If I was MS or Oracle I'd want it the other way around. Give away the OS when you purchase the database. They would certainly make more money than if they were to give away the database.
I actually think he handled that question quite well. Essentially, he stated that while "one package manager to rule them all" would be great if it were all things to all people it most likely isn't going to happen. Furthermore, he states that even if a utopian package manager did materialize before our eyes it would take a great deal of pressure to adopt it for technical, political, and business reasons.
Of course, he didn't "act" like he was just reading some Gandhi, he did not misspell the man's name, nor did he pass off the quote as proof of future Linux domination. Furthermore, the content of that particular quote is quite analogous to the history of Red Hat (so far).
As fan of both FC5 and Ubuntu 6.06, I too am quite happy with the interview. He makes a great point about the nonsense of distro holy wars. There are certainly a lot of things I like and dislike about all distributions, but generally speaking the differences are quite insignificant.
Thousands are selected for screening at random in Atlanta's Hartsfield or Chicago's O'Hare airport everyday. The problem is they are completely selected at "TSA random". This includes the 80 year old grandmother and the young family with two kids in tow. I find it startling that someone would think this system would be less effective at selecting candidates for random screenings than some TSA employee selecting passengers at random.
(TSA Random = Picking people regardless of appearance, actions, or demeanor without offending any particular group of people.)
Not me I was hoping for a big Waco-esque showdown with guns, tear gas, bullhorns, and dead bodies strewn all over the dais. What a bummer. I guess I can't spend all day bitchin' about the guv'ment all day on/.
Not exactly. Not only is there a special court for matters of the highest security level, but the SJC absolutely can and likely will hear the case on the legality of this data gathering program. There certainly will not be any cameras or gallery. Hell, I'm not even sure which attorneys will be allowed to be present. I'd imagine the AG, but no idea how the plaintiffs are represented. All of this will take some time to come to a head though.
In this case the existence of the thing is NOT illegal until a court of law says it is. This case splits hairs down to the atomic level and nobody can say definitively whether or not it is legal or illegal until it reaches the SJC. You can bet your ass this is going to get to the SJC too. All of these private lawsuits are premature. Until the legality of this data gathering is determined by the SJC the lower courts are absolutely going to dissolve these cases. It will go something like this:
1. Telco Attorneys file a motion to dismiss claiming that it believed they were acting in accordance with the law. 2. Plaintiffs will argue that the Telcos should have withheld the information because they should have known it was an illegal request. 3. Government attorneys will quickly point out that every law on the books allows data collection under certain circumstances, but those circumstances as well as the program itself are classified. 4. The court will point out to the plaintiffs that it cannot force the government to declassify the program or the circumstances that prompted the data collection. The court would then point out that without evidence indicating that the actions were illegal must dissolve the case.
The main motivation of these suits was to raise awareness and get the ball rolling. They had to know that they would have no chance of winning without a final determination by the courts as to the legality of the program.
I tend to disagree as my mileage has varied significantly.
MySQL is my database of choice for small web applications that demand simplicity and speed. The database is remarkably simple to install and configure, but I've personally run in to data corruption issues more often than with any other database. That being said, recovery is pretty simple and I'm usually back up and running in no time.
PostgreSQL is not a database I'm real strong in, but so far its OK by me. I find its feature set more complete than MySQL and would happily use it more often in place of Oracle if I only had the time to get more familiar with it.
SQL Server despite what most Oracle zealots will tell you has come a long way. Overall, its a fantastic database that is remarkably easy to manage.
Oracle is an unwieldly beast sometimes. In fact, I'm wrestling with setting up a four node RAC cluster on CentOS right now and frankly, I'm getting my ass kicked. That being said, I personally believe that its damn near bulletproof. Of all the databases I've worked with the Oracle databases are generally the most stable, most advanced, and the most powerful. The clustering, replication, and data security features have no equal. However, there are some serious drawbacks:
The price is obscene.
PHB's think they have to have it even if a spreadsheet would do the trick.
The price is obscene.
It can be a real bitch to fix when its broken.
The price is obscene.
I've been playing around with the new free version "Express Edition" and must say that I'm pretty impressed with it so far. It's crippled to a single CPU, 1GB SGA, and a total database size of 4GB, but a great solution for a small application database that needs to talk to a mothership database running Oracle.
IANAL, but I did work for one for many years. I cannot attest to the laws of your jurisdiction, but emails restored from backups from interested parties AND third parties are admitted as evidence ALL THE TIME. Furthermore, your blanket statement only emphasizes your ignorance. The rules of evidence vary widely from state to state and court to court. What is not permissible in criminal court may be admissable in family court, bankruptcy court, civil court, or even tax court. And if for some reason you think, "Who cares about those other courts?", just ask Al Capone.
Hmm, this is the third site I've seen someone post in here. Does this make us serial slashdotters? I hope they don't have a three strikes your out law or we're all screwed.
