It's funny to see all the companies trying (but failing) to jump on the open source band wagon. It's clear that they want to appeal to the open sourcers, but are wary of lost revenue and the loss of full control. It makes perfect sense to dump an abandoned program into 'open source land' - they lose nothing, we gain a little, and it makes them look good to the public. That being said, I don't think this instance will really matter. I don't think many of us are jumping up and down about this. I urge companies to not dabble in open sourcing, but to embrace it and not od a half-assed attempt.
If you want a laugh, go to this guy's page. seriously. did anyone see the 'Bat Boy' articles in Weekly World News (a tabloid) a while back? geesh, i thought they were full of crap, but I think I am wrong now...
I never checked what they run (don't really care as long as it works) but I use newmail.net - you can use their web-based access, or they have a POP server you can also use. They also have a SMTP server that you can use, too. I have been pretty happy with them. Much more that with Hotmail.
Just for a little info, a co-employee called Crutchfield on Friday and they said they had sold 26 already, and yes, they won't have them for another month or so. I think the price was $279 there. Anyway, I am going to order one (they won't charge your card till it ships) and maybe cancel the order later. I would cancel it if the deck doesn't support ID3 tags. Another thing to think about is all the laswuits going on now... Who knows what manufacturers will put in MP3 player hardware in the next year or so... perhaps some copyright protection scheme to protect themselves even though today there are no real standards there of. I would rather get my unit today before the sh*t hits the fan. We will always find a way to make the software work, but when they start changing the hardware to protect themselves, the consumer gets hurt.
What would happen with car insurance?...I can see it now... Me dialing Nationwide Insurance... Nationwide: Hello? Me: Hi I would like to get a quote. Nationwide: Okay, on what kind of car? Me: A 2001 Mazda 626. Nationwide: Okay, and what automated driver do you have? Me: Microsoft Driver 2001. Nationwide: I'm sorry, we don't insure Microsoft automated drivers. Me: Well, it CAME with the car! Nationwide: You will either have to upgrade to Microsoft Driver 2005 or switch to another system. Me: What about Linux? Nationwide: We don't support Linux. Sorry. Me: Damn Bill Gates!...It could happen...
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It's funny to see all the companies trying (but failing) to jump on the open source band wagon. It's clear that they want to appeal to the open sourcers, but are wary of lost revenue and the loss of full control. It makes perfect sense to dump an abandoned program into 'open source land' - they lose nothing, we gain a little, and it makes them look good to the public. That being said, I don't think this instance will really matter. I don't think many of us are jumping up and down about this. I urge companies to not dabble in open sourcing, but to embrace it and not od a half-assed attempt.
If you want a laugh, go to this guy's page. seriously. did anyone see the 'Bat Boy' articles in Weekly World News (a tabloid) a while back? geesh, i thought they were full of crap, but I think I am wrong now...
I never checked what they run (don't really care as long as it works) but I use newmail.net - you can use their web-based access, or they have a POP server you can also use. They also have a SMTP server that you can use, too. I have been pretty happy with them. Much more that with Hotmail.
Just for a little info, a co-employee called Crutchfield on Friday and they said they had sold 26 already, and yes, they won't have them for another month or so. I think the price was $279 there. Anyway, I am going to order one (they won't charge your card till it ships) and maybe cancel the order later. I would cancel it if the deck doesn't support ID3 tags. Another thing to think about is all the laswuits going on now... Who knows what manufacturers will put in MP3 player hardware in the next year or so... perhaps some copyright protection scheme to protect themselves even though today there are no real standards there of. I would rather get my unit today before the sh*t hits the fan. We will always find a way to make the software work, but when they start changing the hardware to protect themselves, the consumer gets hurt.
speed and simplicity. microsoft has failed at both.
...but how many mp3's can it play at once, and can it run 40,000 copies of Linux? Isn't that the TRUE test of a system?
What would happen with car insurance? ...I can see it now... Me dialing Nationwide Insurance... Nationwide: Hello? Me: Hi I would like to get a quote. Nationwide: Okay, on what kind of car? Me: A 2001 Mazda 626. Nationwide: Okay, and what automated driver do you have? Me: Microsoft Driver 2001. Nationwide: I'm sorry, we don't insure Microsoft automated drivers. Me: Well, it CAME with the car! Nationwide: You will either have to upgrade to Microsoft Driver 2005 or switch to another system. Me: What about Linux? Nationwide: We don't support Linux. Sorry. Me: Damn Bill Gates! ...It could happen...