I wish I could cite where I saw this, but I remember reading an article stating that the CDDL was intentionally designed to be GPL incompatible; they didn't want the Linux crowd mooching off their work.
You probably saw it all over the place - that's the "common wisdom" among everybody but Sun and Sun fanboys.
No, I won't virtualize WIN/Outlook. No, I won't run 2 desktops. No, the Exchange server is not going to be replaced with insight or kroupware or any other open source replacement.
Do what I do - use IMAP to access your emails in exchange, and ignore the calendar.
You can use evolution to deal with the calendar, but it's not really stable enough. I've found it in my heart to just not use it at all, and I've survived so far.
You should try Gnome-Do. It gives you a dock, if you want one, and also a QuickSilver-like interface for launching apps, which is far, far better than a dock.
I used to be a KDE user back in the day, but I just can't get into the 4.x thing and have moved to Gnome since.. Still, I miss the good 'ol days of KDE...:(
To be on topic, perhaps now is the time to take the leap and go KDE4 by installing Jaunty. So far, it seems to "work on my computer", and I'd expect most people to be pleasantly surprised.
I know it's a mixed blessing to be "surprised" about KDE4 working well, but better late than never. Kudos to KDE4 people!
Why are they deliberately fucking up their OS? Don't they have enough competition? If so, bring in the anti-trust people, or fire the department responsible for this kind of brain-damage.
To compete with Linux on netbook market (and other markets where the cost has to be very low), while still providing some added value for their other editions.
Microsoft really has no basis for griping about other people giving away software for free, when they've been doing it themselves as a competitive strategy for many years, from Internet Explorer to Visual Web Dev Express.
... to pirated versions of Windows.
Don't you think microsoft mindshare would be much smaller if everybody really had to pay for windows?
All I'm saying is that if you want this to be the year of Linux on the desktop there has to be first, better software for Linux and better open source software (and that means pretty GUIs and good graphics) available for consumption, and then you have to sign on enterprise level companies and make them make an investment into it.
You are correct in many ways - to the extent that this post made me irrationally angry on some level.
I'd actually take a small hit in productivity if it helps me avoid using a proprietary system. If our company buys a system that "integrates" with a proprietary solution, I'll go a long way to learn an "open" workaround. Or try to get by without the service in the first place. People have survived without flashy services for ages, why would they suddenly need those? Complicated "integrated" tools are a distraction from actually getting stuff done.
I know it's sort of foolish pride, or juvenile rebellion, but that's just the way I feel. I know our company has paid a substantial amount of license fees for the software that I could use, but I think I've managed to avoid using any of that software.
I don't really care whether this will be the year of Linux on desktop - I just want this to remain the year of Linux on *my* desktop. Being able to use Linux for your daily work has a huge value for me, and trying to use windows for anything apart from gaming feels like crawling in a tarpit.
Luckily, doing Linux development pretty much gives you a permission to use Linux exclusively, and it's the company IT that has to be flexible to your direction as oppose to you having to bend to the whims of company IT. As more people start using Linux desktops, I hope IT purchasing will learn to avoid purchasing services that lock out significant portion of ther users, despite of how "handy" or "flashy" they appear on surface.
Perl is a lot like Christianity, actually. It borrows almost everything from previous languages, and it makes you hate yourself.
Or perhaps more related to Dadaism.
Many Dadaists believed that the 'reason' and 'logic' of bourgeois capitalist society had led people into war. They expressed their rejection of that ideology in artistic expression that appeared to reject logic and embrace chaos and irrationality.
That could be our biggest weakness when the droids turn against us. Computers and machines will always know exactly what they are, while humans will forever be confused.
I suppose the first AI to become sentient will use very miniscule portion of its CPU time thinking about L12 cache and the mechanics of the Hurd kernel it's being run on. Just like we don't think of our cells or circulatory system that much.
However, Windows skills are considered "trivial" and won't help you get a job. As long as not everybody is an adept Linux users, being one is an asset.
Given that Windows does what he wants, and clearly Linux doesn't, I'm not sure why he doesn't want to pay.. except for being cheap. Which is fine.
Perhaps the crux of the issue is that he doesn't want to send more money to the predatory monopolists in Redmond? The image of greedy cigarette companies are used to wean youth off from smoking, why can't the same thing apply for software?
BTW, the time you spend fiddling with Linux is certainly not wasted if you are working/plan to work in IT business. It helps you get hired and generally improves your skillset in many areas.
