First of all how could they actually tax email? There is no one source that email always goes through. There have to be millions of machines email can originate from.
Second, why does the government care? Didn't they let go of the USPS and make it its own company and not government run?
Can we get them to tax SPAM mail at $1000 per non-solicited emailing instead, and give that money to improve network stability, and build the future of the internet?
Linux like NT is still in its Infantcy, they are both sitting on bleeding edge technologies. However Microsoft has billions of dollars they can spend to build a 10 million CPU cluster system all using fibre-channel, with 1 TB ram, and a 2,000 TB disk array. They can also pay developers to build test and crash the systems.
With Linux on the other hand, you have developers that have the potential to create something better than Microsoft could ever dream up in a million years (even with their billions of dollars), however those developers don't have the millions of dollars to build and test Linux for many of the high-end solutions needed by companies/research groups. When a new technology emerges unless that company wants to oppose Microsoft, they have to allow Microsoft to have access to the hardware to build their drivers, but most of them won't don't open up because they don't want their competitors to get their proprietary information from open source code in the kernel or drivers.
Most Linux solutions are created on the fly with real live systems. They don't have the option "Oh lets spend 3 months build and test these drivers/systems".
The next few years are going to be trying times for both Linux and NT. They both have the potential to win. Linux I know and hope will put up a fight more dreadful than anything Microsoft has every seen. Then they will come to realize money is not everything.
The way I am reading this is that this device will be designed to [(en)(de)]crypt data transmitted via any type of communication link. This would work very nicely with a cellular/wireless communication link. [(en)(de)]crypttion can then be done in hardware in real time saving much valuable CPU resources. It could also be used for VPN's in the near future as better security.
They showed it off at Comdex...they even had a 9 or 10 foot tall model.....I missed Linus' speech, but I saw him on the floor, I did a double take when I realized it was him, and it was too late to say hi:( Jason
I don't know if I am too critical but I am really sick of reading news articles that make different distributions seem like completly different operating systems. No matter the distribution you use you can get/use any GUI, database, office product, web browser/server, devel tools.
Linux will run on (almost) anything. Can't we for once see a news site have an article that doesn't take sides on a distribution. Once you get past the package management, its *ALL* the same damn thing!
The only reason MSNBC has that article on their news site is to try and make the DoJ/Judge think they don't have a monopoly. It would be better for the DoJ/Judge to drop the case and let nature (Linux, BSD, SUN, IBM, etc) take care of itself.
Lastly why do they always have to inflate the minimum requirements to run Linux? Linux runs on my 386SX with 2mb ram, no harddrive, no video card or serial ports. And every damned news site always says 'Minimum requirement: 386DX 16 MB ram'!
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Second, why does the government care? Didn't they let go of the USPS and make it its own company and not government run?
Can we get them to tax SPAM mail at $1000 per non-solicited emailing instead, and give that money to improve network stability, and build the future of the internet?
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With Linux on the other hand, you have developers that have the potential to create something better than Microsoft could ever dream up in a million years (even with their billions of dollars), however those developers don't have the millions of dollars to build and test Linux for many of the high-end solutions needed by companies/research groups. When a new technology emerges unless that company wants to oppose Microsoft, they have to allow Microsoft to have access to the hardware to build their drivers, but most of them won't don't open up because they don't want their competitors to get their proprietary information from open source code in the kernel or drivers.
Most Linux solutions are created on the fly with real live systems. They don't have the option "Oh lets spend 3 months build and test these drivers/systems".
The next few years are going to be trying times for both Linux and NT. They both have the potential to win. Linux I know and hope will put up a fight more dreadful than anything Microsoft has every seen. Then they will come to realize money is not everything.
The way I am reading this is that this device will be designed to [(en)(de)]crypt data transmitted via any type of communication link. This would work very nicely with a cellular/wireless communication link. [(en)(de)]crypttion can then be done in hardware in real time saving much valuable CPU resources. It could also be used for VPN's in the near future as better security.
Emacs is definitly the best. It is the most powerful editor every. It edits anything and does everything.
They showed it off at Comdex...they even had a 9 or 10 foot tall model.....I missed Linus' speech, but I saw him on the floor, I did a double take when I realized it was him, and it was too late to say hi :(
Jason
I don't know if I am too critical but I am really sick of reading news articles that make different distributions seem like completly different operating systems. No matter the distribution you use you can get/use any GUI, database, office product, web browser/server, devel tools.
Linux will run on (almost) anything. Can't we for once see a news site have an article that doesn't take sides on a distribution. Once you get past the package management, its *ALL* the same damn thing!
The only reason MSNBC has that article on their news site is to try and make the DoJ/Judge think they don't have a monopoly. It would be better for the DoJ/Judge to drop the case and let nature (Linux, BSD, SUN, IBM, etc) take care of itself.
Lastly why do they always have to inflate the minimum requirements to run Linux? Linux runs on my 386SX with 2mb ram, no harddrive, no video card or serial ports. And every damned news site always says 'Minimum requirement: 386DX 16 MB ram'!
Okay enought ranting from me, someone else?