You mean like Reddy-Kilowatt, Mr. Zip-code, The Exxon Tiger, Ronald McDonald, the AOL man, the GOP elephant, the Demorcatic donkey, the Maytag repairman, Ask Jeeves, or any other persona or charicature?
The point is that there is no such thing as bad name recognition. Just because Linux doesn't have a stylized "Linux" in words logo, doesn't mean that it is not professional. The goal of a logo is to stand out in people's heads and make a permanent impression.
Now perhaps you think it is childlike, but so what if it appeals to kids? My kids, aged 8 and 6 recognize Tux as being the linux penguin wherever they see it. This creates lifelong association and awareness.
As it is, Tux is quite stylized and adaptable, and when broken down into high contrast colors, it is still recognizable. I also take issue saying it conjures up images of unreliability. Linus liked Tux because (paraphrasing) "He looks liked he just ate of lot of herring or just got laid." So Tux stands for fat and happy success with a knowing, enigmatic grin-- i.e. you just ate the competition's lunch.
All I know is that I have yahoo.com filtered to "delete" in Mozilla mail. I'd block it at the server for our company, but there might be one person getting legitimate email from a yahoo.com account. (Legitimate email meaning not having subject line of "Cheap Meds!, PEN!s extension, Get Out of Debt, or "hi")
I think the KDE desktop is more easily configurable, but Gnome (GTK-2) apps are nicer.
Certain KDE components-- like Kate, Konqueror (as file manager and browser), Kasbar and Konsole are more elegant and utilitarian than their Gnome counterparts. That said, many utilities written for Gnome, but not necessarily part of Gnome are nicer than the Equivalent KDE third party apps--by this I mean Things like Gaim, Pan, and (this is a stretch) GTKed Firebird. Gimp's superiority goes without saying.
I was a long time KDE user but the need for speed and elegance caught me. Now I use Fluxbox because all is available from the right mouse button, and any app can be "tabbed" with any other. I find myself using the aforementioned Gnome/GTK2 apps, konqueror and quick show for occasional file browsing/image viewing, and aterm.
I just wish some how Exposity would work with Flux...;-)
If it wasn't for Al Gore sponsoring legislation to open up the internet to the Public, you wouldn't be able to write your stupid opinions on Slashdot. Maybe you owe him some thanks.
NDS has been Suse's crown jewel for a while-- An easy to use (relatively--- compared to OpenLDAP) authenticating directory.
Suse's installation has been very LDAP friendly-- Combine this with decision to run Netware on Linux and there's your one stop shopping/complete desktop environment/single sign on Utopia.
Maybe I should review that Novell certification...
Every single user from power users on down to the almost computer illiterate that I have shown tabbed browsing to _love_ it.
What gets in the way is having multiple windows open on the desktop that one has to wade through.
Tabbed browsing revolutionizes web surfing because it allows people to more efficiently multi-task. For example-- search google, click on various links to open in new background tabs, and then peruse and compare, rather than open. go back etc, or wait for a new window.
I'd say it isn't implemented in windows because it gives people more options and allows them to do things in a way that isn't controlled by MS...
to the contrary-- they are doing exactly as they should be doing-- aggressively defending the GPL and winning.
If Forbes and companies they favor have a problem with the FSF opposing proprietary software, well too fscking bad. No one is twisting Cisco or anyone else's arm into using GPL software. They are subject to the same rules as anyone else.
The ship was ordered turned around so when he landed San Diego wouldn't be visible in the background. It was a disingenuous stunt for a scripted for a distasteful fuck-head's benefit.
and the man did go awol for the last full year of his national guard stint, even though it was a cushy tour of duty.for rich boys in Texas who didn't want to wet their pants in Vietnam,
He is a cowardly braggart who revels in risking others lives for his own political gain-- most notably by starting wars under false pretenses.
He is quite possibly also an accessory to treason if he knew about the outing of a CIA operative. He is the worst president in american history.
More accurately, they are holes in programs that occur in _every_ linux distro that packages them, so to say they are slackware specific is quite misleading. The fixes are slackware specific, but the holes are not.
Further, you led off with SSH and PAM. That one is an example of Slackware going an extra mile for its users, since Slackware has never packaged PAM, or included it in anyway in the distro. (And I should know since I compiled it for pam_ldap). So you have a fix for things that Slack didn't even package. I won't address the rest of these since you blew your credibility with the first item.
Actually you don't even need swaret-- though it makes things easier I'm sure. Just download everything you need from slackware-current, and upgradepkg --install-new *.tgz (the install-new gets packages that you may not have earlier versions of installed.)
Voila-- you're done, and you have a totally current system. And done more easily than any of the rpm based systems, IMO.
Remember, the version number in Slackware is just a snapshot in time. Unlike Redhat where the rpm version names of different programs vary from each release, you can pretty much upgradepkg any named package and/var/log/packages will reflect your new version.
Slashdot Mirror
"...It's amazing to think 200 million searches are done on the search engine each day on an index of 6 billion pages."
Less impressive when you realize that 150 million of those searches are for Britney and Janet...
(I kid, google is the most esssential tool for my job...)
You mean like Reddy-Kilowatt, Mr. Zip-code, The Exxon Tiger, Ronald McDonald, the AOL man, the GOP elephant, the Demorcatic donkey, the Maytag repairman, Ask Jeeves, or any other persona or charicature?
The point is that there is no such thing as bad name recognition. Just because Linux doesn't have a stylized "Linux" in words logo, doesn't mean that it is not professional. The goal of a logo is to stand out in people's heads and make a permanent impression.
Now perhaps you think it is childlike, but so what if it appeals to kids? My kids, aged 8 and 6 recognize Tux as being the linux penguin wherever they see it. This creates lifelong association and awareness.
