I telecommute - I could be dealing with a customer in Belgium, in Denver, CO or to the company down the street from my house (in Buffalo, NY) - who cares as far as I'm concerned? I'm sitting in my office @ home and I could be dealing with a client on Pluto, doesn't change much for me..
See, that's the whole point, telecommuting - you can work from anywhere. Who approves these submissions and why haven't they been shot?;-)
One interesting observation concerns a recent install I did on my IBM X21 Laptop, when SuSE was installed from DVD it installed completely in under an hour and correctly recognised network card and video Driver. Installing Windows 2000 on the other partition failed to recognise network or video card, it took 5 hours of downloads to fix this.
Isn't this a little ignorant? Because it took you 5 hours to figure out your Win2K problem, doesn't mean it's the OSes fault. W2K took 45 minutes to install on my machine and everything was recognized on my system on 1st boot. OTOH, when I installed RH7, it refused to boot properly at all. I don't go around saying "Win2K is better than Linux 'cause I got it to work right away" because I wasn't knowledgeable enough to know what the problem was.
I personally think you're both wrong. That's like saying Linux doesn't stand a chance on the desktop market (ever) - because microsoft "rules" that part of the market, for better or for worse.
The XBOX has ALOT going for it:
1) Alot of programmers already know the basics of the SDK (It's based on DirectX8 AFAIK)
2) M$ marketing - don't underestimate them.
3) Any group of joe schmoe hobbyists who writes a kickass game in DirectX, can easily have it ported to XBOX. Publishers obviously like that - even the shareware/cheapy CD/Game companies can get in on this. What's this mean? There's potential for decent new games at a very reasonable price.
See, unfortunately - it's not about what we want. It's about what business wants. If business wants joe schmoe to want all of his stuff on the net, they'll throw some marketing genius behind it, add some "convenience value" to joe's life and he's happy....
Linux isn't making any inroads at small/medium sized companies. I work at a company that develops Lotus Notes apps and expanding into M$ territory and keeping an eye on Linux for the future. Most of our clients don't even know what Linux is...Sure, IBM is pushing Linux, but most small companies can't afford a Linux/Websphere solution.
I must say that Slashdot really needs to cool it with this anti-MS shit. My take on it is that the Linux community wants to bash MS until Linux becomes the #1 platform (for whatever market desktop, server, etc.) A classic game of "king of the hill" - and that is when we will find out how much bullshit occurs in the OS community.
What am I talking about? Look at the title of this story.
I'm not a Linux user - I can install/setup my hardware/configure the basic services. I'm simply not a big fan of it (yet) to switch over. I would however, rather see stories about Linux software releases, etc., instead of this anti-MS propaganda.
Is it just me - I thought this had already been thought of. Hell, Mission to Mars or The Red Planet (one of those movies) - they do something very similar. Seems like this really shouldn't be a story on/. Oh well...
It takes alot less time to go buy/rent the DVD, much better quality, sound, couch - than download a movie online. And lets not remember, with 500MB/1 hour downloads: All your bandwith are belong...ah whatever....
Since IE claims the lion's share of the browser market, the majority of people creating Web content are either ignorant of compatibility with other browsers or first-and-foremost concerned with IE compatibility. In other words, if your content can't be viewed in IE, it's not worth creating.
Lets be clear here - the average joe user is using IE. They are the target of most commercial web sites. It all comes down to $. If 2% of the population is using Opera is it really worth it for a company to invest in cross-browser compatibility? Even if they get 10% of that 2%'s business, it is such a small number, they don't care about.02% of the market.
Without Flash, Macromedia goes out of business (taking DreamWeaver, ColdFusion and HomeSite with it), and Yahoo games disappear, and once they're gone, Microsoft will take something else away
First of all, it isn't Microsoft's fault that Macromedia can't kick Adobe's ass in the graphics market (Illustrator vs. Freehand, ImageReady vs. Fireworks.) As far as HomeSite is concerned - it isn't a great editor (Visual SlickEdit is much better IMO). Dreamweaver - Adobe's GoLive is much better, again IMO. ColdFusion - it kept Allaire afloat for plenty of time - I don't know what the hell you're talking about as far as Flash being the only thing keeping Macromedia in business. Innovate or get out. Cold hard cash is what keeps business running. Why should Microsoft make a charity case out of Macromedia - or any other company for that matter. No one would do the same for Microsoft, or any other company. Companies are not friendly, caring people. Maximize profit, minimize expenses. If keeping IE on the desktop allows Microsoft to make more $ - it's only logical (in the business-sense) that they will do it.
