Still a competitor can illegally take your GPL trade secret and include it in their code without you knowing. Its nearly impossible to prove.
COmpanies do not like to opensource software. They love overcharging customers to have their own programmers at inflated rates fix their bugs or add features. Its a threat to their business model.
Corporate America is there to make money. Not be a charity for free software. They do what is profitable to the most maximum return.
FOSS hackers meanwhile have a different philosphy. They are incompatible.
We have Pango, NFS, Samba and Kerbos contributions, as well as contributions to many other open source projects.
It not all be under a BSD or GPL license but they do donate alot.
BSD has had many corporate contributors over the years but many today seem focused on Linux not because its GPLed but because its what everyone else is using.
No BSDS and copyleft licenses are more acceptable for redistributing code.
What is a modification that the gpl supporters mention?
If lets say I am not modifing the code for a GPL product but decide to link to it or include a function or two is that a modification? Does the whole program become GPL based? Can I sell my program to my employer or at least give it to the IT department with the hope of being hired as a programer?
I want to use some libraries and browse some code for graphics for simple primptives (I am making a calender/schedule) and any GPL software for that is unacceptable if I want to sell it.
Copyleft seems more friendly for me and I wish more FOSS software developers would use copyleft rather than GPL.
BSD is a great license for that reason. Many corporations like Sun have contributed huge projects and code like Pango and NFS under it (or similiar licenses).
Its been said here before and I will say it again.
What if I write a program that uses gtk+ and decide to sell it to a corporation or my employer? I can't because it must be GPL and free. In other words its viral.
I read previous posts here which state its only if you modify the gpl code itself. But then why does the copyleft license exist? Obviously its to allow linking. Go read the license yourself?
As long as its GPL I infringe on someone elses work whenever I link or include the code and yes its unacceptable in a corporate environment. Sure its ok if its an inhouse app but what if I want to work on something I want to sell? I am not in the IT department but want to write the app to get in or at least make some money selling it. Then I am screwed.
SUV's are not safer. They have a high center of gravity which means alot more roll overs. Most people assume they are safer because they are bigger.
Are you sure the insurance goes down? I noticed that more expensive cars have higher insurance rates and SUV's are pricer generally. ALso they can do more damage in a collision because they are bigger which would logically mean more liability?
... Someone please explain to me the need for SUV's and trucks when only a single person is driving in it...
For one oil lobbiests have modified our tax code where an American can get an SUV or truck free of charge if they are a business owner in tax refunds. So why not?
Second its because they can. They can afford to do so and are unaware that the rest of us pay for higher gas prices due to lack of supply while the rich like the comfort and safety of a big vehicle.
Actually Circuit City pays their A+ techs 7.25/hr here in Florida. $10/hr is a dream!
I wonder if outsourcing also is creating this environment? After all most businesses are now use to paying 10-12hr for senior level Indian developers with masters degrees. Its the new standard.
My bios can shut off my computer for example if my cpu fan fails. ALso it monitors my motherboard and cpu temporature and assigns irq's to devices for the OS to use.
Maybe I could be confused with the functionality of a chipset, but a bios would be needed for low level things still like what I described above as well as a bootstrap loader to load the OS.
I do admit a real OS hardly uses the bios at all compared to CP/M and does. Even simple keyboard input under DOS was handled by the bios. Dos was barely even an OS at all.
Mysql is to a real RDBMS as Windows 3.11 is a true multitasking, multiuser, and reliable OS.
Sure Windows 3.11 can theoretically support multiple users and multitask but I would prefer W2k thank you.
Same is true with mysql. Mysql is popular because its free and is very multi-user friendly for ISP's with tons of user accounts so they bundle it with their hosting.
PostgreSQL is arguably alot better and also free. In asia its what most Linux users use by default. The tools for it are finally cominging out and as soon as its more multiuser friendly most ISP's will stay reluctant to support it.
Mysql started out as just a small fast SQL filesystem to a simple embedded database for tiny apps. Its growing but its the fastest for small apps that do not need a RDBMS. This is why its experiencing growing pains. In many ways msql took over this market as mysql is turning into a RDBMS.
But a real RDBMS includes MS-SQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase. Even postgresql is behind with some features but is fine for midrange applications.
