Lincity on a few linux laptops. I was really addicted to that game for a few weeks. It's better than any game that comes with windows. Install frozen bubble on there too http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
Set up Xfce with these and other games. Maybe the Gimp. Even Vlc (Videolan) with some porn movies. Hey, I think I have a project for home...
What is most telling about this legislation is the timing. Politicians are extremely savvy about when the public is most willing to accept legislation they don't want. The London bombings provide the perfect event for getting Americans in the mood to accept this, and our politicians know it very well. They took advantage of 911 the same way to sell Americans (I was never sold) on the Iraq War. Of course later when then euphoria wears off and the hangover sets in, poll ratings begin to drop. But politicians don't care about poll ratings. They care about grabbing power. That's why we have checks and balances. But now that right-wingers own all 3 branches, checks and balances are playing second fiddle to the biggest power grab from the people since WWII.
All these people who say IBM would have to pay huge costs to find sifte through the OS/2 code are crazy. IBM knows at the tip of its tongue and on its finger tips which code is which -- s the post stated above regarding MS knowing which parts of its code belonged to OS/2. Come on! This is they're business. The reason OS/2 is not being released in parts is that MS has a stranglehold on the desktop market and huge leverage against anyone that threatens it. IBM is terrified of pissing off MS. Linux desktop is DEAD. It has no true support among major businesses. A truly great Linux desktop could be written in... well, about as much time as little ole Apple wrote theirs for Darwin. Period. Sorry to bust anyone's bubble.
Yes sir. Microsoft's move is good for open source and Unix in general because more people will realize that they can rely only on open source software. More users and developers will flock to Clamav. This will result is more and prompt AV definitions for Clamav. By creating monopoly, Microsoft feeds the open source movement.
Micosoft is breaking its noodle to crack the Unix server market. Now here come two Unix-based OSes entering the its desktop market. The more Unix that enters the desktop market, the less chance Microsoft has of taking over the Server market. Why? Because Microsoft is trying to define the server market by creating "features" and proprietary formats in the desktop market. The best example is Outlook-Exchange which is dominating the Intranet mail. That could change. What if Novell open sources Groupwise (yes, you heard it here first!)? What would the repercussions be? What if OSX becomes a clone OS running on any hardware?
I know this post has been somewhat of a rambling wreck, but really you see my point. Unix on the desktop is what MS fears. So I say OSX is good for Linux.
Now, why isn't it happening NOW? Because MS is scaring the shit out of hardware vendors with reprisal should they abet this effort. But eventually the dike will break and... I think I see it starting to break now... Bill's got all ten fingers plugging leaks... whoops Bill, there's one more leak right at about waste level...
My passwords are so long and contain so many non-[a-z][0-9] characters and are ordered so they are awkward to type in, that the average person would conclude that my mpegs are not worth the effort.:-)
Come people! Look at the obvious. The one thing that's holding Linux back is that Windows is running the desktop -- that MS is the monopolist. If Apple can take desktop share from Microsoft, that is great for Linux because it puts a Unix on the desktop. All of a sudden, server-workstation integration paradigm shifts. Unix firendly workstation applications makes Unix servers more attractive. The desktop is the battlefield. If Linux people want the desktop, then write the desktop that can compete with OS X. Until then, Linux needs Apple to win the desktop.
As for the server environment, Linux/BSD people will stick with Linux/BSD. Mikersoft people will stick with Mikersoft. Who's left to switch to OS X?
I'm an admin for a large national law firm in the US. I must say that really what is going to kill Microsoft is Windoes XP and Server 2003. These OSes are so much better than previous ones from Microsoft that I see no reason to upgrade in the remotely foreseaable future. Software assurance? Forget it. I.E. becomes a problem again? Use Mozilla. MS stops "supporting" them? Big deal. We plan to use these OSes ad infinitum. Now I suspect that most of corporate america is thinking the same thing. So where's the future revenue coming from? That's why MS is moving into Antivirus. They'll move into other enterprise areas also. I'd say they're in for a rough ride. Especially considering their multifront battles with Sony and Google and Linux. I don't wish them good luck.
