I wasn't using Linux back then, but since 2005 every year I tried a Linux distro, just to see what they do know. In 2008 I got a job where every developer was using Linux (Ubuntu or Kubuntu), and as I heard from others most Java programming gigs happen use Linux or Solaris as a server. I have a dual boot machine and I'm using mostly Ubuntu for a while, as it's just faster than Windows (I installed a lot of software, mostly from sourceforge, and even though I uninstalled a few stuff that I don't really need, it's still too slow; if I installed the same amount stuff on Ubuntu and it didn't slow down a bit). Software licensing here in Eastern-Europe is a big expense, and BSA is cracking down on corporate pirates, so there's a lot of intrest in oss software, even from the government side. I saw small businesses save money on using Thunderbird and Openoffice (though they run it on Windows). The more quality multi-platform oss application we have, the transition gets the easier. What has once become opensource remains that forever, so it's much easier to build on the work of others than in the proprietary world. Oss software doesn't need yearly update tax; fixes, new features come for free, and if you don't like it you can always go back to some earlier version. So I don't think the future is so bleak.
" Linux is still great for many applications, but I think the present is the farthest behind Microsoft's/Apple's products in terms of general appeal as a consumer desktop OS that it has ever been"
When was that golden age? Did I miss the year of Linux on the desktop?
I think Ubuntu improved usability quite well, although I miss ctrl-alt-del (task manager). It can be useful for fullscreen applications, like games. On Linux I have to go to alt-ctrl-1 (80*25 terminal) and then kill the process by PID, to shut down a freezing program, because a freezing program captures the keyboard binding for xkill.
Also I think that the default Nautilus without Location Bar is quite annoying. (I like to copy-paste directory paths.) Also, why does it have to be ctrl+L, when in all browsers you get the url bar with alt+D (firefox, opera, ie, safari).
In general, I think Linux folks could have learnt a lot for Windows UI design (yeah I know, that's heresy). It would be also nice to have an option to make keyboard shortcuts similar to Windows. That would be also a great help for newcomers. ( I'm not a newcomer, but I still think Windows got the UI thing implemented better.)
What I like about Ubuntu is its tolerant stance on binary drivers/codecs. IIRC in debian you have to add quite a few repos to offer as much as Ubuntu does by default.
"other than giving it a name that doesn't sound like Java it is the SAME SHIT that MSFT pulled in the 90s. I guess if old Bill would have called it a Capuchin it would have been cool?"
Yes, it would have been cool. The MS case was about trademark, not software patents.
I've seen cooperative training programs advertised on my university's website. The funny thing it was merely writing user documentation and they didn't care what you were majoring in. It was a paid position (bit over minimal wage). The reason it was good for the company is that they could avoid a lot of taxes, and get fairly intelligent person with knowledge of English and computer skills. (It was in Hungary, Nokia-Siemens Network.)
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By the way, when you're starting to download a torrent that consists many files, you can select only the ones you want. You don't have to download the big stuff if you don't want to. There's nothing in Bittorrent that discriminates against small files.
The gaming and OS (do we put.net here as well?) divisions depend heavily on each other: MS can say no DirectX11 for XP, and people flock to Windows 7. And the gaming division heavily benefits from the high level of compatibility between XBox360 and Windows OS-es (easier gameports, less money and time spent on training developers ).
IBM has it's own JVM implementation, which is fully compliant to the Sun Java specs, so it's safe from patent lawsuits. I don't see how much more they could "love" Java.
DDoSing is very hard to counter and small sites can be DDoSed by legitimate requests as well (see Slashdotted). Also, you don't leak sensitive data while being down. However SQL injection is just fucking pathetic. There's no excuse for that. That's developer negligence. I'm not excusing LulzSec for it, they comitted a crime etc., but it's like leaving your frontdoor open, being robbed, and then lamenting about "what the world has come to". Also shared PHP hosting sites are vulnerable to other malicious user, but that's also more of a money problem not direct negligence.
2, You can use extra electricity to power water-boilers in households, and that doesn't have to be continous, it only has to meet a daily average power, with a rather low precision. (This is how it works in Hungary, but I guess it's used elsewhere as well.) This unreliable power is sold at a much cheaper rate, and uses separate wiring.
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I wasn't using Linux back then, but since 2005 every year I tried a Linux distro, just to see what they do know. In 2008 I got a job where every developer was using Linux (Ubuntu or Kubuntu), and as I heard from others most Java programming gigs happen use Linux or Solaris as a server.
I have a dual boot machine and I'm using mostly Ubuntu for a while, as it's just faster than Windows (I installed a lot of software, mostly from sourceforge, and even though I uninstalled a few stuff that I don't really need, it's still too slow; if I installed the same amount stuff on Ubuntu and it didn't slow down a bit).
Software licensing here in Eastern-Europe is a big expense, and BSA is cracking down on corporate pirates, so there's a lot of intrest in oss software, even from the government side. I saw small businesses save money on using Thunderbird and Openoffice (though they run it on Windows).
