Corporate Corpratists are jerks! I think we should attack all countries that do not share our views on free speech and expression. We can replace the gov't of Saudi Arabia and China with truly democratic regimes.
Before we take on nations, we need to take the fight to the Elitist Global Corporate Entities like Websense. It's about time!
I would like to advertise my business on Slashdot. I realize that the banner ad business is in freefall, but I would like to look into article-based advertising solutions.
What sorts of rate plans are available? How much does a personal endorsement by CmdrTaco cost?
It's typical for a slashbot loser to call anyone who thinks for themselves a troll. You are reminiscent of a fourth grader in the schoolyard.
The bug never got to most Linux users because the bug was so trivial it was discovered almost instantly.
Since the kernel coders apparently do no testing beyond trying to make everything compile, there are plenty of other, more subtle bugs waiting.
Large IT departments see Linux as a joke. As the price barriers to purchase commercial Unix systems drop, the incentive to use Linux drops with it. In smaller shops, there is more incentive to use Linux since they are more price-sensitive.
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The 2.4 series of kernels have been out for almost a year, which hardly makes them bleeding edge. There are plenty of things that make moving 2.4 compelling.
The last 8 or so kernel releases have been released largely in response to major bugs in crucial kernel areas like virtual memory management. Upgrading to fix these problems seems like a reasonable thing to do if you are crazy enough to run linux on production boxes that do anything besides run DNS, SMTP gateways or some similar purpose.
You can call me a troll if you wish, but the writing is on the wall. Linux is in serious trouble due to feature bloat and releasing too early. I for one am glad that the idea of Linux has motivated the Unix vendors to open up a bit, and has exposed some fresh blood to the advantages of Unix.
Unfortunately, the implementation of Linux is falling apart by trying to do too much.
After typing this I realized that I'm not talking to a troll, but a know-it-all 15 year old. So I'll post under my actual moniker.
I believe the outbreak happened when German forces were driving to the Caucasus to seize the Soviet oil supply, just before Stalingrad.
A major outbreak of tularemia occured on the battlefield, starting on the German side of the lines. I do not remember how many died, but I do know that 250,000 German soldiers were affected.
Eventually, the outbreak spread to the Russian front, where 65,000 troops were affected.
Previous outbreaks in Russia were very small. From 1937-1940 there were about 75 cases of the disease, most in Siberia.
There was also an outbreak of Q-fever (a disease that does not exist naturally in Russia) among German troops fighting on the Crimea.
The Russians clearly engaged in biological warfare campaigns.
It's much better for software developers, and worse for software organizations.
Licensing for software engineers will force quality design & coding standards, or at least require that legitimate software engineers stamp certain products with a seal of approval.
Right now, if I say that I'm a software engineer, I am a software engineer. Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers cannot do that, because they are required to be licensed and in some cases bonded. Getting a PE is no joke MCSE either; it is a tough test that most takers fail.
Just go take a break, or do something else for a day or two to clear your mind. If some fascist management type is breathing down your neck, tell him to go away.
Getting angry and upset over a computer is very childish. Don't even go there.
I was referring to Mideast terrorists in particular. They are a particular breed of terrorist movement and cannot be compared directly to terrorist organizations in Spain or Ireland. Unfortunately, I cannot edit my previous comment and clarify it.
The difference is that Mideast nations are RUN by the uncivilized, barbaric dictators and petty kings.
Western democratic governments are accountable to the will of the people. While organizations like the CIA have supported rotten regimes in Central America and Asia, that support rarely lasts a long time, since administrations and political power shifts every few years.
There is a signifigant difference between a lunatic and a terrorist.
Terrorists are fighting for a cause. They see their acts as strikes against their enemies. Examples of this include the IRA, Timothy McVeigh and Hamas.
The IRA was supported by financial contributions from Catholic Irish in the South and Irish in the United States.
Tim McVeigh did not really have a movement behind him when he bombed Oklahoma City. He thought he did, though.
Hamas (and Osama bin Laden) is a terrorist movement who receives direct support from states like Syria, Iraq, and Iran as well as financial and other support from rich Saudi princes and other oil billionaires.
The Unabomber was a solitary maniac. He was a smart guy with a few screws loose who became totally unhinged when the woman he wanted to marry rejected him. His political agenda didn't develop until much later in his bombing career, and was mostly incoherent. The agenda of Bin Laden or Hamas is very clear and very coherent -- they are organizations at war.
Terrorists exist because they come from uncivilized, barbaric nations.
Before oil was discovered, the Arabs were a nothing but a bunch of tribesmen fighting for whatever scraps of wealth that existed in their homelands. (Much like the Afghans today) Wealth was measured in access to water.
