I know many large companies who hire multitudes of contractors for this very same reason. But, as far as I know...having a bunch of contractors is legal. Any ideas why temps are not legal but contractors are? I will admit not having read the article..i never have bothered signing up for "free NY times."
No conspiracy theories here. But isn't it funny how negative things pop-up at conveniant times? Whether it be drunk driving shortly before an election or a bug when a company goes IPO.;-)
In many ways I look at this article and wonder if this means people will assume that IBM is trying to close itself off to people. I think with any company looking to make money...there are always things that must remain private. While this could be the problems of another company, it also has a lot to do with new innovative research, policies, etc. I don't think that this is really a surprise to anyone and was frankly surprised to even see it on slashdot. I am of the belief that this is a good and practical thing for any company of any size with the slightest amount of confidentiality/innovation to consider.
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My opinions do not at all represent my employers.
This machine may be claiming its power from its multitude of options. It, after all, has 15 patents on the motherboard alone! (ooohh). That, and its touchscreen display so you don't need a mouse. (ahhhhh) But seriously, maybe it does have options...anyone have some real tech specs on it? Or at least some features?
I understand this. But this does not make it entirely modular as I think of modular. Maybe I have a bad definition. Loading and unloading functionality is what I think needs done. i.e. When I close the goofy My Side-whatever that should take up less mem. The current design seems to resemble MS OS design. When you turn something off on a MS OS...you just can't see it any more. It does not necessarily release any resources. When a turn a panel off (now a panel isn't modular...but this such system would work) from my current X session or I remove a module from my Linux kernel. It actually releases the resources. Wouldn't this help?
I completely understand this. A lot of my projects have been doing the performance tuning stuff...which is the opposite. However, IMHO when making a user-centered project you should not make it this bloated. And, if you do, it should be more modular by design. That way, parts of it can truly be unloaded from memory. I believe there was some discussion of making Mozilla more modular at one point..although its been a long while since I followed its production.
IMHO I do not care if they self-promote themselves a bit. They need to pay the bills. Understood.
However, when they begin to make the product more bloated in order to suit their needs..I have a problem with that. Netscape 6 used like 3 times as much memory as 4.7 one my machine. Did they make a deal with RAM manufacturers or summin? Is that one of those other built in money makers? Self-advertising to help with expenses is ok for me...(to a point..as long as you can get rid of most of it) But making the product more of a resource hog...yuck!
The CDA says that ISPs cannot be responsible for how their users use their service. This judge says ebay falls under the same rules. Napster is also just offering a service...and they shouldn't be held responsible for their users actions...no matter how illegal. Same sort of thing as if I got in trouble for writing threatening emails. My ISP shouldn't be held responsible.
Hopefully this can act as a precedent for online services.
I know someone who has one of these..so I was looking into it for her. I found the following info:
CPU is mounted on the motherboard. You're not going to be upgrading this thing.
There is a single SODIMM socket on the bottom of the motherboard. It comes with a 64MB CAS2 SODIMM module.
There is an intact IDE header, marked CN12.
There's also a CN13, which is marked as the FDD connect, but isn't populated.
CN11 isn't populated either; it's marked as the CF Card Conn (Compact Flash).
CN5 is also unpopulated, marked as the IRDA connector.
The most interesting connector is CN16, marked as the MINI PCI connector. I wonder if there are any mini-ethernet device available. Maybe even a wireless product.
CN6 is a com port header, in addition to BC15, which is the modem connector. It has the same style modem as the I-O (size & location of the connectors).
CN19 is unpopulated, and marked as the VGA connector.
The BIOS chip is also an SST 39F020, the same as an I-O.
I've removed the DOC and the CMOS battery to try and get into the BIOS. No luck. It still keeps asking for the password.
This was all from this internet appliance bboard and a user "anonyman". I might get around to playing with this. I guess it depends on the term of the agreement and whether or not they *must* return it. Does anyone know the specifics of this deal?
I absolutley agree that the documentation is wonderful. You don't need support except for bugs with the thorough doc. I am not sure about the "Even if AFS doesn't DO anything". But, overall you are very correct.
