"PFM" - catchy, has the FM to think of music (Patent Free Media).
How boring. That's just another acronym, one among thousands. After a while they get to be just background noise. Besides, what does frequency modulation (FM) have to do with music anyway?;-)
I'm not embarrassed at all by saying it. I think it is a stupid name.
Of course, they could have called it "Wossname? Makes a small sound?"
What's in a name anyway? I have no problem with "Ogg Vorbis". Actually, I think it's kind of catchy. But hey, I happen to like the "fantasy thing" as well.
Apparently, the reboot is only necessary after discharging ammunition. The hardware configuration wizard will pop up and instruct the pilot to reboot the system in order to activate the changes.
By gosh, Subcarrier, I think you just invented capitalism. Congratulations.
Jeez, spare me the rethoric. I was just saying that donations also have their place and explained why I thought so. Contrary to what you might think, not all OSS developers are looking for a job. Are you making a counter argument or what it your point, exactly?
That said, I'm all for having a "feature broker" site allowing potentially multiple customers to bid for specific feature and developers to nominate prices for the features. It just needs the legal framework to make the bids binding, in order to ensure that the developers actually get paid when the feature is completed as well as protecting the customer's rights, handling liability issues, contractual conflicts, etc. Considering that the groups are often international, this might be easier said than done.
As for a "site to evaluate developer skills"... Well, hello? It's open source, you know, subject to constant peer review. Evaluate it yourself (or, if not competent, contract someone to do it for you).
Contracts do not need to be horrible binding things, they can still be simple.
Sure, there is nothing wrong with hiring people to develop features and it's good to hear you're giving students an opportunity to earn some money in this way.
What I meant is that an arrangement like this (regardless of the complexity of the contract) might not appeal to everyone. It creates an obligation on the developer, since the money is not free of strings, and this can take the fun out of the coding. For that reason many OSS developers might say no (unless the money is really convincing, of course).
I will just attach my computer to the Internet using a strong cable and sit on my ass right beside it. If they want me off the Internet, they can bloody well come over and haul me away from it.
I'd hate to take the written exams to pilot one my own space wagon, though.
You are at an intersection of 17 interstellar space lanes. You will now listen to the astrogation control channel for 30 seconds. Choose an entry vector to the roundabout, calculate a trajectory towards the Hyades Cluster, and engage warp drive. Remember to follow the astrogation control channel protocol. Refer to the attached astrogation table for nearby mass concentrations. You have two minutes to complete the procedure.
The driving test should be much better: you just grab the joystick, stamp on the warp pedal, and hope for the best.
Exactly what I thought. People are so busy planning grand futures for Linux, and so disappointed when the software evolution fails to take us there, that they forget to enjoy the present.
Linux will have a future. Just take my word for it. The journey, however, is more important than the destination.
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See my point now?
Not really. People are finding it exceedingly difficult to make money off OSS and its not a surprise that companies like TurboLinux are facing difficulties.
Ironically, companies with commercial Linux offerings face the same kind of troubles that M$ does in trying to compete with Linux. They cannot be cheaper than a free download, so they will have to offer better added value in their service offering and packaging than anybody else in order to survive. And they will have to offer attractive prices.
The other side of the coin is the cost of using Linux. Linux can be a very cost effective solution and that, if anything, has the potential to convince large companies to adopt Linux as part of their IT infrastructure. That's why I'm happy to see such well written articles about Linux in a major business publication like Forbes.
If you can convince IT managers that Linux is a viable alternative (and many are beginning to see it as such), this can only benefit Linux and the currently ailing Linux companies. Now that the dot com bubble is over and done with it is time to evaluate things calmly and realistically. And Linux is still looking pretty darn good.
This makes it almost childishly easy for the government to identify terrorists and hackers. You pick your side: either install the software or join the Axis of Evil. The Evil Doers *will* be hunted down and captured.
You're highly unlikely to get WiFi anywhere except in densely populated areas. You get the maximum bitrates only over short distances. This requires a base station every 100 meters (or 60 yards) max.
The cellular networks offer much better coverage, and something that people forget, higher mobility. WiFi doesn't function seamlessly over much more than walking speeds, if at all. A subscriber in a cellular network can do 120 kilometers (or 80 miles) an hour and maintain a connection.
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"PFM" - catchy, has the FM to think of music (Patent Free Media).
;-)
How boring. That's just another acronym, one among thousands. After a while they get to be just background noise. Besides, what does frequency modulation (FM) have to do with music anyway?
I'm not embarrassed at all by saying it. I think it is a stupid name.
Of course, they could have called it "Wossname? Makes a small sound?"
What's in a name anyway? I have no problem with "Ogg Vorbis". Actually, I think it's kind of catchy. But hey, I happen to like the "fantasy thing" as well.
The only problem is that if you wind it to get standby back, if someone calls you are likely to only have a minute or so of talking.
Who told you to stop winding after 45 seconds? D-oh!
But a few hundred pounds of moonrock are sure to be noticed, especially when you sell em on eBay!
You would be surprised, the kind of ideas you come up with after consuming a gallon of moonshine with your friends.
"Hic! Man, this rocks! Show me the money! SHOW! ME! THE! MONEY!"
Don't forget Linux will soon have a new scheduler, too. The O(1) scheduler by Ingo Molnar kicks some serious ass, especially with SMP.
There are no skeletons hidden in the closet.
