Microsoft has always relied on the hardware to fix their problems with Bloatware (every version of Windows requires a PC twice as fast as the last version), now they are depending on hardware to fix their lack of security. That's a pretty novel way of attacking the problem, you have to admit.
When I was in high school the best computers we had were Amiga's and IBM PC XT's (4.77 Mhz, 640K RAM, 5.24 disk only). We had great games, though, such as spelling, math and typing practice. woohoo.
I'd like to see some evidence to back up your vague statement
This isn't evidence, per say, but as a semi-serious guitar player I can tell you that solid state guitar amps tend to sound harsh and sterile, while tube amps have a warmer sound to them. Modern effects processing can simulate tube amps quite well, though. I've never heard of anybody prefering a tube amp in their home stereo.
Anyone aware of a business server issue? Last I knew we just put the distribution CD of choice in and it installs, not much of an issue on it. If we need stuff, download, compile, install and you're done
That's not the issue...The issue is convincing the PHB's of the world to let you format their Win NT servers and install Linux.
I don't do much printing at home, either. I find the cartidges dry out before I use the ink. I guess I'll have to start storing them in the freezer or something.
Good point. We have several HP 4500 Colour Laserjets at work, each takes 4 toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow), plus a fuser unit and another component (developer mix cartridge or something)... I havn't seen the prices on these parts but I would imagine that replacing them all at once would be close to $1,000.
That's what the big IBM laser printers at work are for! Printing a 700 page e-book (downloaded from Kazaa) takes about 10 minutes and costs me nothing! I just have to convince my boss to buy paper which is pre-punched to put in a binder.
Slashdot and eWEEK are insider sites, information that is published here is not really published in the general / popular media sense. Likewise, you can get advanced info on the music industry from Spin magazine, or about the crazy people culture from the New York Post.
You won't see this announcement on CNN tommorow... Slashdot (sadly) is about as mainsteam as it gets in Linux news.
This included a particularly dead suburb of Toronto, CA called Markham, now the home of many tech firms like ATI
Hey, I grew up in Markham, Ontario, and it wasn't "dead", it was one of the most affluent towns in the country at that time. And where was this skate park you speak of? I've never heard of it..
Well said, I am going to quote you next time I'm trying to explain to someone how free software can be better than commercial software. It _is_ difficult to explain to business-types why someone would be motivated to make a good product and give it away. People who are centered in money and business are very suspicious of "free".
I bet it won't be long till TV stations start taking a page from the web: pop up advertising. Can you imagine watching your favorite show and a small advertisement appears in the top corner of your screen for a few seconds, or scrolls accross the bottom of the screen?
Advertising is becomming so intrusive and invasive I'm really starting to get sick of it... It's plastered on my computer screen, TV, billboards, radio, there's even 30 minutes of commercials when you go to the theater and pay to get in!!
You tell them, "Either the date has to shift or we have to leave out this feature until later."
We call this "Phase 2", you tell the customer something like "This is excellent, we will definitely incorporate it into Phase 2". Of course, Phase 2 never happens, but it gets the customer off your back.
I'm from the old DOS days, and I remember that most people hated it... They knew how to type a few commands to get into some kind of menu system which would launch their programs, then Windows came along and sort of took over by default.
I think Linux could work in a very controlled environment, when only the apps the users need are available through the menus in KDE or Gnome, but Linux isn't really designed for ease of use. And I wouldn't want to see it become dumbed-down just to compete with Windows.
Factor in one Windows 2000 server with enough user licenses and your looking at around $30,000 USD. And don't even think of running only 1 server if you want file serving, print serving, mail, DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc. Linux servers can do this for little more than the cost of hardware and don't need to be rebooted every weekend.
Wait till you get into the real world... 90% of the people over the age of 35 at my company have no clue how computers work. They often "loose" files in "My Documents".. Either by accidentally dragging them to another folder or saving them in the wrong place accidentally, or trying to find Word documents in Excel (the open-file dialogue filters by file type).
