"You don't need to agree with the GPL to use the software."
Doesn't that depend on how the installation procedure is written? Some people argue that you aren't legally required to agree to an EULA to use closed source applications either, but even if true, you still can't install the software without clicking "yes".
The issue was being locked in. With the payment made to brand name PC companies, you're probably not really paying for Windows anyway. And what about Apple computers? They are personal computers that don't require Windows.
Sure, I always consider vendor "convictions" (although in fact it was a civil action against MS) when selecting a product no matter how well or poorly it fits my needs or whether it locks me in.
Actually, there are many places where showing up in a suit for an interview is considered a negative. The last time I interviewed candidates for a job, 5 out of 6 didn't wear suits, and the one guy who did was eliminated first (not by me).
In the context of this discussion, the issue isn't whether good communications are important, but whether they are so important that it is appropriate to ignore technical skills because of a spelling error on a resume. Of course, a resume is a rather poor indicator of one's overall ability to communicate anyway.
You, I, and Edsgar all have a right to our opinions. Just because Edsgar is famous doesn't mean I'm going to accept his unsupported statement any more than I'd accept yours or you should accept mine.
Good communications skills are extremely important to advancement in most companies regardless of the business they are in. One should not conclude from that, however, that these skills correlate well with doing a good job in any field not directly related to communications. Anybody who has worked in the real world has seen numerous examples were a mediocre employee has risen in the company simply because he knows how to talk himself up to management.
As I said, I do proof my resume and I'd advise others to do the same for theirs. The goal is to get an offer, so you should play the game any way you need to.
Likewise, the goal of people doing the hiring should be to get the best possible candidate for the position. If proper grammar and spelling are so important to a software developer that you would fire one on your staff for making too many of these types of mistakes, then by all means it's legitimate to ignore resumes that contain these mistakes. If, on the other hand, this is not the case, then perhaps due diligence requires a further examination of the imperfect resume to see what his more relevant qualifications may be.
I've always thought that the concern for correct grammar and spelling on a Resume is used by HR to avoid doing their work. Their job is to find the best candidate, and for a software developer, great language skills are not a significant criteria for the position.
Having said that, I try to be careful not to make mistakes on my Resume. After all, just because something is stupid, it doesn't mean it can't affect you.
And then there's the interviewer who asked me (even though I had 20 years experience) why my college GPA wasn't 4.0. Anyone who asks a question like that deserves to be whined at.
"Not just supports Safari, but is the same actual application."
Apparently there are Windows-specific bugs in Version 3.0 (beta) of Safari, so that pretty much disproves the idea that every implementation of Safari "is the same actual application" just because it uses the same name. A conservative point of view is that Safari is Apple's browser brand that is implemented slightly differently on each platform.
"You're a young programmer, and lots of young programmers have a lot of hubris."
I'm an old programmer and I can tell you that hubris is not something that only young programmers are guilty of. It's just that people are more likely to put up with it if you're experienced.
God. More imaginary special rules for monopolies. It's seems like every time somebody complains about a company doing the same thing as MS, another rule is mysteriously formed. Please provide a link to those special rules.
I agree. Traditional OS's aren't the best choice for true embedded systems, but if what you're really building is a general purpose computer in a smaller form-=factor, they make sense.
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Let's hope not. He might feel obligated to distribute the changes he made to the water.
"You don't need to agree with the GPL to use the software."
Doesn't that depend on how the installation procedure is written? Some people argue that you aren't legally required to agree to an EULA to use closed source applications either, but even if true, you still can't install the software without clicking "yes".
The issue was being locked in. With the payment made to brand name PC companies, you're probably not really paying for Windows anyway. And what about Apple computers? They are personal computers that don't require Windows.
So I guess Linux is just a mythical OS since there's not a free market in personal computers and you have to use Windows.
Sure, I always consider vendor "convictions" (although in fact it was a civil action against MS) when selecting a product no matter how well or poorly it fits my needs or whether it locks me in.
Actually, there are many places where showing up in a suit for an interview is considered a negative. The last time I interviewed candidates for a job, 5 out of 6 didn't wear suits, and the one guy who did was eliminated first (not by me).
One could certainly make the argument that anyone who has bugs in his code is careless, yet nobody writes bug-free code.
In the context of this discussion, the issue isn't whether good communications are important, but whether they are so important that it is appropriate to ignore technical skills because of a spelling error on a resume. Of course, a resume is a rather poor indicator of one's overall ability to communicate anyway.
You, I, and Edsgar all have a right to our opinions. Just because Edsgar is famous doesn't mean I'm going to accept his unsupported statement any more than I'd accept yours or you should accept mine.
Good communications skills are extremely important to advancement in most companies regardless of the business they are in. One should not conclude from that, however, that these skills correlate well with doing a good job in any field not directly related to communications. Anybody who has worked in the real world has seen numerous examples were a mediocre employee has risen in the company simply because he knows how to talk himself up to management.
As I said, I do proof my resume and I'd advise others to do the same for theirs. The goal is to get an offer, so you should play the game any way you need to.
Likewise, the goal of people doing the hiring should be to get the best possible candidate for the position. If proper grammar and spelling are so important to a software developer that you would fire one on your staff for making too many of these types of mistakes, then by all means it's legitimate to ignore resumes that contain these mistakes. If, on the other hand, this is not the case, then perhaps due diligence requires a further examination of the imperfect resume to see what his more relevant qualifications may be.
I've always thought that the concern for correct grammar and spelling on a Resume is used by HR to avoid doing their work. Their job is to find the best candidate, and for a software developer, great language skills are not a significant criteria for the position.
Having said that, I try to be careful not to make mistakes on my Resume. After all, just because something is stupid, it doesn't mean it can't affect you.
And then there's the interviewer who asked me (even though I had 20 years experience) why my college GPA wasn't 4.0. Anyone who asks a question like that deserves to be whined at.
Most mobile web browsing is a lot like WebTV in a smaller form-factor. Neither one can display much text without scrolling.
"Not just supports Safari, but is the same actual application."
Apparently there are Windows-specific bugs in Version 3.0 (beta) of Safari, so that pretty much disproves the idea that every implementation of Safari "is the same actual application" just because it uses the same name. A conservative point of view is that Safari is Apple's browser brand that is implemented slightly differently on each platform.
"You're a young programmer, and lots of young programmers have a lot of hubris."
I'm an old programmer and I can tell you that hubris is not something that only young programmers are guilty of. It's just that people are more likely to put up with it if you're experienced.
Open source organizations don't care what you do as long as you use the right lingo and slang.
Well, this is one of the known flaws of the "many eyes" theory: it ignores politics and organizational scaling issues.
"Well technically its about abusing a monopoly position to gain an unfair advantage over competitors.
Microsoft did it previously with Internet Explorer"
Technically, the illegal tying charge was lost by the government on appeal.
God. More imaginary special rules for monopolies. It's seems like every time somebody complains about a company doing the same thing as MS, another rule is mysteriously formed. Please provide a link to those special rules.
New words are created all the time, but that doesn't imply any kind of ownership or control over the definition.
I agree. Traditional OS's aren't the best choice for true embedded systems, but if what you're really building is a general purpose computer in a smaller form-=factor, they make sense.
It's good to see that you guys "who hardly ever come here any more" happened to be here on the same day as this announcement.
I just don't see a lot of Windows users trying to convince their friends with Apples or Linux-based machines that Windows is better.
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