I'm a little confused by the article - I just got the Treo 600 with the $15 a month PCS Vision service and I love it. The Treo is amazing (as has been described). The blazer web browser renders webpages great (I was/.'ing on it the other day) and at VERY acceptable transfer speeds. AIM is already enabled and SMS/POP3 service is forthcoming.
WASTE seems to be stalled. I'm not sure about the sourceforge project (page seems pretty minimal), but I know the Yahoo group devoted to WASTE is pretty silent. There are tough use issues with WASTE - you need to be an expert user to get it working (and sometimes that is not enough). I'm sure some company out there is working on making secure, distributed groups easy to use.
"There's more, but are the analysts finally catching on?"
Perhaps the whole SCO fiasco will be a boon for Linux in the long run. First off, any kind of press is good press. Secondly, the SCO lawsuit forces the media to understand the issues regarding GNU/Linux and free software, so perhaps this will lead to more widespread understanding and support.
it smacks of unfairness to me that a company can leverage its desktop monopoly to buy technology/experience/credibility in a market that it can't penetrate on its own. i understand that many rich companies do it - so this isn't isolated to MS. it just seems that with MS, their strategy of purchase, integrate, become more powerful is inherently unfair.
someone needs to take MS to court for antitrust. oh wait....;)
yeah, i am happy too. as fruity as some things on winXP and OS X can look, i think the more rounded, colorful interface is needed to get consumer desktop buy-in.
making the radio cool again....
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you want the radio to be successful again? tie up unused FM/AM frequencies to a simple internet interface so users can buy/lease airtime to play DJ and promote songs they love. sorry all the casey kasem's of the world, but you are being outsourced (into the computer room's of the average american).
no doubt, mSindows is the best PC platform to get your gaming on and is also probably your best bet for a workstation too. i'm in the market for a Linux box though, probably a Athlon 64 with RH9. i've just come to realize that i hate relying on closed-source software - you just don't know what the software is doing with the myriad of data you store, and i don't trust windows to keep it secure either....
Yeah, and where is LimeWire? Sure it doesn't have the numbers like Kazaa, but if you check out their technology they've got some fairly sophisticated protocols and a pretty large open-source support community....
The initial version of LionShare used the LimeWire open source codebase. Good to see open code and open networks being used to build new applications....
it was my birthday recently - obviously you posted this story in order to convince my boss that buying me that extra flat-screen LCD is a cost-effective decision. happy birthday to me and thanks very much:).
(please don't mod this up, don't want the boss to see it:) )
does anyone know why the new freenet build is so buggy? i understand that there were a huge messaging change (use of NIO), but is it buggy just because there was so much code change or because NIO is broken? any information would be appreciated....
will people pay for something they can get for free (with no loss of quality between paid and free)? the answer is clearly YES. people do it all the time - bottled water, software, open source software, etc. most people like to support the creators of content they buy, and they also like to get perks that comes with purchasing the goods (i.e. customer support, piece of mind, etc.)
so the RIAA - if you build it, they will come. let p2p be and stop suing your customers.
small businesses need to conserve money - Linux is free and its TCO is usually less than MSindows, so it seems obvious that Linux would make inroads at small businesses.
the important thing is that when some of these small businesses go big, they'll choose Linux because of familiarity and loyalty....
The way I look at it is that you should charge at an hourly rate requisite with your experience and education. I don't think open source software should be treated any differently than other software projects. That is how it works at my company (generally). We also try to reward contributors who don't work for us on a full-time basis as frequently as possible.
Then again, if the company that wants to retain you balks at that price point, then I guess you have re-adjust your sights....
gosling makes a point that i think is understated by many in the open source community - open source software is great because it is open and you can validate its contents, but the real reason MS hates it is because it is free. they are afraid to lose their cash cow (they practically mint money by selling Windows and Office software).
i've not heard much about fog creek software from the press, so i'm not sure who is buying this guy's software. i wouldn't be surprised if his 'joel on software' columns have hidden ads that generate ad revenue for the creek:). it would be a great scam, and not a surprising one coming from an ex-MS intern....
as much as i hate defending MS....
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i think this is less of a concern than it is made out to be. an ATM OS can be tested very rigorously much more easily than an entire OS (especially a bloated one). so i am not afraid of windows ATMs, security-wise. what i AM afraid of is how this lays another layer of brick that reinforces that MS monopoly - i hope some enterprising individuals offer a cheaper, features-competitive open-source system.
i definitely think this system is a little clunky (any system needs to be as transparent to the consumer as possible) and prone to cheatery, but i like the general sentiment. instead of acting like the RIAA or the fierce P2P pirates, at least this is some constructive thinking that may aid in the end result of creating a workable and fair system.
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I'm a little confused by the article - I just got the Treo 600 with the $15 a month PCS Vision service and I love it. The Treo is amazing (as has been described). The blazer web browser renders webpages great (I was /.'ing on it the other day) and at VERY acceptable transfer speeds. AIM is already enabled and SMS/POP3 service is forthcoming.
