As others have said, it depends on how you look at success. But Red Hat currently enjoys the "best case" scenario for an open source software company to be financially successful.
New F/OSS companies aren't likely to be able to leverage as high a percentage of unpaid work as Red Hat has with Linux.
So it's not unreasonable to predict that new F/OSS companies return on investment will be less than Red Hat's. So for those who are interested in starting their own profitable software business, Red Hat's performance is important.
OTOH, if the goal isn't to make money, then Red Hat's performance isn't really relevant.
Well, companies like Ashton-Tate made the IBM PC popular, but it was MS that made a significant contribution to making the general PC market possible by licensing DOS.
To advertise a per month price that only lasts a single month is inherently misleading because such an offer assumes a multiple-month scenario. AT&T did this to try get people to decide on buying a device and hoping that once the decision is made and the customer has gone to the trouble of going to the store and the phone is in their bag they'll reluctantly agree to the new price.
A company the size of AT&T doesn't turn on a dime. The change in policy was most likely planned well in advance and doesn't in any way reflect a desire to better meet its consumer's needs.
The maximum anti-uniformity case is when no element has attribute values in common with any other element. Is this case achieved easier using CSS or plain HTML?
If you're talking about features or applications, "Linux" means the entire distro. If you're talking about bugs or vulnerabilities, "Linux" means just the kernel.
"Flash has become a way for ignorant web designers lead by even more ignorant managers to design glittery and flashy (no pun intended) websites that focus on dazzling the user instead of usable and content-filled designs."
Sure, I too don't want to visit any sites made by ignorant web designers no matter how much I like the result.
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As others have said, it depends on how you look at success. But Red Hat currently enjoys the "best case" scenario for an open source software company to be financially successful.
New F/OSS companies aren't likely to be able to leverage as high a percentage of unpaid work as Red Hat has with Linux.
So it's not unreasonable to predict that new F/OSS companies return on investment will be less than Red Hat's. So for those who are interested in starting their own profitable software business, Red Hat's performance is important.
OTOH, if the goal isn't to make money, then Red Hat's performance isn't really relevant.
So essentially SCO paid to be a Novell salesman with a 5% commission. What a deal!
It's so clear and simple that you can't summarize it in a sentence or two? Why did you even bother to reply?
So what exactly did Novell sell SCO and how much did SCO pay for it?
Don't make a deal with Novell unless you read the fine print carefully.
I suggest you make your funeral arrangements before calling all the vendors who require Flash.
DR DOS wasn't available until 7 years after the IBM PC was released. The first PC clone was available less than a year after the IBM PC with MS-DOS.
Well, companies like Ashton-Tate made the IBM PC popular, but it was MS that made a significant contribution to making the general PC market possible by licensing DOS.
The way Clarke refers to MS's products as "goods", perhaps he thinks MS makes cornflakes.
I thought Steve was the master of the authorities in that area of California.
Buddy Holley, Ritchie Valens, and the "Big Bopper" are Windows fans. Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison couldn't be reached for comment.
Actually, the introduction of touch-tone phones preceded the break-up of AT&T by over a decade.
Being guilty of "bait and switch" doesn't require a contract or even a purchase. It's fraud on its face.
To advertise a per month price that only lasts a single month is inherently misleading because such an offer assumes a multiple-month scenario. AT&T did this to try get people to decide on buying a device and hoping that once the decision is made and the customer has gone to the trouble of going to the store and the phone is in their bag they'll reluctantly agree to the new price.
A company the size of AT&T doesn't turn on a dime. The change in policy was most likely planned well in advance and doesn't in any way reflect a desire to better meet its consumer's needs.
I grow weary hearing "democrat party" instead of the proper phrase "democratic party". Of course, it's members of the republic party who are at fault.
and unicorns got blown away in the wind. They just don't make straw objects like they used to.
The maximum anti-uniformity case is when no element has attribute values in common with any other element. Is this case achieved easier using CSS or plain HTML?
CSS is a great tool if your goal is uniformity, but not everyone is interested in that.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Adobe isn't already working on HTML5 tools as a Plan B if Flash fails or as an addition if the two coexist.
If you're talking about features or applications, "Linux" means the entire distro. If you're talking about bugs or vulnerabilities, "Linux" means just the kernel.
All Slashdot moderation is a scam. The only way to beat it is to setup filtering at "raw" and ignore it.
"Flash has become a way for ignorant web designers lead by even more ignorant managers to design glittery and flashy (no pun intended) websites that focus on dazzling the user instead of usable and content-filled designs."
Sure, I too don't want to visit any sites made by ignorant web designers no matter how much I like the result.
of all the posts on Slashdot saying how much it sucks.
Unfortunately the number of projects that require people who can program right down to the metal has also been dropping each year.
I don't understand your comments. Eliminating internal Windows use and creating a viable alternative to Windows are orthogonal actions.