The fact that there was an AIX version may bring hope that they can get a linux one, although notes seems to be turning into domino (server) with a web browser front end.
There was also a Solaris version. As someone who still is doing Domino development/administration, I can say you're right. The idea of a Domino server and only web-based front ends is the direction Lotus is going. It's their plan.
Well, in the first sentence he was talking about their Intranet (internal network), in the second he was talking about the Internet that we all know and love.
It caused me to read it a second time, too...then I saw the distinction.:-)
I haven't looked into it yet, but Red Hat offers kickstart (which as far as I know is similar in function to Jumpstart from Solaris). You might make your life easier by installing one box manually and kickstarting the rest from it's profile.
NIS == Network Information Services. It's a bit like LDAP if you're familiar with that concept, though NIS (or at least it's predecessors, yppasswd, ypserv, ypbind and friends) was around before LDAP. It allows such things as keeping all user account information on one central server, as well as containing information about hosts and so forth.
The DOJ has filed papers to have it sent straight to the Supreme Court. If that succeeds and the Supreme Court agrees to hear it, they'll take it right out of the appellate courts hands. So basically, yes, it still could go straight to the top.
I sort of agree with your statement that this will help MS. What I don't think a lot of people realize is that MS has to have some pretty damn talented engineers on it's staff. We all love to hate Windows and pick away at it, but when you really think about it, I mean all of it, it's quite a feat of engineering, even if it is imperfect (which I'll concede is putting it nicely). I think a big reason they haven't turned out top-notch products is because they haven't had to. Now, if they actually have to compete with other software houses instead of just falling back on their marketing machine and their ability to squish anyone with their huge cash reserves they might just start turning out some really kick-ass software. Competing with MS has been hard enough in the past...try competing with them when they're producing killer code.
Or maybe I'm just way off in the weeds, I don't know. But the thing is, people who don't think they *can* produce good software are in for a big surprise. At least, that's my guess.
If there was an open source IDE that worked with many different compilers and uses Makefiles, I'd use it.
You might be interested in Code Crusader. Nice editor with syntax highlighting and most of the other nice features of the good commercial IDE's. Works with all kinds of compilers, and uses Makefiles.
Stateful inspection only inspects the state of the packet, or connection. i.e., they look at whether a packet is a SYN, or ACK, or FIN, or whatever, and then decide whether or not to let it through (of course, they also do all the tasks of simple packet filtering, like checking whether source and destination ports against a rule list, etc.). Proxies look at far more, and in fact they not only look at the packet they actually turn around and write their own to pass on to the inside server. No outside packets should ever actually be passed through a proxy in reality, the proxy server takes the packet, inspects it, drops it on the floor, and writes it's own replacement packet. As such they can exert far more control over a connection than something that just decides whether or not to allow a packet to pass based on certain criteria. Proxies can actually look at the payload (in fact, they have to) and do things like strip out ESMTP keywords in traffic to your mail server, rip Java/ActiveX content out of HTTP traffic, etc. Same goes for outbound connections.
I am a bit confused as to what you people are talking about with this 1024 cylinder limit. I just installed Mandrake Linux on an 8.6 gig drive with zero problems, and the drive states that it has something in the neighborhood of 15000 cylinders. Maybe I just got lucky and avoided it by making a 26 meg/boot partition.
That's exactly how you avoided it. The problem wasn't with filesystem sizes, it was with where the kernel itself was stored. Prior to this update, it's always had to exist somewhere below the 1024th cylinder of the disk. Since it lives in/boot, creating a small boot partition has been the workaround, which you implemented unknowingly.:-)
Funny, I'm one of these hated "rich silicon valley technogeeks". I don't recall asking any of the local business owners to please raise the prices here. Just because we have the money doesn't mean they *have* to rape us. They took it upon themselves to raise the prices, we didn't tell 'em too. If you want to complain, complain to the local landlords/business owners.
What about BSDi? And isn't HP-UX BSD based? It sure walks/talks/looks/acts like it. I'm not being a smartass, I'm honestly not sure...is HP-UX BSD based or not?
I was a locksmith for over three years in the state of Michigan. I still have my picks. I don't know how it is in Wisconsin (I'm assuming that's where Milwaukee County is), but in Michigan there's no such thing as a license for locksmiths. Locksmiths regulate themselves through organizations such as the Michigan Master Locksmiths Association, and the Associated Locksmiths of America. I suppose this probably varies from state to state. Michigan's laws are the only ones I'm familiar with on the subject.
This seems to be a bit of bitterness over the IBM announcement. Big Blue has slapped them, and they're lashing out. I especially enjoyed his comment about "We're all in the business of wanting the customer having the information needed to make informed choices". Reminds me of Henry Ford saying (about the Model T, I think it was) "You can have any color you want, so long as it's black".
It's the only non-commercial distribution that's on our list of preferred vendors (which I do intend to add to soon, by the way; the present list is not final).
Now, if I can only keep us from getting stepped on by IBM like a bug... I'm sincerely happy to see a heavy-hitter like IBM getting behind Linux with this level of commitment. I'm a Linux lover first and foremost. However, the entrepreneur in me can't help but worry. I hope this doesn't spell the end for my company.
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There was also a Solaris version. As someone who still is doing Domino development/administration, I can say you're right. The idea of a Domino server and only web-based front ends is the direction Lotus is going. It's their plan.
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It caused me to read it a second time, too...then I saw the distinction.
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Or maybe I'm just way off in the weeds, I don't know. But the thing is, people who don't think they *can* produce good software are in for a big surprise. At least, that's my guess.
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You might be interested in Code Crusader. Nice editor with syntax highlighting and most of the other nice features of the good commercial IDE's. Works with all kinds of compilers, and uses Makefiles.
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That's exactly how you avoided it. The problem wasn't with filesystem sizes, it was with where the kernel itself was stored. Prior to this update, it's always had to exist somewhere below the 1024th cylinder of the disk. Since it lives in /boot, creating a small boot partition has been the workaround, which you implemented unknowingly. :-)
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Pretty damn sharp bunch.
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Sorry, couldn't help myself. I like physics, too.
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Bill Kocik, Blackspring Communications
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Now, if I can only keep us from getting stepped on by IBM like a bug...
I'm sincerely happy to see a heavy-hitter like IBM getting behind Linux with this level of commitment. I'm a Linux lover first and foremost. However, the entrepreneur in me can't help but worry. I hope this doesn't spell the end for my company.
Regards,
Bill Kocik, Blackspring Communications
http://www.blackspring.com
Regards,
Bill Kocik, Blackspring Communications
http://www.blackspring.com