Sorry, but giving people the benefit of the doubt is not allowed here at Slashdot. You must instantly assume the worst about their motives, and attack them until they beg for mercy in a press release.
One of the developers from Prisma (who did the TouchPhone code) tells me the change is due to "Microsoft's extreme marketing power."
Really? What is this developer's name?
He also points out that the CE-based phone has been nothing but talk for a long time, while the Linux-based system has been out there and working for even longer.
So where can I buy one of these Linux-based phones?
Step 1: Post as soon as possible, because some people won't bother wading through all the later comments before moderating.
Step 1: Insert gratuitous slam on Microsoft to make most of the moderators giddy.
Step 2: Write one sentence that actually has to do with the article, thereby maintaining some semblance of being on-topic. Why only one sentence? Because actually taking the effort to write something with any meaning usually takes more than a few seconds, thus conflicting with Step 1.
If you've seen one Signal_11 post, you've seen 'em all. You know the truth no matter how low you moderate this post.
Why would it be Microsoft's responsibility to tell you how to configure a Linux server? Sardi's doesn't send out information telling people how to best enjoy their meal at Burger King. I guess they should start writing all Red Hat's documentation for 'em, too, huh?
But hey, since you brought up the subject, I'm sure they'll welcome you to their free upcoming TechNet briefings which include the following session:
How to successfully deploy Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in non-Windows 2000 Server environments.
Part 1: Unix
Login and connectivity from Windows 2000 Pro client to a Unix server
Configuration and utilization of files and printers on a Unix network
Internet access via a Unix server.
Part 2: Novell Netware
Logon and connectivity from Windows 2000 Pro client to a NetWare server
Configuration and utilization of files and printers on a NetWare network
Internet access via NetWare server.
Now, you were saying?
Cheers, ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
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Plus the opportunity to see just how many ways Id invaded the privacy of their loyal Quake customers, other than the ways which have already been discovered. Well, provided that they didn't rip those sections of code out before releasing it.
Not that I meant to make you paranoid or anything.;-)
Cheers, ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
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He's probably busy counting all the money he didn't make during all the GNU/Linux IPOs.;-)
Linux. Open Source. The builders of the Internet know where these trends are leading, and how this will shape the future of the Internet. That's why they come here. Andover.Net is the leading Linux/Open Source destination on the Internet. Its network of web sites provides an independent, unbiased source for content, community and commerce for the Open Source and Linux communities.
Of course, Andover.net's web servers run a decidedly non-Open Source operating system (Solaris), but it's all about the Benjamins, eh? Hell, even Apple's eating their own dog food now that OS X Server is out.
They definitely benefit from bumbling competition, just look at Netscape and Real and Apple and OS/2, but it's nuts to say that their products don't get drastically better over time. Just look at IE5, Windows Media Player 6.4, and Win2K.
I don't see anything wrong with reporting this rumor, but when the summary itself specifically states that it's only a rumor, it's disappointing to see the headline blaring the news as if it were a fact. Slashdot should add the word "rumor" or a question mark to the headline. It's things like this which give rise to so much knee-jerk flaming around here.
Internet Explorer now has over 80% of the browser market, and its lead is increasing each week.
About Thawte, it's pretty coincidental for me to be seeing this article now, since I just signed up for a Thawte certificate late last night. There was one part of the sign-up process that was very unclear -- choosing a CSP. Thawte's web site did nothing for helping a new user decide the pros and cons of the different choices. I just went ahead and picked the Microsoft Base Cryptography because it was the default and because I know I can change it later, but could anyone recommend some links to comparisons between the different choices?
Instead of taking the attitude that online business are getting a free ride by not having to apply taxes, try looking at it from the perspective that the local stores are getting screwed by having to tax their customers. Why would you want to be taxed in either situation, much less both?
Don't be a twit, who said anything about a conspiracy? It's a simple matter of Slashdot telling everyone to live the "right way," blasting companies like Corel when they make innocent mistakes, but when we take a look at Slashdot's own behavior, it fails to live up to the standards that it wants everyone else held to. This is just like Slashdot's refusal to release the latest Slash source, while always bitching about closed source companies.
