From the article: On average, the Windows setup had just over 30 days of risk versus 71 days for the Red Hat setup, their study found.
To me it seems that this was a key point in the result.
But what is a risk? Risk as "Joe Hacker, owns this machine through a remote buffer overflow" or risk as "I could become root, if I would have a local account"?
It sounds more like an old argument that is mentioned by Microsoft again and again and again...
It's already possible to download J2SE sources from javasoft.com. So what's the difference? However I haven't looked through all the sources so far... Is the virtual machine missing? Or is the difference that someone may modify the source and redistribute it?
...if some sites would really show what they use in the backend. But some (mainly Windows centric) sites have a Windows server as frontend and netcraft thinks that the site is running IIS, while the real content is coming from backend servers running Apache on Unix/Linux.
Don't believe me? Well, check what netcraft tells you about www.winbeta.org. However if you manage winbeta.com to reply with a database error, you get a PHP/MySQL error in a file in/var/...
Now the maintainers of Mozilla's buzilla have to mark 21.624 bugs as invalid in the next few hours due to false bug reports from/. readers hunting for the Mozilla 1.0 release CD, which might bring wealth to the lucky winner one day.
In an interview (around 1998) with the German magazine c't the boss of Microsoft (he also called himself Bill Gates) stated that Windows 95 and Office 97 are modular and that everyone can pick the components he wants.
Of course no one believed that in 1998.
But today another Guy from Microsoft (also called Bill Gates) states that Windows is not modular and everyone does not believe this again?
Gee, that guy from 1998 does also look similar, just a little bit younger.
I found myself spending a *LOT* of time doing simple things (like adding a new program to the Programs Menu)
Well, I have found e16menuedit and e-conf that are very helpful.
I found that it ate a lot of resources (and actually was making me skip frames in 3d games)
Actually I can use Unreal Tournament und E (42 fps). If I have KDE running in the background it's unplayable (15 fps). And I have a rather slow machine. The trick is to disable all these FX effects in E.
You obviously haven't TRULY tried to use KDE so you can't appreciate it or properly comment on it.
I used every KDE 2.x.x release for several weeks, but switched back to E after these weeks, because I've discovered that KDE did not give me any real advantage.
but don't knock my environment down as "newbie trash" just because you think it has "Easy customizability, nice look, better usability"
You missunderstood me and I'm sorry, if I have expressed myself wrong. What I wanted to say is that you can not sit a Linux Newbie that is used to the Windoze world in front of a plain Window Manager like E, Windowmaker or FVWM. This does not imply that a Linux professional should not use KDE and I never stated and meant that KDE is "Newbie Trash" as I've never stated that Windoze is "Newbie Trash".
Well, I don't think that _appearance_ is an important point. Things that change below the surface are more important since they change performance and usability more than a fancy GUI;)
If you are an advanced Linux User and you ask yourself "Does KDE really help me to do my work more efficiently" you will probably say "no". IMO it's even worse. The whole KDE desktop distracts me from my real work. There are so many thinks to tweak and explore - it takes days to explore all functionality. So I'm stuck with my xterm and e and I'm happy.
So now, who needs KDE? KDE is the beginner drug for those people that were always using Windoze and are used to overloaded, unnecessary features. Users, that do not want to use the bash, because they didn't had the change to explore the real Power of Linux yet, because it's hidden in the "backend" and cannot be seen in an UI.
And these users really care about the UI and Look 'n' Feel of the desktop. They don't differ between the backend (Linux) and the frontend (KDE). If they finally got the nerve to try Linux they will start using KDE and if they do not see something slightly equivalent to their Windoze they are used to, they will give up shortly.
And what do these people expect to see in their short evaluation period? Easy customizability, nice look, better usability... That's what KDE addresses.
Uum, you are sure, that you are in the correct thread? Steady speed improvements are done my Microsoft (well, at least their marketing wants us to believe, that Windows XP has become faster than DOS on a 386 box).
Gnome is not to be used on proprietary platforms? What about Sun Solaris or HP-UX? Are both OpenSource? - No?
So what about the agreements between HP and Ximian to make Gnome the default desktop of HP-UX 11i (or any later version). Sun also already announced Gnome as default desktop for an upcoming Solaris version. Will RMS tell them "Sorry, you are proprietary and may not use Gnome"?
...unless the Device has a separate license for the Product..
IMO this means, that you are allowed to use a VNC connection from a Windows XP VNC Client to an Windows XP VNC Server. You break the license agreement, if you use a Linux VNC Client to connect to an Windows XP VNC server.
Do you know why most binaries of OpenView VantagePoint Operations have the prefix opc?
The original name of VPO (formerly ITO) was Operations Performance Center (or something like that). A name a competitor of OpenView was not very happy about, because they also used the word 'Center' in their management products. Finally this firm told HP to change the name or they won't continue support of HP-UX in their management platform. Selling HP-UX servers gains a much bigger revenue than selling software. So that's the story why HP changed the name and smoked Marketing investments in the old product name.
An alternative might be the iPlanet Messaging Server which even offers a migration tool from Exchange. Siemens used this to replace Exchange. I do not know this Messaging Server, but maybe you might want to check it out.
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The player start a suspended image. I guess that's what they mean. The player can neither suspend a image nor create snapshots nor restore a snapshot.
From the article: On average, the Windows setup had just over 30 days of risk versus 71 days for the Red Hat setup, their study found.
To me it seems that this was a key point in the result.
But what is a risk? Risk as "Joe Hacker, owns this machine through a remote buffer overflow" or risk as "I could become root, if I would have a local account"?
It sounds more like an old argument that is mentioned by Microsoft again and again and again...