Once oil was discovered and began to be exploited, the more important tribesmen declared themselves "Kings" and had the money to purchase arms and artillery from Western nations so their rivals could be quickly squashed.
Terrorism of the Middle East variety is a problem because we send billions of dollars to uncivilized religous zealots with the social sophistication of someone from the Dark Ages. The petty kings of these countries live in splendor, while the regular citizenry live in oppressed squalor.
If you want terrorism to go away, don't do business with the Middle East. Buy oil from Texas, Alaska and Russia and encourage the government to give tax incentives for development of alternative fuels.
When the oil princes are bankrupt, terrorism will cease.
I don't see why this is a good thing. In the aftermath of Sept 11th and a sneak peek at how nasty biological attacks can be, I think that encouraging scientific research in developing nations is a bad idea.
Do you want a group of Islamic fundamentalists making nuclear weapons or biological agents more easily because of access to advanced software?
How about the Tutsi and Hutu tribes? They massacred 750,000 people with Kalashnikovs and machetes. Do you want smallpox or weaponized ebola in their hands.
You can use LaserJet IIP drivers, which use PCL 3 i believe. The only problem is, it will only print at 300dpi.
I have a Xerox printer with the same problem. Your printer and mine use a proprietary rendering system called Adobe PrintGear to control the printer, this system was used in a number of cheap laser printers.
There is no way around this, since Adobe no longer supports it and the vendors who developed the drivers have no knowledge of it.
Try voicing an opinion on this website that speaks against the groupthink that most of the zealots who post here follow. You'll be sparing alot of karma.
Slashdot is like interactive TV. Topics move by so quickly, serious or informed discussion is impossible. And if someone tries to have a discussion, it is quickly squelched by a flurry of -1 Flamebait/Overrated/Offtopic moderations. This is not a site for creative and/or intelligent discussion. More like a bunch of bored college students goofing off in class and a few sysadmins.
I value this site because they have a unique mixture of news, and for the Ask Slashdot/Developer sections, where the people you describe generally hide out.
Slashdot, which was once a bastion of FSF "information wants to be free" zealots have now revealed the strength of their convictions. When you're going broke, it's hard to justify giving stuff away.
Micropayments sound like a great idea -- for some lameass that spends thousands of dollars running a free website (with no chance of making a buck) with money taken from gullible investors. After all, it's a chance to sell your "content" instead of giving it away.
People will pay for websites -- namely porn (through subscriptions), technical information (through service contracts) and special refrence collections (medical, engineering, marketing, etc) via subscription. Very few people would ever pay for a run-of-the-mill website like Slashdot, however, because there is no compelling reason to do so.
The only reason people go to websites like this one is the large number of people who tend to congregate there. Some are pretty smart, some amusing, others obnoxious. Require payments and you will rapidly see the quantity and diversity of comments drop dramaticaly.
I am convinced that the only way that high-traffic websites where vistors stay for long periods of time or visit often (ie sites like Slashdot, Fuckedcompany and gamer sites) can survive is through brand advertising.
A combination of text and graphical ads need to be used in a manner similar to newspaper or radio spots. Get rid of those retarded banner ads that nobody ever clicks and use larger, more entertaining or catchy graphics. Make ads informative. Sell ads that create a mood rather than count clicks. Run classifieds ala Popular Mechanics magazine. Be creative.
Bash is not an open-source implementation of sh. As other posters have mentioned in detail, bash vs. sh behavior can vary, since most all implementations of sh have bugs which have become defacto 'features' that bash 'fixes'.
In addition, as other posters have mentioned in detail, bash introduces new shell features which tend to slip into scripts and break those scripts when they are run on commercial Unix sh implementations.
My only gripe is that/bin/sh in Linux isn't/bin/sh -- it is bash. It's one more thing that makes incorporating Linux into a commercial Unix enviroment a royal pain in the ass.
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Corporate Corpratists are jerks! I think we should attack all countries that do not share our views on free speech and expression. We can replace the gov't of Saudi Arabia and China with truly democratic regimes.
Before we take on nations, we need to take the fight to the Elitist Global Corporate Entities like Websense. It's about time!
I am in desperate need of a manual for Ask Slashdot!
I have a number of retarded questions to ask, but don't know how to ask them!
Please help!
I would like to advertise my business on Slashdot. I realize that the banner ad business is in freefall, but I would like to look into article-based advertising solutions.
What sorts of rate plans are available? How much does a personal endorsement by CmdrTaco cost?
It's typical for a slashbot loser to call anyone who thinks for themselves a troll. You are reminiscent of a fourth grader in the schoolyard.
The bug never got to most Linux users because the bug was so trivial it was discovered almost instantly.
