fair enough, but my point wasn't that I'm ignorant of the problems, just that there are always risks with whatever approach you take to get things done. Some will have less of a risk than others, but the truth is that even Open Source comes with different risks. It's not likely, but open source projects have died. Even ones that people and companies relied on. Granted, anyone could take it back up and start coding again, but that too is a risk. While I'm not saying RMS is not making a good point, he too much of an absolutist to be really credible for me.
I disagree. I love Linux for it's pragmatic uses as well as it's freedom, but I'm not going to let Open Source philosophy rule my software decisions. If something is worth the money, I don't mind paying for it, even if my OS was free.
I saved money on my OS so I could afford other things, if those things include software, then why not?
Because a new Linux installation has more features than Win98.
You're talking about 10 of difference between the two operating systems. What Linux distro are you using? Some are more suited than others for you application
You have a good point, which is partly what I said "kind of resent" rather than just getting really angry. I guess what I was trying to say is that while there are plenty of horrible teachers out there (I've had my share), there are others that take it seriously. I don't plan on taking my summers off (research more and possibly work in the field).
I know that I'm not exactly the normal educator but I'm trying to show people that the old saying (those that can't, teach) isn't always true of everyone.
I kind of resent this comment. While I'm not an educator yet, I'm a PhD student in computer science. I may want to teach college students rather than middle school students, but I'm doing it because I enjoy teaching, not because I can't hack it in the "real world." Some people actually do their jobs regardless of the usual salary involved. To me, if I can make a decent living, job satisfaction is more important than a higher salary.
The problem with this argument is that you assume those 20 minutes are consecutive. In a single show many days if not weeks can pass. Your argument doesn't hold water.
No struggling with drivers, installing software, or suffering from daily crashes and disk corruption.
I disagree with you on this. There's no driver support because Apple doesn't allow choice. Installing software is easier I think on a Linux machine. My mom thinks so too. And I find that my girlfriend's Macbook needs to be restarted more often then my Ubuntu machine.
It would seem that if the vulnerability is patched in the change log, then it's fixed. I realize that some may need to run on an older kernel, but if a kernel developer found the vulnerability and fixed it, there is little way of knowing if anyone else (read black hat) has already known about it.
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fair enough, but my point wasn't that I'm ignorant of the problems, just that there are always risks with whatever approach you take to get things done. Some will have less of a risk than others, but the truth is that even Open Source comes with different risks. It's not likely, but open source projects have died. Even ones that people and companies relied on. Granted, anyone could take it back up and start coding again, but that too is a risk. While I'm not saying RMS is not making a good point, he too much of an absolutist to be really credible for me.
And what motivation would they have to do this?
I disagree. I love Linux for it's pragmatic uses as well as it's freedom, but I'm not going to let Open Source philosophy rule my software decisions. If something is worth the money, I don't mind paying for it, even if my OS was free. I saved money on my OS so I could afford other things, if those things include software, then why not?
Because a new Linux installation has more features than Win98. You're talking about 10 of difference between the two operating systems. What Linux distro are you using? Some are more suited than others for you application
You have a good point, which is partly what I said "kind of resent" rather than just getting really angry. I guess what I was trying to say is that while there are plenty of horrible teachers out there (I've had my share), there are others that take it seriously. I don't plan on taking my summers off (research more and possibly work in the field). I know that I'm not exactly the normal educator but I'm trying to show people that the old saying (those that can't, teach) isn't always true of everyone.
I kind of resent this comment. While I'm not an educator yet, I'm a PhD student in computer science. I may want to teach college students rather than middle school students, but I'm doing it because I enjoy teaching, not because I can't hack it in the "real world." Some people actually do their jobs regardless of the usual salary involved. To me, if I can make a decent living, job satisfaction is more important than a higher salary.
The problem with this argument is that you assume those 20 minutes are consecutive. In a single show many days if not weeks can pass. Your argument doesn't hold water.
http://www.openwengo.org/ Works well for me. Cross platform and works well for me.
No struggling with drivers, installing software, or suffering from daily crashes and disk corruption.
I disagree with you on this. There's no driver support because Apple doesn't allow choice. Installing software is easier I think on a Linux machine. My mom thinks so too. And I find that my girlfriend's Macbook needs to be restarted more often then my Ubuntu machine.
It would seem that if the vulnerability is patched in the change log, then it's fixed. I realize that some may need to run on an older kernel, but if a kernel developer found the vulnerability and fixed it, there is little way of knowing if anyone else (read black hat) has already known about it.