Your post summarizes of what I was about to say that is the obvious.
Oracle wants NDS.. err eDirectory and Zenworks and not Linux.
Oracle is not just a database company and they are buying out software development firms(like JBOSS) and ERP companies.
Oracle has been trying to make eDirectory clone for awhile for managed user athentication and storage. What gives Oracle a woody is the fact that a database would be needed for all of this and the fact that they could hurt Microsoft by using integration and product tie-in.
The benefit of going with an all Microsoft solution is integration and it drives Larry Ellison crazy. I think Oracle is buying companies like peoplesoft, jboss, and maybe Novell is to have some sort of platform to develop an integrated stack.
He was an old man who was caught living in a barn in Silcilia. The man is smart but has been in hiding for many many years.
He can't even see his own family anymore out of the fear of being caught and is always on the move. Finding an ISP to each location would be difficult.
My guess is us used the algorithm by hand when writing letters or dictating them to someone else. I doubt he would post anything on the internet as this would be where the police would look first
I bet most young slashdotters dont remember or were not born yet when these events took place.
Nuclear energy is cleaner but certainly not as safe.
The plant at 3 mile island in Pennsylvania was just 20 minutes from going critical and blowing a cloud of radioactive steam that would have hit northern new jersey and New York City. Pretty scare stuff.
To this day the land around Chenobyl is abandonded and highly radioactive and is sealed off.
People today are angry about the radiation from coal powerplants and more than happy to mention they are more environmentally harmful than nuclear power but they are safe.
I guess the rise in wealth in China and India due to outsourcing is now going to bite us in the ass if this product is alot cheaper than the blackberry because its %100 made in China.
I had to buy some paint and a paint pan to do some housework.
All the stuff at walmart was junk and made out of plastic. Home Depot on the other hand had quality metal paint pans that did not move and spill paint everywhere. The only stuff at walmart was cheap plastic for $.99 made in China.
Also my gf bought some ground beef at a super walmart store and forget about it for a few days in the fridge. It spoiled but it stayed red. Usually beef turns brown after a few days. Needless to say she no longer buys meats there.
Walmart does not always have the lowest prices either by the way. I am not telling anyone not to shop there but if I want something quality I look elsewhere. If I want something cheap then maybe I would shop at walmart.
You can surely find talent on slashdot? I am going to graduate with a degree in MIS in about a year and I am from INdiana even though I live in Florida currently.
I wonder if Dell INdia could provide HR with information since India is not governed by US laws.
Most us companies look for psychological problems and learning dissabilities as they affect job performance.
Wasn't it a few years ago here on slashdot where a post suggested employers maybe interested in MRI scans as a condition of employment to insure no candidate has a learning dissability?
I agree with you %100 and I have written another post here on my take on the bloat of the whole gnu/linux combo.
Unfortunately Linus wont ever write a kernel api and abi like the commericial unixies because its too political and device driver makers will only write closed source drivers with drm that break during each new kernel release. So its discouraged for political reasons.
However Nvidia, ATI, and now creative labs are writting their own incompatible api's that do break when making major kernel changes.
NetBSD is lightning fast and clean compared to linux on a user pc. especially this is true with an older one with limited memory.
The libraries used to link linux and gnu are very bloated as under the gnu/linux combo. It seems the same programs are faster on the netbsd box then the linux box.
Linux takes over when you have a server or run something complex like kde.
But in the old days of linux kernel 2.0 libc was used and many prefered over gnulibc which we use today.
I read somewhere that Venus and Earth may have had similiar chemistries when both planets were created.
I know Earth had an atmosphere of Amomnia when it was first created. Perhaps Venus had this and the extreme had broke down the Amonia and combined the elements with sulfur and carbon dioxide to form its hellish atmoshpere?
I wonder if Earth will turn into another Venus when teh sun expands and begins to warm our planet up?
"Most Canadians have no taste for the kind of right wing politics found in the United States as we've been slowly growing into a more liberal society"
Say hello to your new PM Harper who is a deviot creationist and expressed interests to bridge the gap between church and government.
Also he was supported and even funded by Canadian branches of the 700club and focuson the family in Canada. These are the religious right in the US and how it got started.
Keep in mind the conservative party of Canada under Harper just took power. Harper is supported by the religious right in the states and is Canada's version of the US republican party.
The whole rightwing religious right movement was never intended to just be an American based political system. They want to move to Canada and then Britian.
Likely this professor was supported under Martin who was the former liberal PM of Canada and Harper's administration axed it.
