All too much these discussions become one big linux-commercial (or even some kind of holy war between Microsoft and GNU/Linux users). I guess the man is right when he says use the right tool for the right job. If the GNU/Linux OS on one point will satisfy your needs better than a Microsoft OS use is. On the other hand if a Microsoft OS fullfils your needs, use it too
Why can't we all just get along?
What about the other ones?
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Off course all these playground-features are nice but when will anything become standard. Other beta-stuff like Google Glossary and Google Sets looked very nice but both are still in beta. Google will remain my favourite search-engine but they in my opinion they could be a bit faster in offering new services.
Yes I'm annoyed by these ads too but I shouldn't complain. Every company wants to make money and advertising is just a way for them to do that. As long as the average John Doe clicks on them we will keep seeing 'm.
Another way of dealing with adds is using a text-based browser. For most sites lynx is quit an acceptable solution. Whenever I want speed I use that browser. When I've got some time on my hands I'll use a full-featured browser and just ignore as much of the ads as posible.
A while ago I saw a show on TV about an innovation made by Honda. They were making airbags on the outside of cars. In case of a crash the victim would be hurt less. In combination with a wearable airbag things would become even better.
On the other hand I would also suggest investing in technology to prevent accidents from happening as well as in damage reducing gear. We can build the electronics to accomplish this in planes, why not in cars&bikes?
Sure it sounds pretty neat. I can watch video full color on my cellphone but did anybody ever ask for these kinds of features. Why do they think I own a big screen TV? This whole hype mobile operators want you to follow is just an extra argument to get the money out of your pocket into theirs.
On the other hand it would be the ultimate gadget:-)
I wonder if Gateway didn't think of charity. This way reactions are the company must be in some kind of trouble. If they would have donated the CPU-cycles to charity (I'm thinking of united devices or something like that) I guess publicity would have been on their hands.
The whole idea of downloading music is a neverending story. People will allways claim they do it because CD-prices are too high in their opinion. The record-companies on the other hand will continue to claim prices must be high because music is downloaden so often.
I won't claim I've never downloaded music but when the album is worth it I'll purchase it. Downloading just prevents me from buying and the regrets afterwards. Downloading and never buying therefor is quit lame in my opinion.
Downloading also gives me the opportunity to get familliar with different kinds of music. Record stores aren't very happy when people keep on listening without buying. P2P programs let you enjoy the listening in the comfort of your own home. As everybody can see there are some very legitimate reasons to download MP3. If everybody would follow such standards I think the entertainment industry would have much less of a problem with it.
I think there's no way to compare building a bridge and building a decent piece of software. Everybody has his own speciality. I remember in Holland we let an architect build a bridge. It's a beautifull design but they had to strengthen in on all sorts of places after the first storm in autumn. I wonder what things would have looked like if we had let a computer-programmer build the thing. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have passed the bridge in that case;-)
If linux would account for one quarter of operating systems sold worldwide it would be great. Everybody knows most installs are from copied / downloaded CD's. The real number would be much higher in that case.
One of the proposed topics sais Open Source Licenses and other Legal Issues. I guess the GPL will be discussed. The DMCA however seems a little off-topic to me.
Even the Penguin can't do much against a Total Information Awareness-empowered nanny state
I'm sure this will get me a troll moderation but I'm gonna post this anyway. Open Source is much bigger than the GNU/Linux OS. Tux might be more attractive but the GNU Head but IMHO the last is more a symbol for the Open Source community.
Well this sounds pretty good. I've allways supported the Open Source philisophy. By giving more attention to the positive sides of the concept I think we'll gain more supporters. Too often we lower ourselves to bashing big companies instead of promoting our own ideas.
Maybe by showing what Open Source can accomplish and providing decent, objective and usefull information the scare for this form of software will disapear.
It almost seems the 30-day limit is a pretty reasonable one both for vendors as for bughunters. Just yesterday in this article the PGP-foundation announced the same period as desirable for releasing exploit-information to the public. coincidence or not?
