This must be a new record company PR ploy. Release little known artist's CD with DRM so that news outlets, which would have ignored it otherwise, talk about it.
I've always had the impression that, as far as the desktop goes, it's not a question of Linux vs. Windows. I think it's Red Hat vs. Windows or Suse vs. Windows. Linux is just an underlying technology. Nobody talks about Mach vs. Windows -- it's Mac vs. Windows.
Linux is a technology. So are KDE and GNOME. People who will use Linux when it has a mature, suitable-for-the-masses GUI won't need to know or care that Linux runs their computer. And they won't need to know or care if it's the KDE desktop or the GNOME desktop. In fact, such information will probably only confuse them. They'll identify their experience as Red Hat or Suse or Mandrake. Not Linux. Not KDE. Not GNOME. Because they won't care and shouldn't care.
Maybe a Red Hat program will run on Suse. Maybe not. It'll be a lot like OS X compared to other Unices. An average OS X user only uses Aqua apps. But, the more adventurous have the means of running X11 apps and other CLI utiltities. It could be the same with Red Hat compared to other Linuxes. An average Red Hat user might only use apps designed for Red Hat. The geeks will know that they can install extra libs and run all the Suse apps, too.
Standardizing desktops isn't really necessary. One may come out dominant. Natural selection will decide that. What the Linux desktop is waiting for, I think, if for a company to take one of the technologies and brand it. They could make some essential apps a la Apple iApps, drop all reference to Linux, KDE/GNOME and present a single coherent experience to the user.
I think coherent experience is the key without the bother of what libs do I need? That's not the job of the Linux developers or even of KDE/GNOME developers. They're just providing raw materials. A coherent desktop experience should come from someone who can synthesize those technologies and present something new, unified, consistent, unique.
They are great for prestige and maybe some of the R&D effort does translate into the companies product line but, IMHO, I think a smart, well managed computing company wouldn't touch these with a ten foot pole. Microsoft sure doesn't seem interested in pouring any effort in to trying to land one of these contracts.
?! They're selling hardware. Millions of dollars worth. A well managed computing company better jump at the chance for millions of dollars in government contracts. And, Microsoft doesn't make hardware. Therefore, they don't make supercomputers. If they could convince any hardware vendor to put Win2k on a huge cluster they would. Windows just can't handle the big iron.
Example - how do you stop the dock from zooming in and out? "Right click" on it? No. Control panel? Don't think so.
I think so. System Preferences > Dock. Uncheck "Maginification." The Apple menu access to that setting is for convenience. OS X isn't perfect, nothing is perfect. But, that's a bad example.
...for instance, you cannot browse the control panel applets in the finder.
I like this and it makes sense to me. Plus, when you open System Preferences, every preferences applet is right there in front of you. But, I'm confused as hell by the XP control panel. Everytime I've tried to use it, it seems to throw barriers in fron of me to get at what I want.
If you're in PA and you use Linux, consider filling out this Consumer Complaint Form. Maybe we can get the PA, and other states', attorney general interested.
Really? There's a BW G3 on my desk that would beg to differ with you.
The settlement would apply to those who bought early iMacs (Bondi Blue and fruit-colored models) and older iBooks; the first PowerBook G3 models released (through the one that had a bronze keyboard); the first three Power Mac G3 models; and the Power Mac G3 all-in-one, introduced in April 1998.
Notice the difference between "all G3s" and what is stated in the article? So, apparently you didn't read the article or you're just a troll.
Boies must have known this was coming; he worked on the IBM anti-trust case for years. I wonder if he already has plans for dealing with this.
I wonder if Boies is just sitting on his ass and that's all he's supposed to do.
I'd be willing to bet that this whole charade by SCO is just a shell game to pump and dump stock, and earn a bit of scratch from MS and SUN, while plowing the company under. Hiring Boies was a PR move. They never really intend to use him. I'll bet SCO doesn't expect to got trial. That's OK for Boies, he won't get a cut of $3 billion (like that would've happened, anyway) but I'm sure he's getting paid and doesn't have to do a damn thing except let his name be associated with the suit. SCO gets PR pump from his name, Boies gets a little cash (and the appreciation of Canopy, MS and SUN) for doing nothing. Win-win.
I've course, I'm just speculatin' on a hypothesis.
