I hope the free trade agreement with the US falls on it's face.
There are so many reasons not to be involved including:
- The 'close' relationship with Dubya and his cohorts. - What ever other nods and winks Howard and his buddys get out of the deal that we never hear about. - Guantanamo Bay. The worst example of Human rights double standards in the world currently (and we can't talk with our refugee policy) - IP/Copyright law - Pharm. Benefits Scheme - Isolation from Asia
It's a shame but its a lousy time to do business with the US. I and my friends are looking to Europe (and hoping for a new party in power in Australia).
It sounds like the same 'war' (slaughter of Iraqi conscripts & civilians would be a more apt description in a little too long) radicalised a lot of Australians so I imagine you will make the 500 with no problem at all.
I'd say my experience is limited to the 'fasttrak' raid controllers from memory. I wasted a good two days getting this working only to find them unreliable on Linux. They were useless and wasted about $700 AUD (including their proprietary 'superswap' drive bays.).
My advice, until they really start being open with Linux. Don't go there - it's money down the drain.
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This is a great news project! Well done Gary for all your hard work on the OOGw list. I hope at some stage in the future there will be a CAP (http://www.calsch.org) server to access the calendar store as this would be eventually a more logical way of accessing the calendar data.
This is small potatoes to the fact that we now have an OOGw server!! Excellent news.
This project (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/jical) is a start. It enables iCalendar clients like Evolution and Mozilla Calendar to publish their free-busy data in a format accessible by Outlook clients. It uses RFC2445 to ensure compatibility with various other software programs. Regarding a web interface, some of the samples included in JiCal enable you to render your iCal diary as HTML, XML or PDF. It's not got the read/write capabilities but the rest is mostly there. We're looking at moving to CAP capability next which means any CAP client (including web cal types) can access a calendar store as according to the evolving CAP standard.
This project (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/jical) is a start. It enables iCalendar clients like Evolution and Mozilla Calendar to publish their free-busy data in a format accessible by Outlook clients. It uses RFC2445 to ensure compatibility with various other software programs. Regarding a web interface. Some of the samples enable you to render your iCal diary as HTML, XML or PDF. It's not got the read/write capabilities but the rest is mostly there. We're looking at moving to CAP capability next which means any CAP client (including web cal types) can access a calendar store as according to the evolving CAP standard.
I'd say sweep would make a great demo. I saw it at the Sydney Linux Users Group a couple of months ago. Excellent fun and very very cool. You can mix songs, scratch (called scrubbing) them and create your own DJ music. You might want to practice a little before hand. You can also name drop as we were told that Pixar and other big organisations us sweep due to its excellent music interface. http://sweep.sourceforge.net
We ran a desktop pilot for a 500 user company in Sydney recently to evaluate using Linux instead of Windows. It was a greenfields rollout/replace (they were in-sourcing after having out-sourced and thus owned no licenses or equipment).
The pilot led the to them choosing Windows but at a major discount to licensing fees.
Their concerns were:
- Lack of Linux sysadmins in Sydney (this was wrong IMHO) - Easy of management - they believed 'group policy and active directory' superior to the linux approach of roll your own. - Risk. We could mention overseas sites such as Largo but no sites in Australia of their size running linux on the desktop. - Group scheduling. Exchange meeting booking was superior. Thats why I initiated the 'jical' http://sourceforge.net/projects/jical project to beef up evolution in this area. - Document compatibility. One of the major issues was how documents could be read and transfered between suppliers/customers who all used 'word'.
Of all of these, the biggest issue was risk. The managers were gutsy enough to go ahead but the risks seemed too great for a 'big bang' 500 desktop rollout.
In some ways... no airforce, no ICBMs, no satellites, no navy.. umm yes it does change it in some ways.
'Its a secret' is exactly what the Brits said about hardened steel technology, in which they too, led the world.
Unfortunately years later they lost a generation as did the Germans, French, Russians and Austrians.
Maybe the leak time on this tech will be long enough that the airforce can be replaced by the next big thing.
There is no technology that remains a secret for more than 30 years these days. If Pakistan, a (mostly) third world nation can make a nuclear bomb and a bunch of other nations (including mine so I hear) are less than a week from doing so (in time of need) then expect this tech to leak too. Probably faster. The ramifications of budget expend required to rebuild the entire military in a new form are staggering. Especially if you're racing an aspirant nation with nothing to lose.
The trick I believe is to make all other nations part of the same world we enjoy. Quickly. If they have a gripe - solve it as a matter of urgency without bombing them into the stone age.
Seems to me that this technology has very very wide ramifications for the world and warfare.
In the 1800's steel technology developed to the point where it could be used to build battleships. At the time, the British Empire 'ruled the waves' with their wooden ships. The technology change meant that WWI eventuated as the Germans realised that they were at the same starting gate as the Brits. An arms race developed which neither side could win resulting in a clash that killed millions.