I actually got in shit recently for giving a manager a new computer, and I didn't put her colours back the way she liked them, and I "forgot" to set a screen saver password for her (with a 3 minute delay) since her documents are so important. (the same documents she can't find half the time). It's really rediculous how bad most users are, moost have no idea of how to copy files, rename files, how a directory structure works, etc. Trying to switch these users to Linux would be a total nightmare and not worth the hassle.
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You should check your own spelling if you're going to slam other people..
Microsoft has always relied on the hardware to fix their problems with Bloatware (every version of Windows requires a PC twice as fast as the last version), now they are depending on hardware to fix their lack of security. That's a pretty novel way of attacking the problem, you have to admit.
This is off-topic, but a lot of sites would object to this since they get their revenue from banner advertising.
Fight Club was a great movie.
I know Slashdot is bad, but that's kinda harsh!!
Just for your own safety, you should be aware that things in your mirror are closer than they appear, not farther.
When I was in high school the best computers we had were Amiga's and IBM PC XT's (4.77 Mhz, 640K RAM, 5.24 disk only). We had great games, though, such as spelling, math and typing practice. woohoo.
Hey, maybe we could use this to our advantage, like Click here to upgrade to Linux!!
This isn't evidence, per say, but as a semi-serious guitar player I can tell you that solid state guitar amps tend to sound harsh and sterile, while tube amps have a warmer sound to them. Modern effects processing can simulate tube amps quite well, though. I've never heard of anybody prefering a tube amp in their home stereo.
That's not the issue...The issue is convincing the PHB's of the world to let you format their Win NT servers and install Linux.
Maybe the glass is just too big.
I don't do much printing at home, either. I find the cartidges dry out before I use the ink. I guess I'll have to start storing them in the freezer or something.
Good point. We have several HP 4500 Colour Laserjets at work, each takes 4 toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow), plus a fuser unit and another component (developer mix cartridge or something)... I havn't seen the prices on these parts but I would imagine that replacing them all at once would be close to $1,000.
That's what the big IBM laser printers at work are for! Printing a 700 page e-book (downloaded from Kazaa) takes about 10 minutes and costs me nothing! I just have to convince my boss to buy paper which is pre-punched to put in a binder.
You won't see this announcement on CNN tommorow ... Slashdot (sadly) is about as mainsteam as it gets in Linux news.
Hey, I grew up in Markham, Ontario, and it wasn't "dead", it was one of the most affluent towns in the country at that time. And where was this skate park you speak of? I've never heard of it..
Yeap, I remember around 1984/1985, downloading warez on my Commodore 64 with a 300 baud pocket modem. Ah, those were the days!
100 meters doesn't seem like much to get excited about..
Well said, I am going to quote you next time I'm trying to explain to someone how free software can be better than commercial software. It _is_ difficult to explain to business-types why someone would be motivated to make a good product and give it away. People who are centered in money and business are very suspicious of "free".
Advertising is becomming so intrusive and invasive I'm really starting to get sick of it... It's plastered on my computer screen, TV, billboards, radio, there's even 30 minutes of commercials when you go to the theater and pay to get in!!
We call this "Phase 2", you tell the customer something like "This is excellent, we will definitely incorporate it into Phase 2". Of course, Phase 2 never happens, but it gets the customer off your back.
I think Linux could work in a very controlled environment, when only the apps the users need are available through the menus in KDE or Gnome, but Linux isn't really designed for ease of use. And I wouldn't want to see it become dumbed-down just to compete with Windows.
Factor in one Windows 2000 server with enough user licenses and your looking at around $30,000 USD. And don't even think of running only 1 server if you want file serving, print serving, mail, DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc. Linux servers can do this for little more than the cost of hardware and don't need to be rebooted every weekend.
Don't use the term "hard drive" ... They will think you are talking about the big beige box.
I actually got in shit recently for giving a manager a new computer, and I didn't put her colours back the way she liked them, and I "forgot" to set a screen saver password for her (with a 3 minute delay) since her documents are so important. (the same documents she can't find half the time). It's really rediculous how bad most users are, moost have no idea of how to copy files, rename files, how a directory structure works, etc. Trying to switch these users to Linux would be a total nightmare and not worth the hassle.