Field Service fixes stuff. 'Services' = consulting, as in $300 per hour Sys admins, DBA's, and Project managers.
Plus, if anyone thinks that Linux is better than Tru64, they are smoking crack. Tru64 is what Linux should strive to be. HP/Compaq will continue to support both HP-UX and Tru64, as long as there are Tru64/Alpha boxes out there. But don't expect to see any new hardware based on the Alpha and running Tru64. In 18 months, we will be snapping up those on eBay
You mean SQL server has clustering? That works without the need to re-write your application? And it scales? Can I put my 27terabyte data warehouse on it?
MS may not have paid any income tax, but they still paid payroll taxes, and their employees paid income taxes, so they WERE contributing to the economy and the tax structure.
MS's view on the GPL is that it limits commercial access to publicly funded works. I have to agree with them on this. If you are stupid enough to think of software as an eco-system, then the GPL probably would qualify as a virus. And AOL users would be at the bottom of the food chain.
Oracle has too many advantages over its competitors to open the source code. If Andy Duncan thinks that MySQL is going to be competitive in a few years, he is smoking some good stuff. Does anyone really thing that one day MySQL is going to support parallel servers on a multi-domain Sun E10k?
This guy's only crediability is that he was a contract DBA at Oracle's EMEA data center - he sure is in the know.:)
I'm looking at using a PC/104 to build a small, protable server the size of a brick. I'm a consultant and I'm often at client sites, wasting time because the client's IT guys don't have a database for me to work with. My current design uses a PC/104 with dual ether and a 20 gig laptop HD.
I'm also building a 5 port hub into the box, so I can have one small box to lug on the plane. Plug in, turn on, and the team has a dev server and a hub to jack in to. The ARM stuff is cool, but I need intel since I need it to run Oracle.
-Rob
I really miss the huge things they had connected to the 3124 and 3219g terminals at my college's comupter center. They had 24 'pf' keys at the top. The ultimate in programable keyboards.
I can't believe Taco uses a 10 buck keyboard. Any hacker worth a damn cares enough about the efficent of a really good keyboard not to skimp in this area.
I have two really old (10-12 years?) IBM keyboards from the original RS6K line. Metal cases with that great tactial feedback and click when you hit a key. I buy one a year from ebay, just so I have one if I need it.
-Rob
Most standard consulting contracts (and the IRS) assume that the creator of the intellectual property owns the IP, but gives an exclusive, perpetual license to the client.
A "work for hire" agreement basically gives all IP rights to the company paying for the work.
Either case, a third party that is contracted to extend, augment, or rebuild any work-product built under either type agreement is working as a agent of the company that commissioned the work and cannot be held liable.
Our fellow/. reader is getting the shaft, but it seems that the legal department at his client has stepped up for him. This is an important item for an people working 1099 to note: make sure your contract has an indemnity clause that protects you from being liable because of actions of your client.
If they are doing so well selling the to their intended demographic, and those buyer are using the device as intended, why such a fuss over a few thousand being hacked? Will the loss they take on those devices bankrupt the company? I don't think so.
These guys made a huge PR mistake and are still trying to cover their asses - and not doing a good job of it. If they really care about the Open Source community like they say, why did they start clipping pins, pouring epoxy all over the board and changing the root passwords?
Netpliance is a cowardly company and they don't deserve to survive because of it. The market will take care of them shortly.
Copyrights must be defended if they are to remain enforceable. The FSF/copyright owner MUST go after every violation - even minor ones, and specificly ones where the violator is not making suitable efforts to correct the error. Mistakes happen, but if nVidia isn't going to pull the code until it is compliant, then they should face the music. -Rob
Well there are a few things that you need to consider to determine the worth of any business, web-based or not.
1) Cost of Entry - What would it cost the prospective purchaser to enter the market? Not taking into account any worth of an established brand or client base, what is the minimum that it would take to make another website that provide the same service? Not having seen the site, I would guess that unless the purchaser had experience in the interactive industry, they would hire a consulting company (iXL, USWeb, Xceed, etc) to build the site. Depending on the site, this could exceed the $250K asking price quite easily. The build-vs-buy argument comes into play during every merger and the determining factors are usually time, brand, and customer base - in addition to cost of entry. Do these guys have the balls to actually complete with you?