Activism's always so much easier when you don't have to do anything yourself, isn't it?
Maybe you think they're good things to spend money on, but to say that governments are the best providers of education and health care, that's just insane. Also, I'm not a Republican, although I've voted for some -- I'm not sure why you think that Republicans are the only ones who are sick of being overtaxed.
As for another person who replied to me, I purposely left out roads because that one (as opposed to education and health care) is actually debatable. I would expect that private companies would do better than the government, but we haven't seen the hard proof either way like we have in education and health care.
Actually, a friend told me a few years back that the U.S. government mixes in cheap rubber when paving the roads, so that it'll wear out more quickly, needing to be repaired sooner, and thus keep all those road workers employed. Anyone ever heard this before -- I never really made up my mind whether or not to believe him.
Last time I checked, Slashdot's parent company had a market cap of over 760 million dollars. It seems that they have a total of 54 book reviews, and one page on which the Amazon.com slashbox is listed.
Are you honestly trying to tell me that it would take one person more than a single day to convert all those pages? I contend that it's an incredibly easy thing to do, and that a guy who has read nothing but the introductory chapter of Learning Perl could get it done. Nevermind how quickly a company backed by over $760 million could get it done, if that's what they really wanted to do.
Hemos says, "we need to show companies that just because they can patent something, they don't need to."
This makes me wonder which "we" he's talking about, since Slashdot still carries 1) An Amazon.com slashbox, and 2) links to buy books from Amazon in the reviews section.
I'm sorry, but you're living in a liberal dreamworld if you think governments are the best providers of education and health care. Is that really what you meant to say? I guess it's to be expected from anyone who wants to use taxes to promote their own politically correct version of morality -- ahem, I mean "social desirab[ility]."
Back on November 11, I submitted a story about certain U.S. state governors' plan to band together to adopt a so-called "voluntary" internet sales tax. ("Voluntary" on the states' part, naturally, not the consumers.) The Washington Times originally broke the then-secret plan, about a week before the article to which I made a link above. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the Wash Times's article is available on their web page anymore. (If you have a Northern Light account, you can get the entire Wash Times article.) Oh well, guess Slashdot had more important things to report*!;-P
Cheers, ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
[*] Most likely a story where "someone somewhere said that they weren't a fan of Linux";-)
You should be looking at it as, "I don't pay tax on my online shopping, shouldn't I then be free from sales tax when I buy in a regular store? If not, why?"
No offense to you personally, Tyrell, it just seems like more and more people accept constant taxation in their lives these days. We should really take a hard look at the situation and wonder just why we're spending so much.
I see no Slashdot icons for either of the things you mentioned. In fact, I can't remember there ever having been any stories about UAE. Even if that weren't the case, there's a big difference. The Amiga is a dead system, and the popularity of UAE is due to people wanting to keep a piece of the past around. This subthread, however, is about emulation where both systems are still viable, and the users of one system want to be able to use the "kewl stuff" that the other system has available to it.
It's a way for users of Unix-like OSes to be able to use Windows apps. The fact that it gets a lot of attention certainly says something. Your confining my statement to only Linux totally misses the point. Sheesh, exactly how myopic are you anyway?
Staroffice works okay with.doc files, but it still has problems, especially with VBA/macros. You'd agree, right?
My point is that since MS Office itself is a "required functionality" in many government offices, that free OSes (or more specifically, non-Mac/Windows machines) will be out of luck in these places.
I'll admit that I was a little hard on Netscape -- you can get stuff done with it, but I'm just way beyond frustration with using it. (In fact, you can blame Netscape for the fact that all my Linux boxes are headless now -- I use the web so much in my work, and Netscape has fallen back so far, that Linux had fallen into almost complete disuse for me as a desktop OS. Nowadays, I do all my Linux programming and server stuff from an X-Server running on Win2K, so that I can still do the stuff on my Linux box while being able to just pop open IE anytime I want. I know that it's causing me to not see the latest KDE and GNOME desktop developments, although I can at least still use the KDE apps that I need to via the X-Server.)
