Despite recent Slashdot interpretations of events, MS were cleared of illegally trying to leverage their OS monopoly to gain a browser monopoly.
No they weren't. The Appeals Court just struck down the lower court's penalty. The Findings of Fact and the conclusion that they illegally used monopoly power still stand. They tossed out the penalty because Jackson didn't hold remedy hearings and gave interviews to the media. It's still possible that once the new judge examines the evidence and documents from the previous trial, holds remedy hearings, etc. that they may still be broken up. That would be funny.
If you are going to be archiving remotely sensed of the entire world's land surfaces, you're going to need gigantic amounts of archival media and servers to process it. I loved working there.
You are joking, but similar stuff has been done. IIRC, USGS scientists knew that Chernobyl was having problems before the Soviets admitted publicly that they had an accident.
That depends. The place where this data came from is probably in Daschle's state, so he may use some of his new clout to keep that facility fully funded. It would be better for the budget cutters to go after the social services branches of the Federal Govt than it would small agencies. Easily more waste and fraud in those areas than these agencies budgets. Unfortunately, if they did the bleeding heart media would have a field day about the mean ole Govt going after the poor.
Test case? The USGS has been providing this sort of data since the 60s & 70s. Depending on what was actually used, the cost to the USDA was much smaller than what it would have cost to pay the insurance claim. Here is the product list and prices. A person can search for what is currently available with GLIS or EarthExplorer.
Maybe they are working with some of these other companies or projects, adding RH developed software along with it and marketing sales and support to their existing and new customers? How is that really any different from what they're doing with Linux? They take Open and Free Software, add to it, package it, sell it, and offer support contracts. A nice open source turn key DB system would be nice for small to medium businesses. Given that they haven't even announced it, the reporter may have misunderstood what they are doing and seems to be just going on rumors & speculations. Wait until they actually announce the product.
This is the same sort of thing that Bill Parish has been ranting about Microsoft and other companies for quite a while. One legal method of adding up expenses to show Wall Street that you are making money, another legal method to include stuff you've written off to limit the tax liability to the IRS and state govts. Also, are they refusing to give guidance at all or just didn't have good estimates at the time the analysts wanted them?
If you are really a poor student, then you shouldn't even be worrying about whether to get a Palm or an iPaq. You probably can't afford either one. If you are thinking about paying for it with a credit card that most college students get flooded with, don't do it. Your limited funds should go towards study and survival, not paying outrageous interest rates to satisfy a want, not a need. Most college bookstores sell cheap student planners, but all you really need is a small notebook and a pen/pencil which will cost you at most a buck each. With a small amount of discipline, those simple tools will suit you just fine.
If you actually _need_ it as a part of a CS programming project, sign up for Palm's developer program, download their free development tools, and get a discounted (35-40 percent) model being offered to developers or a refurbished one [in both cases a PDA would cost you about $100 or less]. If you are able, release the finished product on the web. Buying an iPaq & running linux on it to satisfy some geeky want only depletes your bank account and supports Redmond.
I saw it tonight. The kids thought it was ok, but I wouldn't pay for it again. I found the political correctness stuff annoying, but what else do you expect from Hollywood these days. What bugged me was that Atlantis is supposed to be a Greek/Mediterranean(sp) myth, but the people and buildings looked to me like they should be in the south Pacific (some things reminded me of those huge stone heads...can't remember what island they're on). The explosives guy was the only one I liked. Also, did Disney get lazy and decide to not put the effort in drawing faces for the soldiers and put them all in gas masks all the time. The time period was supposed to be 1914, so that would have been before most of the gas warfare in WWI. I'm not sure why it got a PG rating either. The scantily clad sexy princess? Chain smoking radio operator who sleepwalks in the nude? The gunfights? Better than the content in Shrek.
It sucks that in order to enjoy any movie nowdays, you have to turn your brain off.
And these animals can only give birth in an area that's approximately 3 miles by 3 miles? That's a pretty lame reason to hold up development, IMHO. I would think that if they are hardy enough to live in that environment, they could certainly have their calves someplace else. Once the wells and pipelines are in place, they could still still go back to some of the same areas. The original Alaskan pipeline is elevated in several spots in order to not disrupt animal migration, so the same thing could be done here. I'm also sure that some of the Eskimos wouldn't mind having the option of working for the oil companies too.
