It is just amazing what these aging businesses will do to try to prop up a product and business model that has less and less value as time goes forward--a copy. The ability to create great quality copies and distribute them to others has never been easier. They are just going to have to transform their business model. Copies are copies are copies--everyone can do it---no big deal.
They pass new laws, re-coin old terms such as "piracy" and try to convince the dwindling masses that it is good to pay their fees to listen to music. If they had their way you would pass them some revenue each and every time you listened to something they deemed "their property". Bottom line is, if someone can hear it, then it can easily be recorded. Copes can easily be stamped in seconds. These are now a facts of life and of todays powerful technologies and there is no getting around that.
This is not piracy. Their revelations are not revelations at all--just marketing and babble. It isn't instant gratification that causes copying, it is just the simple fact that it is easy and convenient to do so. Stop screwing with our court systems, laws, and language big media! Get over it and move on... Find another way--innovate!
Sheesh, what will it take for enough smart people to collectively stop sending these greedy corporations money for their hyped and worthless products?
Of course there is software support for it.--Just like there is software support for Ubuntu if you want to purchase a service contract. There are many possibilities and FOSS software support can be provided by various parties or, if desired, provided on a self-serve basis. The real advantage is that the software support is not monopolized by one single entity in each case that can charge whatever they want and demand some draconian license model to follow --and administrate.
You can use the T1 combined with other hardware including servers, laptops, and desktops running Ubuntu. There is an incredible opportunity for an enterprise or educational system running under FOSS (e.g. Linux). You don't need the Apple logo with all of the usage restrictions and expenses that go along with it to succeed. You just need the guts to be able to step out of the box just a bit and go there and do it. Students, teachers, administrators, and all involved would learn far more in this avenue--including how to gain the advantages and cost savings of using totally unrestricted FOSS. Don't believe me? just ask Google who has done very well with this model.
Concerning the iPad; It's just too easy to spend the taxpayer's money on frivolous gadgets in the name of "technology and education" when all you are really doing is pandering to a large enterprise by purchasing their latest overpriced restrictive gadget. The hidden costs of an approach like this will eat a budget into the red in no time. In the end there will far less for everyone and the money will be gone. Golly molly!, now we need more money.
"The correct answer for security is, regardless of the system you use, assume it is vulnerable."
That may be true, but you need to take a step back and try to understand the risks associated with specific systems. Some systems are far more vulnerable than others. Maybe Windows is best suited for some specific tasks, but it is obviously not best suited for Network or Internet use. So go ahead and run your Windows system for a specific CAD or Game application, but avoid the high risk, network based activities on those systems--keep them mostly disconnected and never NEVER fire up IE.
Currently, Linux is a far better choice for security. You can say what you want about doomsday future of Linux (if we all used it), but for now and the foreseeable future it is a no-brainier choice for Internet and network use over Windows. Every Windows system I have ever known eventually succumbed to some sort of malware or virus, even though security software was used extensively. The sheer cost and risks of maintaining a Windows environment in this space is unsurmountable--as many have found out the hard way through loss of business, data, money, etc.
So to reduce risk, practice good security policy always and choose your systems carefully for what they are best at doing.
In many many cases, Linux IS a great way to go and you can get there spending far less while reducing risk along the way. Can I help it if it just works better and does so at far less cost?
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It is just amazing what these aging businesses will do to try to prop up a product and business model that has less and less value as time goes forward--a copy. The ability to create great quality copies and distribute them to others has never been easier. They are just going to have to transform their business model. Copies are copies are copies--everyone can do it---no big deal.
They pass new laws, re-coin old terms such as "piracy" and try to convince the dwindling masses that it is good to pay their fees to listen to music. If they had their way you would pass them some revenue each and every time you listened to something they deemed "their property". Bottom line is, if someone can hear it, then it can easily be recorded. Copes can easily be stamped in seconds. These are now a facts of life and of todays powerful technologies and there is no getting around that.
This is not piracy. Their revelations are not revelations at all--just marketing and babble. It isn't instant gratification that causes copying, it is just the simple fact that it is easy and convenient to do so. Stop screwing with our court systems, laws, and language big media! Get over it and move on... Find another way--innovate!
Sheesh, what will it take for enough smart people to collectively stop sending these greedy corporations money for their hyped and worthless products?
You are missing the big picture.
Of course there is software support for it.--Just like there is software support for Ubuntu if you want to purchase a service contract. There are many possibilities and FOSS software support can be provided by various parties or, if desired, provided on a self-serve basis. The real advantage is that the software support is not monopolized by one single entity in each case that can charge whatever they want and demand some draconian license model to follow --and administrate.
You can use the T1 combined with other hardware including servers, laptops, and desktops running Ubuntu. There is an incredible opportunity for an enterprise or educational system running under FOSS (e.g. Linux). You don't need the Apple logo with all of the usage restrictions and expenses that go along with it to succeed. You just need the guts to be able to step out of the box just a bit and go there and do it. Students, teachers, administrators, and all involved would learn far more in this avenue--including how to gain the advantages and cost savings of using totally unrestricted FOSS. Don't believe me? just ask Google who has done very well with this model.
Concerning the iPad; It's just too easy to spend the taxpayer's money on frivolous gadgets in the name of "technology and education" when all you are really doing is pandering to a large enterprise by purchasing their latest overpriced restrictive gadget. The hidden costs of an approach like this will eat a budget into the red in no time. In the end there will far less for everyone and the money will be gone. Golly molly!, now we need more money.
"The correct answer for security is, regardless of the system you use, assume it is vulnerable." That may be true, but you need to take a step back and try to understand the risks associated with specific systems. Some systems are far more vulnerable than others. Maybe Windows is best suited for some specific tasks, but it is obviously not best suited for Network or Internet use. So go ahead and run your Windows system for a specific CAD or Game application, but avoid the high risk, network based activities on those systems--keep them mostly disconnected and never NEVER fire up IE. Currently, Linux is a far better choice for security. You can say what you want about doomsday future of Linux (if we all used it), but for now and the foreseeable future it is a no-brainier choice for Internet and network use over Windows. Every Windows system I have ever known eventually succumbed to some sort of malware or virus, even though security software was used extensively. The sheer cost and risks of maintaining a Windows environment in this space is unsurmountable--as many have found out the hard way through loss of business, data, money, etc. So to reduce risk, practice good security policy always and choose your systems carefully for what they are best at doing. In many many cases, Linux IS a great way to go and you can get there spending far less while reducing risk along the way. Can I help it if it just works better and does so at far less cost?