I had a similar experience in college. Though, I was terrible at it. I was calling for non-profit organizations and it was mainly people who were already members so it was much easier. But, I had one elderly woman get hysterical and say that her husband had died some time ago and "Why won't you people stop calling me!" She was in tears. I couldn't take it.
Also, I found myself call for NOW -- the National Organization of Women. I'm a man. Quite a few women I called asked if I didn't think it was strange and I agreed it was.
The worst telemarkers are the mortgage companies. In Pittsburgh, these companies have been practically stealing people's homes.
I was visiting my parents in another town one weekend when they called. I answered and they asked for my father. My father had a stroke several years ago and can't speak or even walk. I asked what she was calling about. She became irate and insisted on talking to him. I told her about his condition and she got snippy and started insisting that she had information he would want and that they were trying to help him!
LINDON, Utah, July 1/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The SCO Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOX), the owner of the UNIX operating system, today announced the appointment of K. Fred Skousen, PhD., CPA, to its board of directors. Mr. Skousen is currently Advancement Vice President at Brigham Young University. He has previously served as the Dean of the Marriott School of Management and the Director of the School of Accountancy at Brigham Young University. Mr. Skousen has been a consultant to the Financial Executive Research Foundation, the Controller General of the United States, the Federal Trade Commission, and a number of large companies. Mr. Skousen has been a visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Missouri, as well as a faculty resident on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a faculty fellow at Price Waterhouse & Company.
According to my med student girlfriend, the kidney problem is related to too much protein, not fat. Apparently kidneys have a problem processing lots of protein.
Television evangelist Pat Robertson was overheard stating that the process of natural evolution was impossible, given that it's findings lie outside the idea of Christian creation dogma. All the while scientists the world over continue to compile and test bodies of evidence for it's many intricate workings. Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, Pat Robertson's opinion remains firm.
If Pat Robertson were to tell the truth, he might lose some of his marketshare.
The RIAA wants to display a facade that their threats are effective, even in the face of increased peer-to-peer network usage. Saying otherwise might hurt their (the RIAA's) potential advertising campaign or the planned "pay-per-play/download" strategies.
Supercomputers are usually rated in FLOPS like this one is in the article. FLOPS = FLoating Point Operations per Second. So, it's the number of calculations it can do per second. More processors means more theoretical FLOPS. The speed will stop mattering when we can simulate the entire universe in real-time. At which point, I imagine, the universe will stop mattering.
This has nothing to do with Ghz. Processor speed is irrelevant insofar as the speed of calculations is what really matters.
1500 threatening letters to companies using Linux. That amounts to a whole lot of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. SCO's claims don't have to be true to do the kind of damage the MicroSoft wants done to Linux. After all, didn't MS warn companies that they might get sued for using Linux? Convenient.
How do people get away with posts like this? If the poster knew the definitions of paraphrase and plagiarism, he would have noticed that the grandparent quoted the article. He didn't quote a whole paragraph but that is neither paraphrasing nor plagiarism.
This is not surprising, since his district, the Ninth District of Washington, is where Microsoft is. I am not surprised that he is representing their interests
I'm surprised. But, I'm surprised every time I hear about a member of Congress representing the interests of a corporation rather than the people. Don't worry for me though, I feel the cynicism starting to sink in already.
One thing I think Apple has caught onto is that the WWW sucks for applications. With Sherlock (read Watson) style channels and an iTunes interface to this music service, I'm hoping they're pushing (and leading) services away from WWW interfaces to saner, cleaner platform-native interfaces. HTML may be quick and easy but offering a service (airline tickets, buying books, auctions, etc.) through a custom interface is my dream for the Internet. Just my offtopic $0.02.
Well, I haven't bought one for myself yet. But I will and it's for the same reason I bought a DeWalt drill insead of the much cheaper Skil drill: the quality of construction in both design and function.
The Macs aren't so much more expensive than Wintel gear anymore that the cost can't be justified based on aesthetics or 'ease of use.' I use a Mac everyday, I'm comfortable with it. I've used Windows (various versions) and there's just something unsettling about the interface and configuring it is a nightmare (my girlfriend's XP box is nothing but frustration, I prefer Win98 to that). I use Linux at home for now. It works but it can be a pain. I find myself messing with configurations more than using it for anything.
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This must be a new record company PR ploy. Release little known artist's CD with DRM so that news outlets, which would have ignored it otherwise, talk about it.