Why is it that the tree huggers want to freeze progress in order 'to save nature for future generations'? Several wilderness areas are being closed off to the public, so what's the point of 'saving' them, if the public isn't even allowed in? Why not work with these companies and make sure that they operate in a responsible manner? I've been to places in the mountains of my home state where there used to be open pit gold mines a few years ago. I wouldn't have known that if someone hadn't pointed it out.
The proposed drilling area in the ANWR is about 6000 acres at the edge of it. What is going on the land outside of the ANWR in that location? Oil Drilling! IMHO, 6000 acres out of a few million isn't that bad as some people want to make it. Besides, with the horizontal drilling techniques available, they don't have to drill that many wells.
BTW, I always thought the Gary's smell was due to the collective stench of the inhabitants.
if a manager spends less than his/her budget for a given year, that manager gets less money the next year, even though the manager has done what seems to be the right thing for the company.
That depends on the company and the situation. If the order comes down from on high to reduce overhead because sales are flat, they will certainly try to find ways to cut costs. I don't understand why they don't just concentrate on getting the job done and doing it as efficiently as possible instead of trying to increase the amount of money their little fiefdom receives. I mean if running a tight ship means that you will have a better P/E ratio and make the investors happy, why not do it?
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the stress that you experience in places like the US (gotta get successful NOW!) is simply not there
I suppose for the people who worship money and/or fame that may be true. Those that feel their possessions define who they are fall into the same boat. I haven't ever felt that sort of stress. I chose a profession that I enjoy and have a nice job. My car is a plain old econobox, not some money sucking status symbol. Learning new things helps keep boredom away. Any stress involved other family members who have a case of the 'But I want it' disease. Telling them to shut up and stop focusing on what they don't and to enjoy what they do have doesn't always work.
Many of the public schools don't need computers. They need textbooks! Funny how they often can afford new team uniforms every year, coach salaries, etc., but can't seem to find the money for basic things like books. Now it would certainly help if they could use the same books every year (we did...my algebra II textbook was from the 60s...math at this level doesn't change, so why buy new books -- teacher's & principal's opinion). That is, if the little shits did lose or tear them up.
Whether you agree with the troll or not, it was interesting/funny to see the English translation say that NetBSD was a Unix/Linux-like operating system. Now if that doesn't get a *BSD person a little ruffled, I don't know what would!
What about companies' in-house developers? IIRC, they significantly outnumber the number of developers that are employed by for-profit software concerns. I've read before that the early IBM mainframe customers did just that what you describe. The source was delivered with the product (Even the Tech Ref Manuals for the early IBM PCs had the BIOS code). Someone at GM would solve a common problem, report what he did to other, incorporate other people's patches, etc. Universities were like this also. This was the sort of environment that Stallman came from and the ethic that he's wanting to preserve. It's not an original idea of his.
Cygnus was profitable for several years before being bought by RedHat. I'm sure there are other small consulting firms around the world that do this too.
That depends on how it is to be used. If it is not going to be distributed, then you can mix them as much as you want. There is a FAQ concerning this. If you think about it, it's not much different than some proprietary licenses. Go to the about: screen with Netscape. I'm sure they had to follow the licensing terms of all those companies in order to distribute the program.
What happens if your product breaks or is only available on an obsolete system and your company is out of business? They will have to find another solution. If they had the source and knowledge, they could continue using it long after your company has ceased operations. I guess it goes back to the 'Give a fish/Teach how to fish' parable.
Besides, given the amount of money you've spent on it and the size of the market, the cost of your product would have to be enormous to just break even. If a business is going to lay out that amount of cash, they're still going to want some form of support.
This only works when dealing with B2B contracts. The model falls flat any time you try to live off of service fees in a B2C relationship,
IBM makes tons of money with B2B support contracts and consulting. That's where RedHat makes a lot of their money too. The software needs of a business is much different than the needs of Joe Sixpack. Because of this, they hire someone to create custom solutions that never leave the business. This is done by B2B consulting firms and/or in house developers (most of the programmers in the world fall into this category). This is the market where using free software and selling service (support, customization, training, etc.) has a lot of potential. Businesses are willing to pay for this sort of service. Just ask any SAP or PeopleSoft consultant.
