Give it up with the scripted spiel, dude! This is the third time I've seen this, and a glance at your posting history indicates you've posted the same spiel several more times. And that is in the space of two days! I'm sure you mean well, but regurgitating the same comment over and over ain't going to make you Mr Popular...
No matter how much I struggle, I cannot call it a "beauty" to run Free Software under Microsoft platforms.
Well, they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, no? I see it differently, as I'll explain below...
How is it possible to have freedom with a kernel that is black box and proprietory? No matter what, you cannot have freedom this way. Never.
But you do have freedom, potentially - the freedom that comes from using applications that aren't tied to one operating system, and that comes from being able to create and share information with other people that isn't tied to one operating system. That's how I (as a Windows user) see it, anyway.
Saying that free software and proprietary software must never, ever co-exist on the same machine is like saying that your stove can only cook fish dishes, not meat - not practical at all!
I think it's a good idea, because in one download I've got a whole bunch of Open Source software to check out, along with source code and docs.
Magazines have known about this for a long time - cover CDs can shift a lot of dead-tree publications if they've got good software on them. OK, so I got to burn my own CD, but that's not costing me much. Then I can find out what all the fuss is about - are The Gimp, OpenOffice, et al. really all that? - without having to tramp around the Internet.
As for 'but it's not the latest version!', well this is always a dilemma when compiling 'sampler' CDs, whether it's Open Source or not. Provided the version included on the CD is not really ancient, and is stable, then I see no problem.
And as for 'just get a warez copy', I'd rather take the free sample and stay honest, than be a thief, thank you very much...
A neat idea, but it assumes that all the revelant web sites and organisations will register in the.kids.us domain.
Also, what about web sites and organisations that lie beyond the borders of the USA, or are international (UN, WHO, WWF)? And will groups such as Friends Of The Earth be able to register?
I guess we have geeks/enthusiasts for every possible field/product in this world... I didn't get most of the "terms" they used in the specifications. interesting concept... but will the cable companies accept it ? Is not that the BIG question here ?
Forget spell-check, you need a grammar-check, my friend.
Just pray the Microsoft don't announce a 'partnership' with the Mysterons...:)
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If the OS is tied to the hardware will sys admins still be able to build images and duplicate them across hundreds of machines, will each have to be a separate build, or will the only solution be a MS branded version of Ghost?
Probably the same 'solution' they had to resort to in order to keep the corporate customers happy with regard to XP and Product Activation - produce a Corporate version of XP that can be imaged onto multiple PCs. Which means it will probably suffer the same fate, in other words fall into the hands of the pirates...
Every company wants customers to buy all their crap. Microsoft is no different. You just feel slighted by them for some rediculous reason. There's not a company out there that won't rob you blind while your back is turned.
Trouble is, Microsoft are also looking to place you in manacles attached to their Palladium iron ball...
(1) The site is ZDNet *Australia*, so there's going to be a delay getting their pages.
(2) If you're going to post the contents of another web page here, make sure you include the *formatting*, otherwise you might as well have hammered your keyboard randomly for 10 minutes.
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Give it up with the scripted spiel, dude! This is the third time I've seen this, and a glance at your posting history indicates you've posted the same spiel several more times. And that is in the space of two days! I'm sure you mean well, but regurgitating the same comment over and over ain't going to make you Mr Popular...
It's Microsoft that is now 'Old-IBM Two', against New-IBM.
As opposed to CA, where software companies go to join the ranks of the undead... :)
Eat My Shorts! :)
XSCALE RISC-OS PCs run on YOU !
(Sorry, but reading all these RISC-OS fanboy comments is getting me down, so I'm providing some light relief...)
Sorry, can't help you there. I'm in the UK, and downloaded from Belgium, steady 60K/s whilst I had my dinner...
Yeah it's called JEWISH.
You know what, you're right! D'oh!
I shall resist the urge to any religion / OS comparisons...
No matter how much I struggle, I cannot call it a "beauty"
to run Free Software under Microsoft platforms.
Well, they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, no?
I see it differently, as I'll explain below...
How is it possible to have
freedom with a kernel that is black box and proprietory?
No matter what, you cannot have freedom this way. Never.
But you do have freedom, potentially - the freedom that comes from using applications that aren't tied to one operating system, and that comes from being able to create and share information with other people that isn't tied to one operating system. That's how I (as a Windows user) see it, anyway.
Saying that free software and proprietary software must never, ever co-exist on the same machine is like saying that your stove can only cook fish dishes, not meat - not practical at all!
I think it's a good idea, because in one download I've got a whole bunch of Open Source software to check out, along with source code and docs.
Magazines have known about this for a long time - cover CDs can shift a lot of dead-tree publications if they've got good software on them. OK, so I got to burn my own CD, but that's not costing me much. Then I can find out what all the fuss is about - are The Gimp, OpenOffice, et al. really all that? - without having to tramp around the Internet.
As for 'but it's not the latest version!', well this is always a dilemma when compiling 'sampler' CDs, whether it's Open Source or not. Provided the version included on the CD is not really ancient, and is stable, then I see no problem.
And as for 'just get a warez copy', I'd rather take the free sample and stay honest, than be a thief, thank you very much...
RTFA!
They've been asked by the Mozilla team not do, due to the pace at which new build come out, they don't want people getting out-of-date builds...
Actually, the CD images are on several other web and FTP sites worldwide, linked from the Download page, so not much danger of slashdotting...
Downloading the ISO (plus the GNUwin II ISO) as I type. Now I really appreciate have a broadband connection...
We should send a team of Disney lawyers to check it out in person.
:)
Whereupon they'll be sent packing back to Earth by Warner Bros. representative Marvin the Martian.
A neat idea, but it assumes that all the revelant web sites and organisations will register in the .kids.us domain.
Also, what about web sites and organisations that lie beyond the borders of the USA, or are international (UN, WHO, WWF)? And will groups such as Friends Of The Earth be able to register?
I guess we have geeks/enthusiasts for every possible field/product in this world... I didn't get most of the "terms" they used in the specifications.
interesting concept... but will the cable companies accept it ? Is not that the BIG question here ?
Forget spell-check, you need a grammar-check, my friend.
Chair? :)
Not only posting a link to a WinInfo story that's, like, over a week old, but can't be arsed to preview it before posting.
Get some more coffee, looks like you need it!
Send in the real, original X-Force !
(Boy, did that headline have me confused or what?)
Who the smeg modded the above as Flamebait??
Just pray the Microsoft don't announce a 'partnership' with the Mysterons... :)
If the OS is tied to the hardware will sys admins still be able to build images and duplicate them across hundreds of machines, will each have to be a separate build, or will the only solution be a MS branded version of Ghost?
Probably the same 'solution' they had to resort to in order to keep the corporate customers happy with regard to XP and Product Activation - produce a Corporate version of XP that can be imaged onto multiple PCs. Which means it will probably suffer the same fate, in other words fall into the hands of the pirates...
Every company wants customers to buy all their crap. Microsoft is no different. You just feel slighted by them for some rediculous reason. There's not a company out there that won't rob you blind while your back is turned.
Trouble is, Microsoft are also looking to place you in manacles attached to their Palladium iron ball...
Parent post should me modded up as Interesting, IMHO.
Dude! Next time, make you the Thanksgiving turkey is cooked properly! :)
Two points:
(1) The site is ZDNet *Australia*, so there's going to be a delay getting their pages.
(2) If you're going to post the contents of another web page here, make sure you include the *formatting*, otherwise you might as well have hammered your keyboard randomly for 10 minutes.
Hold the champagne, the 24 hours ain't up yet...