The platform aspects of Eclipse are what is great about it.
I use Eclipse all of the time to write Perl code. My company uses Tivoli software, and their monitoring applications can hook into Eclipse to customize monitors.
You can be a heavy eclipse user and never write a line of Java code. Try that with netbeans.
I had similar experiences in Latin America and even New York.
Fact is, in most of the world, electricity isn't reliable. I'm actually shocked that in a place as chaotic as Iraq that there is a regular, if not unreliable power grid.
Maintaining a robust power grid is a non-trivial thing, even in a modern country. In a place like Iraq, after 15 years of blockade and a war & occupation, it seems like things are going quite well.
As others have said, the FSF people would love that. While programmers would be selling cars or real estate to get by, Stallman would be able to look at source code in emacs to get his rocks off.
I think that's one of the reasons why generic platforms like operating systems or web servers are big open-source success stories, while more specialized applications struggle for survival.
I live in New York under a 43% marginal tax rate. About 30% of that pays for Social Security pensions. About 15% for the army and the rest for the crappy schools in my area, healthcare for the sick, lazy and lame and whatever else the gov't is giving away.
So don't tell me that there is no socialism in america.
Why do you think AOL, MSN and Yahoo provide IM services free of charge?
Hint: they encourage you to use their apps.
Why would Yahoo want their users talking to ICQ users? The whole point of Yahoo IM! is for it to be a loss leader to suck people into Yahoo Mail, Shopping, etc.
That is the best thing that could happen to the field.
With the dotcom boom, every idiot who would have done undergraduate study bullshit courses like "business" or "education" decided to study IT or MIS because it was a money major.
The purge that is following the boom will winnow out most of the chaff and leave the competent professionals who belong there behind. Outsourcing will devastate the big software companies in the next few years and leave the doors open for the next generation of software.
Learn the law, then form opinions and philosophies.
The world doesn't need anymore crusading lawyers. If you know what the law means, you will be able to suggest intelligent modifications and interpret it correctly.
There is no question that you need a fair use policy. The problem with DirecWay's policy is that it is undisclosed and static. "Fair" behavior one month is "Unfair" the next... and never documented.
The funniest part, at least with Time Warner, is their employees (depicted as both saintly and helpful) go to great lengths to avoid telling you how much their services actually cost.
The only written documentation of TW pricing policies (at least in upstate NY) is in these 15 page legalese document required by the state.
You'll hear about a "free" digital upgrade (for 6 months) or a $5/mo DVR (for 3 months)... but the actual prices are not on their websites and the telesales person will only quote it when asked.
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Nextel is worried more about you transmitting on the licensed spectrum that they paid billions for.
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure that cable providers issue the same sort of "yeah, it's secure but security is your problem" statements.
What do you mean?
The review of the Linux Mandrake installation GUI was a brilliant piece of journalism.
The platform aspects of Eclipse are what is great about it.
I use Eclipse all of the time to write Perl code. My company uses Tivoli software, and their monitoring applications can hook into Eclipse to customize monitors.
You can be a heavy eclipse user and never write a line of Java code. Try that with netbeans.
More like people saying "this light beer tastes like piss (or water)"
And those people are correct.
Incredible.
You'd think that one would like to go to the bathroom and take a dump in peace
Go outside and take in the sunshine. Read a book.
If you are so dependent on TV that you need an "emergency backup", you have problems indeed.
I had similar experiences in Latin America and even New York.
Fact is, in most of the world, electricity isn't reliable. I'm actually shocked that in a place as chaotic as Iraq that there is a regular, if not unreliable power grid.
Maintaining a robust power grid is a non-trivial thing, even in a modern country. In a place like Iraq, after 15 years of blockade and a war & occupation, it seems like things are going quite well.
As others have said, the FSF people would love that. While programmers would be selling cars or real estate to get by, Stallman would be able to look at source code in emacs to get his rocks off.
I think that's one of the reasons why generic platforms like operating systems or web servers are big open-source success stories, while more specialized applications struggle for survival.
I live in New York under a 43% marginal tax rate. About 30% of that pays for Social Security pensions. About 15% for the army and the rest for the crappy schools in my area, healthcare for the sick, lazy and lame and whatever else the gov't is giving away.
So don't tell me that there is no socialism in america.
Why do you think AOL, MSN and Yahoo provide IM services free of charge?
Hint: they encourage you to use their apps.
Why would Yahoo want their users talking to ICQ users? The whole point of Yahoo IM! is for it to be a loss leader to suck people into Yahoo Mail, Shopping, etc.
s/smart/arrogant/g
That is the best thing that could happen to the field.
With the dotcom boom, every idiot who would have done undergraduate study bullshit courses like "business" or "education" decided to study IT or MIS because it was a money major.
The purge that is following the boom will winnow out most of the chaff and leave the competent professionals who belong there behind. Outsourcing will devastate the big software companies in the next few years and leave the doors open for the next generation of software.
Learn the law, then form opinions and philosophies.
The world doesn't need anymore crusading lawyers. If you know what the law means, you will be able to suggest intelligent modifications and interpret it correctly.
Solution:
You will not have a choice.
That sounds like a car thief's dream
Next they'll be concluding what language is fastest by writing "Hello World!" in C (compiled in 64 & 32 bit), Logo, Perl and Prolog.
I hope to be posting a full writeup on how much faster MS-DOS is compared to BSD using boot times as a benchmark.
Those are Richard Stallman's goals, which don't really mirror anybody else's.
And since the excerpt was from the info pages for GCC, you and stallman are likely the only humans to have ever read it.
Larger companies and government agencies pay IBM or Accenture or whomever $120+/hr for even basic IT staffers.
The programmers may be making $20-45/hr, depending on the city, but the customer still pays $$$.
The Indians bill low and pay their people low.
Your grocer didn't discuss his finances with you.
Typically "ethnic" businesses are ethnic for a reason. Extended families, churches, etc each chip in and get a slice.
Only latin is a true cross-cultural language. Latin texts have been written since the time of the Roman Empire.
Don't let the passing fad of the "English" language make a choice for you. Target the american market with latin pages!
I'll qualify that to "Every sane person agrees with that"
Is forbes falling on hard times or what?
GM is squeezing dealerships on the front end, leaving them with the service shop as a profit center.
Independent mechanics that do factory warranty work (I've never heard of one) only exist (if they exist) to avoid anti-trust litigation.
There is no question that you need a fair use policy. The problem with DirecWay's policy is that it is undisclosed and static. "Fair" behavior one month is "Unfair" the next... and never documented.
The funniest part, at least with Time Warner, is their employees (depicted as both saintly and helpful) go to great lengths to avoid telling you how much their services actually cost.
The only written documentation of TW pricing policies (at least in upstate NY) is in these 15 page legalese document required by the state.
You'll hear about a "free" digital upgrade (for 6 months) or a $5/mo DVR (for 3 months)... but the actual prices are not on their websites and the telesales person will only quote it when asked.