Mainly the desire for interoperability with all the latest trojans and worms. And occasional files received from friends, family, and business partners. But mostly they want to stay current with the latest DDoS zombie attacks. They'd feel like they were missing out if it weren't for Windows.
Thanks to OpenOffice.org, The Mozilla Foundation, and Gaim, the only Microsoft software running on many of the computers I've built for family and friends has been the OS, and maybe the odd game or two.
If a message isn't commercially viable enough to get people to simply tune in and listen, what makes you think that somehow one dude on every city block will invest in a transmitter and the upkeep necessary to re-broadcast a singal they're receiving?
Another difference is, M.org actually releases the new version. Microsoft may or may not. If M.org doesn't for some reason, you can hire a programmer to close the hole for your organization.
MS saw security geeks making this claim and their head of development saw this as a clear challenge. 2GB of binary code later, Windows XP proved at last that the impossible could be achieved, despite naysaying open-source geeks:.jpg can be a exploit vector!
Can't remember the last time I had to do anymore than a single mouseclick to start installing a program or drivers in Windows.
Yeah, and if that doesn't work, you can't do anything else but click a mouse. That's the point of Linux -- if your 1-click install process doesn't work perfectly, you can go under the hood and tweak. It's definitely not something everyone can do, and probably most peopld don't want to for that matter. But linux allows you to do more (if you can). Linux needs to work on becoming as easy for novice users as Windows has gotten, but it's already a lot friendlier in other ways (such as licensing).
GUY SITTING ACROSS FROM YOU IS A DOUBLE AGENT STOP DO NOT TRUST HIM STOP
The above is facetious, but the point I wanted to make is, when you're talking to a guy at a pub, you're pretty sure that there's nothing life threatening or emergency-related about your conversation. The text message, on the other hand, could be telling you that someone died or that your house is on fire, your stocks have tanked, your wife left you, or who knows what else. It takes all of 2 seconds to read it, and if it needs a response, maybe another 30 to compose and send it. If it doesn't, you can safely ignore it and continue with your conversation, only minimally disrupted.
Of course, you couldn't harness all that uranium, it being so highly diluted in the coal veins that you can't efficiently refine the uranium. So it's kindof a moot point, aside from illustrating that coal is extremely dirty.
Exec3: Maybe because the performance sucks compared to programs written in C++?
BJ: That can't be it. Sun hardware doesn't perform very well either, and people use our servers all the time! By the way, you're fired.
*uncomfortable silence*
BJ: Well, why else can it be unpopular?
Exec1: Sir, I think geeks won't want to use it because it's not cool enough for them.
BJ: Not cool enough for geeks? How the fuck does that even make sense? Someone get marketing on the phone and tell them we need an X-TREME mascot for Java, right away. That'll make it "cool" enough for these geeks.
Doesn't sound like much of a victory at all. You caused a small headache to a major corporation, who apparently prevailed with no need to change their ways. Big deal.
Yeah, but it's HARD to prove that someone actually said a lie to you. It's EASY to point to a piece of paper. If you take it to court and they admit to lying, they'll lose. If they deny lying, the judge will find for the defendant, because the only admissible evidence will be the piece of paper, and your testimony, which is canceled out by their testimony.
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Mainly the desire for interoperability with all the latest trojans and worms. And occasional files received from friends, family, and business partners. But mostly they want to stay current with the latest DDoS zombie attacks. They'd feel like they were missing out if it weren't for Windows.
Thanks to OpenOffice.org, The Mozilla Foundation, and Gaim, the only Microsoft software running on many of the computers I've built for family and friends has been the OS, and maybe the odd game or two.
If a message isn't commercially viable enough to get people to simply tune in and listen, what makes you think that somehow one dude on every city block will invest in a transmitter and the upkeep necessary to re-broadcast a singal they're receiving?
Well, the site's down now. Right when I was about to click on the link to RTFA. Figures.
It's appropriate. It's "Too much informative" but they don't have that category in the moderation.
