Yes, agreed. rdesktop for linux does just fine (watch out licensing costs for TS though).
On ActiveX, the current Firefox trend should help. Developers who work on both the external and internal sites, having to target firefore more and more, will rely on activex less and less.
Further, on.net, one should look at mono. (that too was mentioned in the book.)
We've been at this for 2 million plus years and have "made it" through several ice ages, some of them thousands of years long.
I can imagine that in 50,000 years, the Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens will remember us fondly as brutes with mildly sloping foreheads, weird sexual urges, and a propensity for using more resources that we really need.
In reality... If we all die... So what? Think about it. In 150 years, all of us reading this message will be dead, long gone.
Like the writer said, so the specie: "So long, and thanks for all the fish."
That's absolutely fine. Most people _are_ vain. This is what fashion is all about. Look at the i-pod craze. Look at clothing trends. It's all about image; projecting the right image, and that, my friend, is called vanity.
Successfully appealing to people's vanity is the Holy grail of advertising.
I needed jedit, ftp, and firefox with webdeveloper extensions. They said no way.
I said to my boss (and I kid you not): "I feel I will be unable to perform at the level of competency I promised to this company during the interview. I don't think it's fair to you or I, so I will have to reeavaluate my employment commitment."
Automagically my account was unlocked and all that stuff was installed under 2 hours, by me. It's been good ever since. Oh, and when I asked my boss for a dev linux server, he said: take whatever's unplugged in the server room. Because I demonstrated that I knew what the fuck I was doing. (no I don't run as root, you twit)
If you want commercial enterprises to develop software for linux, three things need to happen:
1) A significant number of the potential users of the software need to either be on linux or plan on moving to linux within 6-12 months.
2) The development tools need to be useable now, with minimum fuss. Trolltech license for commercial software is a problem.
3) The software vendor needs to be able to insure that software cannot be installed on multiple machines.
4) Software vendors need to be able to distribute binary only packages.
5) Database access to MSSQL needs to Just Work. freetds is not fully stable yet, thus not useable in prod environment. Throw some resources that way someone please...
########### Use the Qt Commercial License to:
Build commercial software.
Build software whose source code you wish to keep private.
Two qualities of the Qt Commercial License should be emphasized: It is a development license.
You must purchase a Qt Commercial License from Trolltech or from any of its authorized resellers before you start developing.
For desktop applications, there are no royalties, runtime licenses, or other additional costs. It is a per-developer license.
It is assigned to an individual. It may be transferred, but only every six months and within the same organization. To transfer a license contact sales@trolltech.com. #############
License Pricing (per developer) Platform Professional Enterprise Scripting Single $ 1550 $ 2490 $ 3750 For the first year, after that: renewal: Single $ 510 $ 770 $ 1170
[Rant coming on] Ex-squeese me? $4992 for 2 years for 1 developer? Heck, should just stay with MSFT and get their MSDN Software subscription... would be cheaper.
I know it costs money to develop commercial applications. But if I wanted to pay, I would pay MSFT, because they're CHEAPER!!!
Of course, I don't want to pay. That's why I python & php -> xhtml and let moz/firefox be my gui. [Rant done]
Finally. for point 3 and 4, don't know really what do. It's never going to fly with unixers. I also don't see how someone with root can be stopped from copying the software at will.
(before someone jumps in with online software activation: Root, dns, change entry to vendor to point to 127.0.0.1 and write a lovely cgi that just replies: "you're ok to play" to the vendor software. And if I need a code, well, I just look in the code. What? binary only? Ooops, sw not getting installed on my box to begin with anyway.)
I personally think that microsoft should take the content of the HDs and store them on their VerySecure (TM) servers, and do the indexing there.
Then you could search your hard drive from any computer.
Furthermore, you could retrieve any search result files off your hard drive via their FancyP2PProtocol (TM).
Finally, you could then, while browsing with Internet Explorer (TM), get your MSN (TM) news, entertainment, and Hotmail(TM).
But wait, there's more! For a low monthly fee, you'll be part of an Exciting Online Community (TM) and get Amazing and Incredible Offers (TM) from our Most Valued Partners (TM), including but nor restricted to Fantastic Deals (TM) on software, music, and DVDs!
So what are your waiting for? Join the Microsoft Revolution(TM)! Be All You Can Be(TM)! And answer that age old question "Where do you want to go Today(TM)?" with a resounding REDMOND!!!
