And there it is. 1. Microsoft licenses Unix from SCO 2. SCO revokes every other UNIX companies license 3. MS adds a Unix emulation layer 4. The whole world now has to license Windows to use their Unix systems 5. Profit
I just got back from Costa Rica and found huge differnces in prices based on the level of local development. In San Jose, it was realativly cheap; 500 colones ($1.15) an hour, but in Pavones, an extremely rural community, the rate for their one available connection was 6000 ($13.79) an hour. The price in other areas fell between these, in accordance with how developed the local infrastructure was.
This is the same argument that it's your fault you got robbed if you didn't lock your doors, or that it's a woman's fault she got raped if she wore a low cut top. Failing to protect against crime in no way justifies crime. One should not have to protect agains crime. Crime should just not exist. I've spent years in school studying computers. I've worked in sysadmin roles for four years, and I'm good at what I do, but I can't guarantee a virus, trojan, hacker, or spam won't get past me. There are a lot of people out there with less experience, working in overworked conditions, who don't know or don't have the resources to make sure every security detail is nailed down.
I worked Avionics in the Corps. Comm / Nav. All and all we had about a dozen systems. We flipped out when we had to do some work with the Air Force. Their specialists only needed to know basic knowledge of a single system, whereas our guys knew every peice of gear in the shop inside and out.
Hunter - "So I found the guy, you need to pay me." SCO - "Great who is he." Hunter - "I can't tell you who the infringing person is, but you have to pay me anyway." SCO - "Why would we pay you if you won't tell us who's infringing." Hunter - "ditto"
I think this only goes to show how much the project has matured over the years. The first release of any new software will normally be riddled with bugs and lacking in features. There's an immense amount of work to be done, and major improvements can come about rapidly. As the software improves, however, there's less to be done, so it takes a while before enough changes can be made to warrant a new release. Ideally, a program would be so refined that a new release wouldn't be needed, ever.
I spent a year on ship, and sent/received email, surfed the web, and filed my maintainance reports and supply requests from the same pc. There was limits on what we could do, but we were definitely connected to the net.
You've never been to the states, have you? While I won't deny that the US isn't the most sexually liberal society, unless you're showing the breasts to a 6 year old in an attempt to engage in more extreme exploitation, you're not going to get thrown in jail, or even slapped on the wrist. Hell, I can turn on NYPD Blue and see them on TV right now. Watch this... "The gov't sucks, Bush is a communist, everyone should quit their jobs tomorrow and engage in group sex until the food and water runs out, maybe Muslims aren't so bad!" Wait... Wait... Nope. No ones breaking down my door. No black helicopters are hovering outside. Take off the tin foil hat and live life a bit. The gov't isn't out to get you.
Right, 'cause why would I click a button to instantly convert my i-tunes file to a new format, when I could burn every song I buy to a CD (adding an extra quarter to the 99 cent cost of the song), then rip it back to my PC from that CD.
OMG, You're sooo right!
'cause being sued by a copyright owner you stole from is right up there with being beaten to near death to force payments for forced protection. It's on par with having to work 100 hour weeks, under brutal conditions, for a wage that provides nowhere near an even substandard level of comfort.
Don't get me wrong, I love p2p, I've got a stack of CD's full of MP3's I've "shared" through their services. But I'd be fool to claim some sort of "this is my right, and I'm standing up for it" righteousness about it. File sharing copyrighted content is illegal, we do it because the chance of getting caught is slim. It's ignorant to claim otherwise. If you say there's no alternative, I disagree.
Couldn't you just remove the case, fold the ribbon cable the other way, so the mb is in back of the screen, instead of in front, and mount the whole thing in a picture frame. Just boot and run the photo as a screen saver.
One thing the artical failed to mention was browser plugins. I still have a difficult time getting Java and Xine to work with Mozilla on some distros. Following the install procedure sometimes work, but most times it doesn't, and when it doesn't, the hack is different for every system. I know alot of this is the responsibility of the plugin creator, but a standard platform would make it easier for them LSB just doesn't seem to be the fix we hoped it would.