Since the kernel coders apparently do no testing beyond trying to make everything compile, there are plenty of other, more subtle bugs waiting.
Large IT departments see Linux as a joke. As the price barriers to purchase commercial Unix systems drop, the incentive to use Linux drops with it. In smaller shops, there is more incentive to use Linux since they are more price-sensitive.
It will have a big effect on Linux's popularity.
IIS worms do not affect most Windows users directly.
The Kernel corrupting a volume while it gets unmounted affects every user using that kernel.
Linux is already considered a joke in many IT departments. These high-profile Linux bugs only make the joke funnier.
Memory is very cheap these days.
invest about $25.
The 2.4 series of kernels have been out for almost a year, which hardly makes them bleeding edge. There are plenty of things that make moving 2.4 compelling.
The last 8 or so kernel releases have been released largely in response to major bugs in crucial kernel areas like virtual memory management. Upgrading to fix these problems seems like a reasonable thing to do if you are crazy enough to run linux on production boxes that do anything besides run DNS, SMTP gateways or some similar purpose.
You can call me a troll if you wish, but the writing is on the wall. Linux is in serious trouble due to feature bloat and releasing too early. I for one am glad that the idea of Linux has motivated the Unix vendors to open up a bit, and has exposed some fresh blood to the advantages of Unix.
Unfortunately, the implementation of Linux is falling apart by trying to do too much.
After typing this I realized that I'm not talking to a troll, but a know-it-all 15 year old. So I'll post under my actual moniker.
Maybe your students will get lucky and some bright administrator will fire your ass.
Seriously, get a life. You are going to "save the university's money" by buying Sun workstations to run GIMP on?
I hope this article is another troll.
Oh, wait, 2.2.whatever was the last stable kernel!
Glad I use AIX & Solaris at this job! Kernel upgrades on 150 servers is a pain in the ass.
I believe the outbreak happened when German forces were driving to the Caucasus to seize the Soviet oil supply, just before Stalingrad.
A major outbreak of tularemia occured on the battlefield, starting on the German side of the lines. I do not remember how many died, but I do know that 250,000 German soldiers were affected.
Eventually, the outbreak spread to the Russian front, where 65,000 troops were affected.
Previous outbreaks in Russia were very small. From 1937-1940 there were about 75 cases of the disease, most in Siberia.
There was also an outbreak of Q-fever (a disease that does not exist naturally in Russia) among German troops fighting on the Crimea.
The Russians clearly engaged in biological warfare campaigns.
Yes, you had the guts to post as the "javacowboy".
I'm impressed.
It's much better for software developers, and worse for software organizations.
Licensing for software engineers will force quality design & coding standards, or at least require that legitimate software engineers stamp certain products with a seal of approval.
Right now, if I say that I'm a software engineer, I am a software engineer. Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers cannot do that, because they are required to be licensed and in some cases bonded. Getting a PE is no joke MCSE either; it is a tough test that most takers fail.
...and totally not worth it.
Just go take a break, or do something else for a day or two to clear your mind. If some fascist management type is breathing down your neck, tell him to go away.
Getting angry and upset over a computer is very childish. Don't even go there.
I was referring to Mideast terrorists in particular. They are a particular breed of terrorist movement and cannot be compared directly to terrorist organizations in Spain or Ireland. Unfortunately, I cannot edit my previous comment and clarify it.
The difference is that Mideast nations are RUN by the uncivilized, barbaric dictators and petty kings.
Western democratic governments are accountable to the will of the people. While organizations like the CIA have supported rotten regimes in Central America and Asia, that support rarely lasts a long time, since administrations and political power shifts every few years.
The Unabomber was a lunatic.
There is a signifigant difference between a lunatic and a terrorist.
Terrorists are fighting for a cause. They see their acts as strikes against their enemies. Examples of this include the IRA, Timothy McVeigh and Hamas.
The IRA was supported by financial contributions from Catholic Irish in the South and Irish in the United States.
Tim McVeigh did not really have a movement behind him when he bombed Oklahoma City. He thought he did, though.
Hamas (and Osama bin Laden) is a terrorist movement who receives direct support from states like Syria, Iraq, and Iran as well as financial and other support from rich Saudi princes and other oil billionaires.
The Unabomber was a solitary maniac. He was a smart guy with a few screws loose who became totally unhinged when the woman he wanted to marry rejected him. His political agenda didn't develop until much later in his bombing career, and was mostly incoherent. The agenda of Bin Laden or Hamas is very clear and very coherent -- they are organizations at war.
Terrorists exist because they come from uncivilized, barbaric nations.