[note, segue into "Developers developers(TM)" if more than 2 visual basic users are in attendance]
from apple I can do the small and medium like you describe. Large view area doesn't download fast enough. I think full-screen is out of the question. Time Warner residential cable ISP in west san-fernando valley here.
Is there a divx player for firefox as a plugin? (please say yes)
There is no footing the bill. They are getting state-of-the-art, robust software for free. Let's say they have saved $500,000 and $100,000 a year forever.
Now, they pay El Gooroo $80,000 a year to extra-super-duper customize their app, and release El's code back to the community as part of the "Evil viral" GPL license.
At the end of five years, they have a NET profit over a closed source solution, better software, and in-house expertise.
Since this is opensource, I'll start my character at level 0.01 and have buggy abilities. Oh, but watch out! It'll take The Evil Overlord (MS) down once I power up with all my custom-coded utilities^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hpowers.
Oh, and I'll go to the Source Forge to get my weapons of See++, have a Python handy for quick bytes, and dazzle you with my Ruby of OSS.
Finally, I'll let other people use my character, and before you know it, I'll have a full-color anti-aliased avatar with more forks than a german restaurant.
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A-fucking-men!
Yes, agreed. rdesktop for linux does just fine (watch out licensing costs for TS though).
.net, one should look at mono. (that too was mentioned in the book.)
On ActiveX, the current Firefox trend should help. Developers who work on both the external and internal sites, having to target firefore more and more, will rely on activex less and less.
Further, on
ah, well, that only shows how well(not) I read the 200 pages.
Yeah, well, that's true.
We have thousands (i kid you not, it's a zoo) of access databases. From 1-off forms to 500+meg extracts.
oh, and visio. There's nothing in opensource land that opens a visio file correctly. (please someone prove me wrong).
I notice that you leave out the potentially greatest problem: Very Complex Excel spreadsheets migration to OO.org.
This, for most companies, and especially for financial companies, will be an enormous deal-breaker.
If the book is challenged on that point, then you will lose credibility.
>And because these books are developed by IBM there are some content limitations.
Please refine further what you mean by that.
Yes.
We've been at this for 2 million plus years and have "made it" through several ice ages, some of them thousands of years long.
I can imagine that in 50,000 years, the Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens will remember us fondly as brutes with mildly sloping foreheads, weird sexual urges, and a propensity for using more resources that we really need.
In reality... If we all die... So what? Think about it. In 150 years, all of us reading this message will be dead, long gone.
Like the writer said, so the specie: "So long, and thanks for all the fish."
I agree on that one. Ask your professor first of course. On top of that, you'll meet interesting people (can't say the same about civil service).
That's absolutely fine. Most people _are_ vain. This is what fashion is all about. Look at the i-pod craze. Look at clothing trends. It's all about image; projecting the right image, and that, my friend, is called vanity.
Successfully appealing to people's vanity is the Holy grail of advertising.
Which is what the firefox ad is supposed to do.
I am a developer.
I needed jedit, ftp, and firefox with webdeveloper extensions. They said no way.
I said to my boss (and I kid you not): "I feel I will be unable to perform at the level of competency I promised to this company during the interview. I don't think it's fair to you or I, so I will have to reeavaluate my employment commitment."
Automagically my account was unlocked and all that stuff was installed under 2 hours, by me. It's been good ever since. Oh, and when I asked my boss for a dev linux server, he said: take whatever's unplugged in the server room. Because I demonstrated that I knew what the fuck I was doing. (no I don't run as root, you twit)
Ok. I feel better now.
http://cr.yp.to/2004-494.html
Actual course info from the professor's home page. With assignments, slides, etc.
Thanks for the info. btw, just one 'L'. Quintiles.
I'll take another look at freetds shortly.
Never mind. Quintilles.
Name of company please?
Or at least size and indutry?
Is that why the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is not famous yet?
If you want commercial enterprises to develop software for linux, three things need to happen:
1) A significant number of the potential users of the software need to either be on linux or plan on moving to linux within 6-12 months.
2) The development tools need to be useable now, with minimum fuss. Trolltech license for commercial software is a problem.
3) The software vendor needs to be able to insure that software cannot be installed on multiple machines.
4) Software vendors need to be able to distribute binary only packages.
