Now THAT is illegal. Giving advanced copies, etc is perfectly legal and makes sense, but gouging a vendor because they WON'T foloow their instructions has no legal standing as far as I know.
I've always known this was true, but now we have a REAL company vouching it..but how does MS do it? Do they send goons in and say "if you don't install Windows we will break your legs?" I mean, how is this different from racketeering? The Mafia does that in major cities with Waste Management. You can only use THEIR company, or they break your legs or set your building on fire. WHich is very similar to how tings work in Eastern-bloc countries.
I couldn't care less if you used the internet at work for 60 hours a week. If you produced results, I wouldnt care if you never showed up. Work at home, I dont care. But if you don't produce results, OUT you go. Are Managers so spineless that they can't fire someone for not doing any work? Instead, they'll be passive and cut EVEVRYONE off to avoid confrontation w/ one slacker. As a rule, our UNIX admins don;t have to do shit. They're paid to be there when the shit hits the fan. They're paid to solve problems. , If problems happen ALL day, you need new admins! We have one network admin that just sat there and when a network problem happened, he just fixed it. No one KNEW there were problems because he was always on top of it. His 30 minutes of work for the day made 95% of the company do 8 hours of work.A good 3 days out of the week he did shit form home. DId I care? Hell no..his productivity was the same..if there was something he couldnt fix from home..he came to the job. He was paid WELL for his skill. My wife's gastrointenologist gets paid $250 for a visit (which lasts maybe 5 minutes). $250 for 5 minutes of work? Yes.you're paying for his knowledge and skill, not how much he has to break his back. We are professionals, not wage slaves/factory workers. At least we SHOULD be professionals and demanding to be treated like professionals
My cable company has practically blocked everything, but my gateway/firewall just forwards the ports. Make port 3333 go to port 21 on box a, and 3334 go to port 21 on box b etc
I mamaged an IT dept once where previously they scanned thru proxy logs, and email logs. I got SO pissed about that, I put a stop to it. While they were spying, the important shit never got done. It wasn't IT's job to be the company snoops. If they want that, change the company name to IGNOC and hire security to walk around to "check " on people. Thats micromanagement for ya!
From my vast experience, The IT dept is immune to al these rules. Everyone MUST run WIn98 with Siebel and Lotus Notes EXCEPT the IT dept. They can run what they want....but if the lead developer brings down the network (we ALWAYS know who did it), he is no longer the lead developer. Thats why people in sales if they are laid off, they can hang around for a while...in IT, they walk you out the door no less than 3 seconds after you're handed the manila envelope. They SHIP your stuff to you.(I have seen this plenty of times..including yours truly). Although your buddies in the dept will "keep" your email address for you, and ship u a free laptop along with your desk supplies.:)
I had my own company for 5 years (ISP, Data center) but made the BIG mistake of accepting VC money. I no longer owned it and it went down the tubes (due to their "highly skilled management knowledge". The funny this is, I needed the money, but NOT the hassle. If I could do it all over again, I would not take the money. The company was run on productivity, "goal oriented", not micromanaged, etc. Once the VC's took over, things changed, and I stepped down, to leave. I left w/ my pride. And my dignity
Well, thse 2 guys were designing a PDA messaging system from scratch. The manager knew not a damn thing, and was expecting unrealistic goals. They had to design their own APIs for certain things. The one guy told me he spent the day researching API's and contemplating HOW to make it happen. Searching deja for similar problems solved, etc. This was all from scratch and they had nothing to go on. The main guy, who has been programming Java for 4 years or so, just didnt know HOW to do certain things, so he had to look them up, or spend an entire day figuring out HOW to make it work. I program, but not for a living. For example, I have NO idea how they wrote what they did. I'd have to spend months on researching the protocols. Like "How do I make a PDA send a signal to an stand alone speaker? They had to research electronics and hardware level stuff. To me, thats not programming. True, they shoudl have had this stuff laid out for them prior to the project, but they didn't PICK the project. One guy told me he was lucky if he wrote a line that was used for about a month. He was CONSTANTLY worried if his productivity was down because he had no clue what the acceptable level of productivity was. Could I rewrite apache from scratch? I don't know. I couldnt even tell you where I would begin. My programming knowledge consists of thngs that I know how to do. Could I make photoshop? Wouldnt even know where to start. Thats why I've never programmed for a living. How do you code something if you don't know how to do it? Where do you start?
I've had about 2 good programemrs tell me the "avg" programmer writes about 10 lines per day, the rest of the figuring out algorithms are looking up APIs...is this true? Or should a "good" programmer just know how to write all these functions?