It's already possible to download J2SE sources from javasoft.com. So what's the difference? However I haven't looked through all the sources so far... Is the virtual machine missing? Or is the difference that someone may modify the source and redistribute it?
Hm... I would assume that the same as to Software applies: You have to delete or destroy all copies.
However who knows, unless the cover of the CD will be replaced by an EULA?
Don't believe me? Well, check what netcraft tells you about www.winbeta.org. However if you manage winbeta.com to reply with a database error, you get a PHP/MySQL error in a file in
There's been no real revolution since win95... just evolution.
;-)
Yes, and as we all know Evolution is a Linux application
Now the maintainers of Mozilla's buzilla have to mark 21.624 bugs as invalid in the next few hours due to false bug reports from /. readers hunting for the Mozilla 1.0 release CD, which might bring wealth to the lucky winner one day.
Read this.
I really hope that UnitedLinux will gain ground.
A very useful and tiny multiple desktop manager. Required to make Windows a little bit usable.
Of course no one believed that in 1998.
But today another Guy from Microsoft (also called Bill Gates) states that Windows is not modular and everyone does not believe this again?
Gee, that guy from 1998 does also look similar, just a little bit younger.
Look on Windows XP Embedded and you can see it today.
There is just one upgrade. No matter from what version you are upgrading you always get the pro version.
Well, I have found e16menuedit and e-conf that are very helpful.
I found that it ate a lot of resources (and actually was making me skip frames in 3d games)
Actually I can use Unreal Tournament und E (42 fps). If I have KDE running in the background it's unplayable (15 fps). And I have a rather slow machine. The trick is to disable all these FX effects in E.
You obviously haven't TRULY tried to use KDE so you can't appreciate it or properly comment on it.
I used every KDE 2.x.x release for several weeks, but switched back to E after these weeks, because I've discovered that KDE did not give me any real advantage.
but don't knock my environment down as "newbie trash" just because you think it has "Easy customizability, nice look, better usability"
You missunderstood me and I'm sorry, if I have expressed myself wrong. What I wanted to say is that you can not sit a Linux Newbie that is used to the Windoze world in front of a plain Window Manager like E, Windowmaker or FVWM. This does not imply that a Linux professional should not use KDE and I never stated and meant that KDE is "Newbie Trash" as I've never stated that Windoze is "Newbie Trash".
If you are an advanced Linux User and you ask yourself "Does KDE really help me to do my work more efficiently" you will probably say "no". IMO it's even worse. The whole KDE desktop distracts me from my real work. There are so many thinks to tweak and explore - it takes days to explore all functionality. So I'm stuck with my xterm and e and I'm happy.
So now, who needs KDE? KDE is the beginner drug for those people that were always using Windoze and are used to overloaded, unnecessary features. Users, that do not want to use the bash, because they didn't had the change to explore the real Power of Linux yet, because it's hidden in the "backend" and cannot be seen in an UI.
And these users really care about the UI and Look 'n' Feel of the desktop. They don't differ between the backend (Linux) and the frontend (KDE). If they finally got the nerve to try Linux they will start using KDE and if they do not see something slightly equivalent to their Windoze they are used to, they will give up shortly.
And what do these people expect to see in their short evaluation period? Easy customizability, nice look, better usability... That's what KDE addresses.
Uum, you are sure, that you are in the correct thread? Steady speed improvements are done my Microsoft (well, at least their marketing wants us to believe, that Windows XP has become faster than DOS on a 386 box).
Amen brother!
So do I. I love KDE applications, but pure E is way better and performant.
One day I was trying Unreal Tournament with KDE. Unplayable! Used Enlightenment again and the frame rate was up to 25% again.
However we need does desktop environments for thos people that come from windows. KDE and Gnome is alcohol, but Enlightenment is the real hard drug.
So what about the agreements between HP and Ximian to make Gnome the default desktop of HP-UX 11i (or any later version). Sun also already announced Gnome as default desktop for an upcoming Solaris version. Will RMS tell them "Sorry, you are proprietary and may not use Gnome"?
However this means, that an Palm conduit for pilot-link to synchronize the calendar and the address book of Mozilla would be essential.
Anyway, an conduit for the Mozilla address book would be great to have now. Does anyone know if there are plans to provide such an conduit?
...unless the Device has a separate license for the Product..
IMO this means, that you are allowed to use a VNC connection from a Windows XP VNC Client to an Windows XP VNC Server. You break the license agreement, if you use a Linux VNC Client to connect to an Windows XP VNC server.
What hinders you from downloading the GNU SD packages from http://gatekeep.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/alpha.html or http://devresource.hp.com/?
[...]Customers get increased performance, price/performance and application support.[...]
Increased price/performance???
Wow! Intel is really honest to their customers. They tell them, that they will have to pay more for less performance.
Compaq did it. It's no longer a rumor. Read the press release on Intel's web site: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20 010625corp.htm
The answer is simple: We are just humans and Star Trek is fiction.
Do you know why most binaries of OpenView VantagePoint Operations have the prefix opc?
The original name of VPO (formerly ITO) was Operations Performance Center (or something like that). A name a competitor of OpenView was not very happy about, because they also used the word 'Center' in their management products. Finally this firm told HP to change the name or they won't continue support of HP-UX in their management platform. Selling HP-UX servers gains a much bigger revenue than selling software. So that's the story why HP changed the name and smoked Marketing investments in the old product name.
An alternative might be the iPlanet Messaging Server which even offers a migration tool from Exchange. Siemens used this to replace Exchange. I do not know this Messaging Server, but maybe you might want to check it out.