------- My opinions are mine alone and do not represent that of my employer.
I got my Cordless dektop pro for like $50 at compgeeks.com. refurbed...good deal...works beautifully...the mouse take a good deal of batteries but I don't use the mouse as much as a windows user.
FYI...The actual source is slated to not be released until next month (if all goes as planned). At that time it will be in developerWorks. After this CNET article mentioned this...it has been announced as public news. The link I sent in was where it will eventually be put. For the press release click here . For more specific information on AFS, you might try the Transarc website.
From the article: "Transmeta wanted to work with IBM to make sure there were no questions about legal issues with Intel," said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst at The Linley Group. "Over time, I think they will look to other foundries."
I thought this was interesting while its kind of funny seeing a small company like Transmeta hiding behind IBM's legal team. I would like to know what these legal issues are with Intel. What is Transmeta doing that might cause them to be in trouble with the law and Intel? If anyone has info on this...I would be real interested.
I regard *your* comments as Trollish, his being more constructive, actually. I notice you don't put your name behind your comments? There's the name....email address...and URL. Happy?
Justify This: ... I can't justify this. I don't have to. But I don't claim its Open Source.
People claim this is "Open Source". Why do you believe what people claim? And who claims this? I know a ton of people who barely know what a computer is that use Napster and burn their own CDs...if I asked them what Open Source was they'd have no clue.
I have a lot of clue what Open Source is all about. I actually live with one of the core Helix Code developers. I used to work with the Conglomerate guys. Also guys whose work is now in various Linux distros.
I'm gonna take your work, be it school, artistic or "workplace" work, I'm gonna pass it off as my own
But that's okay, becuase it's all in the Open Source spirit. I am proud of you. But, if you know what Open Source is...why do you claim it is a haven for criminals? Why do you claim the spirit of the movement is passing off others work as your own? Do you really understand what is behind the Open Source movement? This last statement makes me think you still believe it is free as in beer.
The Open Source movement is not about getting other's work for free. Read ESR's THE CATHEDRAL AND THE BAZAAR and get a clue.
I claim this is theft.
I have a HD full of MP3, I feel slightly bad about it. But I listen, becuase it's become socially acceptable to steal music in this way. You keep going with what society deems as acceptable. When you get a your own opinion on the matter you come back and we'll discuss this again.
Personally, (And if you thought otherwise...sorry) I thought this was lame and I was particularly unimpressed for the fact that it made it as a headline on one of the only news websites I check out.
I am just waiting for all the "Slashdot sucks" and "Rob is so dumb he thought this was real" comments...but how about a humor slashbox that this can go in so those of us who don't want to see dumb humor don't have to.
I find it interesting to note how a seemingly small article lacking a lot of specifics needed to truly understand this is found to be very newsworthy specifically about MS. I found the article generally uninformative about Microsoft...
However, after having read the article, (unless I misunderstand the article) I think this has more to do with every software vendor selling items in Germany. The whole spiel about how once an item enters the marketplace, the author loses some rights to control the terms of secondary sales. This seems like a very big deal considering how big secondary sales are. This ruling could have a serious effect on sales of software in Germany. Its a ruling that may cause serious reform. If I am a big software company, do I want to sell it to a secondary sales company and lose my rights to protect the terms under which that item is resold? This would definitely worry me as a secondary sales company, while the big companies might begin to shy away from contracts for this sort of product sales. This ruling seems like it would be big for any type of vendor in Germany...and it definitely will be interesting where it will lead to.
See...as I view it the real problem is MS and their money. How much of a break do they offer their partners and these people to be in their pavillion...on their side?
Also, as I see it...and I am not just saying this because of my employer...but a big thumbs up for the companies who are selling both products and took the time to teach their representatives enough to run and talk Linux. Some of those reps haven't a clue and would be confused by the pause at a LILO prompt and shut the machine down.:)
Did anyone read this article about IBM's JFS? Isn't this a journaled file system for Linux or is it misnamed? It is under the GPL. Why not let the big corporate power pay for this?;-) As you said, it takes a "massive development effort"...which IBM has the $$ for.