The more quality multi-platform oss application we have, the transition gets the easier. What has once become opensource remains that forever, so it's much easier to build on the work of others than in the proprietary world. Oss software doesn't need yearly update tax; fixes, new features come for free, and if you don't like it you can always go back to some earlier version.
So I don't think the future is so bleak.
" Linux is still great for many applications, but I think the present is the farthest behind Microsoft's/Apple's products in terms of general appeal as a consumer desktop OS that it has ever been"
When was that golden age? Did I miss the year of Linux on the desktop?
I think Ubuntu improved usability quite well, although I miss ctrl-alt-del (task manager). It can be useful for fullscreen applications, like games. On Linux I have to go to alt-ctrl-1 (80*25 terminal) and then kill the process by PID, to shut down a freezing program, because a freezing program captures the keyboard binding for xkill.
Also I think that the default Nautilus without Location Bar is quite annoying. (I like to copy-paste directory paths.) Also, why does it have to be ctrl+L, when in all browsers you get the url bar with alt+D (firefox, opera, ie, safari).
In general, I think Linux folks could have learnt a lot for Windows UI design (yeah I know, that's heresy). It would be also nice to have an option to make keyboard shortcuts similar to Windows. That would be also a great help for newcomers. ( I'm not a newcomer, but I still think Windows got the UI thing implemented better.)
You must be new to computers. You have to install an entire OS to use Outlook as well.
What I like about Ubuntu is its tolerant stance on binary drivers/codecs. IIRC in debian you have to add quite a few repos to offer as much as Ubuntu does by default.
"I doubt Sun would have ever filed any of these lawsuits."
Bullshit. MS paid big bucks to use "Java patents", such as Just In Time compilation in .net.
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1012_3-5188012.html
http://news.cnet.com/Sun-gets-second-Microsoft-patent-payment/2100-1016_3-5671576.html
http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=6910205.PN.&OS=PN/6910205&RS=PN/6910205
Google didn't have a problem with that until their servers got hacked.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/12/google-china-ends-censorship
"other than giving it a name that doesn't sound like Java it is the SAME SHIT that MSFT pulled in the 90s. I guess if old Bill would have called it a Capuchin it would have been cool?"
Yes, it would have been cool. The MS case was about trademark, not software patents.
"Besides, what does NASA do for me anyway?"
Don't ask what NASA can do for you, but what you can do for NASA.
But to seriously answer your question: the aqueduct, sanitation, irragation, education, medicine, roads and peace.
He meant guild I guess.
I've got an A* algorithm in my class.
I've seen cooperative training programs advertised on my university's website. The funny thing it was merely writing user documentation and they didn't care what you were majoring in. It was a paid position (bit over minimal wage). The reason it was good for the company is that they could avoid a lot of taxes, and get fairly intelligent person with knowledge of English and computer skills. (It was in Hungary, Nokia-Siemens Network.)
Yeah, that's my experience as well.
By the way, when you're starting to download a torrent that consists many files, you can select only the ones you want. You don't have to download the big stuff if you don't want to.
There's nothing in Bittorrent that discriminates against small files.
The problem is that copyright is too long: author's life + 70 years.
I think 20-30 years should be enough.
I don't say the current setup is good, I'm saying that Microsoft won't split up unless it's forced to do so.
The gaming and OS (do we put .net here as well?) divisions depend heavily on each other: MS can say no DirectX11 for XP, and people flock to Windows 7. And the gaming division heavily benefits from the high level of compatibility between XBox360 and Windows OS-es (easier gameports, less money and time spent on training developers ).
You can get the Unreal Developer Kit free as well, and there's Unity etc. so it's not a really big deal.
It's not unique for government. See DNF.
Care to read the summary?
Or SIGFIRE.
The page lists stuff that they inherited from Sun (+Mysql).
I only know about one of their contribution: Toplink.
IBM has it's own JVM implementation, which is fully compliant to the Sun Java specs, so it's safe from patent lawsuits. I don't see how much more they could "love" Java.
DDoSing is very hard to counter and small sites can be DDoSed by legitimate requests as well (see Slashdotted). Also, you don't leak sensitive data while being down. However SQL injection is just fucking pathetic. There's no excuse for that. That's developer negligence. I'm not excusing LulzSec for it, they comitted a crime etc., but it's like leaving your frontdoor open, being robbed, and then lamenting about "what the world has come to".
Also shared PHP hosting sites are vulnerable to other malicious user, but that's also more of a money problem not direct negligence.
1, You can store energy in artificial lakes, and get it back with hydro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped_storage
2, You can use extra electricity to power water-boilers in households, and that doesn't have to be continous, it only has to meet a daily average power, with a rather low precision. (This is how it works in Hungary, but I guess it's used elsewhere as well.) This unreliable power is sold at a much cheaper rate, and uses separate wiring.
By the way how is your war on poor people^H^H poverty?