Debian is a non-profit. Debian is the best at packaging the most packages. Any good sysadmin can get any software written for other Distros to run on Debian. Debian list support is phenomenal. Thanks, I've already been the Redhat way and I'll pass on Suse or Mandrake.
Groupwise is very nice but still the client is a few light years behind Outlook 2003. But the Server has certain features that make it light years ahead of Exchange. So you end up with a few Outlook junky grumblers and a majority of satisfied users. The problem is when some of the grumblers are at the top of the company comparing notes with Outlook users at other companies. They don't understand the technical justifications for Groupwise over Exchange and the herd mentality dominates. Then there's always of Groupwise's high cost and of course it's closed.
I also use XFCE. I disagree that simplicity is for the average or dumb user. You pick the right tool for the job. I don't use an electron microscope to read the newspaper. I use spectacles. Of course, if you "need" all of those KDE configuration options, then go ahead and use KDE. IMHO, Gnome is moving in the right direction.
I think Scott McNeally is feeling lonely lately near the end of the line. It's tough trying to hang on to an unravelling rope. He's made friends with Mikersoft and now wants to do the same with the Gnu/Linux people, but really I don't believe either wants to befriend Sun because they don't want bits and pieces here and there. They both want Java now or forget it.
IBM wants to port MS Office to Linux because IBM wants to sell Linux desktops. Bingo! Sun is selling their "java" desktop. IBM can include in their desktop everything that Sun has on theirs plus the MS Office port. Many people like MS Office; many people think they need it. IBM wants to make money. MS makes a lot of money on their MAC Office port. If you had to use one which would be, a desktop with Office port or one without?
On the surface it would appear that McBride has no case, hence the seemingly desperate protests, accusations and wild statements. However, I fear that the Unix world is falling right into the hands of Microsoft. While everyone believes that SCO has limited funds to fight these legal battles, in, fact they have unlimited funds thanks to Microsoft. So first they put IBM in their sights, then Novell and HP, suckering each into a bold stand out on a limb, then wham! they hit them with some heretherto unknown evidence and they're all in trouble. Obviously it's a worst case scenario, but it's the one I fear the most.
I think IBM may want to port Lotus Office Suite to Linux, esp if their own execs will be using Linux. That is, IBM execs need Lotus Office Suite, right? I wonder why it hasn't been ported already? Call me a bit cynical, but Open Office, Koffice, et al have been around for a while and where has IBM been?
Signed, Joe, ------ Use Linux as desktop and server both at home and at work, since 1997
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Lincity on a few linux laptops. I was really addicted to that game for a few weeks. It's better than any game that comes with windows. Install frozen bubble on there too http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
Set up Xfce with these and other games. Maybe the Gimp. Even Vlc (Videolan) with some porn movies. Hey, I think I have a project for home...
What is most telling about this legislation is the timing. Politicians are extremely savvy about when the public is most willing to accept legislation they don't want. The London bombings provide the perfect event for getting Americans in the mood to accept this, and our politicians know it very well. They took advantage of 911 the same way to sell Americans (I was never sold) on the Iraq War. Of course later when then euphoria wears off and the hangover sets in, poll ratings begin to drop. But politicians don't care about poll ratings. They care about grabbing power. That's why we have checks and balances. But now that right-wingers own all 3 branches, checks and balances are playing second fiddle to the biggest power grab from the people since WWII.
All these people who say IBM would have to pay huge costs to find sifte through the OS/2 code are crazy. IBM knows at the tip of its tongue and on its finger tips which code is which -- s the post stated above regarding MS knowing which parts of its code belonged to OS/2. Come on! This is they're business. The reason OS/2 is not being released in parts is that MS has a stranglehold on the desktop market and huge leverage against anyone that threatens it. IBM is terrified of pissing off MS. Linux desktop is DEAD. It has no true support among major businesses. A truly great Linux desktop could be written in ... well, about as much time as little ole Apple wrote theirs for Darwin. Period. Sorry to bust anyone's bubble.
