That assumes you can convince a major corporation that it is in their best interest to fund development. Linux is a major server operating system. IceWM is a minor and little used window manager. There is a big difference.
There are reasons for corporations to support Linux, Apache, Mozilla, and some other projects. But, there is no reason for corporations to support the majority of projects because the corporations don't get anything out of it.
It is different than closed source software. You are conflating the utility of an application with the quality of the project.
If the developer of a closed source app can make enough of a profit selling an app, then the developer will continue to maintain and improve the app regardless of the size of the user base. With FLOSS even if a project has a large user base, it can and will die a slow and ugly death as soon as all the "sexy" code is written because the developer(s) will move on to more interesting projects. The primary exceptions to this is when a project is adopted by one or more companies who pay for developers to work on the project or the most of the changes in the project involve sexy code.
In short, if a closed source application is profitable, it will be maintained, even if it is of low quality and possibly low utility. Even useful, high quality, high utility FLOSS projects will be left to rot because the work that is left is boring and no one wants to work on it. If you want evidence, just look at the high profile projects that have had annoying little bugs that lasted for months or even years because hunting down the bug and fixing it would be boring.
You want them to do boring, tedious work. Hmmm. What could you do to make people want to do boring tedious work? I know, pay them!
Oh, wait, you want them to work for free? Now you know why 90% of FLOSS projects are crap. When all the sexy code is written and all that is left is the boring stuff, the coders leave to for the new hotness.
Oh sure, people will point to things like Linux, Apache, etc. but when you get down to it, most FLOSS projects end up as either abandonware or as rarely updated side projects with half-implemented features and unfixed bugs, let alone getting modern features.
So, if you are interested in maintaining or upgrading your favorite FLOSS project, you better be willing to pay for it.
It was their blind faith in their religious leaders that lead them to believe the idiots. It was their rejection of science and logic, which is based in their religion, that led to it.
You forgot: Almost cases directly connected to Eagle Mountain International Church. Those cases that weren't directly related to the church were traced back to the church.
Yeah, a high five to an ignorant woman preaching ignorance, poured into her from her father, resulting in getting many sick with a preventable disease. You can respect that, I prefer to call her what she is, an ignorant megalomaniacal psychopath.
Except that the father of the preacher used his and the preachers position to preach against vaccinations. So, instead of being just a "lots oh humans gathering in one place" issue, it was a "lots of ignorant people who are gathering to listen to and follow someone who preaches a set of bronze age fairy tale who is espousing the lie that vaccinations are bad and the god in their fairy tale will protect their kids better".
No, he did not base anything on personal feeling. He stated he didn't want the "little plague carriers" around himself and those he cares about. MMR vaccinations are given after the first birthday. If he has a child who is 6 months old, that child will not have been given the vaccine. Does he want unvaccinated children around his baby? Does he want to risk someone else in his family brining the virus home? If it isn't his baby, what if it is a friend's or family member's child?
How would you feel if you gave MMR to your good friend's 8 month old baby because someone else's unvaccinated 4 year old who is contagious but not showing the primary symptoms gave you a hug?
One can also "inherit" an anti-intellectual bias from one's parents and community. Seeing as there such a love of "thug life" and a oppression of those who wish to get an education among those that are poor, live in high crime neighborhoods, and have poor nutrition, it appears you are trying to shift the blame.
If one wears a large phone, let alone a tablet, on one's belt one is going to look like a dork. You are better off getting a bag of some sort. It won't matter if it is a man bag, a messenger bag, a backpack, a laptop bag, or a briefcase, you are better off getting a bag. Now, if you or someone you know does leather craft, Tandy Leather Factory has two kits, one for a "vertical messenger bag" and one for an "expedition brief case". Of course, if you have the money, you can always check the Saddleback Leather Company.
