I've found that most open source software that is pre- release1.0 does do a shoddy job of handling error. But then again so does every piece of beta-test commercial software I've ever seen. Most of the better written open source software I've used that has reached version 1.0 does handle errors well. Look at programs like the GIMP, OpenOffice, Apache and vim. They all do a good job with errors -- you know what went wrong and usually why.
Yes, but it's not a prerequisite to be Catholic to attend mass...
This tactic is more like one kid not allowing another to come to their birthday party because the uninvited kid isn't popular enough. Really, it's quite childish behaviour
Sun service is good yes, but they have a tendency to discontinue parts that are absolutely essential to use particular devices, and these parts just happen to be proprietary hardware manufactured by Sun only. Just ask anyone that owns javastation towers with fried power supplies.
People need to realize that all apple ever really delivers is mediocre equipment that, while it may look really cool, is less technically advanced/powerfull/whatever than competing products that cost 20-25% less.
An Xbox unit in the Germantown, MD Target store is reported to have "freezing" problems that requires employees to open the kiosk every 75 minutes to reset the console.
The terrorists who hijacked U.S. airplanes on September 11 analyzed the airline security system until they found a weakness, and then they exploited it. Much in the same way, industrial terrorists analyzed IIS Web server security until they found a weakness, and then they exploited it. If Gartner wrote an equivalent recommendation for business travelers, would it be to take the bus rather than risk airline travel?
If you honestly want to compare the two, the Microsoft equivalent of Sept 11 is where terrorists hijack one plane, and then use it to drive all other airplanes in the sky into the twin towers.
Microsoft announced today that they have successfully emulated 55% of Windows system calls in their WindowsXP product, and have deemed it ready for release.
I don't think that you're looking at this from all angles. This method would require distribution of linux _binaries_, not source. Source would in fact be of no use, so the whole purpose of the GPL is bypassed. I wouldn't really call this a GPL violation, but rather a GPL paradox.
There's simply no way that they could afford to be able to do this. Assume that there are just 250,000 illegal distribution points, and that a single $2000 client machine can tie up, say, 10 of these machines at a time. They would need 25,000 machines running to take down those 250,000 "pirates". Add in their bandwidth costs, which would be sky high, and you've got a solution that costs way more than the problem. Now you could try and do it with fewer bigger machines ( E450's come to mind ), but you still need multiple nic's and a sh!tload of bandwidth, and e450's aren't exactly cheap either. For a task like this it could actually cost more to go with the larger machines, since they're going to need tons of bandwidth.
From what I've noticed, crusoe chips really only show their worth in the smaller sub-notbooks, like the sony picture book, where there isn't room for a cdrom or floppy drive. They also don't have the heat/fire problems that have cursed many laptop manufacturers. I have an old gateway laptop that after 20-30 minutes of use gets too hot to keep on my lap.
Many slashdotters expect the government to regulate spam and Microsoft, but remain hands-off with things such as encryption, free speech and copyright. Do you think that it is reasonable to draw a line like this and expect Congress not to cross it, or should we take a more consistent stance and push for the government to stay further away from the Internet and technology all together?
I take the same approach to harddisks that I take with other high-use/important items that you don't think about too much when they work right, but when the fail you have huge problems (motorcycle tires, condoms, etc.). I settled on Maxtor for harddisks a few years back, and have not had a single one fail. EVERY other drive I've owned that was made by ANY other manufacturer has died, regardless of wether I bought it separate or if it came with a system (Western Digital, Seagate). Really, you might save a few bucks by buying one you don't have experience with, but is it worth the risk?
IANAA (I am not an architect), but all my architect & engineer friends, as well as most reports on tv, have agreed that the reason that the towers fell was not the impact itself, but rather the expansion of the metal structure of the building. When the metal expands, it pushes up against the floors above it, and when the floors refuse to move up, the structure buckles under the weight. That's why the buildings took arround an hour to finally fall. They were designed to withstand earthquakes and gale-force winds, both of which would have more kinetic energy than an airplane (granted the force of an airplane striking a building is more focused than high winds, but the total strain on the frame of the building is going to be a lot less).
I graduated with a BS in Information Systems (yes, CS-lite) from CU Boulder, and the only classes where team work was not involved were the programming classes I took from the engineering school. Database, OO/SmallTalk, Systems Analysis and Design, VB, etc, were all based on team efforts, usually 4 people per team. One professor had a system where each member evaluated how the others worked, and then the final grade for a project was divided accordingly. Some people occasionally got screwed (me included) but it's no different than how inter-office politics work.
