My thoughts exactly... It depends on the possible threat though (FEAR) that has been created by this individual trading warez. It worries me that a great deal of action is taken due to the fear shared by a small but influential number of people. A fear of the Domino effect, a fear that Iraq could produce and use weapons of mass distruction. Many individuals came out condeming the fact that Iraq could produce or even had such weapons, but fear drove them to a decision to invade. It's something that's becoming ever apparent in a lot of decissions that being made, fear...
Well... I think I'll be moded flamebait/troll.. but I just had to get that off my chest
Hmmm.... Linux year for the desktop? or is this "The year of the 'Linux year for the desktop' articles", where every news source writes an article on it being the year for linux on the desktop? Just seems to me that there's been a heap of articles on it so far... Don't get me wrong, I'm all for it! and hope that this year is the year for the "Linux year for the desktop" articles, I hope all the current linux users actually get sick of seeing these articles, and then, maybe, it will be picked up as the logical chose for the mainstream desktop.
" Hard to ignore when you have SCO lawyers demanding to see your emails and other private documents..
They are asking for access to his emails???? that doesn't make sense... everyone can see Linus's emails, kernel.org mailing list archives... and of course mods for fortune
...cause it sounds like their getting/smoking some of the finest shit money can buy, I mean you'd have to to write that kinda stuff. As soon as they can get that stuff on the streets, we'll all be better off. rm/cheek/tongue
As someone who's just started meddling in the NSW (Australia)public service (local government) after several years in private IT sector, I see the call for open source in the best interest of our clients, i.e the public.
People are becoming alot more concerned with how public money is being spent. Government not only has the opportunity to save money, but also can start giving back to the public by contributing, and most importantly being seen to be contributing, to opensource software which tax payers can then use for themselves.
Although I'm not strictly in an IT position, I am known as one of the IT guys, who can unlock peoples accounts when they are unable to enter their l/p properly after 3 goes.
Unfortunately, it seems, the IT professionals who take up positions in local government come from the bottom of the IT barrel (including myself), often stepping over from other positions and taking up the 'IT person' status, and therefore lack an understanding of possibilities that open source software hold, and have been brought about already by private businesses. With a couple of years working for a small town ISP, looking after half a dozen Linux servers which ran the business, I have developed a opensource/linux background. (Oh, and of course.... constant reading of slashd^H^H^H^H^H^H^ linux Howto's)
Of the several people I have mentioned opensource, prominantly linux, software to, they have been baffled. Downloading the latest win32 OpenOffice is a great first step. Especially with the Export to pdf button.
I will be pushing opensource initiatives, taking on the burden of being the opensource mole, with already open office looking to replace our current proprietry office suite, linux on our main file/backup server, two NT2000 servers look to be replaced by a single linux server, and an old server resurected into a internet gateway.
Hey... who thinks I can turn this into a reality TV show??? can't be any worse then....
With the AOL\RH merger, we'll get four linux distributions a month? this can only be a good thing. Usually you have to bribe your friend with food/beer/blank-cds/$2-5 to get the latest copy of XYZ distribution, having them in the mail each month would be great...
The consequences could be more then devistating. For some of use the only non-work social outing is the monthly LUG meeting to get our hands on distribution CD's.
Looks like this is another attempt by big business to cripple the linux community through indirect means. That along with 20-90 year old poorly designed input/output devices (ie monitors/keyboards/mice), highly caffinated drinks, and other sweet tasty beverages...
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My thoughts exactly...
It depends on the possible threat though (FEAR) that has been created by this individual trading warez.
It worries me that a great deal of action is taken due to the fear shared by a small but influential number of people.
A fear of the Domino effect, a fear that Iraq could produce and use weapons of mass distruction. Many individuals came out condeming the fact that Iraq could produce or even had such weapons, but fear drove them to a decision to invade.
It's something that's becoming ever apparent in a lot of decissions that being made, fear...
Well... I think I'll be moded flamebait/troll.. but I just had to get that off my chest
How about XFree86 linux
Returned the XFree86 website also
Notebly msn doesn't have that molestering the individual call 'Lucky' button... utter filth...
Ooo... that'll burn some Karma
Yeah... there goes one more reason to live... Good by cruel world!!
Overracting? Come on,... this is a comment about Sam&Max on Slashdot right!?!
... and while we're at it... Preferably the good looking girl would earn a lot of money, and I'd live off her earnings... problem solved!
Shouldn't we all just Mod this article as Flamebait????
This is probably old hat now, but....
Real men don't do backups, they just pack their files into windows_2000_source_code.zip and post them to their website.... with torrent links...
Hmmm.... Linux year for the desktop? or is this
"The year of the 'Linux year for the desktop' articles", where every news source writes an article on it being the year for linux on the desktop?
Just seems to me that there's been a heap of articles on it so far...
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for it! and hope that this year is the year for the "Linux year for the desktop" articles, I hope all the current linux users actually get sick of seeing these articles, and then, maybe, it will be picked up as the logical chose for the mainstream desktop.
They are asking for access to his emails???? that doesn't make sense... everyone can see Linus's emails, kernel.org mailing list archives... and of course mods for fortune
...cause it sounds like their getting/smoking some of the finest shit money can buy, I mean you'd have to to write that kinda stuff. As soon as they can get that stuff on the streets, we'll all be better off. /cheek/tongue
rm
hardcore? webrowser? come on... wget, ~absolute hardcore~
No Notepad, Freecell?... well, I should be safe then... can't say I've ever really used the other ones...
As someone who's just started meddling in the NSW (Australia)public service (local government) after several years in private IT sector, I see the call for open source in the best interest of our clients, i.e the public.
People are becoming alot more concerned with how public money is being spent. Government not only has the opportunity to save money, but also can start giving back to the public by contributing, and most importantly being seen to be contributing, to opensource software which tax payers can then use for themselves.
Although I'm not strictly in an IT position, I am known as one of the IT guys, who can unlock peoples accounts when they are unable to enter their l/p properly after 3 goes.
Unfortunately, it seems, the IT professionals who take up positions in local government come from the bottom of the IT barrel (including myself), often stepping over from other positions and taking up the 'IT person' status, and therefore lack an understanding of possibilities that open source software hold, and have been brought about already by private businesses. With a couple of years working for a small town ISP, looking after half a dozen Linux servers which ran the business, I have developed a opensource/linux background. (Oh, and of course.... constant reading of slashd^H^H^H^H^H^H^ linux Howto's)
Of the several people I have mentioned opensource, prominantly linux, software to, they have been baffled. Downloading the latest win32 OpenOffice is a great first step. Especially with the Export to pdf button.
I will be pushing opensource initiatives, taking on the burden of being the opensource mole, with already open office looking to replace our current proprietry office suite, linux on our main file/backup server, two NT2000 servers look to be replaced by a single linux server, and an old server resurected into a internet gateway. Hey... who thinks I can turn this into a reality TV show??? can't be any worse then....
With the AOL\RH merger, we'll get four linux distributions a month? this can only be a good thing. Usually you have to bribe your friend with food/beer/blank-cds/$2-5 to get the latest copy of XYZ distribution, having them in the mail each month would be great...
:)
The consequences could be more then devistating. For some of use the only non-work social outing is the monthly LUG meeting to get our hands on distribution CD's.
Looks like this is another attempt by big business to cripple the linux community through indirect means. That along with 20-90 year old poorly designed input/output devices (ie monitors/keyboards/mice), highly caffinated drinks, and other sweet tasty beverages...
Yes laugh, it's good for you