Our country is going into a tailspin because government promises more and more money to more and more poor and old people. Once again, the middle and upper classes will be funding a program designed to 'pull' the millions of poor, uneducated, oft-unemployed or otherwise economically idle lower class out of the shithole they're in.
This is unsustainable. We need to stop letting low-tech workers into this country. We need to document (not necessarily deport; too much work) all illegal occupants of the country, and keep more from coming in illegally. We need to stop providing myriad social services to those who not only don't pay in, but aren't even on the books as being in this country!
It is a true problem, and I don't wish ill health on anyone. Any normal, decent human wants everyone to be healthy. That doesn't make it feasible to tax the life out of one group of people to fund a marginal increase in living for another.
Lifeboat Ethics: There are only so many resources for a given number of people. Not only are some resources (jobs, money, land, food) in a balancing act or being depleted, huge numbers of both low- and high- skilled workers (and a lot of unemployed parasites) come to this country every year. At least the high-tech ones contribute to useful research and are a valuable commodity. Get rid of the minimum wage so legal workers can compete with the Mexicans.
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO HEALTH CARE REFORM? This is just one more example of government doing what I'm talking about: subsidizing a service that will continue to cost more (the government did nothing to fix health care costs) while paying for it by printing money, borrowing from China, and stealing from the top two classes.
Once government enters a market, they NEVER LEAVE. Once the Fed gets into dealing health insurance (if and when they do), they will always be there, no matter how colossal and costly it is for the taxpayer.
At least, with a more free market and some ethical restrictions on private health insurance providers, poor companies will fail (if the government will finally let a company die).
I believe that a privately owned, competitive market, when properly regulated, is the best mode of commerce.
That's why they should develop exclusively for Debian. All its children will inherit compatibility (or else), and you have a standard Linux OS to develop for.
I think the government should have a role in space exploration, but you are right. We shouldn't just keep paying to keep jobs, we should keep exploring for the sake of technology and society. There are many things not economically viable for a private entity to research, and space travel / exploration is one of the most important./Clear Lake born and raised
If your kid killed another kid then it is YOU who pays for the crime. If a kid robbed, then it is YOU who pay for the crime, as an adult.
Sins of the Son? Interesting.
Good thing that in Texas, someone attacks you on your property, you can shoot them. "Oh, it was a 15 year old? All I heard was someone threatening my family!"
The primary type of reactor in the US only uses about 3% of the potential energy in nuclear fuel. A second type of reactor can utilize almost ALL the remaining energy, AND significantly reduce the half-life of the remaining waste. The only "problem" is that the remaining waste is pure enoughto use as a weapon. Nothing good security can't handle.
My source is an article from Scientific American from several years ago. I want to say it's fast reactors, but I'm not sure.
We would be able to power the entire world only through nuclear power for at LEAST 100 years, if not much more, by using and re-using nuclear fuel. [citation needed] During that time, we would continue to build and improve our renewable solutions (geothermal, solar, wind, water, heart) and their economy.
While your message is short and trendy (a la "Open your eyes, sheeple, America sucks!") , it is oversimplifying the situation.
While I would like to have Gigabit internet as much as any Slashdot user, I also understand that Japan has 40% US population, with 3% of our land mass. It is much more economically feasible to deploy fiber through a country like that. Getting ubiquitous giga-speed to even 90% of US households is a much larger feat to accomplish.
That said, the world is rapidly evolving and the potential to completely change commerce, education and medicine with "giga-speed" Internet is enormous. I'm averse to government intervention on most things by default. Infrastructure and high-tech R&D are two places where I believe it can do a good job when the private sector might not be willing to take the risk. Should the FCC mandate 100 mbps broadband? Someone said earlier that "in ten years, 100mbps will be what DSL is now." Should it not expected of our ISP oligarchy to provide us with reasonable Internet speeds in a decade?
Mono is in Debian stable main. Debian software in main abides by the Debian Free Software Guidelines. If it weren't deemed "libre", it would be in non-free.
How does Canonical getting search revenue from Yahoo make Ubuntu less free? No non-free code is in the distribution due to this decision. Were Yahoo to become hostile to Canonical, Canonical could use Google again.
Yahoo/MS are unlikely to get useful reconnaissance information from getting search queries labelled as "Canonical searches".
The Yahoo deal is not dangerous in any way. That's FUD to the max.
I haven't read every license discussion and I'm not a lawyer, but if Debian has found it legally safe to keep Mono, then I don't see how it is truly dangerous in any way./thread, lest we get into a Monowar.
Just to make it clear, there is a question in that first paragraph. I'm just hoping Matt/Canonical/Ubuntu Server takes note of the comment I made below it.