WASTE seems to be stalled. I'm not sure about the sourceforge project (page seems pretty minimal), but I know the Yahoo group devoted to WASTE is pretty silent. There are tough use issues with WASTE - you need to be an expert user to get it working (and sometimes that is not enough). I'm sure some company out there is working on making secure, distributed groups easy to use.
"There's more, but are the analysts finally catching on?"
Perhaps the whole SCO fiasco will be a boon for Linux in the long run. First off, any kind of press is good press. Secondly, the SCO lawsuit forces the media to understand the issues regarding GNU/Linux and free software, so perhaps this will lead to more widespread understanding and support.
your computer could spit out: "these CPU cycles made of 75% post-CPU-consumed waste" :)
keep hotmail secure. i doubt they'll get putting a zillion transistors on my thumb right ;) ....
can be found here.
it smacks of unfairness to me that a company can leverage its desktop monopoly to buy technology/experience/credibility in a market that it can't penetrate on its own. i understand that many rich companies do it - so this isn't isolated to MS. it just seems that with MS, their strategy of purchase, integrate, become more powerful is inherently unfair.
;)
someone needs to take MS to court for antitrust. oh wait....
yeah, i am happy too. as fruity as some things on winXP and OS X can look, i think the more rounded, colorful interface is needed to get consumer desktop buy-in.
you want the radio to be successful again? tie up unused FM/AM frequencies to a simple internet interface so users can buy/lease airtime to play DJ and promote songs they love. sorry all the casey kasem's of the world, but you are being outsourced (into the computer room's of the average american).
kids really can't object. if this tracking is up to the consent of the kid's parents, kids may not have much choice in the matter.
no doubt, mSindows is the best PC platform to get your gaming on and is also probably your best bet for a workstation too. i'm in the market for a Linux box though, probably a Athlon 64 with RH9. i've just come to realize that i hate relying on closed-source software - you just don't know what the software is doing with the myriad of data you store, and i don't trust windows to keep it secure either....
Yeah, and where is LimeWire? Sure it doesn't have the numbers like Kazaa, but if you check out their technology they've got some fairly sophisticated protocols and a pretty large open-source support community....
to David Boies. SCO will be taking caring of the next few generation of Boies' family....
The initial version of LionShare used the LimeWire open source codebase. Good to see open code and open networks being used to build new applications....
it was my birthday recently - obviously you posted this story in order to convince my boss that buying me that extra flat-screen LCD is a cost-effective decision. happy birthday to me and thanks very much :).
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(please don't mod this up, don't want the boss to see it
does anyone know why the new freenet build is so buggy? i understand that there were a huge messaging change (use of NIO), but is it buggy just because there was so much code change or because NIO is broken? any information would be appreciated....
will people pay for something they can get for free (with no loss of quality between paid and free)? the answer is clearly YES. people do it all the time - bottled water, software, open source software, etc. most people like to support the creators of content they buy, and they also like to get perks that comes with purchasing the goods (i.e. customer support, piece of mind, etc.)
so the RIAA - if you build it, they will come. let p2p be and stop suing your customers.
small businesses need to conserve money - Linux is free and its TCO is usually less than MSindows, so it seems obvious that Linux would make inroads at small businesses.
the important thing is that when some of these small businesses go big, they'll choose Linux because of familiarity and loyalty....
The way I look at it is that you should charge at an hourly rate requisite with your experience and education. I don't think open source software should be treated any differently than other software projects. That is how it works at my company (generally). We also try to reward contributors who don't work for us on a full-time basis as frequently as possible.
Then again, if the company that wants to retain you balks at that price point, then I guess you have re-adjust your sights....
gosling makes a point that i think is understated by many in the open source community - open source software is great because it is open and you can validate its contents, but the real reason MS hates it is because it is free. they are afraid to lose their cash cow (they practically mint money by selling Windows and Office software).
i've not heard much about fog creek software from the press, so i'm not sure who is buying this guy's software. i wouldn't be surprised if his 'joel on software' columns have hidden ads that generate ad revenue for the creek :). it would be a great scam, and not a surprising one coming from an ex-MS intern....
i think this is less of a concern than it is made out to be. an ATM OS can be tested very rigorously much more easily than an entire OS (especially a bloated one). so i am not afraid of windows ATMs, security-wise. what i AM afraid of is how this lays another layer of brick that reinforces that MS monopoly - i hope some enterprising individuals offer a cheaper, features-competitive open-source system.
For more info on (very-cool) Log-Structed File Systems, check out Mendel's original paper at:
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i definitely think this system is a little clunky (any system needs to be as transparent to the consumer as possible) and prone to cheatery, but i like the general sentiment. instead of acting like the RIAA or the fierce P2P pirates, at least this is some constructive thinking that may aid in the end result of creating a workable and fair system.
until one of them encases a G5.