Ajax is currently so hard to learn that many page authors write buggy code.
I swear, I've heard the same argument about PHP, Perl, C, and even the concept of object oriented programming. In every case the person uttering those words was an idiot or simply too entrenched in their chosen language to accept a new way of doing something. It all reminds me of a line from Scott Adams' Dilbert Principle. As best as I can recall it went something like this.
"Every technology has its detractors. I'm sure that somebody once stated that the pointy stick would never replace the fingernail as the fighting man's weapon of choice."
As for my disclaimer, the only thing I know about Ajax is that its not effective as Mr. Clean.
There have been accusations (mostly from ACLU clients that have lost) that some ACLU lawyers are more interested in making a political point than defending their client. The ACLU is not infallible and some of their "volunteer" attorneys spend more time with the television camera then they do with their client.
Does anyone really believe this is going to make the Internet a better place? The only thing dumber than a.asia tld is the idea of a.xxx tld. What was the line of thinking when somebody proposed either of these two tld's?
"Oh good this will free up www.hotpussylickingsluts.com for a clean, family-friendly web site."
"This opens the door for www.microsoft.xxx. A site for people who want to see naked men getting out of very cold water."
Just in case it might be approved, I'll save the bookmark for www.hotchicksfrom.asia.
Wow, two morons who think the NCAA is out to protect America from injustice, etc.
The only thing the National Collegiate Athletic Association has done recently has been to tell some colleges they can't use Native American names and mascots even if it was designed and endorsed by a local tribe.
I believe the parent was referring to the NAACP, but decided to have a little fun.
Aren't you already in an unpleasant position? You would have already seen the images. Suppose the local news ran a report on a girl who went missing recently being found dead and that you recognized her from that person's computer? What then? Do you sleep well knowing that you did the "ethical" thing from a business standpoint? Would you try to convince yourself that she was probably already dead when you saw that picture?
I'm not arguing that repair techs should go searching for stuff, but if you came across it there is only one "ethical" thing to do.
As a matter of procedure though, the police should have obtained a warrant. There was no real good reason why they couldn't have called a judge explained the situation and not received one. There was no time-sensitive element in this case they simply got lazy/careless and didn't bother.
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If I was MS or Oracle I'd want it the other way around. Give away the OS when you purchase the database. They would certainly make more money than if they were to give away the database.
Definite balls. I must say that if I were faced with a similar situation I do not believe I would be as brave/stupid (take your pick) as this guy.
I actually think he handled that question quite well. Essentially, he stated that while "one package manager to rule them all" would be great if it were all things to all people it most likely isn't going to happen. Furthermore, he states that even if a utopian package manager did materialize before our eyes it would take a great deal of pressure to adopt it for technical, political, and business reasons.
Of course, he didn't "act" like he was just reading some Gandhi, he did not misspell the man's name, nor did he pass off the quote as proof of future Linux domination. Furthermore, the content of that particular quote is quite analogous to the history of Red Hat (so far).
As fan of both FC5 and Ubuntu 6.06, I too am quite happy with the interview. He makes a great point about the nonsense of distro holy wars. There are certainly a lot of things I like and dislike about all distributions, but generally speaking the differences are quite insignificant.
Thousands are selected for screening at random in Atlanta's Hartsfield or Chicago's O'Hare airport everyday. The problem is they are completely selected at "TSA random". This includes the 80 year old grandmother and the young family with two kids in tow. I find it startling that someone would think this system would be less effective at selecting candidates for random screenings than some TSA employee selecting passengers at random.
(TSA Random = Picking people regardless of appearance, actions, or demeanor without offending any particular group of people.)
Not me I was hoping for a big Waco-esque showdown with guns, tear gas, bullhorns, and dead bodies strewn all over the dais. What a bummer. I guess I can't spend all day bitchin' about the guv'ment all day on /.
Nothing to see here.
Besides Oracle is much more polite when they tell you "RTFM".
I'd love to say you're wrong, but the memory of the Milton Academy sex scandal is still fresh in my mind. Milton Academy Sex Scandal
Not exactly. Not only is there a special court for matters of the highest security level, but the SJC absolutely can and likely will hear the case on the legality of this data gathering program. There certainly will not be any cameras or gallery. Hell, I'm not even sure which attorneys will be allowed to be present. I'd imagine the AG, but no idea how the plaintiffs are represented. All of this will take some time to come to a head though.
In this case the existence of the thing is NOT illegal until a court of law says it is. This case splits hairs down to the atomic level and nobody can say definitively whether or not it is legal or illegal until it reaches the SJC. You can bet your ass this is going to get to the SJC too. All of these private lawsuits are premature. Until the legality of this data gathering is determined by the SJC the lower courts are absolutely going to dissolve these cases. It will go something like this:
1. Telco Attorneys file a motion to dismiss claiming that it believed they were acting in accordance with the law.
2. Plaintiffs will argue that the Telcos should have withheld the information because they should have known it was an illegal request.