Is there an easy (non-code, maybe even scripting) way to change the look of the UI?
Yes, there are many window managers (many of which are pretty good too) to choose from that *completely* change the look of the UI.
Is the UI as easy, fun, and colorful as the ad seems to suggest?
Gnome and KDE are. Well, Gnome is easier but kde is more fun;-).
These may seem like dumb questions to some, but if Linux wants market share they need to build a brand and follow through on that brand promise.
The deal with linux is that it doesn't "have to" do any of this, because it's like a tank - it won't suddenly run out of money, or have to "go away" because of falling market share. It keeps getting better, and nothing can really bring it down.
I understand that the DVD format isn't free, but getting everything to work correctly was a bit of a chore. THAT is not freedom. THAT is frustration to a new user.
You are confusing freedom with convenience here...
Um... no. They're not supporting Threads for a start - which is pretty major.
A major improvement. It's now accepted on concurrency wonks (including, no especially, the ones at Sun and Google) that Threads is a disaster. Sun itself would much prefer that everybody switch to the new Concurrency classes, which are not only much more reliable, but a lot easier to use.
I used to hate Java (and JavaScript) because it took forever to load, turning a screaming fast Internet connection into a rush hour exercise in patience, but they improved that and I started singing the praises of Java and JavaScript. Then I found that even though JavaScript is still good, Java now drives me crazy
You know this already, but Java and Javascript are technologies that are not related to each other in any way, apart from the unfortunate naming. Javascript is as close to C as it is to Java.
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I wish I could cite where I saw this, but I remember reading an article stating that the CDDL was intentionally designed to be GPL incompatible; they didn't want the Linux crowd mooching off their work.
You probably saw it all over the place - that's the "common wisdom" among everybody but Sun and Sun fanboys.
Slimy thing? It's business. Fucking FSF hippies.
That's not what Sun has been telling us (instead they have been citing technical/legal reasons).
I'd wager this is easily contradicted.
No, I won't virtualize WIN/Outlook. No, I won't run 2 desktops. No, the Exchange server is not going to be replaced with insight or kroupware or any other open source replacement.
Do what I do - use IMAP to access your emails in exchange, and ignore the calendar.
You can use evolution to deal with the calendar, but it's not really stable enough. I've found it in my heart to just not use it at all, and I've survived so far.
You should try Gnome-Do. It gives you a dock, if you want one, and also a QuickSilver-like interface for launching apps, which is far, far better than a dock.
It also gives you mono
I used to be a KDE user back in the day, but I just can't get into the 4.x thing and have moved to Gnome since.. Still, I miss the good 'ol days of KDE... :(
To be on topic, perhaps now is the time to take the leap and go KDE4 by installing Jaunty. So far, it seems to "work on my computer", and I'd expect most people to be pleasantly surprised.
I know it's a mixed blessing to be "surprised" about KDE4 working well, but better late than never. Kudos to KDE4 people!
Yeah, with Qt 4.5 (which is snappier than Qt 4.4, the "official" Qt for Kde 4.2).
I started trying to learn Rails with this book, but found the dearth of RESTful development methodology leaves this book almost completely useless.
Looking at the front cover picture, I would have been extremely surprised if it wasn't completely useless.
What's next, "Ashton Kutcher ROCKS THE COBOL"?
"Java, C# or PHP are mentioned as scripting examples."
Why not 8086 Assembly or Forth while we are at it, as opposed to oddballs like Python.
Why are they deliberately fucking up their OS? Don't they have enough competition? If so, bring in the anti-trust people, or fire the department responsible for this kind of brain-damage.
To compete with Linux on netbook market (and other markets where the cost has to be very low), while still providing some added value for their other editions.
Microsoft really has no basis for griping about other people giving away software for free, when they've been doing it themselves as a competitive strategy for many years, from Internet Explorer to Visual Web Dev Express.
... to pirated versions of Windows.
Don't you think microsoft mindshare would be much smaller if everybody really had to pay for windows?
Ergo for win xp on netbooks.
All I'm saying is that if you want this to be the year of Linux on the desktop there has to be first, better software for Linux and better open source software (and that means pretty GUIs and good graphics) available for consumption, and then you have to sign on enterprise level companies and make them make an investment into it.
You are correct in many ways - to the extent that this post made me irrationally angry on some level.
