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I hate to be an also-ran but, we use Perforce here also. In my history as a developer I have used RCS, CVS, Continuus and Visual Source Safe. The only product that comes close to Perforce in functionality Continuus. The difference is that Perforce actually works and you don't have to wait for hours to complete sync and integrate operations while hopeing it won't crash. Perforce is also less expensive than Continuus and the server runs on more platforms including Linux.
Hey, This is all the OSS movement needs. Now the enterprise will get sick and tired of paying Microsoft for nothing.
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In our shop we run Linux as our servers and Windows 2000 on the desktop. The way the market sits right now and the software we use make this the best business decision. I think over time Linux will be good a certain things and Microsoft, as hard as they try will not be able to penitrate those markets. Perhaps Internet Services are such an area for linux. It certainly looks like it today.
Windows 2000 is by far the best release of Windows ever. The concern should not be, "wow linux is better." It should center around the idea that developers and ISV's cannot afford to be jerked around by a monolithic company like Microsoft. I know from years of experience that Microsoft always keeps competitors that are trying to develop software for the Windows platform under thier thumb. ISV's are forced to pay thousands of dollers to Microsoft for what amounts to training. They are always struggling to keep up with the latest (arbitrary) technolgy change Microsoft makes. They succeed at this because Microsoft plays to the "cool" factor as understood by the typical developer. You know "COM and it's related technolgies are really cool." Of course, when you come down to earth you realize COM technology also make for systems that are very fragile.
Unix has been around for a long time and Linux is really just another flavour of UNIX. Linux is really just the kernal and the distributions include parts from many differnt sources. The advantage to Linux is the GPL. It helps keep the system (kernal and otherwise) unified. This is the very reason Microsoft was successfull in the first place. Enterprises had one place to go to get a unified system. Microsoft was able to provide a unified system becuse they were a unified company. Companies that did UNIX were stepping all over each other in an attempt to do what Microsoft succeeded at, owning a pervasive platform." GPL provides the ability to have a unified platform that is not owned by a single entity. From a technical perspecive this is a real benifit to ISV's.
Many email servers will do a reverse lookup on the IP address. If the reverse look up looks like the type of name given out as a dialup or consumer IP or does not resolve, the SMTP server will not accept the mail. Yes it very difficult to get help from an ISP on this but this is one of the most common filters. On top of this there are several blacklists that can keep specific IP blocks from sending mail through mail servers that use the list. First and formost, make sure that you have a sensible reverse DNS lookup like mx.mydomain.com as apposted to 123-21.54.mydomain.com. If you have DSL and are trying to run your own MTA, ask you provider to set up a reverse DNS name. Some will do this for a small fee.
This thought has crossed my mind before, however this article provides an opportunity to share it. Why are we even allowing ICANN and the congress control the name space we use. Any name server can be set up to use two sets of root name servers. One for the ICANN / Network Solutions system and one for the GNU system. A simple plugin can be built for the M$ Windows users to access the system regardless of who the ISP is. As a community, the small ISP's and geeks can market the new namespace and make it the basis for doing business. Essentially rendering ICANN innefective. A good start would be to set up a domain.gnu and get some volunteer ISP's to set up a root DNS system. The community could make any software changes required to make this work, however, I dont think any are required. Now the GNU community could start using this domain for Open Source related content. This would help to encurage ISP's to include the new set of root servers in thier DNS systems.
I fear that we (as a society) are all forgetting how computers really work. Have them define a simple computer archatecture perhaps like the 8 bitters of the past. Then have them program a simulator for the computer. Finally have them write a simple program for the computer in machine code. I might suggest a 6502 as it's fairly simple. This project could be broken into several subcomponents so all the students would I fear that we (as a society) are all forgetting how computers really work. Have them define a simple computer architecture perhaps like the 8 bitters of the past. Then have them program a simulator for the computer. Finally have them write a simple program for the computer in machine code. I might suggest a 6502 as it's fairly simple. This project could be broken into several subcomponents so all the students would participate and progress through the various phases of design and development. If the design for the system was completed first, then the project could be broken into teams that have to work to the design spec. One could write the simulator, another the assembler and the third could write the actual code to run on the simulator.
I must first of all comment about B2B and small companies. We are small and most (80%) of our customers are B2B. In fact these are the businesses we target as they can actually afford to build a "REAL" website.
On the CC Front, we have a reseller agreement with a local merchant account company. One of our employees specializes in this area. We have connected our customers sites with both CyberCash and AuthorizeNet. We actually prefer AuthorizeNet. They have a virtual terminal customers can use to run cards manually, a real plus. I have read reports about up time problems with Authorizenet but I have had very few problems. AuthorizeNet is also more cost effective than CyberCash.
