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  1. I moan, but it's not serious on Ask Slashdot: Perceptions of Red Hat Software · · Score: 1

    With god knows how many millions of users now, there will always be a few protesters. But most anti red-hat comments I see around are similar to my own views. I do not like RH, I seem to get lost in thier system, and it is just too cutsy a distribution for me. But, hey, that is obviously what people wany (zillions of windows users can't be wrong, can they? ;-)).

    RH are doing nothing to make things proprietry, it's all Linux, and applications developers need only target the one generic platform.

    Holy wars between compatible systems is healthy and fun, because one can always switch with little pain. It is a far cry from holy wars between systems that require you to lock yourself into thier methods, so let's not get things out of perspective.

  2. SCO no NT on Ask Slashdot: Linux and Telephony · · Score: 1

    CTi is a vast sunject that covers everything from fax/voicemail on a personal machine to SS7 message handling in CO facilities.

    As reported on the Linux telephony org website, several manufacturers are know supporting Linux. I was recently at the CeBit in Hannover, and visited the Aculab people (www.aculab.co.uk) who are amongst those taking Linux seriously, and one can make comprhensive call centre solutions using thier products.

    BUT, many manufacturers do not yet support :inux, indeed in the past thier has been very much an "NT will be the solution for everything" attitude.

    As with so many other areas that have suffered the NT hype, CTI is beginning to realise that UNIX type systems, including PC as opposed to SPARC based systems, have a role in thier lives.

    Recently, many manufacturers (including Dialogic) have added SCO Unixware to thier supported systems. This is clearly a better option than NT, for people who would like to deploy Linux, as it is highly Linux compatible, and it would be possible to develop solutions that may at a later date be Linux based.

    VAR's may develop solutions that may be shipped as Linux as SCO based, depending on customer attitude to OSS systems.

  3. Ms Doors on Live Nude Quickies · · Score: 1

    They have done MS Windows, know they will do MS Doors.....

    Where do you want to go today?

    You will go where I damm well say you can go, and we are making High security doors to make sure...

  4. Big refractive index on Light Traveling at 38 Miles an Hour · · Score: 1

    So you get this material with a mega-galactic refractive index, so the light passing through must presumably travel in some sort of spiral or helix pattern. Therefore the distance it must travel is MUCH further.

    So how do you measure the speed?

  5. Keynote speech "the" on Linus to give COMDEX Keynote · · Score: 1

    Perhaps we sould campaign for Linus's contribution to be considered 'THE' keynote?

  6. No fear on Debian Seeks New Logo · · Score: 1

    I like the Don't fear the penquins logo, that should be put about more.

    I vote you shamelessly promote its use on your front page.