This is the first time i've seen ORA try and do a first run hardcover. Picked it up to flip through (having read most of it already online).
This is a really nitpicky comment, but who the hell typeset this thing? It's awful: huge type + leading (the space between lines) is so wide you could drive a truck through it. I'm figuring they did this to pump up the # of pages so it would feel more substantial in the hand. As it is, reading this thing would give me a headache.
Oh, well, it would have made a really nice, _slim_ volume.
Maybe I'll pick it up in paperback --- if they reset that godawful type..
Well, um, maybe it's because MSFT got caught trying to plant positive MS op-ed pieces in major US newspapers last year, when the DOJ trial started???????????????
I read somewhere that publications coming out of ZD etc, Infoworld + the rest are well aware of the/. effect + purposely write articles on Linux, slanted one way or the other, to generate those big page view spikes for their advertisers.
Not sure if it's true or not, but it certainly makes sense --- if 1% of/. readership follows a link posted by Hemos or CmdrTaco, that's approx. 10K pageviews for ya, free of charge.
Well, for a different point of view, check out Tim O'Reilly's essay in Open Sources, where he talks about "infoware", and opens the essay by mentioning people who wanted to buy a computer just so they could buy books at Amazon.com
Newbies just coming online now already might not be able to see the distinction between AOL and the rest of the web --- so I can definitely see someone buying a machine because they heard of AOL and all that instant messaging fun (!) from other newbie friends. And the AOL marketing will probably play off that.
Actually, I think I read somewhere that the limit is 5% before MSFT would have to report it to the SEC + RedHat would have to inform all their shareholders.
Which is, of course, a really excellent way to keep sucking money out of people who find themselves needing that same certification to advance their careers.
Maybe I'm too idealistic, but that's so evil it's beautiful.
What's the difference between the gay population and other minorities? Really, I think, NOTHING.
Just for fun, let's substitute the name of another minority where you said "gay" etc:
But if ( mind this if ) there was a kids show depicting a Jewish character I would be so very against it, up to the point of commiting terrorist acts.
I mean, I completely agree with the point that Jewish people are not supposed to be mistreated or discriminated for being Jewish. But [being] Jewish is NOT IN ANY WAY A STANDARD FOR A WAY OF LIFE
I wouldn't go as far as calling it a perversion although I wouldn't disagree with anyone calling it that, exception and making it a role model is dangerous for the society cause it prevents normal procreation. This country has enough Jewish propaganda as it is, but if we start subverting children of preschool age this is gonna be something for which all of Americans who do not yet deserve to burn in hell will win a free ticket to the ninth circle. That's all IMHO.
Feel free to substitute "black" or "asian" or whatever where I put "Jewish".
See my point yet? That sort of thinking just REALLY pisses me off.
I doubt transmeta is public. You'd be able to find out a helluva lot about the company from it's SEC filings if that were the case (and hence you'd see that info plastered all over the transmeta-related articles out there).
Did a search on quote.com anyway & came up with nothing.
PS: This very well may be a stupid question, but what's to keep MSFT from getting a patent on HTML or some variation thereof? If they can patent an open standard like CSS...
And what about getting a patent on other open standards... like internet protocols?
Dell will charge you $249... only do it if you are buying a server or at least 50 workstations
That's because Dell previously considered pre-installing Linux onto their machines a "custom order"; they'd only install Linux (or HP-UX) onto their boxes for big/good customers & only then if it was specifically requested.
Yes, the Connectix's Virtual Gamestation CD was the same way : a sticker placed over the lid of the jewel case that said "By breaking this seal you agree to [EULA]. This agreement can be found inside this package behind the CD".
I'm surprised no one has challenged such practices before.
I wonder what will happen to those #s with the continual delay of "Windows 2000" -- from what I've heard, it looks like it won't be released until next year sometime (2-3 years late), which could be a problem since WinNT4 doesn't seem to be completely Y2K compliant.
Plus, the BA rep told him that if he lied about what kind of machine he had, when the tech showed up to install, the tech wouldn't touch it & he'd get charged for the visit.
"If you have a Pentium machine that you want to put DSL on than we can proceed with the order. I just want you to know that if you say that's why you have, but when the tech comes out and you have a Power Mac he will not install the equipment, but you will be charged for the visit."
Remember that? Sure the same thing would have happened if he lied about having an iMac, because it goes against "policy".
Well said -- I'm going to a linux installfest tomorrow afternoon & I'm hoping like hell the people there will be a lot nicer & helpful than the people posting here today.
Too many flames here already, & I don't want to start something pointless, but PLEASE... the "Is this what they mean by Open Source?" when looked at the open box was a JOKE.
I suspect that more than half of this article is fiction, and that's not a bad thing --- it works very well.
This is by far the best piece of his I've seen on/. I particularly liked the bit about sitting on the floor with surreptitious (sp?) CompUSA geeks & trying to fix his box. It's a nice image. Also liked the guy in Chicago relating a broken box to a sick pet.
I think a lot of people are missing the point here, overall: these pieces aren't supposed to be detailed, dry treatises on using Linux, or any other OS. They're not supposed to "furthur the cause" of Linux or Open Source, either. (I'm confused as to why some folks are looking to Katz as some sort of spokesperson.)
They're just about an average Joe using technology. They're more humanistic than technical. They're a little bit fluffy, a little bit fun. The kind of thing you'd find on the last page of MacUser or Wired.