You may not use Windows XP to run any software that competes with Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, or their products or services, or infrings any intellectual property or other rights of these parties.
There's a difference between using something and hating it, and using something and wanting it to be better. I use Linux and I want cd burning to be easier to setup. If the GPL prohibited negative speech about Linux if I use it, then I wouldn't be allowed to state that I think rebuilding my kernel just to burn a cd is a pain in the ass. Likewise, there are probably scores of people out there that are fine with running windows, but have a few gripes about specific aspects of the operating system/applications that they run (Blue screens and viri come to mind). They're effectively hurting their "happy" users by including a clause like this in their licensing agreement, not the people who outright bash the company and refuse to use their products.
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Last night I saw something I was hoping not to see on the news -- acts of violence against Arabic/Islamic-Americans. I would hope that no one from this forum would be so narrow minded, but please people, lets not forget what happened after Columbine. I live in Colorado and know what it's like to have a community's anger directed in my direction in the aftermath of a tragedy (I was openly harassed on the streets for several weeks afterwards), and I can only imagine that it will be much worse for those in the Arabic communities of the US, as Columbine doesn't even compare to this tragedy. Please remember - it's the terrorists who were involved that are to blame, not every Arabic person out there.
...that although the country - if not the majority of the world - can be brought to a standstill by this tragedy, yet I still get my full daily dose of spam in my inbox?
True, Jon's work of late has been rather stale and without any true bite. I'm also of the opinion that it would be nice to have some orriginal articles written by other authors that have more insight and wit.
However, I don't agree that other authors need to "feel what the audience wants". Reading something just because you agree with what is being stated doesn't help you to challenge your own beliefs, and keeps you from understanding other's opinions. Personally, I'd like to see more writing/interviews with persons not closely aligned with the open-source/pro-hacker mentality.
For anyone in Colorado, the CU Boulder campus has surplus auctions about 3-4 times a year. Lots of mac and a fair amount of pc stuff usually goes for a bit under street value, but they also have older Sun and SGI equipment there. I picked up an Indigo there for $35 last time I went and after a system re-install it works fine. The next one is on the 18th of this month (see the link below for details)
On a related note, the company they hire to actually run the auction is Dickensheet, and they have auctions with computer equipment atleast once a month. I just never have the money to spend.
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I've found that most open source software that is pre- release1.0 does do a shoddy job of handling error. But then again so does every piece of beta-test commercial software I've ever seen. Most of the better written open source software I've used that has reached version 1.0 does handle errors well. Look at programs like the GIMP, OpenOffice, Apache and vim. They all do a good job with errors -- you know what went wrong and usually why.
This tactic is more like one kid not allowing another to come to their birthday party because the uninvited kid isn't popular enough. Really, it's quite childish behaviour
..This is something they did extra to make quake run _extra_ fast, rather than slowing down everything else.
Sun service is good yes, but they have a tendency to discontinue parts that are absolutely essential to use particular devices, and these parts just happen to be proprietary hardware manufactured by Sun only. Just ask anyone that owns javastation towers with fried power supplies.
People need to realize that all apple ever really delivers is mediocre equipment that, while it may look really cool, is less technically advanced/powerfull/whatever than competing products that cost 20-25% less.
An Xbox unit in the Germantown, MD Target store is reported to have "freezing" problems that requires employees to open the kiosk every 75 minutes to reset the console.
This harkens back to the days of Win98.
If you honestly want to compare the two, the Microsoft equivalent of Sept 11 is where terrorists hijack one plane, and then use it to drive all other airplanes in the sky into the twin towers.
Microsoft announced today that they have successfully emulated 55% of Windows system calls in their WindowsXP product, and have deemed it ready for release.
I don't think that you're looking at this from all angles. This method would require distribution of linux _binaries_, not source. Source would in fact be of no use, so the whole purpose of the GPL is bypassed. I wouldn't really call this a GPL violation, but rather a GPL paradox.
btw, 10 years of driving with no accidents..knock on wood panneling..
There's simply no way that they could afford to be able to do this. Assume that there are just 250,000 illegal distribution points, and that a single $2000 client machine can tie up, say, 10 of these machines at a time. They would need 25,000 machines running to take down those 250,000 "pirates". Add in their bandwidth costs, which would be sky high, and you've got a solution that costs way more than the problem. Now you could try and do it with fewer bigger machines ( E450's come to mind ), but you still need multiple nic's and a sh!tload of bandwidth, and e450's aren't exactly cheap either. For a task like this it could actually cost more to go with the larger machines, since they're going to need tons of bandwidth.
