Everybody knows that AT&T Broadband is for sale. It only makes sense that another cable company would be the one making the purchase. Comcast made the first offer, Cox is rumored to be interested, of course AOLTW is going to be interested. It makes sense for them. This isn't so much an evil megalo-corp bent on world domination as it is a large company that probably can't hit growth targets without making acquisitions.
And as far as size goes, there are plenty of companies out there that would dwarf AOLTW...some people need to calm down and take a look at the world before freaking out...
giving breathalyzers to the general public is typically a very, very bad idea. Instead of using them to make sure they're safe to drive, people tend to use them to see just how drunk they can get...I've seen many a college student push a few too many tequilla shots down in an attempt to get "officially drunker" than his buddies...
I'm sure that there's a bunch of other places where you can go grab some knowledge...if you have any good links, post them below, because I'd be interested in reading more...
The OEMs won't drop Microsoft because everybody (/. company excluded) wants Windows. That's all they know. Go up to the typical 40-year old blue collar worker, and ask him what linux is...I tried it once, and the person told me that it was a type of China/silverware...
If Dell says "no more windows", 95% of their customers are gonna jump ship. Both Dell and Microsoft know this...Microsoft may be evil, but they are definitely not stupid.
There is a HUGE difference between every company that you just mentioned and Microsoft. Microsoft the only company in the list that is a monopoly. This ruling doesn't change the fact that they are legally a monopoly...just means the punishment will be different.
Anyways, all of the rules change when you're a monopoly. One of the biggest changes is that you can't use your monopoly power in one market to push into a different market...can you seriously tell me that's not what MS is doing?
This really isn't a big deal. Linux/dot-com company sells new product. Where's the story? The only reason this got posted is because hundreds of readers would have moaned and griped if it didn't, saying "slashdot is censorware!"...
As a side note, does anybody know of any companies that are actually using sourceforge enterprise for interenal development?
I'm just guessing here (since the article didn't say SQUAT), but I would think that you get some extra stuff from HP:
Support (yes, I realize Snort gives you source, but this way you can let *someone else* deal with the source/configuration)
A responsible company (PHB's love this. I work for a huge company that only deals with MS for software because we would pretty much swamp any other company...MS is one of few, if any, companies big enough to support us)
I'm sure there are others, but I need to get back to working for said big company...
If he wrote the paper, then I would assume that he owns the copyright on it. If he's a cryptographer, then he can apply an encryption algorithm to it. If he does that, then nobody can read it w/out breaking the encryption, and, therefore, violating the dmca...correct? Granted, we'd all have to violate the dmca to read it, but how is Intel going to see you ROT-13 something in your cubicle?
You may just brush off that comment, but trust me...it's good advice
I'm graduating from college this May, and I recently received a copy of my credit report, to make sure I'd be ok for a mortgage. I've used one credit card since freshman year, but my entire wardrobe is made up of t-shirts from pretend-applications. I opened my report, and it had me listed as having FOUR other cards that I didn't know about. It also had 9 names for me, and 7 addresses. It was a MESS.
Took me about 3 days to sort out...it was really annoying
minix may be better, but I work with one of the authors of the book that you are using for the class...he ain't the brightest bulb in the group... Just thought I'd let you know =)
This article says that NT outsold Linux last year...makes me wonder which one had more *installs*. Does anyone out there know approximately how big of a percent Linux sales make, out of the total number of installations?
VA probably won't make money directly with this "fusion" of the open-source world. However, VA does make money off of open-source software. So, anything they can do to help make that software better improves their business.
yeah, but anybody the size of dell, compaq, or IBM can be a "total solution provider". As for the previous reply to this, businesses don't care about who's more committed to the "cause of Linux"...they just want the best product at the lowest price.
I remember reading something in your IPO filing about competition from other computer makers. One of the concerns was about what will happen when the traditional "big boys" (Dell, Compaq, HP, etc...) start making linux boxes. As others have mentioned, VA boxes tend to be a little pricey. How do you plan on competing once other people start selling the same Intel-based servers that you sell, for 20% less? Will you have to build a new market for Linux systems (much like you built the original market), or will you be able to take them on straight-up?
I can see both sides of this coin, and I think I may have an idea that would work, and possibly appease both sides.
Rob doesn't want to post the ugly stupid submissions that he gets, but the people still want to see them. Now, I'm not sure how the/. backend works (although if.4 was released....), but I'm sure it would not be difficult to put the submissions in a backend text file, or something similar. This way, anybody who wanted to, could start "quedot.org" or whatever, and post the stories they want to see posted. Even if they don't post the stories, they can still access the stories.
Of course, seeing as Rob has a seat on the board of andover, he has a legal obligation to do what is in the best interest of the shareholders, so this may not be possible (because someone else would get the pageviews)....any comments?