As it is, Tux is quite stylized and adaptable, and when broken down into high contrast colors, it is still recognizable. I also take issue saying it conjures up images of unreliability. Linus liked Tux because (paraphrasing) "He looks liked he just ate of lot of herring or just got laid." So Tux stands for fat and happy success with a knowing, enigmatic grin-- i.e. you just ate the competition's lunch.
No, then Barbarian Invasions couldn't have won-- and it was a fantastic movie.
But then I'm partial to anything I've seen by Denys Arcand...
The implication there is that only Microsoft finds exploits. Forgive me if I'm skeptical.
ummm--
go to an ftp mirror of slackware-current, download packages you want, upgradepkg *.tgz.
You mean Phil Hartman, I hope. We could do without a schlocky version of "Free Ride" as a grand finale.
Not all trial lawyers are evil, some actually help people. Remember, the client has to walk in the door.
And yes, a really good one wants to be your next president. I for one think he'd be an awesome president.
(Not that a wet dishrag wouldn't be an improvement over what we have now..)
You mean Microsoft or the White Hou---***URK***
(Note from Eds, please disregard this post and continue the fight on terra)
All I know is that I have yahoo.com filtered to "delete" in Mozilla mail. I'd block it at the server for our company, but there might be one person getting legitimate email from a yahoo.com account. (Legitimate email meaning not having subject line of "Cheap Meds!, PEN!s extension, Get Out of Debt, or "hi")
My take as a sysadmin/user.
;-)
I think the KDE desktop is more easily configurable, but Gnome (GTK-2) apps are nicer.
Certain KDE components-- like Kate, Konqueror (as file manager and browser), Kasbar and Konsole are more elegant and utilitarian than their Gnome counterparts. That said, many utilities written for Gnome, but not necessarily part of Gnome are nicer than the Equivalent KDE third party apps--by this I mean Things like Gaim, Pan, and (this is a stretch) GTKed Firebird. Gimp's superiority goes without saying.
I was a long time KDE user but the need for speed and elegance caught me. Now I use Fluxbox because all is available from the right mouse button, and any app can be "tabbed" with any other. I find myself using the aforementioned Gnome/GTK2 apps, konqueror and quick show for occasional file browsing/image viewing, and aterm.
I just wish some how Exposity would work with Flux...
Slack and Fluxbox.
Otherwise I agree...
If it wasn't for Al Gore sponsoring legislation to open up the internet to the Public, you wouldn't be able to write your stupid opinions on Slashdot. Maybe you owe him some thanks.
NDS has been Suse's crown jewel for a while-- An easy to use (relatively--- compared to OpenLDAP) authenticating directory.
Suse's installation has been very LDAP friendly-- Combine this with decision to run Netware on Linux and there's your one stop shopping/complete desktop environment/single sign on Utopia.
Maybe I should review that Novell certification...
This one aint.
too few in my opinion.
Every single user from power users on down to the almost computer illiterate that I have shown tabbed browsing to _love_ it.
What gets in the way is having multiple windows open on the desktop that one has to wade through.
Tabbed browsing revolutionizes web surfing because it allows people to more efficiently multi-task. For example-- search google, click on various links to open in new background tabs, and then peruse and compare, rather than open. go back etc, or wait for a new window.
I'd say it isn't implemented in windows because it gives people more options and allows them to do things in a way that isn't controlled by MS...
Thanks friend.
to the contrary-- they are doing exactly as they should be doing-- aggressively defending the GPL and winning.
If Forbes and companies they favor have a problem with the FSF opposing proprietary software, well too fscking bad. No one is twisting Cisco or anyone else's arm into using GPL software. They are subject to the same rules as anyone else.
Time to release the code, Cisco.
The ship was ordered turned around so when he landed San Diego wouldn't be visible in the background. It was a disingenuous stunt for a scripted for a distasteful fuck-head's benefit.
and the man did go awol for the last full year of his national guard stint, even though it was a cushy tour of duty.for rich boys in Texas who didn't want to wet their pants in Vietnam,
He is a cowardly braggart who revels in risking others lives for his own political gain-- most notably by starting wars under false pretenses.
He is quite possibly also an accessory to treason if he knew about the outing of a CIA operative. He is the worst president in american history.
More accurately, they are holes in programs that occur in _every_ linux distro that packages them, so to say they are slackware specific is quite misleading. The fixes are slackware specific, but the holes are not.
Further, you led off with SSH and PAM. That one is an example of Slackware going an extra mile for its users, since Slackware has never packaged PAM, or included it in anyway in the distro. (And I should know since I compiled it for pam_ldap). So you have a fix for things that Slack didn't even package. I won't address the rest of these since you blew your credibility with the first item.
I agree, but it's nice to occasionally cough up a little dough to support the effort.
And if you _do_ decide to upgrade hardware or something, you have less downloading to do.
Actually you don't even need swaret-- though it makes things easier I'm sure. Just download everything you need from slackware-current, and
/var/log/packages will reflect your new version.
upgradepkg --install-new *.tgz (the install-new gets packages that you may not have earlier versions of installed.)
Voila-- you're done, and you have a totally current system. And done more easily than any of the rpm based systems, IMO.
Remember, the version number in Slackware is just a snapshot in time. Unlike Redhat where the rpm version names of different programs vary from each release, you can pretty much upgradepkg any named package and
And as far as packages go, there is always linuxpackages.net , which will invariably have things like Postfix, etc.
Perhaps, but...
How many websites do you see running on 2.x as opposed to 1.3.x?
It's inertia. People aren't wanting to fsck with what works yet.