From what I've noticed, crusoe chips really only show their worth in the smaller sub-notbooks, like the sony picture book, where there isn't room for a cdrom or floppy drive. They also don't have the heat/fire problems that have cursed many laptop manufacturers. I have an old gateway laptop that after 20-30 minutes of use gets too hot to keep on my lap.
Many slashdotters expect the government to regulate spam and Microsoft, but remain hands-off with things such as encryption, free speech and copyright. Do you think that it is reasonable to draw a line like this and expect Congress not to cross it, or should we take a more consistent stance and push for the government to stay further away from the Internet and technology all together?
I take the same approach to harddisks that I take with other high-use/important items that you don't think about too much when they work right, but when the fail you have huge problems (motorcycle tires, condoms, etc.). I settled on Maxtor for harddisks a few years back, and have not had a single one fail. EVERY other drive I've owned that was made by ANY other manufacturer has died, regardless of wether I bought it separate or if it came with a system (Western Digital, Seagate). Really, you might save a few bucks by buying one you don't have experience with, but is it worth the risk?
IANAA (I am not an architect), but all my architect & engineer friends, as well as most reports on tv, have agreed that the reason that the towers fell was not the impact itself, but rather the expansion of the metal structure of the building. When the metal expands, it pushes up against the floors above it, and when the floors refuse to move up, the structure buckles under the weight. That's why the buildings took arround an hour to finally fall. They were designed to withstand earthquakes and gale-force winds, both of which would have more kinetic energy than an airplane (granted the force of an airplane striking a building is more focused than high winds, but the total strain on the frame of the building is going to be a lot less).
I graduated with a BS in Information Systems (yes, CS-lite) from CU Boulder, and the only classes where team work was not involved were the programming classes I took from the engineering school. Database, OO/SmallTalk, Systems Analysis and Design, VB, etc, were all based on team efforts, usually 4 people per team. One professor had a system where each member evaluated how the others worked, and then the final grade for a project was divided accordingly. Some people occasionally got screwed (me included) but it's no different than how inter-office politics work.
Physics: Allows research of Magnetism, Steam Engine and Atomic Theory.
Atomic Theory: Allows research of Nuclear Fission.
Nuclear Fission: Uranium becomes a comodity and allows research of Nuclear Power.
Nuclear Power: Increases ship movement and allows research of Fusion Power.
Fusion Power: Eliminates the threat of nuclear plant meltdown and allows for the research of Future Technology.
Future Technology: Adds to overall game score.
So in a nutshell, we're trying to add to our game score.
You may not use Windows XP to run any software that competes with Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, or their products or services, or infrings any intellectual property or other rights of these parties.
There's a difference between using something and hating it, and using something and wanting it to be better. I use Linux and I want cd burning to be easier to setup. If the GPL prohibited negative speech about Linux if I use it, then I wouldn't be allowed to state that I think rebuilding my kernel just to burn a cd is a pain in the ass. Likewise, there are probably scores of people out there that are fine with running windows, but have a few gripes about specific aspects of the operating system/applications that they run (Blue screens and viri come to mind). They're effectively hurting their "happy" users by including a clause like this in their licensing agreement, not the people who outright bash the company and refuse to use their products.
Last night I saw something I was hoping not to see on the news -- acts of violence against Arabic/Islamic-Americans. I would hope that no one from this forum would be so narrow minded, but please people, lets not forget what happened after Columbine. I live in Colorado and know what it's like to have a community's anger directed in my direction in the aftermath of a tragedy (I was openly harassed on the streets for several weeks afterwards), and I can only imagine that it will be much worse for those in the Arabic communities of the US, as Columbine doesn't even compare to this tragedy. Please remember - it's the terrorists who were involved that are to blame, not every Arabic person out there.
...that although the country - if not the majority of the world - can be brought to a standstill by this tragedy, yet I still get my full daily dose of spam in my inbox?
I've found that paper shredders make excellent storage bins. Just one holds reams and reams of memos!
The time it gave me was off by about 6 hours and 15 minutes. Cute, though.
However, I don't agree that other authors need to "feel what the audience wants". Reading something just because you agree with what is being stated doesn't help you to challenge your own beliefs, and keeps you from understanding other's opinions. Personally, I'd like to see more writing/interviews with persons not closely aligned with the open-source/pro-hacker mentality.
On a related note, the company they hire to actually run the auction is Dickensheet, and they have auctions with computer equipment atleast once a month. I just never have the money to spend.