Free software is great, but at some point, you're going to have to pay for it in way or another. If 14 different groups wanted their own plugin architecture for the Linux browser (Konquerer I believe), would it make sense to allow all 14? No. Hell No. It would be a logistical nightmare to develop for 14 different types of plugin systems. "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
I'm all for a standardized web browser. Why? Try developing a commercial web site that has to work with Netscape 3+, IE3+ and all of their subtle variations. At least if I'm developing only for IE, I don't have to worry about Netscape at all. Why do corporate environments standardize their desktops? Because if an application will install & run on 1 of them, it (should) run on any single one of them. This isn't rocket science folks. You wouldn't want a network of 1000 PCs running any one of these possible clients: Win95/98/NT/2000 + SCO Unix + Sun Solaris + Mandrake + RedHat + Debian + SuSe, etc. Take this example to the browser level, then up again, to the plugin system level. All it really means is simplification.
Kick back, relax, and have a cold, refreshing can of SHUT THE FUCK UP. If you use & like IE, don't bitch. If you use Netscape/alternative browser, it doesn't even apply to you - so don't bitch.
What are you talking about? NT has roaming profiles - you want something from your PC on the network, throw it on your desktop. It'll be there wherever you boot from. Or, script it so that it maps that drive (your PC's drive) on boot. I don't understand why it's a big deal. Oh, right - it's another one of those shinier features. "Oooh...Ahhh"
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Hire more staff ;-)
True, maybe the cost of living will shape up in SV as a result of more telecommuting...I'm not holding my breath ;-)
Hmm. Our main dev server is in denver, I'm Buffalo, NY - ping time: 70ms. That's damn good for a game server ;-)
I telecommute - I could be dealing with a customer in Belgium, in Denver, CO or to the company down the street from my house (in Buffalo, NY) - who cares as far as I'm concerned? I'm sitting in my office @ home and I could be dealing with a client on Pluto, doesn't change much for me..
;-)
See, that's the whole point, telecommuting - you can work from anywhere. Who approves these submissions and why haven't they been shot?
One interesting observation concerns a recent install I did on my IBM X21 Laptop, when SuSE was installed from DVD it installed completely in under an hour and correctly recognised network card and video Driver. Installing Windows 2000 on the other partition failed to recognise network or video card, it took 5 hours of downloads to fix this.
Isn't this a little ignorant? Because it took you 5 hours to figure out your Win2K problem, doesn't mean it's the OSes fault. W2K took 45 minutes to install on my machine and everything was recognized on my system on 1st boot. OTOH, when I installed RH7, it refused to boot properly at all. I don't go around saying "Win2K is better than Linux 'cause I got it to work right away" because I wasn't knowledgeable enough to know what the problem was.
I personally think you're both wrong. That's like saying Linux doesn't stand a chance on the desktop market (ever) - because microsoft "rules" that part of the market, for better or for worse.
The XBOX has ALOT going for it:
1) Alot of programmers already know the basics of the SDK (It's based on DirectX8 AFAIK)
2) M$ marketing - don't underestimate them.
3) Any group of joe schmoe hobbyists who writes a kickass game in DirectX, can easily have it ported to XBOX. Publishers obviously like that - even the shareware/cheapy CD/Game companies can get in on this. What's this mean? There's potential for decent new games at a very reasonable price.
See, unfortunately - it's not about what we want. It's about what business wants. If business wants joe schmoe to want all of his stuff on the net, they'll throw some marketing genius behind it, add some "convenience value" to joe's life and he's happy....
Linux isn't making any inroads at small/medium sized companies. I work at a company that develops Lotus Notes apps and expanding into M$ territory and keeping an eye on Linux for the future. Most of our clients don't even know what Linux is...Sure, IBM is pushing Linux, but most small companies can't afford a Linux/Websphere solution.
When I said "decent" OS I meant a feature complete OS - in today's world. ;-)
My system spends more time loading the OS than the BIOS cycle - why does anyone really care?
;-)
Find me a stable/decent desktop OS that boots in less than 5 seconds like a gamebox - and I'm ready to jump ship
catches the first /. post!
Second, in order to stem the profusion of Microsoft products in my workplace, I need to be able to argue against their purchase, with facts
Facts, opinions and bullshit story titles are totally different things.
You're company's retarded for developing on Win9X/Me.
