So...let me posit the idea of no structured TLDs...while it would be a medium technical pickle to solve, the DNS structure doesn't really NEED defined TLDs anyway. If ICANN was serious about solving the problems associated with TLDs, they should consider having specified TLDs for a particular group of activities (.com,.net,.org,.sex, etc) but have it open otherwise.
You'd still have and need registrars, but you could register jose.martinez as your domain and that would make everyone happy, I think...
Not that I know or nothing...but they are using dual GbE connections. If you work a little with Ethernet drivers, you can make a serious impact on the latency problem in Ethernet.
Ask Yahoo (nee Inktomi)...they use a proprietary protocol on top of GbE to resolve the latency issues.
What bothers me is how many of you are representing a very specific demographic...
IF I EVER wanted to go to Wal-Mart, I'd have to travel 1.5 hours round trip just to get there.
Now, I also have a 30 minute drive to the nearest mall, so Eddie Bauer and Gap are also difficult.
OTOH, I have shopped at Eddie Bauer online for years because I never have to worry about them having my size (a rare occurance) or my color/style. I live in a state that doesn't collect sales taxes, but it would not deter me because I can get better fulfillment with less hassle and risk.
I'm glad so many of you have stores close by, but not all of us do and the advent of online purchasing and broadband has made my life much better.
I believe that lawyers just haven't digested the GPL AND the GPL hasn't had any case-law precedents to support or refute it. Like most professionals, lawyers are conservative and risk-averse. It may be years before any organization embraces the GPL because lawyers don't know how to handle it.
It took years (3 to be exact) to get lawyers comfortable with the GPL. Honestly, I prefer the FreeBSD license on all levels, but that's just my opinion.
None-the-less, we've migrated to a GPL-only policy based on our lawyer's requirements, so we're fully compliant. I'd post our URL here, but last time I got moderated out;)
I've only gotten a counter-proposal once, two years ago. I work for a very large HW manufacturer. I approached my boss two years ago with the fact that I could not afford to stay. I layed out the exact situation (my wife had to quit for medical reasons during her last pregnancy) and said that I knew company policy and wasn't trying to push.
I got an immediate 10% raise (just enough to survive) and the promise that if my performance continued on its current vector, much more would be forthcoming.
I got two promotions in two years and my salary has increased by 45% since then. Maybe I just got lucky, but I sincerely doubt a good company would react the way that list suggested.
As a manager, I tend to worry about the compensation my employees receive once or twice a year, unless compelled to care due to something like this.
Would I counter offer? Very possibly. Could any of my employees use this? No. Some people are drones, some people are stars. If a drone makes noise, I'll discuss their performance and suggest enhancements that can lead to raises. If that isn't good enough, I wish them well.
Are you all saying you'd think ill of someone doing this and screw them? Are you attributing to malice what should rightly attributed to ignorance and stupidity?
You should check out the 2.5.6 and following kernels. Not only is Intel supporting the community, they have their own Ethernet drivers in the 2.5 kernel! Moreover, they are working hard with Garzik et al to enhance the networking stack in Linux in order to have native support for things like VLANs and TCP Segmentation Offload.
After looking it over, there aren't many pioneers in there.
In the area of computer technology, I'd say that only Gordon Moore deserves this level of recognition. Gordon almost single-handedly created the microprocessor industry as well as provided essential direction on mp design. Say what you will about the purity of Intel's mp designs, the fact remains that designing for manufacturability is as critical as designing for pure performance.
As has been said elsewhere, Linus did something evolutionary, but they give him far more credit that is fair (he didn't create the OSS...he DID popularize it).
Bob Metcalf is a pioneer with twenty years to rest on his laurels and other networking technologies are fundamentally better, just not as popular. Bob is the next most legit candidate.
Shawn has contributed to some of the most important dialog on intellectual property and copyright laws by the actions of a curious kid, but he did this without attempting to do anything more interesting than share ripped music, so he can hardly be called cerebral or a major contributor.
Yeah, you are right about the technology convergence, but for people who would be willing to pay >$400, they likely already have a DVD player and/or a CD player, so now you have redundancy in your system.
Alternatively, you have a new system purchaser and the incremental benefit of the device is minimal (yeah, you can rip on the device and read USA Yesterday news). It's going to be a tough sell.
Better to take one of the MP3 server appliances and add ripping software and a graphical output for control and be done with it...sell it for an incremental cost of $100 (cost of SW and video), so figure it is a $600 box. Now you're getting to a price sweet-spot as well as not duplicating components with inferior versions at high cost.