2) Customer base- What is it and what is the lifetime value of a customer. This is hard to determine for a interactive business, but recent metrics show that it is well into the thousands of dollars
3) Value of the Brand - Do you have an established brand and what is it worth. In today's digital economy, the value of the URL could be $250k
4) Value of Capital Resources - What is the value of any hardware of physical facilities
5) Potential Return on Investment - Most purchasers what to see a positive return on investment in 3-5 years. This factor may be used against you, but when compared to the cost of entry it's not much of a factor. If the purchaser wants to be in the business, the cost of entry is still there and it's their fault for pursuing a venture that may not be as profitable as they want it to be.
6) Investment so Far - Not a factor. It doesn't matter how much you have spent so far, your potential buyer doesn't care. They are only concerned with what the business is worth, not how much you have sunk into it. The two are not the same thing.
Post your URL and let us 'experts' look at it an decide. but I wouldn't sell for less than 500K.
Well there are a few things that you need to consider to determine the worth of any business, web-based or not. 1) Cost of Entry - What would it cost the prospective purchaser to enter the market? Not taking into account any worth of an established brand or client base, what is the minimum that it would take to make another website that provide the same service? Not having seen the site, I would guess that unless the purchaser had experience in the interactive industry, they would hire a consulting company (iXL, USWeb, Xceed, etc) to build the site. Depending on the site, this could exceed the $250K asking price quite easily. The build-vs-buy argument comes into play during every merger and the determining factors are usually time, brand, and customer base - in addition to cost of entry. Do these guys have the balls to actually complete with you? 2) Customer base- What is it and what is the lifetime value of a customer. This is hard to determine for a interactive business, but recent metrics show that it is well into the thousands of dollars 3) Value of the Brand - Do you have an established brand and what is it worth. In today's digital economy, the value of the URL could be $250k 4) Value of Capital Resources - What is the value of any hardware of physical facilities 5) Potential Return on Investment - Most purchasers what to see a positive return on investment in 3-5 years. This factor may be used against you, but when compared to the cost of entry it's not much of a factor. If the purchaser wants to be in the business, the cost of entry is still there and it's their fault for pursuing a venture that may not be as profitable as they want it to be. 6) Investment so Far - Not a factor. It doesn't matter how much you have spent so far, your potential buyer doesn't care. They are only concerned with what the business is worth, not how much you have sunk into it. The two are not the same thing. Post your URL and let us 'experts' look at it an decide. but I wouldn't sell for less than 500K.
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'Services' does not equal 'field service'.
Field Service fixes stuff. 'Services' = consulting, as in $300 per hour Sys admins, DBA's, and Project managers.
Plus, if anyone thinks that Linux is better than Tru64, they are smoking crack. Tru64 is what Linux should strive to be. HP/Compaq will continue to support both HP-UX and Tru64, as long as there are Tru64/Alpha boxes out there. But don't expect to see any new hardware based on the Alpha and running Tru64. In 18 months, we will be snapping up those on eBay
You mean SQL server has clustering? That works without the need to re-write your application? And it scales? Can I put my 27terabyte data warehouse on it?
MS may not have paid any income tax, but they still paid payroll taxes, and their employees paid income taxes, so they WERE contributing to the economy and the tax structure. MS's view on the GPL is that it limits commercial access to publicly funded works. I have to agree with them on this. If you are stupid enough to think of software as an eco-system, then the GPL probably would qualify as a virus. And AOL users would be at the bottom of the food chain.
Oracle has too many advantages over its competitors to open the source code. If Andy Duncan thinks that MySQL is going to be competitive in a few years, he is smoking some good stuff. Does anyone really thing that one day MySQL is going to support parallel servers on a multi-domain Sun E10k? This guy's only crediability is that he was a contract DBA at Oracle's EMEA data center - he sure is in the know. :)
Not much weather at 51k feet.
I'm looking at using a PC/104 to build a small, protable server the size of a brick. I'm a consultant and I'm often at client sites, wasting time because the client's IT guys don't have a database for me to work with. My current design uses a PC/104 with dual ether and a 20 gig laptop HD. I'm also building a 5 port hub into the box, so I can have one small box to lug on the plane. Plug in, turn on, and the team has a dev server and a hub to jack in to. The ARM stuff is cool, but I need intel since I need it to run Oracle. -Rob
I'm using a 1984 model m I got from ebay. LOVE IT!
I really miss the huge things they had connected to the 3124 and 3219g terminals at my college's comupter center. They had 24 'pf' keys at the top. The ultimate in programable keyboards.