In alot of ways MCSE's who grow up on Windows who are ignorant of about unix are similiar to those who use Mysql. You can do a ton of stuff with a real RDBMS and going to mysql after experiencing a real RDBMS is like pulling teeth.
I got flamed on livejournal over this a few days ago.
The apply guys was saying how great the pentiums were and how drm was needed to secure pc's and mentioned that I spent too much time on slashdot and not enjoying the benefits of the mac and openess of the EFI(or lack of)
I point a month ago I would be banned from such a community if I made a comment similiar to his.
Sadly Apple users would be happy to buy a drm based mac if Steve blesses it. Its like a weird cult.
Apple was my strategy to avoid drm and I worry now.
Its not about you. Its about your boss and your customers view of the company. We are all whores for the $$$.
If my boss does not like your hair or you are in a special industry (I work in tourism) then you must conform or get out. We are adults and there are other jobs.
Not to sound like a jerk, but where I work I have been sent home and written up for forgetting to shave one day and developing a 5-oclock shadow.
Also I have seen black guys sent home for putting dreads in their hair and women wearing earings.
Mainly because we talk to tens of thousands of guests daily who will go to a competitor if we offend any of them or appear unprofessional.
This may also be due to the fact we are paid absolutely shit so of course we look like people who do not want to be there.... shrugs shoulders.
But if you worked for a company who had big contracts with a bank for example you would need to wear a white shirt and a tie for the days you went on site. Otherwise a competitor might be viewed as more compatible with the company.
I am 28 and a little older then the average slashdotter here.
I remember the powerpc and want risc crazy in the mid 90's when I loathed wintel.
Anyway the 680x0 folks got hurt pretty quick and within 2-3 years were left in the cold. All the cool software was for powerpc and macos ran slower with each version as it was more optimized for the powerpc.
Then it was left in the code forcing NetBSD and MkLinux to be the only options left.
"Blame yourself, and only yourself, for compromising your freedom with your choice of OS?"
Then I lose my freedom to watch my porn... err video files.
You lose freedoms either way. More than likely since AMD and perhaps Apple will soon join the trusted computer alliance and you will have no choice. But at least you can read your bosses "trusted" word docs and view multimedia on the web again.
Does the company have 30 year mortages and credit they need to maintain?
By all means fire a bad employee but what about treating employees as more then just capital? People would not quit if they felt that loyality to them was valued.
People rarely quit one job for the next at another company in the 1950's and in return most companies held people throughout their lifetime. Only the bad ones left or were canned.
ALso most companies want a 2 week notice. Meanwhile you can fire me in a moments notice. Does that sound fair?
"Sometimes getting laid off is the best thing that can happen to a person so sympathy isn't necessary."
Well I think the creditors and those who have mortages for things like their homes, cars, child's college bills, etc, might have a different oppinion.
Actually take it back. Creditors love people getting laid off. That way they can take away everything they own if they do not pay the bills.
Also many people who develop bad credit as a result of being laid off have trouble finding work and buying or purchasing another home when they find a new job. Most companies today do credit checks and use it agaisnt you because you are more likely to steal from the company or are irresponsible.
Its really not fair to expect someone today to have to pay 30 year mortages on their homes, and other necessities just to exist but end up with unstable at will employment? IBM afterall is making a ton of money.
The greedy executives and shareholders are not the ones losing their jobs here. Its the people who work for IBM.
Its big here in most states that are "right to work". They can fire you for no reason at all without being sued.
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But man the ISP is the CHEAPEST ANYWHERE!
Still a competitor can illegally take your GPL trade secret and include it in their code without you knowing. Its nearly impossible to prove.
COmpanies do not like to opensource software. They love overcharging customers to have their own programmers at inflated rates fix their bugs or add features. Its a threat to their business model.
Corporate America is there to make money. Not be a charity for free software. They do what is profitable to the most maximum return.
FOSS hackers meanwhile have a different philosphy. They are incompatible.
Sun has donated alot to Free software.
We have Pango, NFS, Samba and Kerbos contributions, as well as contributions to many other open source projects.
It not all be under a BSD or GPL license but they do donate alot.
BSD has had many corporate contributors over the years but many today seem focused on Linux not because its GPLed but because its what everyone else is using.