In 2000's the current world power has a distinct advantage in air superiority, this more than anything else makes them the power they are. This new technology seems to me to wipe that power base out. Current jets are about as useful as wooden ships if a laser can shoot them down as easily as an artillery shell (sure there is stealth but I don't know how long that will remain effective). To my way of thinking, the US is making a rod for it's own back by developing technology that can effectively neuter it's own advantages. In addition satellites, ICBMs, tanks, are all completely vunerable (imagine the blinding effect of all spy/gps and comms satellites being shot down in minutes). This changes the playing field and IMHO makes it a more dangerous world.
I'm about to release it under the LGPL. It is a partial implementation of RFC2445 and enables an Evolution user to be auto-published as far as their free-busy information.
This means that users of a pure linux/evolution install can share their group scheduling information with outlook users and other evolution users via a FBURL such as http://www.eurekait.com/sfg.ifb (mine).
So far it is written and works but requires a few performance tweaks. (Processes 15 users a second).
This is only one small piece of the puzzle but a useful one.
We (http://www.eurekait.com) just recently completed a linux pilot for a multi-hundred user site in Sydney Australia. Although we were paid handsomely, and came up with a large amount of the required implementation, the end result was that with a proper pilot in place, MS had to really come to the party on price. The client possibly intended that route from day one but they sure gave Linux a 'fair go' as we say here. I'd say we probably cost MS a few hundred thousand maybe even more just by being there. I think that if every big Australian business did the same thing, MS would be forced to continually bargain on fees and, as time went on, they wouldn't be able to give it away - we came close, very close.
We just completed a large pilot of Linux on the desktop using Gnome 2.0 and all the latest goodies. I think we've come close to the default windows platform. If we lose, Microsoft will have to pay big time to get the account as our costings are a fraction of theirs.
I think the point that everyone is missing is that the gap has never been narrower between the two options and is closing fast. Think back three years, here's what we've got now:
Evolution - Outlook killer Open Office - MS Office killer Gnome/KDE desktop - windows desktop killer Mozilla - MS IE killer Nautilus - MS explorer killer (check it out now, its fast and great)
These products either didn't exist or were shadows of themselves three years ago. I know for certain that in the Sydney market, things are hotting up for Linux on the desktop not the other way around.
If you think even vaguely about the trend its for us not agin us. If there is a gap, it's in the calendaring apps, maintenance tools for large sites and size of Linux shops for the comfort factor. I'm working with prochange.org to try to solve this.
I suggest you check out the Jboss site as I have subscribed to their documentation program and am very happy with the 400+ page manual that accompanies the product. This is how they are viable to the tune of more than $2Mill USD.
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I hope the free trade agreement with the US falls on it's face.
There are so many reasons not to be involved including:
- The 'close' relationship with Dubya and his cohorts.
- What ever other nods and winks Howard and his buddys get out of the deal that we never hear about.
- Guantanamo Bay. The worst example of Human rights double standards in the world currently (and we can't talk with our refugee policy)
- IP/Copyright law
- Pharm. Benefits Scheme
- Isolation from Asia
It's a shame but its a lousy time to do business with the US. I and my friends are looking to Europe (and hoping for a new party in power in Australia).
OK I'm interested. You are my sort of candidate.
I'll register as a party member on that platform.
It sounds like the same 'war' (slaughter of Iraqi conscripts & civilians would be a more apt description in a little too long) radicalised a lot of Australians so I imagine you will make the 500 with no problem at all.
Good luck and tell me where to sign.
I'd say my experience is limited to the 'fasttrak' raid controllers from memory. I wasted a good two days getting this working only to find them unreliable on Linux. They were useless and wasted about $700 AUD (including their proprietary 'superswap' drive bays.).
My advice, until they really start being open with Linux. Don't go there - it's money down the drain.
This is a great news project! Well done Gary for all your hard work on the OOGw list. I hope at some stage in the future there will be a CAP (http://www.calsch.org) server to access the calendar store as this would be eventually a more logical way of accessing the calendar data.
This is small potatoes to the fact that we now have an OOGw server!! Excellent news.
http://www.sf.net/projects/jical
This project (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/jical) is a start. It enables iCalendar clients like Evolution and Mozilla Calendar to publish their free-busy data in a format accessible by Outlook clients. It uses RFC2445 to ensure compatibility with various other software programs. Regarding a web interface, some of the samples included in JiCal enable you to render your iCal diary as HTML, XML or PDF. It's not got the read/write capabilities but the rest is mostly there. We're looking at moving to CAP capability next which means any CAP client (including web cal types) can access a calendar store as according to the evolving CAP standard.
This project (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/jical) is a start. It enables iCalendar clients like Evolution and Mozilla Calendar to publish their free-busy data in a format accessible by Outlook clients. It uses RFC2445 to ensure compatibility with various other software programs. Regarding a web interface. Some of the samples enable you to render your iCal diary as HTML, XML or PDF. It's not got the read/write capabilities but the rest is mostly there. We're looking at moving to CAP capability next which means any CAP client (including web cal types) can access a calendar store as according to the evolving CAP standard.