-Rob
I have two really old (10-12 years?) IBM keyboards from the original RS6K line. Metal cases with that great tactial feedback and click when you hit a key. I buy one a year from ebay, just so I have one if I need it. -Rob
Our solution was to roll our own, in Java. Works great. All it serves are JServlets and WML.
Enyhdra is a possiblity.
A "work for hire" agreement basically gives all IP rights to the company paying for the work.
Either case, a third party that is contracted to extend, augment, or rebuild any work-product built under either type agreement is working as a agent of the company that commissioned the work and cannot be held liable.
Our fellow /. reader is getting the shaft, but it seems that the legal department at his client has stepped up for him. This is an important item for an people working 1099 to note: make sure your contract has an indemnity clause that protects you from being liable because of actions of your client.
These guys made a huge PR mistake and are still trying to cover their asses - and not doing a good job of it. If they really care about the Open Source community like they say, why did they start clipping pins, pouring epoxy all over the board and changing the root passwords?
Netpliance is a cowardly company and they don't deserve to survive because of it. The market will take care of them shortly.
Copyrights must be defended if they are to remain enforceable. The FSF/copyright owner MUST go after every violation - even minor ones, and specificly ones where the violator is not making suitable efforts to correct the error. Mistakes happen, but if nVidia isn't going to pull the code until it is compliant, then they should face the music. -Rob
Well there are a few things that you need to consider to determine the worth of any business, web-based or not.
1) Cost of Entry - What would it cost the prospective purchaser to enter the market? Not taking into account any worth of an established brand or client base, what is the minimum that it would take to make another website that provide the same service? Not having seen the site, I would guess that unless the purchaser had experience in the interactive industry, they would hire a consulting company (iXL, USWeb, Xceed, etc) to build the site. Depending on the site, this could exceed the $250K asking price quite easily. The build-vs-buy argument comes into play during every merger and the determining factors are usually time, brand, and customer base - in addition to cost of entry. Do these guys have the balls to actually complete with you?
2) Customer base- What is it and what is the lifetime value of a customer. This is hard to determine for a interactive business, but recent metrics show that it is well into the thousands of dollars
3) Value of the Brand - Do you have an established brand and what is it worth. In today's digital economy, the value of the URL could be $250k
4) Value of Capital Resources - What is the value of any hardware of physical facilities
5) Potential Return on Investment - Most purchasers what to see a positive return on investment in 3-5 years. This factor may be used against you, but when compared to the cost of entry it's not much of a factor. If the purchaser wants to be in the business, the cost of entry is still there and it's their fault for pursuing a venture that may not be as profitable as they want it to be.
6) Investment so Far - Not a factor. It doesn't matter how much you have spent so far, your potential buyer doesn't care. They are only concerned with what the business is worth, not how much you have sunk into it. The two are not the same thing.
Post your URL and let us 'experts' look at it an decide. but I wouldn't sell for less than 500K.
Well there are a few things that you need to consider to determine the worth of any business, web-based or not. 1) Cost of Entry - What would it cost the prospective purchaser to enter the market? Not taking into account any worth of an established brand or client base, what is the minimum that it would take to make another website that provide the same service? Not having seen the site, I would guess that unless the purchaser had experience in the interactive industry, they would hire a consulting company (iXL, USWeb, Xceed, etc) to build the site. Depending on the site, this could exceed the $250K asking price quite easily. The build-vs-buy argument comes into play during every merger and the determining factors are usually time, brand, and customer base - in addition to cost of entry. Do these guys have the balls to actually complete with you? 2) Customer base- What is it and what is the lifetime value of a customer. This is hard to determine for a interactive business, but recent metrics show that it is well into the thousands of dollars 3) Value of the Brand - Do you have an established brand and what is it worth. In today's digital economy, the value of the URL could be $250k 4) Value of Capital Resources - What is the value of any hardware of physical facilities 5) Potential Return on Investment - Most purchasers what to see a positive return on investment in 3-5 years. This factor may be used against you, but when compared to the cost of entry it's not much of a factor. If the purchaser wants to be in the business, the cost of entry is still there and it's their fault for pursuing a venture that may not be as profitable as they want it to be. 6) Investment so Far - Not a factor. It doesn't matter how much you have spent so far, your potential buyer doesn't care. They are only concerned with what the business is worth, not how much you have sunk into it. The two are not the same thing. Post your URL and let us 'experts' look at it an decide. but I wouldn't sell for less than 500K.