In any case. The period looks pretty reasonable to me. The firm will have enough time to investigate and release a patch before the scriptkiddies out there will get their hands on exploit code. Now if all bughunters out there would follow this policy...
I don't know for sure if the ASA would have any success. Bonzi Inc. is based in the United States. I'm afraid a UK based organisation would be able to do anything about it.
I agree with you on the fact the adverts are annoying, misleading etc. I'm just afraid they will return in a country not influenced by US jurisdiction
Allthough $40 billion is quit a lot you should consider the project has been of value too.
- Scientist have been able to do research otherwise impossible.
- The program has provided jobs to a lot of people on the floor
It is often forgotten science and research are valuable investments. And also on the bright side. This money isn't spent on warfare, defense etc. At least they tried to spend with good intentions
I guess this is completely true. The 30-day limit is a fair one I believe. This will provide the PGP-foundation with enough time to solve an exploit before script-kiddies get their hands on it
If I'm correct it's also a time-period a lot of bug-hunters out there usualy give a company to work out a solution. Releasing exploit-code the same minute isn't in anyones favour.
It just makes clear in wich camp the researcher was this time. The first independent report hasn't been released yet. I think the real TCO is more dependant on admin than on OS.
The movie isn't even in the theater yet and the reviews only made me want to see it more. Yes I read the reviews, yes I read the books now pleeeaaase let me see the movie
Why couldn't it be released in the whole world simultaniously? I don't live in the US you insensitive clods!
I don't think the group theý're tracking will be very representative. Allthough there is a large group of people is using the Internet there's no way global trends can be predicted by their behaviour. There is a world out there that's hardly connected (some call it Africa) that has some influence on our world's economy but is left out completely.
Maybe the researchers should see the world is bigger than the US
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All too much these discussions become one big linux-commercial (or even some kind of holy war between Microsoft and GNU/Linux users). I guess the man is right when he says use the right tool for the right job. If the GNU/Linux OS on one point will satisfy your needs better than a Microsoft OS use is. On the other hand if a Microsoft OS fullfils your needs, use it too
Why can't we all just get along?
Off course all these playground-features are nice but when will anything become standard. Other beta-stuff like Google Glossary and Google Sets looked very nice but both are still in beta. Google will remain my favourite search-engine but they in my opinion they could be a bit faster in offering new services.
Yes I'm annoyed by these ads too but I shouldn't complain. Every company wants to make money and advertising is just a way for them to do that. As long as the average John Doe clicks on them we will keep seeing 'm.
Another way of dealing with adds is using a text-based browser. For most sites lynx is quit an acceptable solution. Whenever I want speed I use that browser. When I've got some time on my hands I'll use a full-featured browser and just ignore as much of the ads as posible.
A while ago I saw a show on TV about an innovation made by Honda. They were making airbags on the outside of cars. In case of a crash the victim would be hurt less. In combination with a wearable airbag things would become even better.
On the other hand I would also suggest investing in technology to prevent accidents from happening as well as in damage reducing gear. We can build the electronics to accomplish this in planes, why not in cars&bikes?
Sure it sounds pretty neat. I can watch video full color on my cellphone but did anybody ever ask for these kinds of features. Why do they think I own a big screen TV? This whole hype mobile operators want you to follow is just an extra argument to get the money out of your pocket into theirs.
:-)
On the other hand it would be the ultimate gadget
I wonder if Gateway didn't think of charity. This way reactions are the company must be in some kind of trouble. If they would have donated the CPU-cycles to charity (I'm thinking of united devices or something like that) I guess publicity would have been on their hands.
The whole idea of downloading music is a neverending story. People will allways claim they do it because CD-prices are too high in their opinion. The record-companies on the other hand will continue to claim prices must be high because music is downloaden so often.