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I know many large companies who hire multitudes of contractors for this very same reason. But, as far as I know...having a bunch of contractors is legal. Any ideas why temps are not legal but contractors are? I will admit not having read the article..i never have bothered signing up for "free NY times."
True...that would have been worse for the company...but not the investors/employees with options.
No conspiracy theories here. But isn't it funny how negative things pop-up at conveniant times? Whether it be drunk driving shortly before an election or a bug when a company goes IPO. ;-)
In many ways I look at this article and wonder if this means people will assume that IBM is trying to close itself off to people. I think with any company looking to make money...there are always things that must remain private. While this could be the problems of another company, it also has a lot to do with new innovative research, policies, etc. I don't think that this is really a surprise to anyone and was frankly surprised to even see it on slashdot. I am of the belief that this is a good and practical thing for any company of any size with the slightest amount of confidentiality/innovation to consider.
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My opinions do not at all represent my employers.
This machine may be claiming its power from its multitude of options. It, after all, has 15 patents on the motherboard alone! (ooohh). That, and its touchscreen display so you don't need a mouse. (ahhhhh) But seriously, maybe it does have options...anyone have some real tech specs on it? Or at least some features?
I understand this. But this does not make it entirely modular as I think of modular. Maybe I have a bad definition. Loading and unloading functionality is what I think needs done. i.e. When I close the goofy My Side-whatever that should take up less mem. The current design seems to resemble MS OS design. When you turn something off on a MS OS...you just can't see it any more. It does not necessarily release any resources. When a turn a panel off (now a panel isn't modular...but this such system would work) from my current X session or I remove a module from my Linux kernel. It actually releases the resources. Wouldn't this help?
I completely understand this. A lot of my projects have been doing the performance tuning stuff...which is the opposite. However, IMHO when making a user-centered project you should not make it this bloated. And, if you do, it should be more modular by design. That way, parts of it can truly be unloaded from memory. I believe there was some discussion of making Mozilla more modular at one point..although its been a long while since I followed its production.
IMHO I do not care if they self-promote themselves a bit. They need to pay the bills. Understood.
However, when they begin to make the product more bloated in order to suit their needs..I have a problem with that. Netscape 6 used like 3 times as much memory as 4.7 one my machine. Did they make a deal with RAM manufacturers or summin? Is that one of those other built in money makers? Self-advertising to help with expenses is ok for me...(to a point..as long as you can get rid of most of it) But making the product more of a resource hog...yuck!
Katz will pay for it all!!
Hip Hip Horray!!
The CDA says that ISPs cannot be responsible for how their users use their service. This judge says ebay falls under the same rules. Napster is also just offering a service...and they shouldn't be held responsible for their users actions...no matter how illegal. Same sort of thing as if I got in trouble for writing threatening emails. My ISP shouldn't be held responsible.
Hopefully this can act as a precedent for online services.
This was all from this internet appliance bboard and a user "anonyman". I might get around to playing with this. I guess it depends on the term of the agreement and whether or not they *must* return it. Does anyone know the specifics of this deal?
I absolutley agree that the documentation is wonderful. You don't need support except for bugs with the thorough doc. I am not sure about the "Even if AFS doesn't DO anything". But, overall you are very correct.
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My opinions are mine alone and do not represent that of my employer.
Sadly they are not selling support. I hope that one day they will see that is the best thing for Open AFS.
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My opinions are mine alone and do not represent that of my employer.
I got my Cordless dektop pro for like $50 at compgeeks.com. refurbed...good deal...works beautifully...the mouse take a good deal of batteries but I don't use the mouse as much as a windows user.
I'd suggest this to ANYONE
I got more emails than I can handle. ugh!
I am an intern at IBM and do tons of Linux and UNIX stuff. You can email me if you really want more info. It is a WONDERFUL place to work.
FYI...The actual source is slated to not be released until next month (if all goes as planned). At that time it will be in developerWorks. After this CNET article mentioned this...it has been announced as public news. The link I sent in was where it will eventually be put. For the press release click here . For more specific information on AFS, you might try the Transarc website.