Or maybe I'm just an unhip curmudgeon?
I've always had the impression that, as far as the desktop goes, it's not a question of Linux vs. Windows. I think it's Red Hat vs. Windows or Suse vs. Windows. Linux is just an underlying technology. Nobody talks about Mach vs. Windows -- it's Mac vs. Windows.
Linux is a technology. So are KDE and GNOME. People who will use Linux when it has a mature, suitable-for-the-masses GUI won't need to know or care that Linux runs their computer. And they won't need to know or care if it's the KDE desktop or the GNOME desktop. In fact, such information will probably only confuse them. They'll identify their experience as Red Hat or Suse or Mandrake. Not Linux. Not KDE. Not GNOME. Because they won't care and shouldn't care.
Maybe a Red Hat program will run on Suse. Maybe not. It'll be a lot like OS X compared to other Unices. An average OS X user only uses Aqua apps. But, the more adventurous have the means of running X11 apps and other CLI utiltities. It could be the same with Red Hat compared to other Linuxes. An average Red Hat user might only use apps designed for Red Hat. The geeks will know that they can install extra libs and run all the Suse apps, too.
Standardizing desktops isn't really necessary. One may come out dominant. Natural selection will decide that. What the Linux desktop is waiting for, I think, if for a company to take one of the technologies and brand it. They could make some essential apps a la Apple iApps, drop all reference to Linux, KDE/GNOME and present a single coherent experience to the user.
I think coherent experience is the key without the bother of what libs do I need? That's not the job of the Linux developers or even of KDE/GNOME developers. They're just providing raw materials. A coherent desktop experience should come from someone who can synthesize those technologies and present something new, unified, consistent, unique.
?! They're selling hardware. Millions of dollars worth. A well managed computing company better jump at the chance for millions of dollars in government contracts. And, Microsoft doesn't make hardware. Therefore, they don't make supercomputers. If they could convince any hardware vendor to put Win2k on a huge cluster they would. Windows just can't handle the big iron.
Was that a troll?
I think so. System Preferences > Dock. Uncheck "Maginification." The Apple menu access to that setting is for convenience. OS X isn't perfect, nothing is perfect. But, that's a bad example.
I like this and it makes sense to me. Plus, when you open System Preferences, every preferences applet is right there in front of you. But, I'm confused as hell by the XP control panel. Everytime I've tried to use it, it seems to throw barriers in fron of me to get at what I want.
If you're in PA and you use Linux, consider filling out this Consumer Complaint Form. Maybe we can get the PA, and other states', attorney general interested.
Really? There's a BW G3 on my desk that would beg to differ with you.
Notice the difference between "all G3s" and what is stated in the article? So, apparently you didn't read the article or you're just a troll.
Go away
When I have children, I will teach them to look both ways before crossing the street, to not talk to strangers and to stay the hell out of Texas.
I wonder if Boies is just sitting on his ass and that's all he's supposed to do.
I'd be willing to bet that this whole charade by SCO is just a shell game to pump and dump stock, and earn a bit of scratch from MS and SUN, while plowing the company under. Hiring Boies was a PR move. They never really intend to use him. I'll bet SCO doesn't expect to got trial. That's OK for Boies, he won't get a cut of $3 billion (like that would've happened, anyway) but I'm sure he's getting paid and doesn't have to do a damn thing except let his name be associated with the suit. SCO gets PR pump from his name, Boies gets a little cash (and the appreciation of Canopy, MS and SUN) for doing nothing. Win-win.
I've course, I'm just speculatin' on a hypothesis.
I had a similar experience in college. Though, I was terrible at it. I was calling for non-profit organizations and it was mainly people who were already members so it was much easier. But, I had one elderly woman get hysterical and say that her husband had died some time ago and "Why won't you people stop calling me!" She was in tears. I couldn't take it.
Also, I found myself call for NOW -- the National Organization of Women. I'm a man. Quite a few women I called asked if I didn't think it was strange and I agreed it was.
The worst telemarkers are the mortgage companies. In Pittsburgh, these companies have been practically stealing people's homes.
I was visiting my parents in another town one weekend when they called. I answered and they asked for my father. My father had a stroke several years ago and can't speak or even walk. I asked what she was calling about. She became irate and insisted on talking to him. I told her about his condition and she got snippy and started insisting that she had information he would want and that they were trying to help him!