When there is a DOS attack, an ISP must react quickly. Perhaps this was a dedicated account (T1,DSL etc.). The only option for stopping the attack quickly is to shut it down. One would hope that once the dust settles, that the ISP would re-open the account with a different IP address. In short, I don't blame the ISP, there were no other options. It not at all like cow-towing to a terrorist. The DoS attack is as if the terrorist had already shot the hostage and now remedial action is required for the victim
As a reseller if Covad DSL Service, I thought I should ad my two cents. With regards to 144kbps service, it is just not a good deal anyway you look at it unless you plan to run a service. For a little less money we offer an ISDN solution that allows you to use one of the ISDN cannels as a regular phone line. It's a dialup service but since ISDN takes less that a second to connect, It looks like your on line all the time. Unfortunatly the wholesale costs of this service are so high and the margins so small, it's hardly a win for an ISP. In some areas the telcos are still charging for connect time on ISDN circuts, In those cases, IDSL may pay off as well.
The issue of preferential treatment that RBOCS give themselvs has been a huge issue, in the courts and at PUC (public utility commission) meeting. I say, don't let the bastards win. Buying service from them because they control the last mile infrastructure is like supporting Micro$lop because they control the operating system. Nuf said.
On the issue of Covad, They actually operate a national ATM circut and as a result you can buy thier service from a provider anywhere in the country. A good provide will smooth out the rough spots for you and provide good communications about related issues. Covad brings this circut into the ISP site and the ISP controls the connection between that circut and the Internet. The ISP controls what IP's you are assigned as well as your email, news service and personal web hosting. The only thing the local telco controls is the wire from you home or business to the central office.
In some cases thier is another party involved, This is a super ISP. A small local ISP or service integrator might bybass the attempt to run his own ATM/Internet link and contract with a larger ISP for this service. This is not all that bad. In some cases you might get better quality of service this way since many of these wholsale providers connect the ATM circut directly to a NAP or other top tier provider (global crossing, uunet etc.), something a small local provide might not be able to accomplish. Most likely you small local ISP would still control mail etc.
The most important thing is that you are comfortable with the company you buy from and they give you friendly quick answers to problems. Since there are so many players in the DSL game it is possible that someone will drop the ball. Certainly the RBOC's will drag thier feet. The ISP should be honest about this issue and sell thier service based on the things they do control.
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If you also have the need for about $250.00 of product including domain names, check out becoming a OpenSRS reseller. You can get GeoTrust Certificates from $99.00
I hate to be an also-ran but, we use Perforce here also. In my history as a developer I have used RCS, CVS, Continuus and Visual Source Safe. The only product that comes close to Perforce in functionality Continuus. The difference is that Perforce actually works and you don't have to wait for hours to complete sync and integrate operations while hopeing it won't crash. Perforce is also less expensive than Continuus and the server runs on more platforms including Linux.
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Hey, This is all the OSS movement needs. Now the enterprise will get sick and tired of paying Microsoft for nothing.
In our shop we run Linux as our servers and Windows 2000 on the desktop. The way the market sits right now and the software we use make this the best business decision. I think over time Linux will be good a certain things and Microsoft, as hard as they try will not be able to penitrate those markets. Perhaps Internet Services are such an area for linux. It certainly looks like it today.
Windows 2000 is by far the best release of Windows ever. The concern should not be, "wow linux is better." It should center around the idea that developers and ISV's cannot afford to be jerked around by a monolithic company like Microsoft. I know from years of experience that Microsoft always keeps competitors that are trying to develop software for the Windows platform under thier thumb. ISV's are forced to pay thousands of dollers to Microsoft for what amounts to training. They are always struggling to keep up with the latest (arbitrary) technolgy change Microsoft makes. They succeed at this because Microsoft plays to the "cool" factor as understood by the typical developer. You know "COM and it's related technolgies are really cool." Of course, when you come down to earth you realize COM technology also make for systems that are very fragile.
Unix has been around for a long time and Linux is really just another flavour of UNIX. Linux is really just the kernal and the distributions include parts from many differnt sources. The advantage to Linux is the GPL. It helps keep the system (kernal and otherwise) unified. This is the very reason Microsoft was successfull in the first place. Enterprises had one place to go to get a unified system. Microsoft was able to provide a unified system becuse they were a unified company. Companies that did UNIX were stepping all over each other in an attempt to do what Microsoft succeeded at, owning a pervasive platform." GPL provides the ability to have a unified platform that is not owned by a single entity. From a technical perspecive this is a real benifit to ISV's.