No BSDS and copyleft licenses are more acceptable for redistributing code.
What is a modification that the gpl supporters mention?
If lets say I am not modifing the code for a GPL product but decide to link to it or include a function or two is that a modification? Does the whole program become GPL based? Can I sell my program to my employer or at least give it to the IT department with the hope of being hired as a programer?
I want to use some libraries and browse some code for graphics for simple primptives (I am making a calender/schedule) and any GPL software for that is unacceptable if I want to sell it.
Copyleft seems more friendly for me and I wish more FOSS software developers would use copyleft rather than GPL.
BSD is a great license for that reason. Many corporations like Sun have contributed huge projects and code like Pango and NFS under it (or similiar licenses).
Its been said here before and I will say it again.
What if I write a program that uses gtk+ and decide to sell it to a corporation or my employer? I can't because it must be GPL and free. In other words its viral.
I read previous posts here which state its only if you modify the gpl code itself. But then why does the copyleft license exist? Obviously its to allow linking. Go read the license yourself?
As long as its GPL I infringe on someone elses work whenever I link or include the code and yes its unacceptable in a corporate environment. Sure its ok if its an inhouse app but what if I want to work on something I want to sell? I am not in the IT department but want to write the app to get in or at least make some money selling it. Then I am screwed.
SUV's are not safer. They have a high center of gravity which means alot more roll overs. Most people assume they are safer because they are bigger.
Are you sure the insurance goes down? I noticed that more expensive cars have higher insurance rates and SUV's are pricer generally. ALso they can do more damage in a collision because they are bigger which would logically mean more liability?
... Someone please explain to me the need for SUV's and trucks when only a single person is driving in it...
For one oil lobbiests have modified our tax code where an American can get an SUV or truck free of charge if they are a business owner in tax refunds. So why not?
Second its because they can. They can afford to do so and are unaware that the rest of us pay for higher gas prices due to lack of supply while the rich like the comfort and safety of a big vehicle.
Actually Circuit City pays their A+ techs 7.25/hr here in Florida. $10/hr is a dream!
I wonder if outsourcing also is creating this environment? After all most businesses are now use to paying 10-12hr for senior level Indian developers with masters degrees. Its the new standard.
My bios can shut off my computer for example if my cpu fan fails. ALso it monitors my motherboard and cpu temporature and assigns irq's to devices for the OS to use.
Maybe I could be confused with the functionality of a chipset, but a bios would be needed for low level things still like what I described above as well as a bootstrap loader to load the OS.
I do admit a real OS hardly uses the bios at all compared to CP/M and does. Even simple keyboard input under DOS was handled by the bios. Dos was barely even an OS at all.
.... swipe the hard drive out of the mac and stick it into your pc and boot!
:-)
Image it later.
Of course there may or may not be a handshake chip like another poster mentioned but if not then you are set.
Oh come on?
This man has nothing but intelligent and non biased articles. Jeez
Mysql is to a real RDBMS as Windows 3.11 is a true multitasking, multiuser, and reliable OS.
Sure Windows 3.11 can theoretically support multiple users and multitask but I would prefer W2k thank you.
Same is true with mysql. Mysql is popular because its free and is very multi-user friendly for ISP's with tons of user accounts so they bundle it with their hosting.
PostgreSQL is arguably alot better and also free. In asia its what most Linux users use by default. The tools for it are finally cominging out and as soon as its more multiuser friendly most ISP's will stay reluctant to support it.
Mysql started out as just a small fast SQL filesystem to a simple embedded database for tiny apps. Its growing but its the fastest for small apps that do not need a RDBMS. This is why its experiencing growing pains. In many ways msql took over this market as mysql is turning into a RDBMS.
But a real RDBMS includes MS-SQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase. Even postgresql is behind with some features but is fine for midrange applications.
In alot of ways MCSE's who grow up on Windows who are ignorant of about unix are similiar to those who use Mysql. You can do a ton of stuff with a real RDBMS and going to mysql after experiencing a real RDBMS is like pulling teeth.
I got flamed on livejournal over this a few days ago.
The apply guys was saying how great the pentiums were and how drm was needed to secure pc's and mentioned that I spent too much time on slashdot and not enjoying the benefits of the mac and openess of the EFI(or lack of)
I point a month ago I would be banned from such a community if I made a comment similiar to his.