I am waiting for kde4 myself. I used to be a kde fanatic but switched to gnome.
The UI and speed is horrendous and gnome is improving with every release. Kde4 is going to have a much cleaner and better interface with huge architectural changes. I look forward to it so I can try kde again.
They critisize because the device competes and therefore devalues their own products.
MS would rather have them buy their orgami devices or used pc's but pay MS for more software licensing fee's.
They make portable equipment and basic economics101 teaches that it devalues teh price of yoru product. This is true even for people with money who live their and never intend to buy these devices.
Not to sound too critical but Gates could have setup the foundation as a tax writeoff.
Maybe he does care. But when it comes to his personal bottom line and marketshare with the loss of control that will then happen and then he becomes brutal.
I know my grand parent post is controversial but I think its inappropriate to flame something designed to help the world be a better place. It shows alot about someone's character.
THe sole reason why undeveloped countries stay that way is because of the large unproductive workforce that is uneducated.
If Africans (just an example) learn basic computer skills and children use education programs and can learn and connect with the rest of the world and be better informed the result would be tremendous!
Many employers could then setup shops and hire people. One of the reasons India is hot and Sudan is not is because the Indians speak English and are more educated then the Sudanesse.
Computer skills are essential and its silly in the US because any kid knows how ot use a computer but back in the mid 80's here in the first world, it was serious a problem with training. Not everyone knew how to be productive with a spreadsheet for example.
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Your post summarizes of what I was about to say that is the obvious.
.. err eDirectory and Zenworks and not Linux.
Oracle wants NDS
Oracle is not just a database company and they are buying out software development firms(like JBOSS) and ERP companies.
Oracle has been trying to make eDirectory clone for awhile for managed user athentication and storage. What gives Oracle a woody is the fact that a database would be needed for all of this and the fact that they could hurt Microsoft by using integration and product tie-in.
The benefit of going with an all Microsoft solution is integration and it drives Larry Ellison crazy. I think Oracle is buying companies like peoplesoft, jboss, and maybe Novell is to have some sort of platform to develop an integrated stack.
He was an old man who was caught living in a barn in Silcilia. The man is smart but has been in hiding for many many years.
He can't even see his own family anymore out of the fear of being caught and is always on the move. Finding an ISP to each location would be difficult.
My guess is us used the algorithm by hand when writing letters or dictating them to someone else. I doubt he would post anything on the internet as this would be where the police would look first
I bet most young slashdotters dont remember or were not born yet when these events took place.
Nuclear energy is cleaner but certainly not as safe.
The plant at 3 mile island in Pennsylvania was just 20 minutes from going critical and blowing a cloud of radioactive steam that would have hit northern new jersey and New York City. Pretty scare stuff.
To this day the land around Chenobyl is abandonded and highly radioactive and is sealed off.
People today are angry about the radiation from coal powerplants and more than happy to mention they are more environmentally harmful than nuclear power but they are safe.
That is something to consider
Mysql and postgresql are mysteriously missing from SuSE after the acquisition
I wonder what www.slashdot.org is? It has to be up there in the top 30 at least.
I believe you can get it with apt-get when Gnu/Hurd 1.0 stable is released and it will be bundled with the operating sytem as its the chosen platform
Keep in mind a sign of global warming is cooler temperates in teh UK where the article was posted due to cold freshwater obstructing the gulf stream.
Infact the mini ice age was the result of this and the gulf stream died down for several centuries during the late middle ages.
The gulf stream has slowed down by as much as %30 which would certainly explain the temperature decrease in western europe and that is quite serious
I guess the rise in wealth in China and India due to outsourcing is now going to bite us in the ass if this product is alot cheaper than the blackberry because its %100 made in China.
I had to buy some paint and a paint pan to do some housework.
All the stuff at walmart was junk and made out of plastic. Home Depot on the other hand had quality metal paint pans that did not move and spill paint everywhere. The only stuff at walmart was cheap plastic for $.99 made in China.
Also my gf bought some ground beef at a super walmart store and forget about it for a few days in the fridge. It spoiled but it stayed red. Usually beef turns brown after a few days. Needless to say she no longer buys meats there.
Walmart does not always have the lowest prices either by the way. I am not telling anyone not to shop there but if I want something quality I look elsewhere. If I want something cheap then maybe I would shop at walmart.
Where in the midwest?
You can surely find talent on slashdot? I am going to graduate with a degree in MIS in about a year and I am from INdiana even though I live in Florida currently.