Yes, it is reasonable to attempt to measure the amount of a gas in the atmosphere while standing on a major source of that very same gas because "[m]ost of the time... the prevailing winds blow the volcanic gasses away." What could possibly go wrong with that? I know, let's put the thermostat for your A/C directly over the stove because most of the time, the stove is off.
It trades one addiction for others: religion, caffeine, and nicotine.
It trades personal responsibility for not drinking, and thus drinking, to an imaginary higher power.
If we put everyone under this light then would a McDonalds have to hire anyone with a college degree?
McDonalds doesn't have to hire someone with a college degree if there is a valid reason not to do so. But, McDonalds already hires people for shift crew who have college degrees.
What about a retired CEO?
Yes, McDonalds will hire a retired CEO. They will hire an IT worker. They will hire just about anyone to be shift crew.
The turnover would be disasterous and nothing could function.
They do have a high turnover rate and it is not disastrous. High turnover is normal for the jobs in the fast food industry. One stands for hours at a time doing hard, hot work at odd hours and dealing with rude customers for little money.
My sister works as an assistant manager at McDonalds so I have close at hand knowledge.
Oh, and the turn over thing? It is a fallacy. Many people who go to jobs for which they are overqualified want to do the work. I applied to a number of jobs for which I was overqualified. I applied to the positions because I enjoy doing the work required of the position. Sure, it was a big pay cut, but I make good money so I don't have a lot of bills so the pay wasn't an issue. It was idiots like you, who assume that people never want to back down their job duties and responsibilities, that prevented me from doing work I love for a reasonable salary.
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That assumes you can convince a major corporation that it is in their best interest to fund development. Linux is a major server operating system. IceWM is a minor and little used window manager. There is a big difference.
There are reasons for corporations to support Linux, Apache, Mozilla, and some other projects. But, there is no reason for corporations to support the majority of projects because the corporations don't get anything out of it.
It is different than closed source software. You are conflating the utility of an application with the quality of the project.
If the developer of a closed source app can make enough of a profit selling an app, then the developer will continue to maintain and improve the app regardless of the size of the user base. With FLOSS even if a project has a large user base, it can and will die a slow and ugly death as soon as all the "sexy" code is written because the developer(s) will move on to more interesting projects. The primary exceptions to this is when a project is adopted by one or more companies who pay for developers to work on the project or the most of the changes in the project involve sexy code.
In short, if a closed source application is profitable, it will be maintained, even if it is of low quality and possibly low utility. Even useful, high quality, high utility FLOSS projects will be left to rot because the work that is left is boring and no one wants to work on it. If you want evidence, just look at the high profile projects that have had annoying little bugs that lasted for months or even years because hunting down the bug and fixing it would be boring.
In other words, he is not willing to pay the going rate to get the work done. Same difference.
You want them to do boring, tedious work. Hmmm. What could you do to make people want to do boring tedious work? I know, pay them!
Oh, wait, you want them to work for free? Now you know why 90% of FLOSS projects are crap. When all the sexy code is written and all that is left is the boring stuff, the coders leave to for the new hotness.
Oh sure, people will point to things like Linux, Apache, etc. but when you get down to it, most FLOSS projects end up as either abandonware or as rarely updated side projects with half-implemented features and unfixed bugs, let alone getting modern features.
So, if you are interested in maintaining or upgrading your favorite FLOSS project, you better be willing to pay for it.
If you don't like the restrictions and actions of the provider, stop using the service. Problem solved.
The humor, you missed it.
The ICE, duh! Didn't your RTFA? Oh, wait, this is Slashdot.
I see no citations there. Please provide a credible source.
It was their blind faith in their religious leaders that lead them to believe the idiots. It was their rejection of science and logic, which is based in their religion, that led to it.
You forgot: Almost cases directly connected to Eagle Mountain International Church. Those cases that weren't directly related to the church were traced back to the church.
Yeah, a high five to an ignorant woman preaching ignorance, poured into her from her father, resulting in getting many sick with a preventable disease. You can respect that, I prefer to call her what she is, an ignorant megalomaniacal psychopath.