I've gotta say that I'm a bit mystified that someone scored my original post as a troll. I'm presenting a view that this bill is a lot less meaningful than it looks on the surface, not going after anyone. Oh well, I guess it's "caveat poster" for anyone who doesn't go along with the rah-rah boosterism...
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Sorry, but giving people the benefit of the doubt is not allowed here at Slashdot. You must instantly assume the worst about their motives, and attack them until they beg for mercy in a press release.
Oh wait, it's a Linux company. Nevermind. :)
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
when compared to the fact that, ummmm, well... this thing doesn't even run Linux! It runs Windows CE.
Comedy, thy name is Slashdot.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
One of the developers from Prisma (who did the TouchPhone code) tells me the change is due to "Microsoft's extreme marketing power."
Really? What is this developer's name?
He also points out that the CE-based phone has been nothing but talk for a long time, while the Linux-based system has been out there and working for even longer.
So where can I buy one of these Linux-based phones?
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
If you've seen one Signal_11 post, you've seen 'em all. You know the truth no matter how low you moderate this post.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Why would it be Microsoft's responsibility to tell you how to configure a Linux server? Sardi's doesn't send out information telling people how to best enjoy their meal at Burger King. I guess they should start writing all Red Hat's documentation for 'em, too, huh?
But hey, since you brought up the subject, I'm sure they'll welcome you to their free upcoming TechNet briefings which include the following session:
How to successfully deploy Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in non-Windows 2000 Server environments.
Now, you were saying?
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Plus the opportunity to see just how many ways Id invaded the privacy of their loyal Quake customers, other than the ways which have already been discovered. Well, provided that they didn't rip those sections of code out before releasing it.
Not that I meant to make you paranoid or anything. ;-)
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
He's probably busy counting all the money he didn't make during all the GNU/Linux IPOs. ;-)
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Linux. Open Source. The builders of the Internet know where these trends are leading, and how this will shape the future of the Internet. That's why they come here. Andover.Net is the leading Linux/Open Source destination on the Internet. Its network of web sites provides an independent, unbiased source for content, community and commerce for the Open Source and Linux communities.
Of course, Andover.net's web servers run a decidedly non-Open Source operating system (Solaris), but it's all about the Benjamins, eh? Hell, even Apple's eating their own dog food now that OS X Server is out.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
They definitely benefit from bumbling competition, just look at Netscape and Real and Apple and OS/2, but it's nuts to say that their products don't get drastically better over time. Just look at IE5, Windows Media Player 6.4, and Win2K.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
I don't see anything wrong with reporting this rumor, but when the summary itself specifically states that it's only a rumor, it's disappointing to see the headline blaring the news as if it were a fact. Slashdot should add the word "rumor" or a question mark to the headline. It's things like this which give rise to so much knee-jerk flaming around here.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Internet Explorer now has over 80% of the browser market, and its lead is increasing each week.
About Thawte, it's pretty coincidental for me to be seeing this article now, since I just signed up for a Thawte certificate late last night. There was one part of the sign-up process that was very unclear -- choosing a CSP. Thawte's web site did nothing for helping a new user decide the pros and cons of the different choices. I just went ahead and picked the Microsoft Base Cryptography because it was the default and because I know I can change it later, but could anyone recommend some links to comparisons between the different choices?
Thankful cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Instead of taking the attitude that online business are getting a free ride by not having to apply taxes, try looking at it from the perspective that the local stores are getting screwed by having to tax their customers. Why would you want to be taxed in either situation, much less both?
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
P.S. Trekkie?
Don't be a twit, who said anything about a conspiracy? It's a simple matter of Slashdot telling everyone to live the "right way," blasting companies like Corel when they make innocent mistakes, but when we take a look at Slashdot's own behavior, it fails to live up to the standards that it wants everyone else held to. This is just like Slashdot's refusal to release the latest Slash source, while always bitching about closed source companies.
Activism's always so much easier when you don't have to do anything yourself, isn't it?
Cheers,
Maybe you think they're good things to spend money on, but to say that governments are the best providers of education and health care, that's just insane. Also, I'm not a Republican, although I've voted for some -- I'm not sure why you think that Republicans are the only ones who are sick of being overtaxed.