Before oil was discovered, the Arabs were a nothing but a bunch of tribesmen fighting for whatever scraps of wealth that existed in their homelands. (Much like the Afghans today) Wealth was measured in access to water.
Once oil was discovered and began to be exploited, the more important tribesmen declared themselves "Kings" and had the money to purchase arms and artillery from Western nations so their rivals could be quickly squashed.
Terrorism of the Middle East variety is a problem because we send billions of dollars to uncivilized religous zealots with the social sophistication of someone from the Dark Ages. The petty kings of these countries live in splendor, while the regular citizenry live in oppressed squalor.
If you want terrorism to go away, don't do business with the Middle East. Buy oil from Texas, Alaska and Russia and encourage the government to give tax incentives for development of alternative fuels.
When the oil princes are bankrupt, terrorism will cease.
I don't see why this is a good thing. In the aftermath of Sept 11th and a sneak peek at how nasty biological attacks can be, I think that encouraging scientific research in developing nations is a bad idea.
Do you want a group of Islamic fundamentalists making nuclear weapons or biological agents more easily because of access to advanced software?
How about the Tutsi and Hutu tribes? They massacred 750,000 people with Kalashnikovs and machetes. Do you want smallpox or weaponized ebola in their hands.
I say keep the third world in the dark ages.
Microsoft products, Windows included, is licensed for signifigantly cheaper prices abroad.
Microsoft also donates alot of Windows licenses and other software to scientific and other institutions overseas.
You can use LaserJet IIP drivers, which use PCL 3 i believe. The only problem is, it will only print at 300dpi.
I have a Xerox printer with the same problem. Your printer and mine use a proprietary rendering system called Adobe PrintGear to control the printer, this system was used in a number of cheap laser printers.
There is no way around this, since Adobe no longer supports it and the vendors who developed the drivers have no knowledge of it.
Try voicing an opinion on this website that speaks against the groupthink that most of the zealots who post here follow. You'll be sparing alot of karma.
Slashdot is like interactive TV. Topics move by so quickly, serious or informed discussion is impossible. And if someone tries to have a discussion, it is quickly squelched by a flurry of -1 Flamebait/Overrated/Offtopic moderations. This is not a site for creative and/or intelligent discussion. More like a bunch of bored college students goofing off in class and a few sysadmins.
I value this site because they have a unique mixture of news, and for the Ask Slashdot/Developer sections, where the people you describe generally hide out.
Easy. Work 7 hour days like a civilized human being and take your vacation time.
3*5=15 extra hours a week.
Oh, and never work Saturdays. If you need to, you need another job.
Slashdot, which was once a bastion of FSF "information wants to be free" zealots have now revealed the strength of their convictions. When you're going broke, it's hard to justify giving stuff away.
Micropayments sound like a great idea -- for some lameass that spends thousands of dollars running a free website (with no chance of making a buck) with money taken from gullible investors. After all, it's a chance to sell your "content" instead of giving it away.
People will pay for websites -- namely porn (through subscriptions), technical information (through service contracts) and special refrence collections (medical, engineering, marketing, etc) via subscription. Very few people would ever pay for a run-of-the-mill website like Slashdot, however, because there is no compelling reason to do so.
The only reason people go to websites like this one is the large number of people who tend to congregate there. Some are pretty smart, some amusing, others obnoxious. Require payments and you will rapidly see the quantity and diversity of comments drop dramaticaly.
I am convinced that the only way that high-traffic websites where vistors stay for long periods of time or visit often (ie sites like Slashdot, Fuckedcompany and gamer sites) can survive is through brand advertising.
A combination of text and graphical ads need to be used in a manner similar to newspaper or radio spots. Get rid of those retarded banner ads that nobody ever clicks and use larger, more entertaining or catchy graphics. Make ads informative. Sell ads that create a mood rather than count clicks. Run classifieds ala Popular Mechanics magazine. Be creative.
I hear that Linux-Mandrake is a good distro for a beginning Linux user to use.
I think that moving to an all-Linux platform will make most of your headaches go away.
Even games are available now, since a company called Loki ports them to Linux.
Catholics make up a good 30% of the population.
Piss off the Catholic voting blocks in the Northeast, and you'll soon be out of office.
Bash is not an open-source implementation of sh. As other posters have mentioned in detail, bash vs. sh behavior can vary, since most all implementations of sh have bugs which have become defacto 'features' that bash 'fixes'.
/bin/sh in Linux isn't /bin/sh -- it is bash. It's one more thing that makes incorporating Linux into a commercial Unix enviroment a royal pain in the ass.
In addition, as other posters have mentioned in detail, bash introduces new shell features which tend to slip into scripts and break those scripts when they are run on commercial Unix sh implementations.
My only gripe is that