5) Database access to MSSQL needs to Just Work. freetds is not fully stable yet, thus not useable in prod environment. Throw some resources that way someone please...
For those who wonder, here is trolltech commercial license terms for commercial use, from http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/licensing.ht
License Pricing (per developer)
Platform Professional Enterprise Scripting
Single $ 1550 $ 2490 $ 3750
For the first year, after that:
renewal:
Single $ 510 $ 770 $ 1170
[Rant coming on]
Ex-squeese me? $4992 for 2 years for 1 developer? Heck, should just stay with MSFT and get their MSDN Software subscription... would be cheaper.
I know it costs money to develop commercial applications. But if I wanted to pay, I would pay MSFT, because they're CHEAPER!!!
Of course, I don't want to pay. That's why I python & php -> xhtml and let moz/firefox be my gui.
[Rant done]
Finally. for point 3 and 4, don't know really what do. It's never going to fly with unixers. I also don't see how someone with root can be stopped from copying the software at will.
(before someone jumps in with online software activation: Root, dns, change entry to vendor to point to 127.0.0.1 and write a lovely cgi that just replies: "you're ok to play" to the vendor software.
And if I need a code, well, I just look in the code. What? binary only? Ooops, sw not getting installed on my box to begin with anyway.)
I personally think that microsoft should take the content of the HDs and store them on their VerySecure (TM) servers, and do the indexing there.
Then you could search your hard drive from any computer.
Furthermore, you could retrieve any search result files off your hard drive via their FancyP2PProtocol (TM).
Finally, you could then, while browsing with Internet Explorer (TM), get your MSN (TM) news, entertainment, and Hotmail(TM).
But wait, there's more! For a low monthly fee, you'll be part of an Exciting Online Community (TM) and get Amazing and Incredible Offers (TM) from our Most Valued Partners (TM), including but nor restricted to Fantastic Deals (TM) on software, music, and DVDs!
So what are your waiting for? Join the Microsoft Revolution(TM)! Be All You Can Be(TM)! And answer that age old question "Where do you want to go Today(TM)?" with a resounding REDMOND!!!
[note, segue into "Developers developers(TM)" if more than 2 visual basic users are in attendance]
from apple I can do the small and medium like you describe. Large view area doesn't download fast enough. I think full-screen is out of the question. Time Warner residential cable ISP in west san-fernando valley here.
Is there a divx player for firefox as a plugin? (please say yes)
There is no footing the bill. They are getting state-of-the-art, robust software for free. Let's say they have saved $500,000 and $100,000 a year forever.
Now, they pay El Gooroo $80,000 a year to extra-super-duper customize their app, and release El's code back to the community as part of the "Evil viral" GPL license.
At the end of five years, they have a NET profit over a closed source solution, better software, and in-house expertise.
For businesses, this makes excellent sense.
Ultimately, if you want to be green, is you want to reduce consumption of pollutant or pollutant derivatives.
Plastic jars for pickes and mayo? use glass, or clay jars.
use metal, clay, wood, unpainted, without glue. Then there are no pollutants going up when trash is burned.
Going to the grocery store? Don't ask for plastic, don't ask for paper. Pull out your eight heavy cloth bags. Use them over and over.
Electricity? use a laptop.
TV? Smaller screen,
Fridge? Use a small one.
Clothes? Buy good quality 100% wool or cotton.
Ultimately, people are responsible for what they use and for what they put out in the air.
Is is hot? cool 1 room and go in it. Learn to live with it.
Is it cold? Put on a sweater, wool socks, and keep it at 65F, not 75.
Ahh, back to windmills. Sure, that would be great.
motherly order a the dining table:
"Now Johnny, finish your vegetables. Don't you know the astronauts on the space station don't have enought to eat?"
Since this is opensource, I'll start my character at level 0.01 and have buggy abilities. Oh, but watch out! It'll take The Evil Overlord (MS) down once I power up with all my custom-coded utilities^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hpowers.
Oh, and I'll go to the Source Forge to get my weapons of See++, have a Python handy for quick bytes, and dazzle you with my Ruby of OSS.
Finally, I'll let other people use my character, and before you know it, I'll have a full-color anti-aliased avatar with more forks than a german restaurant.
dang, I notice the PST morning moderators have no funny bone (drum drum hihat).
>I'm waiting for meat animals without heads or brains...
Those would be republicans.
/me ducks
You're not paying me. You go read the book.