Has Ubuntu Server considered directly challenging Red Hat through competitive marketing? Is RHEL seen as a direct competitor with Ubuntu? I know Ubuntu Server has put a lot of work into being a cloud computing platform; has any extensive thought gone into more explicitly targeting traditional Linux server/RHEL deployments as they are seen now (Java application server stack, web stack, etc.?)
And a suggestion: With the upcoming LTS release, please hire documenters, pay volunteers for quality documenting work, SEND PROGRAMMERS TO DOCUMENTING SCHOOL. I don't believe I'm the first to say that quality, thorough documentation of all tools and use cases of a piece of software is as critical to the usability of software as the quality of the software itself. Community/volunteer documentation can be handy and cheap.
But, I believe this LTS cycle (and the first year post-release) is an excellent time to stabilize, update, and expand on all official documentation. Everything in the following list should be documented accurately and thoroughly. Test every line of instruction!
Installing Ubuntu Server in every way possible
Customizing installation ISOs for server and alternative installs to meet an enterprise's needs (Preset network configuration, packages, etc.)
Package management (e.g. pinning packages in a custom-deployed install) as well as setting up and modifying a custom repository/package mirror
Deploying Ubuntu over the network (Installation)
Securing Ubuntu using ufw/AppArmor (though FireHOL > ufw, had to say it)
Using important core programs present in Ubuntu that aren't present in many other distros at the moment, such as GRUB 2. Upstart, which is supposed to entirely take over for SysV, has very poor documentation, and it's a critical thing for Sysadmins to understand! I don't care if the syntax is developing. If it's in the LTS, GET IT DOCUMENTED.
Common uses of Ubuntu Server and detailed configurations of each (Web, Java App Server, Email, DNS, Load Balancing, DHCP, etc.)
I know some of this is already fairly well documented. I know some of this is usually left to upstream documentation, or to the community, or to skilled authors like Kyle Rankin and Benjamin Mako Hill (The Official Ubuntu Server Book). However, Ubuntu is useless by itself. Software is useless if businesses of any size cannot figure out how to set up and configure the software and distribute it easily. If you want small/medium businesses with semi-skilled IT workers, and large enterprises with RHEL or Microsoft-accustomed IT staff to be able to deploy Ubuntu Server (so you can make money), you need to make it clear that your ease-of-use is not questionable, and that Ubuntu Server fits the job better than the competition you clearly have.
If you are correct, then yes, they don't have to worry about DMCA crap.
That said, the Internet has become as essential and relied upon by U.S. society; it should be considered a common carrier. It is the most logical course of action to ensure the level of network neutrality we here seem to desire, and to protect privacy.
Except some industries tend to flock towards monopoly when left unchecked. Telecommunications, utilities... typically, anything that requires infrastructure reaching every physical household and building will demand incredible capital investment on the part of a company. Once Ma Bell runs a line to every person in the neighborhood, a competitor would have to fund running their OWN line through the entire neighborhood, on the HOPES that they'll get customers to switch.
The owners of the infrastructure basically create their own monopoly. Until another economic structure is provided to dissociate service and goods providers from the infrastructure used to transfer it, OR government reasonably regulates the utilities' prices and usage policies, we'll have these monopolies taking place.
I concur. The "Major.Minor.Bugfix" version scheme is much more informative than Linux's arbitrary "2.6.iteration" format. The 2.6 part doesn't even matter anymore.
Major number changes with breaks in back compatibility, changes in the direction of development, major new features/architecture, etc.
Minor number changes within Major number with new features but does not affect compatibility with same Major version. Do not take away features (e.g. no regressions)
Bugfix number changes within Minor number when no new features are added, code has simply changed or bugs fixed.
I agree, their hardware is exceptional. Still overpriced, IMO, but it's all about what the market will pay. If I had $900 to blow on a Macbook, I might. I'd throw Ubuntu on it, but I'd love to have a Macbook.
Oracle has the opportunity to pleasantly surprise the open source community. Let us hope they take the chance to not piss us off, and use MySQL as a low-end DB with an upgrade path to Oracle. besides, they already 'promised' to keep it open source and maintained.
As for Glassfish/opensolaris/Netbeans, I don't know. I certainly don't think they'll kill them, but who knows. They're all open source projects with a decent community.
Strong, transparent development community Cleaning up the LTS distro by removing several niche programs (the large amount of games, GIMP, among others) Improving the audio stack by using Pulseaudio
What Ubuntu needs to focus on is making Ubuntu very easy to customize and deploy to enterprises. The current tools to make a 'custom spin' of Ubuntu are hacks and one-man projects at best, and the networked deployment tools are a nightmare. I still use Ubuntu on all my servers and my laptop/desktop because it's a very easy distro to work with, while still having the flexibility of being Linux./also Rhythmbox sucks
Slashdot Mirror
Our country is going into a tailspin because government promises more and more money to more and more poor and old people. Once again, the middle and upper classes will be funding a program designed to 'pull' the millions of poor, uneducated, oft-unemployed or otherwise economically idle lower class out of the shithole they're in.