Many email servers will do a reverse lookup on the IP address. If the reverse look up looks like the type of name given out as a dialup or consumer IP or does not resolve, the SMTP server will not accept the mail. Yes it very difficult to get help from an ISP on this but this is one of the most common filters. On top of this there are several blacklists that can keep specific IP blocks from sending mail through mail servers that use the list. First and formost, make sure that you have a sensible reverse DNS lookup like mx.mydomain.com as apposted to 123-21.54.mydomain.com. If you have DSL and are trying to run your own MTA, ask you provider to set up a reverse DNS name. Some will do this for a small fee.
This thought has crossed my mind before, however this article provides an opportunity to share it. Why are we even allowing ICANN and the congress control the name space we use. Any name server can be set up to use two sets of root name servers. One for the ICANN / Network Solutions system and one for the GNU system. A simple plugin can be built for the M$ Windows users to access the system regardless of who the ISP is. As a community, the small ISP's and geeks can market the new namespace and make it the basis for doing business. Essentially rendering ICANN innefective. A good start would be to set up a domain .gnu and get some volunteer ISP's to set up a root DNS system. The community could make any software changes required to make this work, however, I dont think any are required. Now the GNU community could start using this domain for Open Source related content. This would help to encurage ISP's to include the new set of root servers in thier DNS systems.
I fear that we (as a society) are all forgetting how computers really work. Have them define a simple computer archatecture perhaps like the 8 bitters of the past. Then have them program a simulator for the computer. Finally have them write a simple program for the computer in machine code. I might suggest a 6502 as it's fairly simple. This project could be broken into several subcomponents so all the students would I fear that we (as a society) are all forgetting how computers really work. Have them define a simple computer architecture perhaps like the 8 bitters of the past. Then have them program a simulator for the computer. Finally have them write a simple program for the computer in machine code. I might suggest a 6502 as it's fairly simple. This project could be broken into several subcomponents so all the students would participate and progress through the various phases of design and development. If the design for the system was completed first, then the project could be broken into teams that have to work to the design spec. One could write the simulator, another the assembler and the third could write the actual code to run on the simulator.
I must first of all comment about B2B and small companies. We are small and most (80%) of our customers are B2B. In fact these are the businesses we target as they can actually afford to build a "REAL" website.
On the CC Front, we have a reseller agreement with a local merchant account company. One of our employees specializes in this area. We have connected our customers sites with both CyberCash and AuthorizeNet. We actually prefer AuthorizeNet. They have a virtual terminal customers can use to run cards manually, a real plus. I have read reports about up time problems with Authorizenet but I have had very few problems. AuthorizeNet is also more cost effective than CyberCash.
When there is a DOS attack, an ISP must react quickly. Perhaps this was a dedicated account (T1,DSL etc.). The only option for stopping the attack quickly is to shut it down. One would hope that once the dust settles, that the ISP would re-open the account with a different IP address. In short, I don't blame the ISP, there were no other options. It not at all like cow-towing to a terrorist. The DoS attack is as if the terrorist had already shot the hostage and now remedial action is required for the victim
As a reseller if Covad DSL Service, I thought I should ad my two cents. With regards to 144kbps service, it is just not a good deal anyway you look at it unless you plan to run a service. For a little less money we offer an ISDN solution that allows you to use one of the ISDN cannels as a regular phone line. It's a dialup service but since ISDN takes less that a second to connect, It looks like your on line all the time. Unfortunatly the wholesale costs of this service are so high and the margins so small, it's hardly a win for an ISP. In some areas the telcos are still charging for connect time on ISDN circuts, In those cases, IDSL may pay off as well.
The issue of preferential treatment that RBOCS give themselvs has been a huge issue, in the courts and at PUC (public utility commission) meeting. I say, don't let the bastards win. Buying service from them because they control the last mile infrastructure is like supporting Micro$lop because they control the operating system. Nuf said.
On the issue of Covad, They actually operate a national ATM circut and as a result you can buy thier service from a provider anywhere in the country. A good provide will smooth out the rough spots for you and provide good communications about related issues. Covad brings this circut into the ISP site and the ISP controls the connection between that circut and the Internet. The ISP controls what IP's you are assigned as well as your email, news service and personal web hosting. The only thing the local telco controls is the wire from you home or business to the central office.
In some cases thier is another party involved, This is a super ISP. A small local ISP or service integrator might bybass the attempt to run his own ATM/Internet link and contract with a larger ISP for this service. This is not all that bad. In some cases you might get better quality of service this way since many of these wholsale providers connect the ATM circut directly to a NAP or other top tier provider (global crossing, uunet etc.), something a small local provide might not be able to accomplish. Most likely you small local ISP would still control mail etc.
The most important thing is that you are comfortable with the company you buy from and they give you friendly quick answers to problems. Since there are so many players in the DSL game it is possible that someone will drop the ball. Certainly the RBOC's will drag thier feet. The ISP should be honest about this issue and sell thier service based on the things they do control.