As a former USDA worker, I know that this is a good thing! I can't describe how many hours are spent wrestling with the outdated (mostly DOS based?!) legacy database programs that the USDA administration must endure.
As for the Agricultural Research Service, where I used to work, the only *nix that was being accepted was for bioinformatics research, and the sys admins hated having these extra boxes on the network, because they were afraid of administrating them!
Check out SmurfDot, Slashdot with a Smurf theme, and ThunderSlash The Thundercatified version of Slashdot!
Until very recently I was working in a Molecular Biology Lab at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Albany Ca. The agency does use Solaris to serve its e-mail, but almost everything else, from fileserving to administration uses NT
Some of the scientists (albiet very few) run *nix-boxes for their research. I had set up several Linux boxes to run bioinformatics software, and had to fight with the sys admin every step of the way! I was constantly tormented by computer guys chewing me out because they were afraid my computer was not as secure as others on their NT network. The sys admins there lived under the constant idea that Linux boxes are insecure because distributions come preloaded with a zillion unnecessary daemons (FINGER!? Telnetd?). I was burdened with the job of trying to prove to ignorant NT people that I had sufficiently locked down my Linux boxen, and that my computer was more secure than the other NT servers.
But why are you reading this? Go check out SmurfDot, slashdot with a Smurfs theme, or ThunderSlash, News for ThunderCat Nerds!
"Linux" is the name of a kernel, the core and basic input/output mechanism of an operating system, while the term "GNU" refers to the entire operating system as a whole. GNU attempts to be available for other kernels, such as the HURD, and some GNU programs can be used on top of, for example, Windows or other sorta-posix compliant systems such as BeOS. Most people who use the Linux kernel are running a huge suite of programs provided by the developers working both alone and in conjunction with the Free Software Foundation.
I wonder what the goal is of dening the Free Software Foundation credit for things such as the GPL and kicking off gcc, etc.?
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Nuke the Middle East? Which part? The Kurds? The Iraqis? The Egyptians?
It is not understandable to "Nuke the Middle East".
It might help to try not being a racist, and maybe looking elsewhere for your news than CNN and FOX news.
Maybe you should have spent your time thinking of ways to provide sustainable peace throughout the world. The United States drops bombs on Iraq everyday, where are you to protest this action?
I put up some photos from the August 30 march on the Federal Building to demand Dmitry's charges be dropped. I hope to soon put a clip up with RMS and Bruce Perens speaking to the crowd...
I agree with Stallman's plan to produce legislature that treats different types of work differently. For example, recipies, technical manuals, etc, might be freely traded, while artistic works maybe copylefted, or something similar, which would allow authors to have a type of revenue stream, while still allowing the public to use the works for public domain purposes.
One thing is for sure: Artists don't get the fruits of their labor! Publishers and Record Companies do!
This is sickening! Most of the priviledged, white, well-off readers of this website will never feel the true implications of war! War and weapons cause nothing but devestation to communities, economies, and families...
I hope that slashdot editors should post fewer stories about weapons... the NRA website does that just fine...
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Remember Loc-blocs (sp?)...?
They were dumb, but I liked their size... I wish there were really big lego type things...Anyone know of any?
As a former USDA worker, I know that this is a good thing! I can't describe how many hours are spent wrestling with the outdated (mostly DOS based?!) legacy database programs that the USDA administration must endure.
As for the Agricultural Research Service, where I used to work, the only *nix that was being accepted was for bioinformatics research, and the sys admins hated having these extra boxes on the network, because they were afraid of administrating them!
Check out SmurfDot, Slashdot with a Smurf theme, and
ThunderSlash The Thundercatified version of Slashdot!
Until very recently I was working in a Molecular Biology Lab at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Albany Ca. The agency does use Solaris to serve its e-mail, but almost everything else, from fileserving to administration uses NT
Some of the scientists (albiet very few) run *nix-boxes for their research. I had set up several Linux boxes to run bioinformatics software, and had to fight with the sys admin every step of the way! I was constantly tormented by computer guys chewing me out because they were afraid my computer was not as secure as others on their NT network. The sys admins there lived under the constant idea that Linux boxes are insecure because distributions come preloaded with a zillion unnecessary daemons (FINGER!? Telnetd?). I was burdened with the job of trying to prove to ignorant NT people that I had sufficiently locked down my Linux boxen, and that my computer was more secure than the other NT servers.
But why are you reading this? Go check out SmurfDot, slashdot with a Smurfs theme, or ThunderSlash, News for ThunderCat Nerds!
When i think of wearables, I usually think of high tech VR interfaces to new, unheard of apps... But it's nice to see PINE running on these glasses!!!
Actually,
"Linux" is the name of a kernel, the core and basic input/output mechanism of an operating system, while the term "GNU" refers to the entire operating system as a whole. GNU attempts to be available for other kernels, such as the HURD, and some GNU programs can be used on top of, for example, Windows or other sorta-posix compliant systems such as BeOS. Most people who use the Linux kernel are running a huge suite of programs provided by the developers working both alone and in conjunction with the Free Software Foundation.
I wonder what the goal is of dening the Free Software Foundation credit for things such as the GPL and kicking off gcc, etc.?
Nuke the Middle East? Which part? The Kurds? The Iraqis? The Egyptians?
It is not understandable to "Nuke the Middle East".
It might help to try not being a racist, and maybe looking elsewhere for your news than CNN and FOX news.
Maybe you should have spent your time thinking of ways to provide sustainable peace throughout the world. The United States drops bombs on Iraq everyday, where are you to protest this action?
Yes, I agree. What about domestic attacks?
Maybe a sign of our strength would be to feed our citizens, stop arming Israel, and prevent homelessness...
Oops, I mean the posting is here.
I reposted the attack letter in (crummy) HTML here.
I put up some photos from the August 30 march on the Federal Building to demand Dmitry's charges be dropped. I hope to soon put a clip up with RMS and Bruce Perens speaking to the crowd...
I agree with Stallman's plan to produce legislature that treats different types of work differently. For example, recipies, technical manuals, etc, might be freely traded, while artistic works maybe copylefted, or something similar, which would allow authors to have a type of revenue stream, while still allowing the public to use the works for public domain purposes.
One thing is for sure: Artists don't get the fruits of their labor! Publishers and Record Companies do!
Why do "nerds" care so much about weapons?
This is sickening! Most of the priviledged, white, well-off readers of this website will never feel the true implications of war! War and weapons cause nothing but devestation to communities, economies, and families...
I hope that slashdot editors should post fewer stories about weapons... the NRA website does that just fine...