I wonder if Dell INdia could provide HR with information since India is not governed by US laws.
Most us companies look for psychological problems and learning dissabilities as they affect job performance.
Wasn't it a few years ago here on slashdot where a post suggested employers maybe interested in MRI scans as a condition of employment to insure no candidate has a learning dissability?
Compared to lite versions of unix like NetBSD, Linux is quite super large with bloated libraries that compiled programs hook into and use.
glibc is the problem more than the apps, but the kernel is large too.
Puts on flame resistant clothing.
I agree with you %100 and I have written another post here on my take on the bloat of the whole gnu/linux combo.
Unfortunately Linus wont ever write a kernel api and abi like the commericial unixies because its too political and device driver makers will only write closed source drivers with drm that break during each new kernel release. So its discouraged for political reasons.
However Nvidia, ATI, and now creative labs are writting their own incompatible api's that do break when making major kernel changes.
NetBSD is lightning fast and clean compared to linux on a user pc. especially this is true with an older one with limited memory.
The libraries used to link linux and gnu are very bloated as under the gnu/linux combo. It seems the same programs are faster on the netbsd box then the linux box.
Linux takes over when you have a server or run something complex like kde.
But in the old days of linux kernel 2.0 libc was used and many prefered over gnulibc which we use today.
I read somewhere that Venus and Earth may have had similiar chemistries when both planets were created.
I know Earth had an atmosphere of Amomnia when it was first created. Perhaps Venus had this and the extreme had broke down the Amonia and combined the elements with sulfur and carbon dioxide to form its hellish atmoshpere?
I wonder if Earth will turn into another Venus when teh sun expands and begins to warm our planet up?
An out of order execution executes out or order and an in order executions executes in order.
Get with the program. Sheesh
"Most Canadians have no taste for the kind of right wing politics found in the United States as we've been slowly growing into a more liberal society"
Say hello to your new PM Harper who is a deviot creationist and expressed interests to bridge the gap between church and government.
Also he was supported and even funded by Canadian branches of the 700club and focuson the family in Canada. These are the religious right in the US and how it got started.
So you don't think it has anything to do with your new PM Harper and his religious right supporters back in the US?
Judging over what has happened when these wackos took over the states, I would assume your country is going to be next.
Keep in mind the conservative party of Canada under Harper just took power. Harper is supported by the religious right in the states and is Canada's version of the US republican party.
The whole rightwing religious right movement was never intended to just be an American based political system. They want to move to Canada and then Britian.
Likely this professor was supported under Martin who was the former liberal PM of Canada and Harper's administration axed it.
Scary indeed
Wasn't java based off it?
Effiel was the first language with garbage collection if I remember correctly.
I am waiting for kde4 myself. I used to be a kde fanatic but switched to gnome.
The UI and speed is horrendous and gnome is improving with every release. Kde4 is going to have a much cleaner and better interface with huge architectural changes. I look forward to it so I can try kde again.
They critisize because the device competes and therefore devalues their own products.
MS would rather have them buy their orgami devices or used pc's but pay MS for more software licensing fee's.
They make portable equipment and basic economics101 teaches that it devalues teh price of yoru product. This is true even for people with money who live their and never intend to buy these devices.
Not to sound too critical but Gates could have setup the foundation as a tax writeoff.
Maybe he does care. But when it comes to his personal bottom line and marketshare with the loss of control that will then happen and then he becomes brutal.
I know my grand parent post is controversial but I think its inappropriate to flame something designed to help the world be a better place. It shows alot about someone's character.
I mean its charity work practically?
THe sole reason why undeveloped countries stay that way is because of the large unproductive workforce that is uneducated.
If Africans (just an example) learn basic computer skills and children use education programs and can learn and connect with the rest of the world and be better informed the result would be tremendous!
Many employers could then setup shops and hire people. One of the reasons India is hot and Sudan is not is because the Indians speak English and are more educated then the Sudanesse.
Computer skills are essential and its silly in the US because any kid knows how ot use a computer but back in the mid 80's here in the first world, it was serious a problem with training. Not everyone knew how to be productive with a spreadsheet for example.
I think Bill Gates has a lot of nerve to critisize a project designed to help children and educate poor people in villages to do alot of great things.
What exactly has he done to spread technology?
Oh, thats right the project competes with their own Orgami sub $1000 thingie.
Sorry Bill but I dont give a damn about the price of your stocks or your selfishness