3. Government attorneys will quickly point out that every law on the books allows data collection under certain circumstances, but those circumstances as well as the program itself are classified.
4. The court will point out to the plaintiffs that it cannot force the government to declassify the program or the circumstances that prompted the data collection. The court would then point out that without evidence indicating that the actions were illegal must dissolve the case.
The main motivation of these suits was to raise awareness and get the ball rolling. They had to know that they would have no chance of winning without a final determination by the courts as to the legality of the program.
MySQL is my database of choice for small web applications that demand simplicity and speed. The database is remarkably simple to install and configure, but I've personally run in to data corruption issues more often than with any other database. That being said, recovery is pretty simple and I'm usually back up and running in no time.
PostgreSQL is not a database I'm real strong in, but so far its OK by me. I find its feature set more complete than MySQL and would happily use it more often in place of Oracle if I only had the time to get more familiar with it.
SQL Server despite what most Oracle zealots will tell you has come a long way. Overall, its a fantastic database that is remarkably easy to manage.
Oracle is an unwieldly beast sometimes. In fact, I'm wrestling with setting up a four node RAC cluster on CentOS right now and frankly, I'm getting my ass kicked. That being said, I personally believe that its damn near bulletproof. Of all the databases I've worked with the Oracle databases are generally the most stable, most advanced, and the most powerful. The clustering, replication, and data security features have no equal. However, there are some serious drawbacks:
I've been playing around with the new free version "Express Edition" and must say that I'm pretty impressed with it so far. It's crippled to a single CPU, 1GB SGA, and a total database size of 4GB, but a great solution for a small application database that needs to talk to a mothership database running Oracle.
Sounds a little like Sun and Java doesn't it?
IANAL, but I did work for one for many years. I cannot attest to the laws of your jurisdiction, but emails restored from backups from interested parties AND third parties are admitted as evidence ALL THE TIME. Furthermore, your blanket statement only emphasizes your ignorance. The rules of evidence vary widely from state to state and court to court. What is not permissible in criminal court may be admissable in family court, bankruptcy court, civil court, or even tax court. And if for some reason you think, "Who cares about those other courts?", just ask Al Capone.
Hmm, this is the third site I've seen someone post in here. Does this make us serial slashdotters? I hope they don't have a three strikes your out law or we're all screwed.
Ajax is currently so hard to learn that many page authors write buggy code.
I swear, I've heard the same argument about PHP, Perl, C, and even the concept of object oriented programming. In every case the person uttering those words was an idiot or simply too entrenched in their chosen language to accept a new way of doing something. It all reminds me of a line from Scott Adams' Dilbert Principle. As best as I can recall it went something like this.
"Every technology has its detractors. I'm sure that somebody once stated that the pointy stick would never replace the fingernail as the fighting man's weapon of choice."
As for my disclaimer, the only thing I know about Ajax is that its not effective as Mr. Clean.
I have a feeling this will cost a pretty penny
Brings all new meaning to the term "roaming charges".
There have been accusations (mostly from ACLU clients that have lost) that some ACLU lawyers are more interested in making a political point than defending their client. The ACLU is not infallible and some of their "volunteer" attorneys spend more time with the television camera then they do with their client.
*Disclaimer - I am a card carrying member.*
Does anyone really believe this is going to make the Internet a better place? The only thing dumber than a
Just in case it might be approved, I'll save the bookmark for www.hotchicksfrom.asia.
However, I'm in the middle of installing FreeBSD 5.4 on a Sun Blade 100 machine so I'm doing my part!
You mean those things can actually be good for something?
I believe the author was paid by the syllable.
Wow, two morons who think the NCAA is out to protect America from injustice, etc.
The only thing the National Collegiate Athletic Association has done recently has been to tell some colleges they can't use Native American names and mascots even if it was designed and endorsed by a local tribe.
I believe the parent was referring to the NAACP, but decided to have a little fun.
Aren't you already in an unpleasant position? You would have already seen the images. Suppose the local news ran a report on a girl who went missing recently being found dead and that you recognized her from that person's computer? What then? Do you sleep well knowing that you did the "ethical" thing from a business standpoint? Would you try to convince yourself that she was probably already dead when you saw that picture?
I'm not arguing that repair techs should go searching for stuff, but if you came across it there is only one "ethical" thing to do.
As a matter of procedure though, the police should have obtained a warrant. There was no real good reason why they couldn't have called a judge explained the situation and not received one. There was no time-sensitive element in this case they simply got lazy/careless and didn't bother.
The NCAA protects free speech? Is there a BCS poll for the constituional ammendments?
I'm in my mid 30's, I know.
The statement was reflective and sarcastic. I forgot the tags.