Microsoft's "Software as a service" model is probably more accurately described as the "Your data is our hostage" model. You pay the ransom, and you get to use your data until the subscription runs out. Then you pay again. They're going to this because the biggest obstacle to keeping sales revenue up is the perception by their customers that the version of the software they currently use is good enough for what they need it for.
Unionizing over the dress code? Talk about being petty.
Personnally, I don't see why one couldn't be comfortable and productive with a dress code. Where I work, we have to wear a uniform at least once a week. Everyone from the CEO to the coders and help desk techs has to wear a uniform. The other days are 'dress casual'. I actually wear a uniform most of the week because a) it's more comfortable than the other clothes I own, b) it's cheap and c) I can stumble into the closet and get dressed in the dark while being half asleep and not look like a dork once I arrive at work. I know of others that also value option c.
Besides, what's wrong with looking more professional? Heck, a pair of dockers & a button up shirt might even make one presentable, maybe even attractive to memboers of TOS. Na..you wouldn't want that to happen.
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Why not? That's the type of customer they want buying these things. Those racks of storage batteries have to be replaced sometime. They are pitching this as an alternative that doesn't have to be replaced every few years.
As far as I see it, the Earth itself can screw up the environment better than I could ever hope to. That being said, I still try to keep things clean because:
I'd rather live in a nice clean place than a shithole. Unfortunately, other lots of other people don't see it that way and there isn't a license to kill idiots. [and I don't have the money to move]
it would take more time, energy, and money for someone else to clean up after myself than it would if I just did it. I'd rather have those resources go to something useful.
But that has more to do with not being a lazy slob than anything else.
I suppose the closest thing I did that could be twisted into honoring Earth Day was listening to Blackened
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Despite recent Slashdot interpretations of events, MS were cleared of illegally trying to leverage their OS monopoly to gain a browser monopoly.
No they weren't. The Appeals Court just struck down the lower court's penalty. The Findings of Fact and the conclusion that they illegally used monopoly power still stand. They tossed out the penalty because Jackson didn't hold remedy hearings and gave interviews to the media. It's still possible that once the new judge examines the evidence and documents from the previous trial, holds remedy hearings, etc. that they may still be broken up. That would be funny.
If you are going to be archiving remotely sensed of the entire world's land surfaces, you're going to need gigantic amounts of archival media and servers to process it. I loved working there.
You are joking, but similar stuff has been done. IIRC, USGS scientists knew that Chernobyl was having problems before the Soviets admitted publicly that they had an accident.
That depends. The place where this data came from is probably in Daschle's state, so he may use some of his new clout to keep that facility fully funded. It would be better for the budget cutters to go after the social services branches of the Federal Govt than it would small agencies. Easily more waste and fraud in those areas than these agencies budgets. Unfortunately, if they did the bleeding heart media would have a field day about the mean ole Govt going after the poor.
Test case? The USGS has been providing this sort of data since the 60s & 70s. Depending on what was actually used, the cost to the USDA was much smaller than what it would have cost to pay the insurance claim. Here is the product list and prices. A person can search for what is currently available with GLIS or EarthExplorer.
It's used Africa to determine where to spray for insects.
Maybe they are working with some of these other companies or projects, adding RH developed software along with it and marketing sales and support to their existing and new customers? How is that really any different from what they're doing with Linux? They take Open and Free Software, add to it, package it, sell it, and offer support contracts. A nice open source turn key DB system would be nice for small to medium businesses. Given that they haven't even announced it, the reporter may have misunderstood what they are doing and seems to be just going on rumors & speculations. Wait until they actually announce the product.
I don't think he is specific about other companies, but he does say that many are following MS' example. The games accountants play.......