:)
-Erik (from IBM)
From the article: "Transmeta wanted to work with IBM to make sure there were no questions about legal issues with Intel," said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst at The Linley Group. "Over time, I think they will look to other foundries."
I thought this was interesting while its kind of funny seeing a small company like Transmeta hiding behind IBM's legal team. I would like to know what these legal issues are with Intel. What is Transmeta doing that might cause them to be in trouble with the law and Intel? If anyone has info on this...I would be real interested.
Its either hangovers or they all knew the truth....Roblimo really controls CmdrTaco!!! ;-)
I regard *your* comments as Trollish, his being more constructive, actually. I notice you don't put your name behind your comments?
There's the name....email address...and URL. Happy?
Justify This:
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I can't justify this. I don't have to. But I don't claim its Open Source.
People claim this is "Open Source".
Why do you believe what people claim? And who claims this? I know a ton of people who barely know what a computer is that use Napster and burn their own CDs...if I asked them what Open Source was they'd have no clue.
I have a lot of clue what Open Source is all about. I actually live with one of the core Helix Code developers. I used to work with the Conglomerate guys. Also guys whose work is now in various Linux distros.
I'm gonna take your work, be it school, artistic or "workplace" work, I'm gonna pass it off as my own
But that's okay, becuase it's all in the Open Source spirit.
I am proud of you. But, if you know what Open Source is...why do you claim it is a haven for criminals? Why do you claim the spirit of the movement is passing off others work as your own? Do you really understand what is behind the Open Source movement? This last statement makes me think you still believe it is free as in beer.
The Open Source movement is not about getting other's work for free. Read ESR's THE CATHEDRAL AND THE BAZAAR and get a clue.
I claim this is theft.
I have a HD full of MP3, I feel slightly bad about it. But I listen, becuase it's become socially acceptable to steal music in this way.
You keep going with what society deems as acceptable. When you get a your own opinion on the matter you come back and we'll discuss this again.
Yeah...I know I usually give up after 45 tries...luser...
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I could see creating a second account to evade something...but if you go through 45 accounts...are you really going to stop now?
I would love to talk to this guy...And ask him how often he acts as a Troll on
I didn't think this was one.
Personally, (And if you thought otherwise...sorry) I thought this was lame and I was particularly unimpressed for the fact that it made it as a headline on one of the only news websites I check out.
I am just waiting for all the "Slashdot sucks" and "Rob is so dumb he thought this was real" comments...but how about a humor slashbox that this can go in so those of us who don't want to see dumb humor don't have to.
I find it interesting to note how a seemingly small article lacking a lot of specifics needed to truly understand this is found to be very newsworthy specifically about MS. I found the article generally uninformative about Microsoft...
However, after having read the article, (unless I misunderstand the article) I think this has more to do with every software vendor selling items in Germany. The whole spiel about how once an item enters the marketplace, the author loses some rights to control the terms of secondary sales. This seems like a very big deal considering how big secondary sales are. This ruling could have a serious effect on sales of software in Germany. Its a ruling that may cause serious reform. If I am a big software company, do I want to sell it to a secondary sales company and lose my rights to protect the terms under which that item is resold? This would definitely worry me as a secondary sales company, while the big companies might begin to shy away from contracts for this sort of product sales. This ruling seems like it would be big for any type of vendor in Germany...and it definitely will be interesting where it will lead to.
See...as I view it the real problem is MS and their money. How much of a break do they offer their partners and these people to be in their pavillion...on their side?
:)
Also, as I see it...and I am not just saying this because of my employer...but a big thumbs up for the companies who are selling both products and took the time to teach their representatives enough to run and talk Linux. Some of those reps haven't a clue and would be confused by the pause at a LILO prompt and shut the machine down.
Did anyone read this article about IBM's JFS? Isn't this a journaled file system for Linux or is it misnamed? It is under the GPL. Why not let the big corporate power pay for this? ;-) As you said, it takes a "massive development effort"...which IBM has the $$ for.