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So...let me posit the idea of no structured TLDs...while it would be a medium technical pickle to solve, the DNS structure doesn't really NEED defined TLDs anyway. If ICANN was serious about solving the problems associated with TLDs, they should consider having specified TLDs for a particular group of activities (.com, .net, .org, .sex, etc) but have it open otherwise.
You'd still have and need registrars, but you could register jose.martinez as your domain and that would make everyone happy, I think...
Not that I know or nothing...but they are using dual GbE connections. If you work a little with Ethernet drivers, you can make a serious impact on the latency problem in Ethernet.
Ask Yahoo (nee Inktomi)...they use a proprietary protocol on top of GbE to resolve the latency issues.
What bothers me is how many of you are representing a very specific demographic...
IF I EVER wanted to go to Wal-Mart, I'd have to travel 1.5 hours round trip just to get there.
Now, I also have a 30 minute drive to the nearest mall, so Eddie Bauer and Gap are also difficult.
OTOH, I have shopped at Eddie Bauer online for years because I never have to worry about them having my size (a rare occurance) or my color/style. I live in a state that doesn't collect sales taxes, but it would not deter me because I can get better fulfillment with less hassle and risk.
I'm glad so many of you have stores close by, but not all of us do and the advent of online purchasing and broadband has made my life much better.
That you are cynical and impulsive is pretty evident. That you would go so far as to make it known that you are an idiot in a public forum is sad.
Get some help and leave the criticism to something in which you have expertise.
Anonymously posting only proves that you understand your own limitations. Don't make us aware of them, too.
I believe that lawyers just haven't digested the GPL AND the GPL hasn't had any case-law precedents to support or refute it. Like most professionals, lawyers are conservative and risk-averse. It may be years before any organization embraces the GPL because lawyers don't know how to handle it.
It took years (3 to be exact) to get lawyers comfortable with the GPL. Honestly, I prefer the FreeBSD license on all levels, but that's just my opinion.
None-the-less, we've migrated to a GPL-only policy based on our lawyer's requirements, so we're fully compliant. I'd post our URL here, but last time I got moderated out;)
I've only gotten a counter-proposal once, two years ago. I work for a very large HW manufacturer. I approached my boss two years ago with the fact that I could not afford to stay. I layed out the exact situation (my wife had to quit for medical reasons during her last pregnancy) and said that I knew company policy and wasn't trying to push.
I got an immediate 10% raise (just enough to survive) and the promise that if my performance continued on its current vector, much more would be forthcoming.
I got two promotions in two years and my salary has increased by 45% since then. Maybe I just got lucky, but I sincerely doubt a good company would react the way that list suggested.
As a manager, I tend to worry about the compensation my employees receive once or twice a year, unless compelled to care due to something like this.
Would I counter offer? Very possibly. Could any of my employees use this? No. Some people are drones, some people are stars. If a drone makes noise, I'll discuss their performance and suggest enhancements that can lead to raises. If that isn't good enough, I wish them well.
Are you all saying you'd think ill of someone doing this and screw them? Are you attributing to malice what should rightly attributed to ignorance and stupidity?
You should check out the 2.5.6 and following kernels. Not only is Intel supporting the community, they have their own Ethernet drivers in the 2.5 kernel! Moreover, they are working hard with Garzik et al to enhance the networking stack in Linux in order to have native support for things like VLANs and TCP Segmentation Offload.
After looking it over, there aren't many pioneers in there.
In the area of computer technology, I'd say that only Gordon Moore deserves this level of recognition. Gordon almost single-handedly created the microprocessor industry as well as provided essential direction on mp design. Say what you will about the purity of Intel's mp designs, the fact remains that designing for manufacturability is as critical as designing for pure performance.
As has been said elsewhere, Linus did something evolutionary, but they give him far more credit that is fair (he didn't create the OSS...he DID popularize it).
Bob Metcalf is a pioneer with twenty years to rest on his laurels and other networking technologies are fundamentally better, just not as popular. Bob is the next most legit candidate.
Shawn has contributed to some of the most important dialog on intellectual property and copyright laws by the actions of a curious kid, but he did this without attempting to do anything more interesting than share ripped music, so he can hardly be called cerebral or a major contributor.
Yeah, you are right about the technology convergence, but for people who would be willing to pay >$400, they likely already have a DVD player and/or a CD player, so now you have redundancy in your system.
Alternatively, you have a new system purchaser and the incremental benefit of the device is minimal (yeah, you can rip on the device and read USA Yesterday news). It's going to be a tough sell.
Better to take one of the MP3 server appliances and add ripping software and a graphical output for control and be done with it...sell it for an incremental cost of $100 (cost of SW and video), so figure it is a $600 box. Now you're getting to a price sweet-spot as well as not duplicating components with inferior versions at high cost.
Just IMHO.
Dave