I'd actually take a small hit in productivity if it helps me avoid using a proprietary system. If our company buys a system that "integrates" with a proprietary solution, I'll go a long way to learn an "open" workaround. Or try to get by without the service in the first place. People have survived without flashy services for ages, why would they suddenly need those? Complicated "integrated" tools are a distraction from actually getting stuff done.
I know it's sort of foolish pride, or juvenile rebellion, but that's just the way I feel. I know our company has paid a substantial amount of license fees for the software that I could use, but I think I've managed to avoid using any of that software.
I don't really care whether this will be the year of Linux on desktop - I just want this to remain the year of Linux on *my* desktop. Being able to use Linux for your daily work has a huge value for me, and trying to use windows for anything apart from gaming feels like crawling in a tarpit.
Luckily, doing Linux development pretty much gives you a permission to use Linux exclusively, and it's the company IT that has to be flexible to your direction as oppose to you having to bend to the whims of company IT. As more people start using Linux desktops, I hope IT purchasing will learn to avoid purchasing services that lock out significant portion of ther users, despite of how "handy" or "flashy" they appear on surface.
Perl is a lot like Christianity, actually. It borrows almost everything from previous languages, and it makes you hate yourself.
Or perhaps more related to Dadaism.
That could be our biggest weakness when the droids turn against us. Computers and machines will always know exactly what they are, while humans will forever be confused.
I suppose the first AI to become sentient will use very miniscule portion of its CPU time thinking about L12 cache and the mechanics of the Hurd kernel it's being run on. Just like we don't think of our cells or circulatory system that much.
and C, C++... Actually, practically every compiled language before Java. Author of the article is a moron.
So C and C++ are strongly typed languages now?
Pascal - Prolog.
Man, I didn't see that coming.
... in absentia mod points
There's more Windows jobs out there than Linux.
However, Windows skills are considered "trivial" and won't help you get a job. As long as not everybody is an adept Linux users, being one is an asset.
I hardly call free (as in beer) a lack of incentive.
Most consumer copies of windows are pirated (free as in beer), so people don't care.
It would be a real boon for Linux if msft started chasing pirates for real, and people would start realizing that Windows costs real money.
Given that Windows does what he wants, and clearly Linux doesn't, I'm not sure why he doesn't want to pay.. except for being cheap. Which is fine.
Perhaps the crux of the issue is that he doesn't want to send more money to the predatory monopolists in Redmond? The image of greedy cigarette companies are used to wean youth off from smoking, why can't the same thing apply for software?
BTW, the time you spend fiddling with Linux is certainly not wasted if you are working/plan to work in IT business. It helps you get hired and generally improves your skillset in many areas.
Is there an easy (non-code, maybe even scripting) way to change the look of the UI?
Yes, there are many window managers (many of which are pretty good too) to choose from that *completely* change the look of the UI.
Is the UI as easy, fun, and colorful as the ad seems to suggest?
Gnome and KDE are. Well, Gnome is easier but kde is more fun ;-).
These may seem like dumb questions to some, but if Linux wants market share they need to build a brand and follow through on that brand promise.
The deal with linux is that it doesn't "have to" do any of this, because it's like a tank - it won't suddenly run out of money, or have to "go away" because of falling market share. It keeps getting better, and nothing can really bring it down.
I understand that the DVD format isn't free, but getting everything to work correctly was a bit of a chore. THAT is not freedom. THAT is frustration to a new user.
You are confusing freedom with convenience here...
Linux: Netcraft confirms that FreeBSD is dead.
Economy.
pause
Red ink flows like a river of blood.
Some classical music, crescendo
Linux
Less is more.
Here's the old Linux ad by IBM. It's pretty cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwL0G9wK8j4
Um... no. They're not supporting Threads for a start - which is pretty major.
A major improvement. It's now accepted on concurrency wonks (including, no especially, the ones at Sun and Google) that Threads is a disaster. Sun itself would much prefer that everybody switch to the new Concurrency classes, which are not only much more reliable, but a lot easier to use.
... and seems to use threads.
I used to hate Java (and JavaScript) because it took forever to load, turning a screaming fast Internet connection into a rush hour exercise in patience, but they improved that and I started singing the praises of Java and JavaScript. Then I found that even though JavaScript is still good, Java now drives me crazy
You know this already, but Java and Javascript are technologies that are not related to each other in any way, apart from the unfortunate naming. Javascript is as close to C as it is to Java.