I wanted to reach through the phone and...
It makes me angry just thinking about it.
Maybe they bought themselves some insurance:
[emphasis mine]LINDON, Utah, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The SCO Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOX), the owner of the UNIX operating system, today announced the appointment of K. Fred Skousen, PhD., CPA, to its board of directors. Mr. Skousen is currently Advancement Vice President at Brigham Young University. He has previously served as the Dean of the Marriott School of Management and the Director of the School of Accountancy at Brigham Young University. Mr. Skousen has been a consultant to the Financial Executive Research Foundation, the Controller General of the United States, the Federal Trade Commission, and a number of large companies. Mr. Skousen has been a visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Missouri, as well as a faculty resident on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a faculty fellow at Price Waterhouse & Company.
According to my med student girlfriend, the kidney problem is related to too much protein, not fat. Apparently kidneys have a problem processing lots of protein.
He can't stop them from distributing Linux, he can only stop them from using the tademark.
[Ed: Let me make few corrections to that post.]
Television evangelist Pat Robertson was overheard stating that the process of natural evolution was impossible, given that it's findings lie outside the idea of Christian creation dogma. All the while scientists the world over continue to compile and test bodies of evidence for it's many intricate workings. Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, Pat Robertson's opinion remains firm.
If Pat Robertson were to tell the truth, he might lose some of his marketshare.
The RIAA wants to display a facade that their threats are effective, even in the face of increased peer-to-peer network usage. Saying otherwise might hurt their (the RIAA's) potential advertising campaign or the planned "pay-per-play/download" strategies.
Then you should try Acquisition :P
Supercomputers are usually rated in FLOPS like this one is in the article. FLOPS = FLoating Point Operations per Second. So, it's the number of calculations it can do per second. More processors means more theoretical FLOPS. The speed will stop mattering when we can simulate the entire universe in real-time. At which point, I imagine, the universe will stop mattering.
This has nothing to do with Ghz. Processor speed is irrelevant insofar as the speed of calculations is what really matters.
I won't argue with you. But, I will trade my 800 Mhz AMD system for your TiBook. Deal?
I want to hear/read the call just to find out what was said at about 1:15 pm.
1500 threatening letters to companies using Linux. That amounts to a whole lot of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. SCO's claims don't have to be true to do the kind of damage the MicroSoft wants done to Linux. After all, didn't MS warn companies that they might get sued for using Linux? Convenient.
How do people get away with posts like this? If the poster knew the definitions of paraphrase and plagiarism, he would have noticed that the grandparent quoted the article. He didn't quote a whole paragraph but that is neither paraphrasing nor plagiarism.
I'm surprised. But, I'm surprised every time I hear about a member of Congress representing the interests of a corporation rather than the people. Don't worry for me though, I feel the cynicism starting to sink in already.
Because they are no where near the same thing? Because browsing HTML and and finding files on a hard drive aren't analogous?
I think the web browser/file browser marriage is a big interface mistake. It shows in both Windows and KDE.
One thing I think Apple has caught onto is that the WWW sucks for applications. With Sherlock (read Watson) style channels and an iTunes interface to this music service, I'm hoping they're pushing (and leading) services away from WWW interfaces to saner, cleaner platform-native interfaces. HTML may be quick and easy but offering a service (airline tickets, buying books, auctions, etc.) through a custom interface is my dream for the Internet. Just my offtopic $0.02.
No, Makita is more like an SGI box :) DeWalt is more 'prosumer' (don't you hate that word) while Makita is just pro.
Well, I haven't bought one for myself yet. But I will and it's for the same reason I bought a DeWalt drill insead of the much cheaper Skil drill: the quality of construction in both design and function.
The Macs aren't so much more expensive than Wintel gear anymore that the cost can't be justified based on aesthetics or 'ease of use.' I use a Mac everyday, I'm comfortable with it. I've used Windows (various versions) and there's just something unsettling about the interface and configuring it is a nightmare (my girlfriend's XP box is nothing but frustration, I prefer Win98 to that). I use Linux at home for now. It works but it can be a pain. I find myself messing with configurations more than using it for anything.
Macs are smooth but still have the power.
The PA version also makes it illegal to shoot at buildings and sniff glue. Odd.