No one should have to call a computer expert to buy a PC. My dad's been looking at getting a new PC for a while now. I've offered on numerous occasions to build him a kick ass box, but he called the other day and said he just went out and bought an e-machines. Was I pissed, no. It works. It does for him everything he needs it to do, far better than the 333 celeron he had before. It runs Windows XP, and when he clicks on a video file, it plays. When he tries to run a java app, it works. Imagine that. Everything works, and I didn't have to spend ten hours configuring hacked plugins for Xine/Quicktime, RealPlayer, j2re, etc. If he has a problem with it, I'll fix it. And it'll take me far less of my time to fix whatever problems he'd encounter than it would have for me to build, configure, and support a box myself. I'll also call tech support to report whatever problem he had, and chances are, it'll be fixed next time around. We shouldn't work to make non geeks more geeky, we should just be there to help them out when they run into the ocasional issue where a geek is needed to take care of it.
Using these robots, Epson also realized the world's smallest full-blown robot ballet theater.
Come on, is that really the best demo application they could come up with. How about a battle simulation. Or at least a Cirue de Soleil type thing. This is definetly a move by Epson to erode the geek badge of pride.
I'm really excited about the playstation hard drive Sony recently annoounced. It may not have the video capabilities that the article's device does, but looks like a great appliance type, low cost solution to integrating my mp3 collection to my main audio system. The hacks that will inevitably come with it should be pretty cool too.
You're so right. Look at Sweden, the top ranked country with 24 people and an average of 1439.95, then look at the school rankings. MIT, in second place, has 28 people and an average of 1675.39. If one US school can beat the top country, then the states might not be the cesspool of bumbling idiot programmers the poster implied. (unless, of course, the MIT team is 24 swedish programmers and the four highest ranked poles, but I don't think that's likely)
For lower level positions, companies generally look for people without ambition. As and employer, do you want to have to hire a mailroom clerk every six months, when your current clerk gains enough experience to move on to something better. No. You want someone who can do the job competently, for years and years. Employee turnaround is a huge burden on any company. It's best to avoid it.
Customers of mine have been hesitant to try Linux. Many still see it as bleeding edge technology, and have developed a 'wait and see' attitude. With the free release of RedHat 9, I've been able to incorporate LAMP systems for small projects, at an incredible price. The stability, reliability, and security of those systems has helped to prove the overall impression of Linux, and in some cases lead to Enterprise Licensing for larger systems. With Fedora being primarily a testing release, without the stability we've come to expect from RedHat, how can I convince customers RedHat is a valid choice?
I clicked on the article, read a liitle bit, clicked a link, then came back to find the only content was an entry reading "I am stupid" Not sure if it's because he allowed himself to be slashdotted, or because he posted the info and fears the ol' DMCA C&D letter.
I've been waiting, and excited, about Fedora from the time I first heard about the project. An avid RedHat fan since 7.2, I was looking to Fedora to be a similar functioning distro, with more current default packages, and the same level of stability I'd come to expect with Red Hat. It isn't. I ran into the same problems with Flash and resolving dependencies from the CDROM. The menus and taskbar paused and came up jerky, and the overall distro seemed far from polished. I respect that the author spent enough time with it to discover even more problems. I gave up far earlier. I loved Red Hat 9. I swore by it. Now, for the first time since I started using Linux, I find myself looking at what's the best distro for me. I'm disappointed that by saying "we're focusing on the enterprise" they really meant "we're abandoning our current user base". I hate to say it, but on the projects I work on in the future, I think I'll be abandoning Red Hat. Can't wait to see what Novell/Suse will come up with together.
a file repository and source control/backup server for a small office (10 Clients). we also got OS (Win2k 5 CAL) Sr. Systems Director, e-Selex.com [e-selex.com] San Diego, CA
You admit you're using five more clients than you bought CALs for AND said where you work! Look out the window, the BSA commandos should be rappelling in shortly.
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And there it is.