If you were only talking about BC and or Canada, why did you mention WA, ID, and OR? Obviously the US is Canada. Now stop being a dick.
Except that the father of the preacher used his and the preachers position to preach against vaccinations. So, instead of being just a "lots oh humans gathering in one place" issue, it was a "lots of ignorant people who are gathering to listen to and follow someone who preaches a set of bronze age fairy tale who is espousing the lie that vaccinations are bad and the god in their fairy tale will protect their kids better".
You should probably RTFA before commenting.
No, he did not base anything on personal feeling. He stated he didn't want the "little plague carriers" around himself and those he cares about. MMR vaccinations are given after the first birthday. If he has a child who is 6 months old, that child will not have been given the vaccine. Does he want unvaccinated children around his baby? Does he want to risk someone else in his family brining the virus home? If it isn't his baby, what if it is a friend's or family member's child?
How would you feel if you gave MMR to your good friend's 8 month old baby because someone else's unvaccinated 4 year old who is contagious but not showing the primary symptoms gave you a hug?
Name the Egyptian deities and match each to the plague that was an affront to same.
One can also "inherit" an anti-intellectual bias from one's parents and community. Seeing as there such a love of "thug life" and a oppression of those who wish to get an education among those that are poor, live in high crime neighborhoods, and have poor nutrition, it appears you are trying to shift the blame.
Your traffic doesn't go through the U.S. so how the fuck can it be the NSA? Grow the fuck up and learn about TCP/IP and routing.
If one wears a large phone, let alone a tablet, on one's belt one is going to look like a dork. You are better off getting a bag of some sort. It won't matter if it is a man bag, a messenger bag, a backpack, a laptop bag, or a briefcase, you are better off getting a bag. Now, if you or someone you know does leather craft, Tandy Leather Factory has two kits, one for a "vertical messenger bag" and one for an "expedition brief case". Of course, if you have the money, you can always check the Saddleback Leather Company.
Yes, it is reasonable to attempt to measure the amount of a gas in the atmosphere while standing on a major source of that very same gas because "[m]ost of the time... the prevailing winds blow the volcanic gasses away." What could possibly go wrong with that? I know, let's put the thermostat for your A/C directly over the stove because most of the time, the stove is off.
And, your evidence that there will be a different rate is what exactly?
It trades one addiction for others: religion, caffeine, and nicotine. It trades personal responsibility for not drinking, and thus drinking, to an imaginary higher power.
I took a $2,000 a year pay cut for a better work environment. I probably would have taken a more.
If we put everyone under this light then would a McDonalds have to hire anyone with a college degree?
McDonalds doesn't have to hire someone with a college degree if there is a valid reason not to do so. But, McDonalds already hires people for shift crew who have college degrees.
What about a retired CEO?
Yes, McDonalds will hire a retired CEO. They will hire an IT worker. They will hire just about anyone to be shift crew.
The turnover would be disasterous and nothing could function.
They do have a high turnover rate and it is not disastrous. High turnover is normal for the jobs in the fast food industry. One stands for hours at a time doing hard, hot work at odd hours and dealing with rude customers for little money.
My sister works as an assistant manager at McDonalds so I have close at hand knowledge.
Oh, and the turn over thing? It is a fallacy. Many people who go to jobs for which they are overqualified want to do the work. I applied to a number of jobs for which I was overqualified. I applied to the positions because I enjoy doing the work required of the position. Sure, it was a big pay cut, but I make good money so I don't have a lot of bills so the pay wasn't an issue. It was idiots like you, who assume that people never want to back down their job duties and responsibilities, that prevented me from doing work I love for a reasonable salary.
"Best kept secret" + "retail outlet" = "closed business"
If the people you want as customers don't know you exist, you won't have the customers you want and your business will fail. It is that simple
How long did it take you to find out what you were looking for?