You mean it will cost them more money in the short run, not the long run. In the long run, they will continue to save money on upgrades while the legacy documents (DOC) will slowy disappear and the training problem is a one-time thing.
If you look at the long term, it makes more sense to go with OpenOffice. However, there's always the possiblity it will be discontinued, which I admit is more likely than Microsoft Office ever being discontinued. On the other hand...it IS an open source product so I suppose maybe it's less likely to ever be discontinued than Microsoft Office...just depends how you look at it.
If I'm not mistaken, Front Page wasn't originally a Microsoft product. Probably sometime around the time you started hating it is when it became one...=)
The point was that things are pointed out in the Bible that are before their time and we now know them to be true. Not that BECAUSE they're in the Bible they're true (that is just a stupid argument to make to a non-believer).
Granted, such isn't even part of the foundation of MY faith, I was just trying to clarify the (G?)GP's point.
It may even be coincidental that those things were said and they later turned out to be true; they may not have been divine revelation (I do not believe they're expressly said to be so).
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2.6 has MUCH better GUI performance. On par with what I've gotten with FreeBSD (go figure) in the past. I'd keep trying new 2.6 releases if I were you, it's worth the upgrade.
As for integrating GNOME or KDE into X, I don't even know what you mean on a technical level. Perhaps you could give me an example?
You don't think that explorer on Windows compiles seperately from the MFC? It simply links to it as a library (statically or dynamically, I'm not sure, doesn't really matter). This is no different in the Unix world.
I can see how it appears to be different because you have more options here where things change radically. But really, it's not all that different.
The biggest difference is how windows are drawn and messages are passed. With these latest developments, both Windows and X are moving towards the same thing (and I think OS X has been doing this) as far as drawing windows goes.
2003 Server is better about this and I'm sure Longhorn will be too. That's not in defense of Windows, just FYI.
Also, I'm sure he was joking but the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer does a fair job at locking down Windows. I haven't used Bastille so I can't compare (from what I've heard I'd bet Bastille is more thorough though).
While I agree that it's arrogant to say there *MUST* be life on other planets, I'd think it's logicalto say that it is likely there is life on other planets (assuming the probabilities back up that assertion).
Well I was replying to the parent of my post who said "average user" which is not corporate desktop.
As for the flaimbait comment, to each his own. Anecdotal evidence only, but I've gotten my fiance to use KDE and she is capable of getting more done there than in Windows (downloading digital camera pics, and actually navigate the file system (her home dir) using konqueror.
The problem isn't the usability of the interface (KDE is quite useable as are the graphical installers of the major distros).
The problem is that users DON'T change their OS. If a major computer vendor offered computers with Linux preloaded then Linux could make some inroads on the desktop. Until then, it's not going to happen.
I'm referring to the home desktop, not the corporate desktop.
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boy that looks redundant...heh, but it's there...just checked it on the latest beta
You mean it will cost them more money in the short run, not the long run. In the long run, they will continue to save money on upgrades while the legacy documents (DOC) will slowy disappear and the training problem is a one-time thing.
If you look at the long term, it makes more sense to go with OpenOffice. However, there's always the possiblity it will be discontinued, which I admit is more likely than Microsoft Office ever being discontinued. On the other hand...it IS an open source product so I suppose maybe it's less likely to ever be discontinued than Microsoft Office...just depends how you look at it.
What the hell? How is stealing and/or distrubting copies of commercial software equivalent to "touting the open-source paradigm" ?
Did you even read that letter?
If I'm not mistaken, Front Page wasn't originally a Microsoft product. Probably sometime around the time you started hating it is when it became one...=)
I should have clarified.
The point was that things are pointed out in the Bible that are before their time and we now know them to be true. Not that BECAUSE they're in the Bible they're true (that is just a stupid argument to make to a non-believer).
Granted, such isn't even part of the foundation of MY faith, I was just trying to clarify the (G?)GP's point.
It may even be coincidental that those things were said and they later turned out to be true; they may not have been divine revelation (I do not believe they're expressly said to be so).
2.6 has MUCH better GUI performance. On par with what I've gotten with FreeBSD (go figure) in the past. I'd keep trying new 2.6 releases if I were you, it's worth the upgrade.
As for integrating GNOME or KDE into X, I don't even know what you mean on a technical level. Perhaps you could give me an example?
You don't think that explorer on Windows compiles seperately from the MFC? It simply links to it as a library (statically or dynamically, I'm not sure, doesn't really matter). This is no different in the Unix world.
I can see how it appears to be different because you have more options here where things change radically. But really, it's not all that different.
The biggest difference is how windows are drawn and messages are passed. With these latest developments, both Windows and X are moving towards the same thing (and I think OS X has been doing this) as far as drawing windows goes.
I'll give him the responsiveness comment if he's using a pre 2.6 kernel.
The rest is just gibberish.
It's Slashdot man. Something HAS to be bitched about.
Actually that's not the normal context of "FIRST POST".
Clearly, you ARE new here.
So, when I write one of these...how much are you going to sue me for?
2003 Server is better about this and I'm sure Longhorn will be too. That's not in defense of Windows, just FYI.
Also, I'm sure he was joking but the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer does a fair job at locking down Windows. I haven't used Bastille so I can't compare (from what I've heard I'd bet Bastille is more thorough though).
While I agree that it's arrogant to say there *MUST* be life on other planets, I'd think it's logicalto say that it is likely there is life on other planets (assuming the probabilities back up that assertion).
So if he would have said, just "simple truths" his point would hold water?
I mean, it seems to make sense to me. He did stress the bible isn't/doesn't intend to be scientific document.
I'm quite sure he didn't mean to imply that those statements were made with the backing of scientific research, but rather divine revelation.
Excellent contribution to the discussion. I bet you're a blast at parties.
Good for you.
Depends on the price really. Discs are much cheaper than tape.
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How about UPDATE ? Certainly you'll need to change your data from time to time, eh?
Umm...definately hard drive failure as another poster mentioned.
Digital content doesn't fade.
Or did I mis-read your post and you meant CDs or something (even then...the CD is scratched)...you did say music FILES.
I'd pay the extra $20,000 to have a metal body around me....
Really? They can get airborn with no runway?
That right there is a big advantage.
Yes I know, helicopters. This car looks at least a little bit safer than having a huge spinning blade above you though.
Yes, I was under the assumption that AACS was being proposed for both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. This was purely an assumption though.
A real popular player like the Playstation 3?
Imagine if that got its keys revoked....
Well I was replying to the parent of my post who said "average user" which is not corporate desktop.
As for the flaimbait comment, to each his own. Anecdotal evidence only, but I've gotten my fiance to use KDE and she is capable of getting more done there than in Windows (downloading digital camera pics, and actually navigate the file system (her home dir) using konqueror.
Seriously, how is this unlick Mandrake or Ubuntu?
The problem isn't the usability of the interface (KDE is quite useable as are the graphical installers of the major distros).
The problem is that users DON'T change their OS. If a major computer vendor offered computers with Linux preloaded then Linux could make some inroads on the desktop. Until then, it's not going to happen.
I'm referring to the home desktop, not the corporate desktop.
Basically it's a welfare system for unpopular tv channels. It should stop.