigned to different groups (queues) and different people.
The trick to things is to remove the concept of bug or problem from your approach -- everything is an issue to address (thus a request, by RT's model), and you can build the flow you need to manage your requests.
Davae
This may seem like a silly question, but what do I need to try this out? As one who does Small Business IT, it's a solution I could be very interested in offering customers.
But what does it really take to do this? If it takes a big hoss Sun Server, and new Sun workstations to make this happen, it's unlikely I can get them to break into the arena.
But if the cost is right... thus my questions.
This is really the arrogance of the RIAA, and those in the entertainment industry.
Rather than blame the fact that they produce lots of low-quality, only-to-make money pieces of junk, they blame some obscure reason related to new technology.
How much more apparent does it need to be that the industry has lost touch with those who are interested in it?
Of course, like lemmings we (myself included) will continue to give them money to watch the garbage they produce.
This thread should be known as 'how many different ways can slashdotters say Hire an Electrician".
Also known as "I'm going to pile on this thread"
And to think we normally claim we're not lawyers. Here is a whole 'nother field we can claim we're not experts in.
I read this, and after the moment of 'wow, that's cool that it's technically possible', the question of 'why' came up.
And I have to ask... doesn't think make those who are particularly passionate about Linux just look stupid to those outside of the community? Quite honestly, this seems like a silly project and a silly idea, and I can't quite understand why anyone would be attracted to it -- or what the project hopes to accomplish.
Beyond that, doesn't it add credence to those who think that the Linux community is filled with those out of touch with reality/business needs?
I'm hoping I'm missing some of the point, but I'm afraid I'm not.
Dave
While this is certainly not something I would advocate, will these actions start causing ISPs and content providers to start blocking particular countries from accessing their webservers?
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For example, Yahoo could have chosen to block all traffic from French based ISPs and net ranges to their Auction site in response to the French courts. While we, as technical people, know this would not necessarily block French citizens from viewing the content, as has been proven by Napster, courts do have different interpretations of what works and what doesn't.
Some ISPs have already advocated this for blocking spam -- China is the first to get listed when people talk about who to block to protect mail servers against spam, and thus whole blocks of Chinese IP addresses get blocked from mail servers.
Will this start to happen to other services as well, simply to minimize risk due to laws in other countries.
I know I'd rather block IPs from other countries than risk being taken to court
Dave
So I *finally* take the plunge with OS X with a (new to me) PowerBook, and purchase the upgrade to OS X on July 7. Additionally, my significant other purchases a brand new, fully loaded Power Mac G4 on the same day.
And now, because of 10 days, we don't qualify (according to the website) for the upgrade to OS X 10.2, but instead we BOTH need to shell out $129 for TWO copies.
This is not starting off my relationship to Apple very well.
Am I doing everything? Am I being as good a netizen as I can be? Or is there something else I haven't been doing I should?
I ask, because I too have been receiving messages from people I don't know accusing me of adding them to mailing lists or spamming. I get enough spam as it is, and I certainly don't want to get any more -- but now my email address is sent around by those I may have emailed with -- as the from!
So do I just kick back and not think about it, or am I missing something I should be doing as a user and system admin?