1. Microsoft licenses Unix from SCO
2. SCO revokes every other UNIX companies license
3. MS adds a Unix emulation layer
4. The whole world now has to license Windows to use their Unix systems
5. Profit
I just got back from Costa Rica and found huge differnces in prices based on the level of local development. In San Jose, it was realativly cheap; 500 colones ($1.15) an hour, but in Pavones, an extremely rural community, the rate for their one available connection was 6000 ($13.79) an hour. The price in other areas fell between these, in accordance with how developed the local infrastructure was.
This is the same argument that it's your fault you got robbed if you didn't lock your doors, or that it's a woman's fault she got raped if she wore a low cut top. Failing to protect against crime in no way justifies crime. One should not have to protect agains crime. Crime should just not exist. I've spent years in school studying computers. I've worked in sysadmin roles for four years, and I'm good at what I do, but I can't guarantee a virus, trojan, hacker, or spam won't get past me. There are a lot of people out there with less experience, working in overworked conditions, who don't know or don't have the resources to make sure every security detail is nailed down.
I worked Avionics in the Corps. Comm / Nav. All and all we had about a dozen systems. We flipped out when we had to do some work with the Air Force. Their specialists only needed to know basic knowledge of a single system, whereas our guys knew every peice of gear in the shop inside and out.
Hunter - "So I found the guy, you need to pay me."
SCO - "Great who is he."
Hunter - "I can't tell you who the infringing person is, but you have to pay me anyway."
SCO - "Why would we pay you if you won't tell us who's infringing."
Hunter - "ditto"
I think this only goes to show how much the project has matured over the years. The first release of any new software will normally be riddled with bugs and lacking in features. There's an immense amount of work to be done, and major improvements can come about rapidly. As the software improves, however, there's less to be done, so it takes a while before enough changes can be made to warrant a new release. Ideally, a program would be so refined that a new release wouldn't be needed, ever.
Endless, but you could always do a search to find it.
LANs on ships are NOT connected to the Internet
I spent a year on ship, and sent/received email, surfed the web, and filed my maintainance reports and supply requests from the same pc. There was limits on what we could do, but we were definitely connected to the net.
You've never been to the states, have you? While I won't deny that the US isn't the most sexually liberal society, unless you're showing the breasts to a 6 year old in an attempt to engage in more extreme exploitation, you're not going to get thrown in jail, or even slapped on the wrist. Hell, I can turn on NYPD Blue and see them on TV right now.
Watch this...
"The gov't sucks, Bush is a communist, everyone should quit their jobs tomorrow and engage in group sex until the food and water runs out, maybe Muslims aren't so bad!"
Wait...
Wait...
Nope.
No ones breaking down my door.
No black helicopters are hovering outside.
Take off the tin foil hat and live life a bit. The gov't isn't out to get you.
Right, 'cause why would I click a button to instantly convert my i-tunes file to a new format, when I could burn every song I buy to a CD (adding an extra quarter to the 99 cent cost of the song), then rip it back to my PC from that CD.
This is going to be the best episode of Batttlebots ever!
OMG, You're sooo right!
'cause being sued by a copyright owner you stole from is right up there with being beaten to near death to force payments for forced protection. It's on par with having to work 100 hour weeks, under brutal conditions, for a wage that provides nowhere near an even substandard level of comfort. Don't get me wrong, I love p2p, I've got a stack of CD's full of MP3's I've "shared" through their services. But I'd be fool to claim some sort of "this is my right, and I'm standing up for it" righteousness about it. File sharing copyrighted content is illegal, we do it because the chance of getting caught is slim. It's ignorant to claim otherwise. If you say there's no alternative, I disagree.
Couldn't you just remove the case, fold the ribbon cable the other way, so the mb is in back of the screen, instead of in front, and mount the whole thing in a picture frame. Just boot and run the photo as a screen saver.
One thing the artical failed to mention was browser plugins. I still have a difficult time getting Java and Xine to work with Mozilla on some distros. Following the install procedure sometimes work, but most times it doesn't, and when it doesn't, the hack is different for every system. I know alot of this is the responsibility of the plugin creator, but a standard platform would make it easier for them LSB just doesn't seem to be the fix we hoped it would.