This is the same sort of thing that Bill Parish has been ranting about Microsoft and other companies for quite a while. One legal method of adding up expenses to show Wall Street that you are making money, another legal method to include stuff you've written off to limit the tax liability to the IRS and state govts. Also, are they refusing to give guidance at all or just didn't have good estimates at the time the analysts wanted them?
If you are really a poor student, then you shouldn't even be worrying about whether to get a Palm or an iPaq. You probably can't afford either one. If you are thinking about paying for it with a credit card that most college students get flooded with, don't do it. Your limited funds should go towards study and survival, not paying outrageous interest rates to satisfy a want, not a need. Most college bookstores sell cheap student planners, but all you really need is a small notebook and a pen/pencil which will cost you at most a buck each. With a small amount of discipline, those simple tools will suit you just fine.
If you actually _need_ it as a part of a CS programming project, sign up for Palm's developer program, download their free development tools, and get a discounted (35-40 percent) model being offered to developers or a refurbished one [in both cases a PDA would cost you about $100 or less]. If you are able, release the finished product on the web. Buying an iPaq & running linux on it to satisfy some geeky want only depletes your bank account and supports Redmond.
I saw it tonight. The kids thought it was ok, but I wouldn't pay for it again. I found the political correctness stuff annoying, but what else do you expect from Hollywood these days. What bugged me was that Atlantis is supposed to be a Greek/Mediterranean(sp) myth, but the people and buildings looked to me like they should be in the south Pacific (some things reminded me of those huge stone heads...can't remember what island they're on). The explosives guy was the only one I liked. Also, did Disney get lazy and decide to not put the effort in drawing faces for the soldiers and put them all in gas masks all the time. The time period was supposed to be 1914, so that would have been before most of the gas warfare in WWI. I'm not sure why it got a PG rating either. The scantily clad sexy princess? Chain smoking radio operator who sleepwalks in the nude? The gunfights? Better than the content in Shrek.
It sucks that in order to enjoy any movie nowdays, you have to turn your brain off.
And these animals can only give birth in an area that's approximately 3 miles by 3 miles? That's a pretty lame reason to hold up development, IMHO. I would think that if they are hardy enough to live in that environment, they could certainly have their calves someplace else. Once the wells and pipelines are in place, they could still still go back to some of the same areas. The original Alaskan pipeline is elevated in several spots in order to not disrupt animal migration, so the same thing could be done here. I'm also sure that some of the Eskimos wouldn't mind having the option of working for the oil companies too.
Why is it that the tree huggers want to freeze progress in order 'to save nature for future generations'? Several wilderness areas are being closed off to the public, so what's the point of 'saving' them, if the public isn't even allowed in? Why not work with these companies and make sure that they operate in a responsible manner? I've been to places in the mountains of my home state where there used to be open pit gold mines a few years ago. I wouldn't have known that if someone hadn't pointed it out.
The proposed drilling area in the ANWR is about 6000 acres at the edge of it. What is going on the land outside of the ANWR in that location? Oil Drilling! IMHO, 6000 acres out of a few million isn't that bad as some people want to make it. Besides, with the horizontal drilling techniques available, they don't have to drill that many wells.
BTW, I always thought the Gary's smell was due to the collective stench of the inhabitants.
if a manager spends less than his/her budget for a given year, that manager gets less money the next year, even though the manager has done what seems to be the right thing for the company.
That depends on the company and the situation. If the order comes down from on high to reduce overhead because sales are flat, they will certainly try to find ways to cut costs. I don't understand why they don't just concentrate on getting the job done and doing it as efficiently as possible instead of trying to increase the amount of money their little fiefdom receives. I mean if running a tight ship means that you will have a better P/E ratio and make the investors happy, why not do it?
the stress that you experience in places like the US (gotta get successful NOW!) is simply not there
I suppose for the people who worship money and/or fame that may be true. Those that feel their possessions define who they are fall into the same boat. I haven't ever felt that sort of stress. I chose a profession that I enjoy and have a nice job. My car is a plain old econobox, not some money sucking status symbol. Learning new things helps keep boredom away. Any stress involved other family members who have a case of the 'But I want it' disease. Telling them to shut up and stop focusing on what they don't and to enjoy what they do have doesn't always work.