This is unsustainable. We need to stop letting low-tech workers into this country. We need to document (not necessarily deport; too much work) all illegal occupants of the country, and keep more from coming in illegally. We need to stop providing myriad social services to those who not only don't pay in, but aren't even on the books as being in this country!
It is a true problem, and I don't wish ill health on anyone. Any normal, decent human wants everyone to be healthy. That doesn't make it feasible to tax the life out of one group of people to fund a marginal increase in living for another.
Lifeboat Ethics: There are only so many resources for a given number of people. Not only are some resources (jobs, money, land, food) in a balancing act or being depleted, huge numbers of both low- and high- skilled workers (and a lot of unemployed parasites) come to this country every year. At least the high-tech ones contribute to useful research and are a valuable commodity. Get rid of the minimum wage so legal workers can compete with the Mexicans.
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO HEALTH CARE REFORM? This is just one more example of government doing what I'm talking about: subsidizing a service that will continue to cost more (the government did nothing to fix health care costs) while paying for it by printing money, borrowing from China, and stealing from the top two classes.
Once government enters a market, they NEVER LEAVE. Once the Fed gets into dealing health insurance (if and when they do), they will always be there, no matter how colossal and costly it is for the taxpayer.
At least, with a more free market and some ethical restrictions on private health insurance providers, poor companies will fail (if the government will finally let a company die).
I believe that a privately owned, competitive market, when properly regulated, is the best mode of commerce.
Woe is Wikipedia, it's only the sixth most visited site and youtube is fourth.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wikipedia.org
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/youtube.com
What we really need is Facebook and the 'adult' tube sites to support open video.
I like the guy. I also liked Sun.
That's why they should develop exclusively for Debian. All its children will inherit compatibility (or else), and you have a standard Linux OS to develop for.
4chan predates Facebook by four months, and has a lot more active chatter during the night hours than Facebook.
I think the government should have a role in space exploration, but you are right. We shouldn't just keep paying to keep jobs, we should keep exploring for the sake of technology and society. There are many things not economically viable for a private entity to research, and space travel / exploration is one of the most important. /Clear Lake born and raised
If your kid killed another kid then it is YOU who pays for the crime. If a kid robbed, then it is YOU who pay for the crime, as an adult.
Sins of the Son? Interesting.
Good thing that in Texas, someone attacks you on your property, you can shoot them. "Oh, it was a 15 year old? All I heard was someone threatening my family!"
They're going for the black vote.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> POINT NUMBER 2
The primary type of reactor in the US only uses about 3% of the potential energy in nuclear fuel. A second type of reactor can utilize almost ALL the remaining energy, AND significantly reduce the half-life of the remaining waste. The only "problem" is that the remaining waste is pure enoughto use as a weapon. Nothing good security can't handle.
My source is an article from Scientific American from several years ago. I want to say it's fast reactors, but I'm not sure.
We would be able to power the entire world only through nuclear power for at LEAST 100 years, if not much more, by using and re-using nuclear fuel. [citation needed] During that time, we would continue to build and improve our renewable solutions (geothermal, solar, wind, water, heart) and their economy.
While your message is short and trendy (a la "Open your eyes, sheeple, America sucks!") , it is oversimplifying the situation.
While I would like to have Gigabit internet as much as any Slashdot user, I also understand that Japan has 40% US population, with 3% of our land mass. It is much more economically feasible to deploy fiber through a country like that. Getting ubiquitous giga-speed to even 90% of US households is a much larger feat to accomplish.
That said, the world is rapidly evolving and the potential to completely change commerce, education and medicine with "giga-speed" Internet is enormous. I'm averse to government intervention on most things by default. Infrastructure and high-tech R&D are two places where I believe it can do a good job when the private sector might not be willing to take the risk. Should the FCC mandate 100 mbps broadband? Someone said earlier that "in ten years, 100mbps will be what DSL is now." Should it not expected of our ISP oligarchy to provide us with reasonable Internet speeds in a decade?
I am leaning toward approving this mandate.
Mono is in Debian stable main. Debian software in main abides by the Debian Free Software Guidelines. If it weren't deemed "libre", it would be in non-free.
How does Canonical getting search revenue from Yahoo make Ubuntu less free? No non-free code is in the distribution due to this decision. Were Yahoo to become hostile to Canonical, Canonical could use Google again.
Yahoo/MS are unlikely to get useful reconnaissance information from getting search queries labelled as "Canonical searches".
The Yahoo deal is not dangerous in any way. That's FUD to the max.