What's your take on the use of LinuxPPC vs. the MacOS? Many people say that Mac hardware is (and always has been) better than x86, but it's been held back by the OS. Do you think that LinuxPPC can change that?
This may sound mean, but I really don't care about ignorant investors losing money...I just don't want the yutzes at LinuxOne to gain money from this...I don't want them to "win", if you will...
hmm...The article says that LinuxOne has reserved shares for "fellow" open-source developers. Two questions:
1. Did anyone get "the letter"? If you did, are you going to buy shares? 2. What open-source development have they done? Did they GPL the big scam that they're putting on here?
Now, it's great that everyone here on/. knows that linuxone sucks. Does anyone in the "real world" know? Like, do bankers, and mutual fund managers, and people like that know how bad this company is going to fail? If not, does Slashdot (or Andover) have enough clout to talk to the folks at cnn.com, abcnews.com, or some other mass-media place to get the word out?
Wow..This article tears into Bezos for alot of stuff that really isn't his fault. Amazon.com was revolutionary a few years ago, when they were the first ones to do commerce online, on the scale that they're doing it. If it wasn't so revolutionary, how come it took Barnes and Noble almost three years to catch up? Also, this whole Bezos-is-evil-because-of-the-patent thing is out of control. The directors of a corporation have a legal obligation to do what is in the best interest of the shareholders. I agree that the patent is stupid, and everyone should be able to have one-click ordering, but it's not Amazon's fault that they did what they were legally obligated to do. If you want to bitch, send your complaints to the USPTO.
I don't think that Bezos should be man of the year, but maybe he deserves a look for hindsight-man-of-5-years-ago...
But, of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong
Is it just me, or does this seem like he lived up to everyone's expectation in the first discussion about the subject? Granted, many of the questions were nothing but flames....but he didn't seem to actually answer anything in those responses. I don't know J.P. from Adam, but it really seems to me like the/. crowd was on target, and the flames were (shudder) deserved....
c'mon now!! How does that super-dooper Microsoft hack not make it at number one? Microsoft denied that it happened, and the number one "hack" never really happened, so logic says that the hack of microsoft is number one.....right?
How relevant is this book to those of us who plan on getting a Visor? Since it runs the same OS, I assume it would be ok, but I hate buying things that I can't use...
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Everybody knows that AT&T Broadband is for sale. It only makes sense that another cable company would be the one making the purchase. Comcast made the first offer, Cox is rumored to be interested, of course AOLTW is going to be interested. It makes sense for them. This isn't so much an evil megalo-corp bent on world domination as it is a large company that probably can't hit growth targets without making acquisitions.
And as far as size goes, there are plenty of companies out there that would dwarf AOLTW...some people need to calm down and take a look at the world before freaking out...
giving breathalyzers to the general public is typically a very, very bad idea. Instead of using them to make sure they're safe to drive, people tend to use them to see just how drunk they can get...I've seen many a college student push a few too many tequilla shots down in an attempt to get "officially drunker" than his buddies...
trust me, it gets messy.
Before people go ranting and raving about the DMCA, take some time to poke around these sites:
Full text of the DMCA (see section 1201)
Legislative history of the DMCA
Prof. Touretzky's page (lots of great resources here)
General DMCA/DeCSS paper
I'm sure that there's a bunch of other places where you can go grab some knowledge...if you have any good links, post them below, because I'd be interested in reading more...
The OEMs won't drop Microsoft because everybody (/. company excluded) wants Windows. That's all they know. Go up to the typical 40-year old blue collar worker, and ask him what linux is...I tried it once, and the person told me that it was a type of China/silverware...
If Dell says "no more windows", 95% of their customers are gonna jump ship. Both Dell and Microsoft know this...Microsoft may be evil, but they are definitely not stupid.
There is a HUGE difference between every company that you just mentioned and Microsoft. Microsoft the only company in the list that is a monopoly. This ruling doesn't change the fact that they are legally a monopoly...just means the punishment will be different.
Anyways, all of the rules change when you're a monopoly. One of the biggest changes is that you can't use your monopoly power in one market to push into a different market...can you seriously tell me that's not what MS is doing?
This really isn't a big deal. Linux/dot-com company sells new product. Where's the story? The only reason this got posted is because hundreds of readers would have moaned and griped if it didn't, saying "slashdot is censorware!"...
As a side note, does anybody know of any companies that are actually using sourceforge enterprise for interenal development?
11 million in Palm stock, huh? What's that, like 5.8E21 shares at this point?
If he wrote the paper, then I would assume that he owns the copyright on it. If he's a cryptographer, then he can apply an encryption algorithm to it. If he does that, then nobody can read it w/out breaking the encryption, and, therefore, violating the dmca...correct? Granted, we'd all have to violate the dmca to read it, but how is Intel going to see you ROT-13 something in your cubicle?