I'd say sweep would make a great demo. I saw it at the Sydney Linux Users Group a couple of months ago. Excellent fun and very very cool. You can mix songs, scratch (called scrubbing) them and create your own DJ music. You might want to practice a little before hand. You can also name drop as we were told that Pixar and other big organisations us sweep due to its excellent music interface. http://sweep.sourceforge.net
We ran a desktop pilot for a 500 user company in Sydney recently to evaluate using Linux instead of Windows. It was a greenfields rollout/replace (they were in-sourcing after having out-sourced and thus owned no licenses or equipment).
The pilot led the to them choosing Windows but at a major discount to licensing fees.
Their concerns were:
- Lack of Linux sysadmins in Sydney (this was wrong IMHO)
- Easy of management - they believed 'group policy and active directory' superior to the linux approach of roll your own.
- Risk. We could mention overseas sites such as Largo but no sites in Australia of their size running linux on the desktop.
- Group scheduling. Exchange meeting booking was superior. Thats why I initiated the 'jical' http://sourceforge.net/projects/jical project to beef up evolution in this area.
- Document compatibility. One of the major issues was how documents could be read and transfered between suppliers/customers who all used 'word'.
Of all of these, the biggest issue was risk. The managers were gutsy enough to go ahead but the risks seemed too great for a 'big bang' 500 desktop rollout.
Maybe next year!
email me for more info via the jical project.
In some ways... no airforce, no ICBMs, no satellites, no navy.. umm yes it does change it in some ways.
'Its a secret' is exactly what the Brits said about hardened steel technology, in which they too, led the world.
Unfortunately years later they lost a generation as did the Germans, French, Russians and Austrians.
Maybe the leak time on this tech will be long enough that the airforce can be replaced by the next big thing.
There is no technology that remains a secret for more than 30 years these days. If Pakistan, a (mostly) third world nation can make a nuclear bomb and a bunch of other nations (including mine so I hear) are less than a week from doing so (in time of need) then expect this tech to leak too. Probably faster. The ramifications of budget expend required to rebuild the entire military in a new form are staggering. Especially if you're racing an aspirant nation with nothing to lose.
The trick I believe is to make all other nations part of the same world we enjoy. Quickly. If they have a gripe - solve it as a matter of urgency without bombing them into the stone age.
Seems to me that this technology has very very wide ramifications for the world and warfare.
In the 1800's steel technology developed to the point where it could be used to build battleships. At the time, the British Empire 'ruled the waves' with their wooden ships. The technology change meant that WWI eventuated as the Germans realised that they were at the same starting gate as the Brits. An arms race developed which neither side could win resulting in a clash that killed millions.
In 2000's the current world power has a distinct advantage in air superiority, this more than anything else makes them the power they are. This new technology seems to me to wipe that power base out. Current jets are about as useful as wooden ships if a laser can shoot them down as easily as an artillery shell (sure there is stealth but I don't know how long that will remain effective). To my way of thinking, the US is making a rod for it's own back by developing technology that can effectively neuter it's own advantages. In addition satellites, ICBMs, tanks, are all completely vunerable (imagine the blinding effect of all spy/gps and comms satellites being shot down in minutes). This changes the playing field and IMHO makes it a more dangerous world.
I'm about to release it under the LGPL. It is a partial implementation of RFC2445 and enables an Evolution user to be auto-published as far as their free-busy information.
This means that users of a pure linux/evolution install can share their group scheduling information with outlook users and other evolution users via a FBURL such as http://www.eurekait.com/sfg.ifb (mine).
So far it is written and works but requires a few performance tweaks. (Processes 15 users a second).
This is only one small piece of the puzzle but a useful one.
We (http://www.eurekait.com) just recently completed a linux pilot for a multi-hundred user site in Sydney Australia. Although we were paid handsomely, and came up with a large amount of the required implementation, the end result was that with a proper pilot in place, MS had to really come to the party on price.
The client possibly intended that route from day one but they sure gave Linux a 'fair go' as we say here. I'd say we probably cost MS a few hundred thousand maybe even more just by being there. I think that if every big Australian business did the same thing, MS would be forced to continually bargain on fees and, as time went on, they wouldn't be able to give it away - we came close, very close.
We just completed a large pilot of Linux on the desktop using Gnome 2.0 and all the latest goodies. I think we've come close to the default windows platform. If we lose, Microsoft will have to pay big time to get the account as our costings are a fraction of theirs.
I think the point that everyone is missing is that the gap has never been narrower between the two options and is closing fast. Think back three years, here's what we've got now:
Evolution - Outlook killer
Open Office - MS Office killer
Gnome/KDE desktop - windows desktop killer
Mozilla - MS IE killer
Nautilus - MS explorer killer (check it out now, its fast and great)
These products either didn't exist or were shadows of themselves three years ago. I know for certain that in the Sydney market, things are hotting up for Linux on the desktop not the other way around.
If you think even vaguely about the trend its for us not agin us.
If there is a gap, it's in the calendaring apps, maintenance tools for large sites and size of Linux shops for the comfort factor. I'm working with prochange.org to try to solve this.
Join us and help.
I suggest you check out the Jboss site as I have subscribed to their documentation program and am very happy with the 400+ page manual that accompanies the product. This is how they are viable to the tune of more than $2Mill USD.