As for another person who replied to me, I purposely left out roads because that one (as opposed to education and health care) is actually debatable. I would expect that private companies would do better than the government, but we haven't seen the hard proof either way like we have in education and health care.
Actually, a friend told me a few years back that the U.S. government mixes in cheap rubber when paving the roads, so that it'll wear out more quickly, needing to be repaired sooner, and thus keep all those road workers employed. Anyone ever heard this before -- I never really made up my mind whether or not to believe him.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Last time I checked, Slashdot's parent company had a market cap of over 760 million dollars. It seems that they have a total of 54 book reviews, and one page on which the Amazon.com slashbox is listed.
Are you honestly trying to tell me that it would take one person more than a single day to convert all those pages? I contend that it's an incredibly easy thing to do, and that a guy who has read nothing but the introductory chapter of Learning Perl could get it done. Nevermind how quickly a company backed by over $760 million could get it done, if that's what they really wanted to do.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Hemos says, "we need to show companies that just because they can patent something, they don't need to."
This makes me wonder which "we" he's talking about, since Slashdot still carries 1) An Amazon.com slashbox, and 2) links to buy books from Amazon in the reviews section.
Put up or shut up, guys.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
I'm sorry, but you're living in a liberal dreamworld if you think governments are the best providers of education and health care. Is that really what you meant to say? I guess it's to be expected from anyone who wants to use taxes to promote their own politically correct version of morality -- ahem, I mean "social desirab[ility]."
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Back on November 11, I submitted a story about certain U.S. state governors' plan to band together to adopt a so-called "voluntary" internet sales tax. ("Voluntary" on the states' part, naturally, not the consumers.) The Washington Times originally broke the then-secret plan, about a week before the article to which I made a link above. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the Wash Times's article is available on their web page anymore. (If you have a Northern Light account, you can get the entire Wash Times article.) Oh well, guess Slashdot had more important things to report*! ;-P
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
[*] Most likely a story where "someone somewhere said that they weren't a fan of Linux" ;-)
You should be looking at it as, "I don't pay tax on my online shopping, shouldn't I then be free from sales tax when I buy in a regular store? If not, why?"
No offense to you personally, Tyrell, it just seems like more and more people accept constant taxation in their lives these days. We should really take a hard look at the situation and wonder just why we're spending so much.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
I see no Slashdot icons for either of the things you mentioned. In fact, I can't remember there ever having been any stories about UAE. Even if that weren't the case, there's a big difference. The Amiga is a dead system, and the popularity of UAE is due to people wanting to keep a piece of the past around. This subthread, however, is about emulation where both systems are still viable, and the users of one system want to be able to use the "kewl stuff" that the other system has available to it.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
It's a way for users of Unix-like OSes to be able to use Windows apps. The fact that it gets a lot of attention certainly says something. Your confining my statement to only Linux totally misses the point. Sheesh, exactly how myopic are you anyway?
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Like, for instance, WINE? It's got its own icon here at Slashdot. :)
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Staroffice works okay with .doc files, but it still has problems, especially with VBA/macros. You'd agree, right?
My point is that since MS Office itself is a "required functionality" in many government offices, that free OSes (or more specifically, non-Mac/Windows machines) will be out of luck in these places.
I'll admit that I was a little hard on Netscape -- you can get stuff done with it, but I'm just way beyond frustration with using it. (In fact, you can blame Netscape for the fact that all my Linux boxes are headless now -- I use the web so much in my work, and Netscape has fallen back so far, that Linux had fallen into almost complete disuse for me as a desktop OS. Nowadays, I do all my Linux programming and server stuff from an X-Server running on Win2K, so that I can still do the stuff on my Linux box while being able to just pop open IE anytime I want. I know that it's causing me to not see the latest KDE and GNOME desktop developments, although I can at least still use the KDE apps that I need to via the X-Server.)
I've gotta say that I'm a bit mystified that someone scored my original post as a troll. I'm presenting a view that this bill is a lot less meaningful than it looks on the surface, not going after anyone. Oh well, I guess it's "caveat poster" for anyone who doesn't go along with the rah-rah boosterism...
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com