The real question is why would you want to switch a school to OO.o? If a company is hiring high school graduates for jobs requiring computer literacy, they usually want students with Microsoft Word experience. Don't let your zeal for OSS hurt the kids job search!
Mono is supposed to support ASP.NET, so theoretically, you should be able to port your app. In practice, I don't know how far along this is, or how difficult it is to "port" it.
Monodevelop is a Mono version of Sharpdevelop, an IDE similar to VS (yay, intellisense!). It is still very early in development, so I doubt you would want to use it on production software.
Right now, I'd say that you should hold off on Mono because it's still very young. Remember it, and keep an eye on it, because I think this project is going to "turn the corner" real soon.
Yeah, I agree with you completely. My roomate, an MIS major, really does all his programming in MS Visual Basic, and his "advance programming" course was in Visual Basic. The only non-VB class, on the other hand, was a intro to Java course.
Computer Science and Computer Engineering majors, on the other hand, make frequent use of C, C++, flex, bison, PHP, MySQL, and other open source tools, and use UNIX as a platform.
The article implies that SE Linux would be more secure that Windows, especially in light of the MyDoom virus. But doesn't the MyDoom virus depend on a dope sysadmin clicking on a binary attachment to spread?
So how does SE Linux protect systems against trojans?
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Would it really be that hard to port YaST2 to GTK? I don't think you would be throwing much work away.
Exactly! I'm sure there are some malicious Linux users out there just like there are malicious Windows users. I find it funny that the Slashdot readers are covering their ears and yelling "la la la I can't hear you, so it can't be true!"
"But this was a Windows virus, not a Linux virus!"
Of course it's a Windows virus - more people use Windows, more people leave Windows unpatched, and more machines mean more power for a DDOS attack. I think there may be more than a handful of Linux users that also use Windows who could also program a Windows virus if they wanted.
What would really be nice is some kind of graphical kernel management/configuration program.
To accomplish this, the distro would need is a standard kernel with as many modules as possible (this is what many other desktop distros do already).
What this distro could do better is that the modules and the base kernel could be updated via apt (or whatever mechanism it is going to use). That way, if a kernel module is updated or has a security hole (heavens, no!), it could be auto-upgraded.
On top of this would be a slick gui interface to allow configuration of each module as necessary. Of course, it wont use scary words like "kernel" or "module," but maybe something like "system settings."
Yeah, yeah, I should work on this myself. Between my senior year in college and reading Slashdot, what time do I have?:)
nope. Thanks for the info! Is the detection only during installation, or can I access it in Mandrake Config (or whatever it's called)? I've really been wanting to install Mandrake on my laptop.
I'm a SuSE 8.2 user, and while YaST is very, very nice, I still feel it's missing one feature. In Windows XP, it automatically detects wireless networks, and configuration is as easy as clicking on network "so-and-so."
I know about programs like airsnort, but when will a distro build this feature in? Wireless networking is still a major pain in Linux:(
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And giving your password to Qucken.app is any better? They could be emailing your credentials to a hotmail address for all you know.
No, silly, the article is wrong. Humans were responsible for the little ice age, not the sun!
If you're talking about In Living Color Wayans brothers, then yes.
If you're talking about Scary Movie Wayans, then no.
MSN for winks and nudges, of course!
That's actually TC0, Total Cost of 0wn3rsh1p
The real question is why would you want to switch a school to OO.o? If a company is hiring high school graduates for jobs requiring computer literacy, they usually want students with Microsoft Word experience. Don't let your zeal for OSS hurt the kids job search!
Does this help?
Gecko isn't fully standards compliant either. You could say Gecko is more standards compliant, but it's still not compliant.
Spaceballs was eerily prophetic, eh? All hail Yogurt the wise!
Mono is supposed to support ASP.NET, so theoretically, you should be able to port your app. In practice, I don't know how far along this is, or how difficult it is to "port" it.
Monodevelop is a Mono version of Sharpdevelop, an IDE similar to VS (yay, intellisense!). It is still very early in development, so I doubt you would want to use it on production software.
Right now, I'd say that you should hold off on Mono because it's still very young. Remember it, and keep an eye on it, because I think this project is going to "turn the corner" real soon.
Yeah, I agree with you completely. My roomate, an MIS major, really does all his programming in MS Visual Basic, and his "advance programming" course was in Visual Basic. The only non-VB class, on the other hand, was a intro to Java course.
Computer Science and Computer Engineering majors, on the other hand, make frequent use of C, C++, flex, bison, PHP, MySQL, and other open source tools, and use UNIX as a platform.
just fyi,
check out the Bleep Media Player project. Bleep is XMMS ported to gtk+ 2
Actually, the Linux JFS is based on the OS/2 JFS, not the AIX JFS.
The article implies that SE Linux would be more secure that Windows, especially in light of the MyDoom virus. But doesn't the MyDoom virus depend on a dope sysadmin clicking on a binary attachment to spread?
So how does SE Linux protect systems against trojans?
Would it really be that hard to port YaST2 to GTK? I don't think you would be throwing much work away.
So we must do something. WE MUST FIGHT!
Obviously, another conspiracy from Darl to discredit the Open Source Community!
Exactly! I'm sure there are some malicious Linux users out there just like there are malicious Windows users. I find it funny that the Slashdot readers are covering their ears and yelling "la la la I can't hear you, so it can't be true!"
"But this was a Windows virus, not a Linux virus!"
Of course it's a Windows virus - more people use Windows, more people leave Windows unpatched, and more machines mean more power for a DDOS attack. I think there may be more than a handful of Linux users that also use Windows who could also program a Windows virus if they wanted.
Now Darl seems to have some credibility with the Linux == terrorism threat. Good going, guys....
Would this be considered prior art?
The Matrix had some revolutionary special effects like the free flying camera during the Burly Brawl.
What does the academy have against the Matrix, anyway?
What would really be nice is some kind of graphical kernel management/configuration program.
:)
To accomplish this, the distro would need is a standard kernel with as many modules as possible (this is what many other desktop distros do already).
What this distro could do better is that the modules and the base kernel could be updated via apt (or whatever mechanism it is going to use). That way, if a kernel module is updated or has a security hole (heavens, no!), it could be auto-upgraded.
On top of this would be a slick gui interface to allow configuration of each module as necessary. Of course, it wont use scary words like "kernel" or "module," but maybe something like "system settings."
Yeah, yeah, I should work on this myself. Between my senior year in college and reading Slashdot, what time do I have?
What does Bill Gates think he is, the Architect of the Matrix? Would that make Tux Neo? Ugh, somebody give me the blue pill
nope. Thanks for the info! Is the detection only during installation, or can I access it in Mandrake Config (or whatever it's called)? I've really been wanting to install Mandrake on my laptop.
I'm a SuSE 8.2 user, and while YaST is very, very nice, I still feel it's missing one feature. In Windows XP, it automatically detects wireless networks, and configuration is as easy as clicking on network "so-and-so."
:(
I know about programs like airsnort, but when will a distro build this feature in? Wireless networking is still a major pain in Linux
So someone just ripped off M.A.N.T.I.S.?
Who wants to be an elderly super hero?