I won't claim I've never downloaded music but when the album is worth it I'll purchase it. Downloading just prevents me from buying and the regrets afterwards. Downloading and never buying therefor is quit lame in my opinion.
Downloading also gives me the opportunity to get familliar with different kinds of music. Record stores aren't very happy when people keep on listening without buying. P2P programs let you enjoy the listening in the comfort of your own home. As everybody can see there are some very legitimate reasons to download MP3. If everybody would follow such standards I think the entertainment industry would have much less of a problem with it.
I think there's no way to compare building a bridge and building a decent piece of software. Everybody has his own speciality. I remember in Holland we let an architect build a bridge. It's a beautifull design but they had to strengthen in on all sorts of places after the first storm in autumn. I wonder what things would have looked like if we had let a computer-programmer build the thing. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have passed the bridge in that case ;-)
If linux would account for one quarter of operating systems sold worldwide it would be great. Everybody knows most installs are from copied / downloaded CD's. The real number would be much higher in that case.
One of the proposed topics sais Open Source Licenses and other Legal Issues. I guess the GPL will be discussed. The DMCA however seems a little off-topic to me.
Even the Penguin can't do much against a Total Information Awareness-empowered nanny state
I'm sure this will get me a troll moderation but I'm gonna post this anyway. Open Source is much bigger than the GNU/Linux OS. Tux might be more attractive but the GNU Head but IMHO the last is more a symbol for the Open Source community.
Well this sounds pretty good. I've allways supported the Open Source philisophy. By giving more attention to the positive sides of the concept I think we'll gain more supporters. Too often we lower ourselves to bashing big companies instead of promoting our own ideas.
Maybe by showing what Open Source can accomplish and providing decent, objective and usefull information the scare for this form of software will disapear.
It almost seems the 30-day limit is a pretty reasonable one both for vendors as for bughunters. Just yesterday in this article the PGP-foundation announced the same period as desirable for releasing exploit-information to the public. coincidence or not?
In any case. The period looks pretty reasonable to me. The firm will have enough time to investigate and release a patch before the scriptkiddies out there will get their hands on exploit code. Now if all bughunters out there would follow this policy...
I don't know for sure if the ASA would have any success. Bonzi Inc. is based in the United States. I'm afraid a UK based organisation would be able to do anything about it.
I agree with you on the fact the adverts are annoying, misleading etc. I'm just afraid they will return in a country not influenced by US jurisdiction
Allthough $40 billion is quit a lot you should consider the project has been of value too.
- Scientist have been able to do research otherwise impossible.
- The program has provided jobs to a lot of people on the floor
It is often forgotten science and research are valuable investments. And also on the bright side. This money isn't spent on warfare, defense etc. At least they tried to spend with good intentions
I guess this is completely true. The 30-day limit is a fair one I believe. This will provide the PGP-foundation with enough time to solve an exploit before script-kiddies get their hands on it
If I'm correct it's also a time-period a lot of bug-hunters out there usualy give a company to work out a solution. Releasing exploit-code the same minute isn't in anyones favour.
It just makes clear in wich camp the researcher was this time. The first independent report hasn't been released yet. I think the real TCO is more dependant on admin than on OS.
The movie isn't even in the theater yet and the reviews only made me want to see it more. Yes I read the reviews, yes I read the books now pleeeaaase let me see the movie
Why couldn't it be released in the whole world simultaniously? I don't live in the US you insensitive clods!
I don't think the group theý're tracking will be very representative. Allthough there is a large group of people is using the Internet there's no way global trends can be predicted by their behaviour. There is a world out there that's hardly connected (some call it Africa) that has some influence on our world's economy but is left out completely.
Maybe the researchers should see the world is bigger than the US
Is there realy a use for such a chip. I mean the specs are nice but is anyone going to notice the difference between a 3.0Ghz and a 2.0Ghz chip?
Most of the time the bottleneck isn't the processor but memory, HD-speed etc.