While M$ on the other hand...
"MS Windows -- Clandestine Fun For Years To Come"
Apparently, the reboot is only necessary after discharging ammunition. The hardware configuration wizard will pop up and instruct the pilot to reboot the system in order to activate the changes.
By gosh, Subcarrier, I think you just invented capitalism. Congratulations.
Jeez, spare me the rethoric. I was just saying that donations also have their place and explained why I thought so. Contrary to what you might think, not all OSS developers are looking for a job. Are you making a counter argument or what it your point, exactly?
That said, I'm all for having a "feature broker" site allowing potentially multiple customers to bid for specific feature and developers to nominate prices for the features. It just needs the legal framework to make the bids binding, in order to ensure that the developers actually get paid when the feature is completed as well as protecting the customer's rights, handling liability issues, contractual conflicts, etc. Considering that the groups are often international, this might be easier said than done.
As for a "site to evaluate developer skills"... Well, hello? It's open source, you know, subject to constant peer review. Evaluate it yourself (or, if not competent, contract someone to do it for you).
accepts your payment, for free software.... for free software....
Sigh. Free as in speech. Not as in beer. When will people get this?
Contracts do not need to be horrible binding things, they can still be simple.
Sure, there is nothing wrong with hiring people to develop features and it's good to hear you're giving students an opportunity to earn some money in this way.
What I meant is that an arrangement like this (regardless of the complexity of the contract) might not appeal to everyone. It creates an obligation on the developer, since the money is not free of strings, and this can take the fun out of the coding. For that reason many OSS developers might say no (unless the money is really convincing, of course).
Why don't you just make it a site where you can hire open source developers?
Perhaps the developers don't want to be hired? Maybe they would like to have fun writing software they like, free of contract?
Donations seem too much like charity, and I think it can be demeaning to those who write the features you want.
Why would it be demeaning if someone likes the software enouogh to offer money for it?
Did you lie when answering this question? Yes
Truth is often the most devious of lies.
I will just attach my computer to the Internet using a strong cable and sit on my ass right beside it. If they want me off the Internet, they can bloody well come over and haul me away from it.
Peace! Connectivity! Protect the Internet!
I'd hate to take the written exams to pilot one my own space wagon, though.
You are at an intersection of 17 interstellar space lanes. You will now listen to the astrogation control channel for 30 seconds. Choose an entry vector to the roundabout, calculate a trajectory towards the Hyades Cluster, and engage warp drive. Remember to follow the astrogation control channel protocol. Refer to the attached astrogation table for nearby mass concentrations. You have two minutes to complete the procedure.
The driving test should be much better: you just grab the joystick, stamp on the warp pedal, and hope for the best.
What, again?
Exactly what I thought. People are so busy planning grand futures for Linux, and so disappointed when the software evolution fails to take us there, that they forget to enjoy the present.
Linux will have a future. Just take my word for it. The journey, however, is more important than the destination.
See my point now?
Not really. People are finding it exceedingly difficult to make money off OSS and its not a surprise that companies like TurboLinux are facing difficulties.
Ironically, companies with commercial Linux offerings face the same kind of troubles that M$ does in trying to compete with Linux. They cannot be cheaper than a free download, so they will have to offer better added value in their service offering and packaging than anybody else in order to survive. And they will have to offer attractive prices.
The other side of the coin is the cost of using Linux. Linux can be a very cost effective solution and that, if anything, has the potential to convince large companies to adopt Linux as part of their IT infrastructure. That's why I'm happy to see such well written articles about Linux in a major business publication like Forbes.
If you can convince IT managers that Linux is a viable alternative (and many are beginning to see it as such), this can only benefit Linux and the currently ailing Linux companies. Now that the dot com bubble is over and done with it is time to evaluate things calmly and realistically. And Linux is still looking pretty darn good.
The Forbes target audience will be very interested in anything that can cut costs for companies.
This makes it almost childishly easy for the government to identify terrorists and hackers. You pick your side: either install the software or join the Axis of Evil. The Evil Doers *will* be hunted down and captured.
I was quite appalled to read this...
I guess the insightful wording is yours...
I ripped off the entire Debian. I'm running it on my machine now. :-]
I'll have to remember to use the metric system whenever figuring distance for a wireless network since that gives it more range...
:-)
One more example of us stupid Europeans not comphrehending the imperial system (or whatever you call it in the States).
I stand corrected.
There's a blue screen on every channel. So why change?
Regardless, I said I was switching to Linux and never got a dime.
And I said unto Linus: "Grant me a boon or never again shall I touch Linux! I will rather take my fortunes with the Prince of Evil!"
And thus spake Linus: "Thou hast the option to do so, for I have given thee freedom."
And, overcome by happiness, I sank unto my knees and cried: "Never again shall I doubt thee, for I am indeed free!"
soon manufacturers will start producing pager, cell phones, and laptops with no way to turn them off
:-)
If someone does, be sure to let us know. In my cell phone the batteries have an infuriating habit of running dry in a couple of days.
You're highly unlikely to get WiFi anywhere except in densely populated areas. You get the maximum bitrates only over short distances. This requires a base station every 100 meters (or 60 yards) max.
The cellular networks offer much better coverage, and something that people forget, higher mobility. WiFi doesn't function seamlessly over much more than walking speeds, if at all. A subscriber in a cellular network can do 120 kilometers (or 80 miles) an hour and maintain a connection.