fyi,
http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1814327
He'll admit his error in designing the CS classic Btree algorithm.
The error was uncovered by the author of 'Varnish' caching software.
Dietrich
> The issue, as I see it, is very simple. This should be applied not just
> regionally, but globally: Open PC. Mandate: The Consumer is given the
> ultimate right and therefore choice to determine which Operating System, if
> any, should be installed at 'Point of Sale'.
Nice thought. Instead we had the EU pseudo-pissing on Microsoft's leg by going
on about RealPlayer and Netscape and whatnot. Enabling real choices for the
customer was unfortunately not in their interest. But then....to expect
politicians and parliament-members to actually work for the common good is
pretty silly to begin with, I sadly suppose. The only people affecting change
are individuals, who do out-of-the-majority's-box actions like demanding a
refund for an imposed OS. Regardless of money involved, everybody doing so is
to be applauded just for principle!
PS: I much prefer the word 'customer'. To me being called 'consumer' is almost
an insult. Customer implies choice and free will...consumer doesn't. Just my
take on it.
Where the U.S. is concerned, the FTC uses the term Consumer.
But, have it your way, 'Customer' it is!
The issue, as I see it, is very simple. This should be applied not just regionally, but globally: Open PC.
Mandate: The Consumer is given the ultimate right and therefore choice to determine which Operating System, if any, should be installed at 'Point of Sale'.
That includes brick and mortar and on the internet.
The effort required to burn an oem image to a machine might be a minor inconvenience for the technician or operating business concern, but that is the price to pay for making the Consumer's interests the prime concern. Even anticipating the array of configurations and having in stock inventory of pre-imaged drives would take less than 10 minutes for a proficient technician to install.
That is not a huge burden for businesses to carry.
If then I choose to purchase at an agreed price WITHOUT any operating system installed--that *should* be my prerogative as a Consumer.
So, I say, the direction that should be taken is to leave the decision for the Consumer to make--it is their choice and right.
Thank You.
Dietrich T. Schmitz
Linux Advocate
Folks, Noscript will catch most Javascript exploits, but you should have a 'catch net'.
AppArmor provides a 'sandbox' around any process you want.
Firefox is a good example that I have written a how-to for creating an AppArmor Profile in Ubuntu 9.0.4
Read my blog here
Be Safe.
Dietrich T. Schmitz
Slashdot Mirror
fyi, http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1814327 He'll admit his error in designing the CS classic Btree algorithm. The error was uncovered by the author of 'Varnish' caching software. Dietrich
> The issue, as I see it, is very simple. This should be applied not just > regionally, but globally: Open PC. Mandate: The Consumer is given the > ultimate right and therefore choice to determine which Operating System, if > any, should be installed at 'Point of Sale'.
Nice thought. Instead we had the EU pseudo-pissing on Microsoft's leg by going on about RealPlayer and Netscape and whatnot. Enabling real choices for the customer was unfortunately not in their interest. But then....to expect politicians and parliament-members to actually work for the common good is pretty silly to begin with, I sadly suppose. The only people affecting change are individuals, who do out-of-the-majority's-box actions like demanding a refund for an imposed OS. Regardless of money involved, everybody doing so is to be applauded just for principle!
PS: I much prefer the word 'customer'. To me being called 'consumer' is almost an insult. Customer implies choice and free will...consumer doesn't. Just my take on it.
Where the U.S. is concerned, the FTC uses the term Consumer. But, have it your way, 'Customer' it is!
The issue, as I see it, is very simple. This should be applied not just regionally, but globally: Open PC. Mandate: The Consumer is given the ultimate right and therefore choice to determine which Operating System, if any, should be installed at 'Point of Sale'. That includes brick and mortar and on the internet. The effort required to burn an oem image to a machine might be a minor inconvenience for the technician or operating business concern, but that is the price to pay for making the Consumer's interests the prime concern. Even anticipating the array of configurations and having in stock inventory of pre-imaged drives would take less than 10 minutes for a proficient technician to install. That is not a huge burden for businesses to carry. If then I choose to purchase at an agreed price WITHOUT any operating system installed--that *should* be my prerogative as a Consumer. So, I say, the direction that should be taken is to leave the decision for the Consumer to make--it is their choice and right. Thank You. Dietrich T. Schmitz Linux Advocate
What I do: #remove the existing macromedia directory and set a link to /dev/null .macromedia && ln -s /dev/null .macromedia
$cd && rm -rf
Be Safe!
Dietrich T. Schmitz & Associates
Cloud Computing Services
Folks, Noscript will catch most Javascript exploits, but you should have a 'catch net'. AppArmor provides a 'sandbox' around any process you want. Firefox is a good example that I have written a how-to for creating an AppArmor Profile in Ubuntu 9.0.4 Read my blog here Be Safe. Dietrich T. Schmitz