Another difference is, M.org actually releases the new version. Microsoft may or may not. If M.org doesn't for some reason, you can hire a programmer to close the hole for your organization.
MS saw security geeks making this claim and their head of development saw this as a clear challenge. 2GB of binary code later, Windows XP proved at last that the impossible could be achieved, despite naysaying open-source geeks: .jpg can be a exploit vector!
...by rendering the machine un-usable.
I'm still on 0.8 because I can't live without Flash click-to-view and a few others that still aren't even 0.9 compatible. How long do we have to wait?
Yeah, but think of the pr0n possibilities. It's like a gang-bang for your desktop.
What does this do that Citrix and thin clients can't?
I really wish I had bought stock a two years ago when it was at $5/share...
Can't remember the last time I had to do anymore than a single mouseclick to start installing a program or drivers in Windows.
Yeah, and if that doesn't work, you can't do anything else but click a mouse. That's the point of Linux -- if your 1-click install process doesn't work perfectly, you can go under the hood and tweak. It's definitely not something everyone can do, and probably most peopld don't want to for that matter. But linux allows you to do more (if you can). Linux needs to work on becoming as easy for novice users as Windows has gotten, but it's already a lot friendlier in other ways (such as licensing).
for sufficiently small values of "history".
After all, the phonograph record was a step down in quality from live music, but ever more portable tha a full band or orchestra.
In two years, these will be $300-500. If I start saving a dollar a day, by that time I should be able to afford the camera and some nice accessories.
GUY SITTING ACROSS FROM YOU IS A DOUBLE AGENT STOP DO NOT TRUST HIM STOP
The above is facetious, but the point I wanted to make is, when you're talking to a guy at a pub, you're pretty sure that there's nothing life threatening or emergency-related about your conversation. The text message, on the other hand, could be telling you that someone died or that your house is on fire, your stocks have tanked, your wife left you, or who knows what else. It takes all of 2 seconds to read it, and if it needs a response, maybe another 30 to compose and send it. If it doesn't, you can safely ignore it and continue with your conversation, only minimally disrupted.
Anonymous Coward writes ... Regards, Brian Webb"
D'oh! I guess you're not very anonymous anymore, are you Brian?
Well, there's that bit where, at the login screen, if I don't have an account on the system, I can get root access by hitting Esc...
Of course, you couldn't harness all that uranium, it being so highly diluted in the coal veins that you can't efficiently refine the uranium. So it's kindof a moot point, aside from illustrating that coal is extremely dirty.
I encrypt all my data in ASCII. Sure, it's not very secure, but it's better than broadcasting everything in clear 1s and 0s.
Exec1: Bill, we have to do something about Java.
Bill Joy: What's wrong with it?
Exec1: No one's using it.
BJ: The hell they aren't. Java's everywhere.
Exec2: Well, maybe, but no one wants to use it.
BJ: Why?
Exec3: Maybe because the performance sucks compared to programs written in C++?
BJ: That can't be it. Sun hardware doesn't perform very well either, and people use our servers all the time! By the way, you're fired.
*uncomfortable silence*
BJ: Well, why else can it be unpopular?
Exec1: Sir, I think geeks won't want to use it because it's not cool enough for them.
BJ: Not cool enough for geeks? How the fuck does that even make sense? Someone get marketing on the phone and tell them we need an X-TREME mascot for Java, right away. That'll make it "cool" enough for these geeks.
Secretary: Yes, sir. Right away sir.
BJ: Alright, now then, what else is on the radar?
Doesn't sound like much of a victory at all. You caused a small headache to a major corporation, who apparently prevailed with no need to change their ways. Big deal.
Yeah, but it's HARD to prove that someone actually said a lie to you. It's EASY to point to a piece of paper. If you take it to court and they admit to lying, they'll lose. If they deny lying, the judge will find for the defendant, because the only admissible evidence will be the piece of paper, and your testimony, which is canceled out by their testimony.
What do you know, now we ARE paying to heat the outside. My dad will flip his wig when he hears about this.
Power down? You mean people still do that?