I haven't read every license discussion and I'm not a lawyer, but if Debian has found it legally safe to keep Mono, then I don't see how it is truly dangerous in any way. /thread, lest we get into a Monowar.
Just to make it clear, there is a question in that first paragraph. I'm just hoping Matt/Canonical/Ubuntu Server takes note of the comment I made below it.
Has Ubuntu Server considered directly challenging Red Hat through competitive marketing? Is RHEL seen as a direct competitor with Ubuntu? I know Ubuntu Server has put a lot of work into being a cloud computing platform; has any extensive thought gone into more explicitly targeting traditional Linux server/RHEL deployments as they are seen now (Java application server stack, web stack, etc.?)
And a suggestion: With the upcoming LTS release, please hire documenters, pay volunteers for quality documenting work, SEND PROGRAMMERS TO DOCUMENTING SCHOOL. I don't believe I'm the first to say that quality, thorough documentation of all tools and use cases of a piece of software is as critical to the usability of software as the quality of the software itself. Community/volunteer documentation can be handy and cheap.
But, I believe this LTS cycle (and the first year post-release) is an excellent time to stabilize, update, and expand on all official documentation. Everything in the following list should be documented accurately and thoroughly. Test every line of instruction!
I know some of this is already fairly well documented. I know some of this is usually left to upstream documentation, or to the community, or to skilled authors like Kyle Rankin and Benjamin Mako Hill (The Official Ubuntu Server Book). However, Ubuntu is useless by itself. Software is useless if businesses of any size cannot figure out how to set up and configure the software and distribute it easily. If you want small/medium businesses with semi-skilled IT workers, and large enterprises with RHEL or Microsoft-accustomed IT staff to be able to deploy Ubuntu Server (so you can make money), you need to make it clear that your ease-of-use is not questionable, and that Ubuntu Server fits the job better than the competition you clearly have.
Justin Long doesn't work in the enterprise! He's too hip to work for the man.
This isn't funny. This is sad. This is how political offices are won in America, especially conservative seats. /Is libertarian
GIPP: GNU Image Photoshop Program
GIEP: GNU Image Editing Program
OR! OR!
Don't FUCKING USE AN ACRONYM.
Give it a name.
If you are correct, then yes, they don't have to worry about DMCA crap.
That said, the Internet has become as essential and relied upon by U.S. society; it should be considered a common carrier. It is the most logical course of action to ensure the level of network neutrality we here seem to desire, and to protect privacy.
Except some industries tend to flock towards monopoly when left unchecked. Telecommunications, utilities... typically, anything that requires infrastructure reaching every physical household and building will demand incredible capital investment on the part of a company. Once Ma Bell runs a line to every person in the neighborhood, a competitor would have to fund running their OWN line through the entire neighborhood, on the HOPES that they'll get customers to switch.
The owners of the infrastructure basically create their own monopoly. Until another economic structure is provided to dissociate service and goods providers from the infrastructure used to transfer it, OR government reasonably regulates the utilities' prices and usage policies, we'll have these monopolies taking place.
So apparently "6" [in the Linux kernel] is the correct major version as defined by "only changes when backwards compatibility breaks".
Touché, good sir.
I concur. The "Major.Minor.Bugfix" version scheme is much more informative than Linux's arbitrary "2.6.iteration" format. The 2.6 part doesn't even matter anymore.
Major number changes with breaks in back compatibility, changes in the direction of development, major new features/architecture, etc.
Minor number changes within Major number with new features but does not affect compatibility with same Major version. Do not take away features (e.g. no regressions)
Bugfix number changes within Minor number when no new features are added, code has simply changed or bugs fixed.
I agree, their hardware is exceptional. Still overpriced, IMO, but it's all about what the market will pay. If I had $900 to blow on a Macbook, I might. I'd throw Ubuntu on it, but I'd love to have a Macbook.
Oracle has the opportunity to pleasantly surprise the open source community. Let us hope they take the chance to not piss us off, and use MySQL as a low-end DB with an upgrade path to Oracle. besides, they already 'promised' to keep it open source and maintained.
As for Glassfish/opensolaris/Netbeans, I don't know. I certainly don't think they'll kill them, but who knows. They're all open source projects with a decent community.
Strong, transparent development community
Cleaning up the LTS distro by removing several niche programs (the large amount of games, GIMP, among others)
Improving the audio stack by using Pulseaudio
What Ubuntu needs to focus on is making Ubuntu very easy to customize and deploy to enterprises. The current tools to make a 'custom spin' of Ubuntu are hacks and one-man projects at best, and the networked deployment tools are a nightmare. /also Rhythmbox sucks
I still use Ubuntu on all my servers and my laptop/desktop because it's a very easy distro to work with, while still having the flexibility of being Linux.