MORE apps? Linux has PLENTY of apps. If you mean 40 text editors, Linux has those too! I DO agree we need PhotoShop and the Macromedia Apps. I guarantee, the minute Macromedia and Adobe start porting their apps, Linux will be FINALLY taken seriously. Screw MS Office. OpenOffice works fine. I never had a problem w/ it. I'm the only one with the balls to install Linux on my desktop at work. It has caused people to seriously consider it on theirs. OpenOffice can read the MS Word docs that SHOULD have ben written in text, but that's just my opinion
I've used remotely anywhere...basically a web based PC anywhere with a VNC clone built in..easier and quicker to use thean PC anywhere. Why? It's cross-platform because it'sa Web based app
Yeah..I never comprehended using VNC with a Linux/UNIX application. Remote desktops are a NATURAL thing on Linux. Just ssh to the host and run your app. If your feeling really nifty , do a X:1 and run the entire desktop remotely
There is a terminal server client for Linux called rdesktop. I have an old crappy laptop running win2k sitting in the closet that I access remotely if i happen to need a windows app. Works great.
>Although many coders would like to be shut in a >room and allowed to do things at their own pace and >using their own way of doing things, as long as >someone else is paying your salary you've got to >produce something that works in a timeframe that >works and within a budget that works. If that's too >restrictive for you, then it's time to look for >another job...
That's why I no longer code for a living...I make better code under my terms
Microsoft uses Clearcase themselves! You actually think they use Sourcesafe?? OK, Boss...We just added the new Windows 2004 source code in to Sourcesafe..oops....the SourceSafe database and registry got mangled! Back to square one!
My old company used something called PVCS made by Meranth. I never used it personannally for code keeping, however I have set it up, and it seems very similar to CVS with a graphical shell built in as well. But, you could always use the GUI CVS clients (TkCVS and Wincvs for Windows)
Actually, it comes from VMS. VMS is so alien to the UNIX way of thinking. So, Windows is basically a hodge-podge of VMS plus some System V additions, and a pretty shell.
You run./configure as root??? BAD Linux user. I have NO need to go into root except doing a make install or sysadmin functions..thats IT! (Oh..and nmap too:)
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Now THAT is illegal. Giving advanced copies, etc is perfectly legal and makes sense, but gouging a vendor because they WON'T foloow their instructions has no legal standing as far as I know.
I've always known this was true, but now we have a REAL company vouching it..but how does MS do it? Do they send goons in and say "if you don't install Windows we will break your legs?" I mean, how is this different from racketeering? The Mafia does that in major cities with Waste Management. You can only use THEIR company, or they break your legs or set your building on fire. WHich is very similar to how tings work in Eastern-bloc countries.
I couldn't care less if you used the internet at work for 60 hours a week. If you produced results, I wouldnt care if you never showed up. Work at home, I dont care. But if you don't produce results, OUT you go. Are Managers so spineless that they can't fire someone for not doing any work? Instead, they'll be passive and cut EVEVRYONE off to avoid confrontation w/ one slacker. As a rule, our UNIX admins don;t have to do shit. They're paid to be there when the shit hits the fan. They're paid to solve problems. , If problems happen ALL day, you need new admins!
We have one network admin that just sat there and when a network problem happened, he just fixed it. No one KNEW there were problems because he was always on top of it. His 30 minutes of work for the day made 95% of the company do 8 hours of work.A good 3 days out of the week he did shit form home. DId I care? Hell no..his productivity was the same..if there was something he couldnt fix from home..he came to the job. He was paid WELL for his skill. My wife's gastrointenologist gets paid $250 for a visit (which lasts maybe 5 minutes). $250 for 5 minutes of work? Yes.you're paying for his knowledge and skill, not how much he has to break his back. We are professionals, not wage slaves/factory workers. At least we SHOULD be professionals and demanding to be treated like professionals
My cable company has practically blocked everything, but my gateway/firewall just forwards the ports. Make port 3333 go to port 21 on box a, and 3334 go to port 21 on box b etc
I mamaged an IT dept once where previously they scanned thru proxy logs, and email logs. I got SO pissed about that, I put a stop to it. While they were spying, the important shit never got done. It wasn't IT's job to be the company snoops. If they want that, change the company name to IGNOC and hire security to walk around to "check " on people. Thats micromanagement for ya!
From my vast experience, The IT dept is immune to al these rules. Everyone MUST run WIn98 with Siebel and Lotus Notes EXCEPT the IT dept. They can run what they want....but if the lead developer brings down the network (we ALWAYS know who did it), he is no longer the lead developer. Thats why people in sales if they are laid off, they can hang around for a while...in IT, they walk you out the door no less than 3 seconds after you're handed the manila envelope. They SHIP your stuff to you.(I have seen this plenty of times..including yours truly). Although your buddies in the dept will "keep" your email address for you, and ship u a free laptop along with your desk supplies. :)
It may have been rooted , but was the entire company brought down and loss of productivity? If so, WHY WASNT IT FIREWALLED????