If this story is so horrible, why waste your time commenting on it, let alone reading it in the first place.
If Microsoft is so bad, why waste your time writing stories/comments about it? My point exactly.
I must say that Slashdot really needs to cool it with this anti-MS shit. My take on it is that the Linux community wants to bash MS until Linux becomes the #1 platform (for whatever market desktop, server, etc.) A classic game of "king of the hill" - and that is when we will find out how much bullshit occurs in the OS community.
What am I talking about? Look at the title of this story.
I'm not a Linux user - I can install/setup my hardware/configure the basic services. I'm simply not a big fan of it (yet) to switch over. I would however, rather see stories about Linux software releases, etc., instead of this anti-MS propaganda.
Is it just me - I thought this had already been thought of. Hell, Mission to Mars or The Red Planet (one of those movies) - they do something very similar. Seems like this really shouldn't be a story on /. Oh well...
It takes alot less time to go buy/rent the DVD, much better quality, sound, couch - than download a movie online. And lets not remember, with 500MB/1 hour downloads: All your bandwith are belong...ah whatever....
Since IE claims the lion's share of the browser market, the majority of people creating Web content are either ignorant of compatibility with other browsers or first-and-foremost concerned with IE compatibility. In other words, if your content can't be viewed in IE, it's not worth creating.
.02% of the market.
Lets be clear here - the average joe user is using IE. They are the target of most commercial web sites. It all comes down to $. If 2% of the population is using Opera is it really worth it for a company to invest in cross-browser compatibility? Even if they get 10% of that 2%'s business, it is such a small number, they don't care about
Without Flash, Macromedia goes out of business (taking DreamWeaver, ColdFusion and HomeSite with it), and Yahoo games disappear, and once they're gone, Microsoft will take something else away
First of all, it isn't Microsoft's fault that Macromedia can't kick Adobe's ass in the graphics market (Illustrator vs. Freehand, ImageReady vs. Fireworks.) As far as HomeSite is concerned - it isn't a great editor (Visual SlickEdit is much better IMO). Dreamweaver - Adobe's GoLive is much better, again IMO. ColdFusion - it kept Allaire afloat for plenty of time - I don't know what the hell you're talking about as far as Flash being the only thing keeping Macromedia in business. Innovate or get out. Cold hard cash is what keeps business running. Why should Microsoft make a charity case out of Macromedia - or any other company for that matter. No one would do the same for Microsoft, or any other company. Companies are not friendly, caring people. Maximize profit, minimize expenses. If keeping IE on the desktop allows Microsoft to make more $ - it's only logical (in the business-sense) that they will do it.
Free software is great, but at some point, you're going to have to pay for it in way or another. If 14 different groups wanted their own plugin architecture for the Linux browser (Konquerer I believe), would it make sense to allow all 14? No. Hell No. It would be a logistical nightmare to develop for 14 different types of plugin systems. "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
I'm all for a standardized web browser. Why? Try developing a commercial web site that has to work with Netscape 3+, IE3+ and all of their subtle variations. At least if I'm developing only for IE, I don't have to worry about Netscape at all. Why do corporate environments standardize their desktops? Because if an application will install & run on 1 of them, it (should) run on any single one of them. This isn't rocket science folks. You wouldn't want a network of 1000 PCs running any one of these possible clients: Win95/98/NT/2000 + SCO Unix + Sun Solaris + Mandrake + RedHat + Debian + SuSe, etc. Take this example to the browser level, then up again, to the plugin system level. All it really means is simplification.
Glad to see you have the balls to use your ID to post that.
Kick back, relax, and have a cold, refreshing can of SHUT THE FUCK UP. If you use & like IE, don't bitch. If you use Netscape/alternative browser, it doesn't even apply to you - so don't bitch.
nice to see OSS being nearly bug-free. I've seen this error plenty O' times.
No offense, but do you plan on raising $200,000-300,000 every year to save Loki? That's fucked up.
Don't donate to a life-saving charity, donate to a money losing company. Loki is in it for the cash - just like all companies.
Another irrelevant fucking post.
If they're using NTFS & the proper security options are set up on the workstations, it's not a big deal.
What are you talking about? NT has roaming profiles - you want something from your PC on the network, throw it on your desktop. It'll be there wherever you boot from. Or, script it so that it maps that drive (your PC's drive) on boot. I don't understand why it's a big deal. Oh, right - it's another one of those shinier features. "Oooh...Ahhh"