Sadly Apple users would be happy to buy a drm based mac if Steve blesses it. Its like a weird cult.
Apple was my strategy to avoid drm and I worry now.
I was under the impression the pentium macs would use EFI to prevent windows from booting similiar to what Itanium uses
As a former administrator/tech who was laid off after the .com crash, I have been unable to find IT work due to the lack of a college degree.
I make 7/hr stocking shelves right now and I am hoping I can get back in after that magical piece of paper.
I have someoen on my friendslist here on slashdot and on Livejournal.
She was fired. Why? Because she was a lesbian who dressed as a man.
It works both ways
I agree with the employer.
Its not about you. Its about your boss and your customers view of the company. We are all whores for the $$$.
If my boss does not like your hair or you are in a special industry (I work in tourism) then you must conform or get out. We are adults and there are other jobs.
Not to sound like a jerk, but where I work I have been sent home and written up for forgetting to shave one day and developing a 5-oclock shadow.
Also I have seen black guys sent home for putting dreads in their hair and women wearing earings.
Mainly because we talk to tens of thousands of guests daily who will go to a competitor if we offend any of them or appear unprofessional.
This may also be due to the fact we are paid absolutely shit so of course we look like people who do not want to be there.... shrugs shoulders.
But if you worked for a company who had big contracts with a bank for example you would need to wear a white shirt and a tie for the days you went on site. Otherwise a competitor might be viewed as more compatible with the company.
The old NT/W2k jokes reminded me of Linux today.
Most hardware was complete compatible. However it was that odd printer or bizaare combination doitalljazz card that always ever quite worked.
I am 28 and a little older then the average slashdotter here.
I remember the powerpc and want risc crazy in the mid 90's when I loathed wintel.
Anyway the 680x0 folks got hurt pretty quick and within 2-3 years were left in the cold. All the cool software was for powerpc and macos ran slower with each version as it was more optimized for the powerpc.
Then it was left in the code forcing NetBSD and MkLinux to be the only options left.
Doesn't Cnet own a huge conglomerate of different pc and mac magazines? Cnet is Zdnet or Ziff Davis and is just a branch.
I would think they would not post a false story even though reputability is kind of lost nowdays but still.
"Blame yourself, and only yourself, for compromising your freedom with your choice of OS?"
Then I lose my freedom to watch my porn... err video files.
You lose freedoms either way. More than likely since AMD and perhaps Apple will soon join the trusted computer alliance and you will have no choice. But at least you can read your bosses "trusted" word docs and view multimedia on the web again.
Does the company have 30 year mortages and credit they need to maintain?
By all means fire a bad employee but what about treating employees as more then just capital? People would not quit if they felt that loyality to them was valued.
People rarely quit one job for the next at another company in the 1950's and in return most companies held people throughout their lifetime. Only the bad ones left or were canned.
ALso most companies want a 2 week notice. Meanwhile you can fire me in a moments notice. Does that sound fair?
that would kick ass!
I just thought of something too? What if Sirrus and Itunes subscribers could get Sirrus stations from Itunes itself away from their cars and Ipods?
They are already paid subscribers right? THat would kick ass too.
Didn;t XM and Sirus merge? Or one bought the other right?
I thought they are one company now.
Could someone correct me if I am wrong?
"Sometimes getting laid off is the best thing that can happen to a person so sympathy isn't necessary."
Well I think the creditors and those who have mortages for things like their homes, cars, child's college bills, etc, might have a different oppinion.
Actually take it back. Creditors love people getting laid off. That way they can take away everything they own if they do not pay the bills.
Also many people who develop bad credit as a result of being laid off have trouble finding work and buying or purchasing another home when they find a new job. Most companies today do credit checks and use it agaisnt you because you are more likely to steal from the company or are irresponsible.
Its really not fair to expect someone today to have to pay 30 year mortages on their homes, and other necessities just to exist but end up with unstable at will employment? IBM afterall is making a ton of money.
The greedy executives and shareholders are not the ones losing their jobs here. Its the people who work for IBM.
Its big here in most states that are "right to work". They can fire you for no reason at all without being sued.