With Katz, I think it's a total waste of time arguing about factual details and his supposed "lack of common sense" (hey, idiots: did it occur to you that if the box _had_ been sent back right away, the rest of the story wouldn't work?). When your overanalyse pieces like this, you miss their point & you miss their charm.
OTOH, you could easily argue that such pieces are not a good fit for/.'s readership, being what it is. And if you did argue that, I'd be hard pressed to disagree.
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Mac I am on gives date as 1/1/00.
About to boot into LinuxPPC, which I'm sure will go smoothly.
Happy New Year, everyone!
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This is the first time i've seen ORA try and do a first run hardcover. Picked it up to flip through (having read most of it already online).
This is a really nitpicky comment, but who the hell typeset this thing? It's awful: huge type + leading (the space between lines) is so wide you could drive a truck through it. I'm figuring they did this to pump up the # of pages so it would feel more substantial in the hand. As it is, reading this thing would give me a headache.
Oh, well, it would have made a really nice, _slim_ volume.
Maybe I'll pick it up in paperback --- if they reset that godawful type..
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Not sure if it's true or not, but it certainly makes sense --- if 1% of /. readership follows a link posted by Hemos or CmdrTaco, that's approx. 10K pageviews for ya, free of charge.
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Newbies just coming online now already might not be able to see the distinction between AOL and the rest of the web --- so I can definitely see someone buying a machine because they heard of AOL and all that instant messaging fun (!) from other newbie friends. And the AOL marketing will probably play off that.
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Maybe I'm too idealistic, but that's so evil it's beautiful.
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_this_ time --- well, I just thought that article was very well done; really terrific writing + a good story to boot.
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unless you're talking about how this homophobic society oppresses, persecutes, harasses, and sometimes kills gay people.
i could see how that's destructive & has a destructive force on people's lives.
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I'm questioning him right now.
No god worth believing condemns anyone for just being who they are.
I'm so tired of this shit. Why can't you just leave people alone to lead their own lives?
PS: What do you call someone who does believe there is a god, but believes him to be one evil, calculating, malicious son-of-a-bitch?
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Just for fun, let's substitute the name of another minority where you said "gay" etc:
But if ( mind this if ) there was a kids show depicting a Jewish character I would be so very against it, up to the point of commiting terrorist acts.
I mean, I completely agree with the point that Jewish people are not supposed to be mistreated or discriminated for being Jewish. But [being] Jewish is NOT IN ANY WAY A STANDARD FOR A WAY OF LIFE
I wouldn't go as far as calling it a perversion although I wouldn't disagree with anyone calling it that, exception and making it a role model is dangerous for the society cause it prevents normal procreation. This country has enough Jewish propaganda as it is, but if we start subverting children of preschool age this is gonna be something for which all of Americans who do not yet deserve to burn in hell will win a free ticket to the ninth circle. That's all IMHO.
Feel free to substitute "black" or "asian" or whatever where I put "Jewish".
See my point yet? That sort of thinking just REALLY pisses me off.
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Did a search on quote.com anyway & came up with nothing.
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http://www.wired.com/new s/news/technology/story/17741.html
PS: This very well may be a stupid question, but what's to keep MSFT from getting a patent on HTML or some variation thereof? If they can patent an open standard like CSS ...
And what about getting a patent on other open standards ... like internet protocols?
Possible? Or am I way off base here?
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Check out http://www.altima.org/ (saw the link originally in a /. poster's sig file).
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Well with over 35 million lines of code, what do you expect?
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The thing had 8K of memory & I used it all typing in a text-based adventure game a la Zork I.
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That's because Dell previously considered pre-installing Linux onto their machines a "custom order"; they'd only install Linux (or HP-UX) onto their boxes for big/good customers & only then if it was specifically requested.
According to a News.com story from yesterday, that is changing (see other related /. article as well)
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I'm surprised no one has challenged such practices before.
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Chances for Linux or MacOSX?
Hmmmm...
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Never try to teach a pig to sing: it only wastes your time and annoys the pig.
BTW: I've never had any problems teaching cows to dance. In fact, not only are they fast learners, but they're actually really good at it.
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"If you have a Pentium machine that you want to put DSL on than we can proceed with the order. I just want you to know that if you say that's why you have, but when the tech comes out and you have a Power Mac he will not install the equipment, but you will be charged for the visit."
Remember that? Sure the same thing would have happened if he lied about having an iMac, because it goes against "policy".
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please please please lighten up people.
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This is by far the best piece of his I've seen on
I think a lot of people are missing the point here, overall: these pieces aren't supposed to be detailed, dry treatises on using Linux, or any other OS. They're not supposed to "furthur the cause" of Linux or Open Source, either. (I'm confused as to why some folks are looking to Katz as some sort of spokesperson.)
They're just about an average Joe using technology. They're more humanistic than technical. They're a little bit fluffy, a little bit fun. The kind of thing you'd find on the last page of MacUser or Wired.
With Katz, I think it's a total waste of time arguing about factual details and his supposed "lack of common sense" (hey, idiots: did it occur to you that if the box _had_ been sent back right away, the rest of the story wouldn't work?). When your overanalyse pieces like this, you miss their point & you miss their charm.
OTOH, you could easily argue that such pieces are not a good fit for
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