No one should have to call a computer expert to buy a PC. My dad's been looking at getting a new PC for a while now. I've offered on numerous occasions to build him a kick ass box, but he called the other day and said he just went out and bought an e-machines. Was I pissed, no. It works. It does for him everything he needs it to do, far better than the 333 celeron he had before. It runs Windows XP, and when he clicks on a video file, it plays. When he tries to run a java app, it works. Imagine that. Everything works, and I didn't have to spend ten hours configuring hacked plugins for Xine/Quicktime, RealPlayer, j2re, etc. If he has a problem with it, I'll fix it. And it'll take me far less of my time to fix whatever problems he'd encounter than it would have for me to build, configure, and support a box myself. I'll also call tech support to report whatever problem he had, and chances are, it'll be fixed next time around. We shouldn't work to make non geeks more geeky, we should just be there to help them out when they run into the ocasional issue where a geek is needed to take care of it.
Using these robots, Epson also realized the world's smallest full-blown robot ballet theater.
Come on, is that really the best demo application they could come up with. How about a battle simulation. Or at least a Cirue de Soleil type thing. This is definetly a move by Epson to erode the geek badge of pride.
I'm really excited about the playstation hard drive Sony recently annoounced. It may not have the video capabilities that the article's device does, but looks like a great appliance type, low cost solution to integrating my mp3 collection to my main audio system. The hacks that will inevitably come with it should be pretty cool too.
You're so right. Look at Sweden, the top ranked country with 24 people and an average of 1439.95, then look at the school rankings. MIT, in second place, has 28 people and an average of 1675.39. If one US school can beat the top country, then the states might not be the cesspool of bumbling idiot programmers the poster implied. (unless, of course, the MIT team is 24 swedish programmers and the four highest ranked poles, but I don't think that's likely)
For lower level positions, companies generally look for people without ambition. As and employer, do you want to have to hire a mailroom clerk every six months, when your current clerk gains enough experience to move on to something better. No. You want someone who can do the job competently, for years and years. Employee turnaround is a huge burden on any company. It's best to avoid it.
Customers of mine have been hesitant to try Linux. Many still see it as bleeding edge technology, and have developed a 'wait and see' attitude. With the free release of RedHat 9, I've been able to incorporate LAMP systems for small projects, at an incredible price. The stability, reliability, and security of those systems has helped to prove the overall impression of Linux, and in some cases lead to Enterprise Licensing for larger systems. With Fedora being primarily a testing release, without the stability we've come to expect from RedHat, how can I convince customers RedHat is a valid choice?
I clicked on the article, read a liitle bit, clicked a link, then came back to find the only content was an entry reading "I am stupid" Not sure if it's because he allowed himself to be slashdotted, or because he posted the info and fears the ol' DMCA C&D letter.
I've been waiting, and excited, about Fedora from the time I first heard about the project. An avid RedHat fan since 7.2, I was looking to Fedora to be a similar functioning distro, with more current default packages, and the same level of stability I'd come to expect with Red Hat. It isn't. I ran into the same problems with Flash and resolving dependencies from the CDROM. The menus and taskbar paused and came up jerky, and the overall distro seemed far from polished. I respect that the author spent enough time with it to discover even more problems. I gave up far earlier. I loved Red Hat 9. I swore by it. Now, for the first time since I started using Linux, I find myself looking at what's the best distro for me. I'm disappointed that by saying "we're focusing on the enterprise" they really meant "we're abandoning our current user base". I hate to say it, but on the projects I work on in the future, I think I'll be abandoning Red Hat. Can't wait to see what Novell/Suse will come up with together.
a file repository and source control/backup server for a small office (10 Clients).
we also got OS (Win2k 5 CAL)
Sr. Systems Director, e-Selex.com [e-selex.com]
San Diego, CA
You admit you're using five more clients than you bought CALs for AND said where you work!
Look out the window, the BSA commandos should be rappelling in shortly.
You can always check out the schedule.
I was going to download it last month, then saw the Core 1 release was scheduled for early November, so waited.
Here