You may just brush off that comment, but trust me...it's good advice
I'm graduating from college this May, and I recently received a copy of my credit report, to make sure I'd be ok for a mortgage. I've used one credit card since freshman year, but my entire wardrobe is made up of t-shirts from pretend-applications. I opened my report, and it had me listed as having FOUR other cards that I didn't know about. It also had 9 names for me, and 7 addresses. It was a MESS.
Took me about 3 days to sort out...it was really annoying
minix may be better, but I work with one of the authors of the book that you are using for the class...he ain't the brightest bulb in the group... Just thought I'd let you know =)
This article says that NT outsold Linux last year...makes me wonder which one had more *installs*. Does anyone out there know approximately how big of a percent Linux sales make, out of the total number of installations?
VA probably won't make money directly with this "fusion" of the open-source world. However, VA does make money off of open-source software. So, anything they can do to help make that software better improves their business.
yeah, but anybody the size of dell, compaq, or IBM can be a "total solution provider". As for the previous reply to this, businesses don't care about who's more committed to the "cause of Linux"...they just want the best product at the lowest price.
I remember reading something in your IPO filing about competition from other computer makers. One of the concerns was about what will happen when the traditional "big boys" (Dell, Compaq, HP, etc...) start making linux boxes. As others have mentioned, VA boxes tend to be a little pricey. How do you plan on competing once other people start selling the same Intel-based servers that you sell, for 20% less? Will you have to build a new market for Linux systems (much like you built the original market), or will you be able to take them on straight-up?
I can see both sides of this coin, and I think I may have an idea that would work, and possibly appease both sides.
/. backend works (although if .4 was released....), but I'm sure it would not be difficult to put the submissions in a backend text file, or something similar. This way, anybody who wanted to, could start "quedot.org" or whatever, and post the stories they want to see posted. Even if they don't post the stories, they can still access the stories.
Rob doesn't want to post the ugly stupid submissions that he gets, but the people still want to see them. Now, I'm not sure how the
Of course, seeing as Rob has a seat on the board of andover, he has a legal obligation to do what is in the best interest of the shareholders, so this may not be possible (because someone else would get the pageviews)....any comments?
What's your take on the use of LinuxPPC vs. the MacOS? Many people say that Mac hardware is (and always has been) better than x86, but it's been held back by the OS. Do you think that LinuxPPC can change that?
Jason from Linuxnewbie.org...it's a great site, and it's helped lots of newbies. He's sensei@linuxnewbie.org
This may sound mean, but I really don't care about ignorant investors losing money...I just don't want the yutzes at LinuxOne to gain money from this...I don't want them to "win", if you will...
hmm...The article says that LinuxOne has reserved shares for "fellow" open-source developers. Two questions:
/. knows that linuxone sucks. Does anyone in the "real world" know? Like, do bankers, and mutual fund managers, and people like that know how bad this company is going to fail? If not, does Slashdot (or Andover) have enough clout to talk to the folks at cnn.com, abcnews.com, or some other mass-media place to get the word out?
1. Did anyone get "the letter"? If you did, are you going to buy shares?
2. What open-source development have they done? Did they GPL the big scam that they're putting on here?
Now, it's great that everyone here on
Wow..This article tears into Bezos for alot of stuff that really isn't his fault. Amazon.com was revolutionary a few years ago, when they were the first ones to do commerce online, on the scale that they're doing it. If it wasn't so revolutionary, how come it took Barnes and Noble almost three years to catch up? Also, this whole Bezos-is-evil-because-of-the-patent thing is out of control. The directors of a corporation have a legal obligation to do what is in the best interest of the shareholders. I agree that the patent is stupid, and everyone should be able to have one-click ordering, but it's not Amazon's fault that they did what they were legally obligated to do. If you want to bitch, send your complaints to the USPTO.
I don't think that Bezos should be man of the year, but maybe he deserves a look for hindsight-man-of-5-years-ago...
But, of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong
Is it just me, or does this seem like he lived up to everyone's expectation in the first discussion about the subject? Granted, many of the questions were nothing but flames....but he didn't seem to actually answer anything in those responses. I don't know J.P. from Adam, but it really seems to me like the /. crowd was on target, and the flames were (shudder) deserved....
Since when has Rob pansied out and quit tinkering with code on the main server? That was half the fun of reading slashdot back in the day!
c'mon now!! How does that super-dooper Microsoft hack not make it at number one? Microsoft denied that it happened, and the number one "hack" never really happened, so logic says that the hack of microsoft is number one.....right?
How relevant is this book to those of us who plan on getting a Visor? Since it runs the same OS, I assume it would be ok, but I hate buying things that I can't use...