Many of the public schools don't need computers. They need textbooks! Funny how they often can afford new team uniforms every year, coach salaries, etc., but can't seem to find the money for basic things like books. Now it would certainly help if they could use the same books every year (we did...my algebra II textbook was from the 60s...math at this level doesn't change, so why buy new books -- teacher's & principal's opinion). That is, if the little shits did lose or tear them up.
Whether you agree with the troll or not, it was interesting/funny to see the English translation say that NetBSD was a Unix/Linux-like operating system. Now if that doesn't get a *BSD person a little ruffled, I don't know what would!
What about companies' in-house developers? IIRC, they significantly outnumber the number of developers that are employed by for-profit software concerns. I've read before that the early IBM mainframe customers did just that what you describe. The source was delivered with the product (Even the Tech Ref Manuals for the early IBM PCs had the BIOS code). Someone at GM would solve a common problem, report what he did to other, incorporate other people's patches, etc. Universities were like this also. This was the sort of environment that Stallman came from and the ethic that he's wanting to preserve. It's not an original idea of his.
Cygnus was profitable for several years before being bought by RedHat. I'm sure there are other small consulting firms around the world that do this too.
That depends on how it is to be used. If it is not going to be distributed, then you can mix them as much as you want. There is a FAQ concerning this. If you think about it, it's not much different than some proprietary licenses. Go to the about: screen with Netscape. I'm sure they had to follow the licensing terms of all those companies in order to distribute the program.
What happens if your product breaks or is only available on an obsolete system and your company is out of business? They will have to find another solution. If they had the source and knowledge, they could continue using it long after your company has ceased operations. I guess it goes back to the 'Give a fish/Teach how to fish' parable.
Besides, given the amount of money you've spent on it and the size of the market, the cost of your product would have to be enormous to just break even. If a business is going to lay out that amount of cash, they're still going to want some form of support.
This only works when dealing with B2B contracts. The model falls flat any time you try to live off of service fees in a B2C relationship,
IBM makes tons of money with B2B support contracts and consulting. That's where RedHat makes a lot of their money too. The software needs of a business is much different than the needs of Joe Sixpack. Because of this, they hire someone to create custom solutions that never leave the business. This is done by B2B consulting firms and/or in house developers (most of the programmers in the world fall into this category). This is the market where using free software and selling service (support, customization, training, etc.) has a lot of potential. Businesses are willing to pay for this sort of service. Just ask any SAP or PeopleSoft consultant.
Microsoft's "Software as a service" model is probably more accurately described as the "Your data is our hostage" model. You pay the ransom, and you get to use your data until the subscription runs out. Then you pay again. They're going to this because the biggest obstacle to keeping sales revenue up is the perception by their customers that the version of the software they currently use is good enough for what they need it for.
Unionizing over the dress code? Talk about being petty.
Personnally, I don't see why one couldn't be comfortable and productive with a dress code. Where I work, we have to wear a uniform at least once a week. Everyone from the CEO to the coders and help desk techs has to wear a uniform. The other days are 'dress casual'. I actually wear a uniform most of the week because a) it's more comfortable than the other clothes I own, b) it's cheap and c) I can stumble into the closet and get dressed in the dark while being half asleep and not look like a dork once I arrive at work. I know of others that also value option c.
Besides, what's wrong with looking more professional? Heck, a pair of dockers & a button up shirt might even make one presentable, maybe even attractive to memboers of TOS. Na..you wouldn't want that to happen.
Why not? That's the type of customer they want buying these things. Those racks of storage batteries have to be replaced sometime. They are pitching this as an alternative that doesn't have to be replaced every few years.
Nothing.
As far as I see it, the Earth itself can screw up the environment better than I could ever hope to. That being said, I still try to keep things clean because:
- I'd rather live in a nice clean place than a shithole. Unfortunately, other lots of other people don't see it that way and there isn't a license to kill idiots. [and I don't have the money to move]
- it would take more time, energy, and money for someone else to clean up after myself than it would if I just did it. I'd rather have those resources go to something useful.
But that has more to do with not being a lazy slob than anything else.I suppose the closest thing I did that could be twisted into honoring Earth Day was listening to Blackened