I had my own company for 5 years (ISP, Data center) but made the BIG mistake of accepting VC money. I no longer owned it and it went down the tubes (due to their "highly skilled management knowledge". The funny this is, I needed the money, but NOT the hassle. If I could do it all over again, I would not take the money. The company was run on productivity, "goal oriented", not micromanaged, etc. Once the VC's took over, things changed, and I stepped down, to leave. I left w/ my pride. And my dignity
I work at a UNIX/Linux shop...they can't use "Email viruses" as an excuse!
Well, thse 2 guys were designing a PDA messaging system from scratch. The manager knew not a damn thing, and was expecting unrealistic goals. They had to design their own APIs for certain things. The one guy told me he spent the day researching API's and contemplating HOW to make it happen. Searching deja for similar problems solved, etc. This was all from scratch and they had nothing to go on. The main guy, who has been programming Java for 4 years or so, just didnt know HOW to do certain things, so he had to look them up, or spend an entire day figuring out HOW to make it work. I program, but not for a living. For example, I have NO idea how they wrote what they did. I'd have to spend months on researching the protocols. Like "How do I make a PDA send a signal to an stand alone speaker? They had to research electronics and hardware level stuff. To me, thats not programming. True, they shoudl have had this stuff laid out for them prior to the project, but they didn't PICK the project. One guy told me he was lucky if he wrote a line that was used for about a month. He was CONSTANTLY worried if his productivity was down because he had no clue what the acceptable level of productivity was. Could I rewrite apache from scratch? I don't know. I couldnt even tell you where I would begin. My programming knowledge consists of thngs that I know how to do. Could I make photoshop? Wouldnt even know where to start. Thats why I've never programmed for a living. How do you code something if you don't know how to do it? Where do you start?
I've had about 2 good programemrs tell me the "avg" programmer writes about 10 lines per day, the rest of the figuring out algorithms are looking up APIs...is this true? Or should a "good" programmer just know how to write all these functions?
MORE apps? Linux has PLENTY of apps. If you mean 40 text editors, Linux has those too! I DO agree we need PhotoShop and the Macromedia Apps. I guarantee, the minute Macromedia and Adobe start porting their apps, Linux will be FINALLY taken seriously. Screw MS Office. OpenOffice works fine. I never had a problem w/ it. I'm the only one with the balls to install Linux on my desktop at work. It has caused people to seriously consider it on theirs. OpenOffice can read the MS Word docs that SHOULD have ben written in text, but that's just my opinion
I've used remotely anywhere...basically a web based PC anywhere with a VNC clone built in..easier and quicker to use thean PC anywhere. Why? It's cross-platform because it'sa Web based app
Yeah..I never comprehended using VNC with a Linux/UNIX application. Remote desktops are a NATURAL thing on Linux. :1
Just ssh to the host and run your app. If your feeling really nifty , do a X
and run the entire desktop remotely
There is a terminal server client for Linux called rdesktop. I have an old crappy laptop running win2k sitting in the closet that I access remotely if i happen to need a windows app. Works great.
Go to
http://www.mandrakestore.com and choose your area of the world
Wasn't Windows 1.0 just DOS Shell? I mean, GEOS was out before that
>Although many coders would like to be shut in a >room and allowed to do things at their own pace and >using their own way of doing things, as long as >someone else is paying your salary you've got to >produce something that works in a timeframe that >works and within a budget that works. If that's too >restrictive for you, then it's time to look for >another job...
That's why I no longer code for a living...I make better code under my terms
Microsoft uses Clearcase themselves! You actually think they use Sourcesafe?? OK, Boss...We just added the new Windows 2004 source code in to Sourcesafe ..oops....the SourceSafe database and registry got mangled! Back to square one!
My old company used something called PVCS made by Meranth. I never used it personannally for code keeping, however I have set it up, and it seems very similar to CVS with a graphical shell built in as well. But, you could always use the GUI CVS clients (TkCVS and Wincvs for Windows)
I will ignore your comment as you have NO idea what you are talking about.
Actually, it comes from VMS. VMS is so alien to the UNIX way of thinking. So, Windows is basically a hodge-podge of VMS plus some System V additions, and a pretty shell.
You run ./configure as root??? BAD Linux user. I have NO need to go into root except doing a make install or sysadmin functions..thats IT! (Oh..and nmap too :)
or in linux, use the built in iptables (or ipchains)...much better than zonealarm..and Free as in freedom as well as beer
Exactly! I thank God for shortcuts like:
gg:privacy
or ggg:privacy netscape (deja search)
I've even added my own--sl: for slashdot:)