Yes sir. Microsoft's move is good for open source and Unix in general because more people will realize that they can rely only on open source software. More users and developers will flock to Clamav. This will result is more and prompt AV definitions for Clamav. By creating monopoly, Microsoft feeds the open source movement.
The game is Unix vs. Windows.
... I think I see it starting to break now... Bill's got all ten fingers plugging leaks ... whoops Bill, there's one more leak right at about waste level...
Micosoft is breaking its noodle to crack the Unix server market. Now here come two Unix-based OSes entering the its desktop market. The more Unix that enters the desktop market, the less chance Microsoft has of taking over the Server market. Why? Because Microsoft is trying to define the server market by creating "features" and proprietary formats in the desktop market. The best example is Outlook-Exchange which is dominating the Intranet mail. That could change. What if Novell open sources Groupwise (yes, you heard it here first!)? What would the repercussions be? What if OSX becomes a clone OS running on any hardware?
I know this post has been somewhat of a rambling wreck, but really you see my point. Unix on the desktop is what MS fears. So I say OSX is good for Linux.
Now, why isn't it happening NOW? Because MS is scaring the shit out of hardware vendors with reprisal should they abet this effort. But eventually the dike will break and
And then all your games and cocoa or whatever the hell it is would be backported to Linux and we'd all be happy. Pass the pipe please.
Probably, but VNC runs on UNIX also. And I think the 650 has an ssh client. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
My passwords are so long and contain so many non-[a-z][0-9] characters and are ordered so they are awkward to type in, that the average person would conclude that my mpegs are not worth the effort. :-)
Come people! Look at the obvious. The one thing that's holding Linux back is that Windows is running the desktop -- that MS is the monopolist. If Apple can take desktop share from Microsoft, that is great for Linux because it puts a Unix on the desktop. All of a sudden, server-workstation integration paradigm shifts. Unix firendly workstation applications makes Unix servers more attractive. The desktop is the battlefield. If Linux people want the desktop, then write the desktop that can compete with OS X. Until then, Linux needs Apple to win the desktop.
As for the server environment, Linux/BSD people will stick with Linux/BSD. Mikersoft people will stick with Mikersoft. Who's left to switch to OS X?
I'm an admin for a large national law firm in the US. I must say that really what is going to kill Microsoft is Windoes XP and Server 2003. These OSes are so much better than previous ones from Microsoft that I see no reason to upgrade in the remotely foreseaable future. Software assurance? Forget it. I.E. becomes a problem again? Use Mozilla. MS stops "supporting" them? Big deal. We plan to use these OSes ad infinitum. Now I suspect that most of corporate america is thinking the same thing. So where's the future revenue coming from? That's why MS is moving into Antivirus. They'll move into other enterprise areas also. I'd say they're in for a rough ride. Especially considering their multifront battles with Sony and Google and Linux. I don't wish them good luck.
Or maybe a soon-to-be-Google-employee
Debian is a non-profit. Debian is the best at packaging the most packages. Any good sysadmin can get any software written for other Distros to run on Debian. Debian list support is phenomenal. Thanks, I've already been the Redhat way and I'll pass on Suse or Mandrake.
Groupwise is very nice but still the client is a few light years behind Outlook 2003. But the Server has certain features that make it light years ahead of Exchange. So you end up with a few Outlook junky grumblers and a majority of satisfied users. The problem is when some of the grumblers are at the top of the company comparing notes with Outlook users at other companies. They don't understand the technical justifications for Groupwise over Exchange and the herd mentality dominates. Then there's always of Groupwise's high cost and of course it's closed.
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You really are a dreamer. iManage=Microsoft
I also use XFCE. I disagree that simplicity is for the average or dumb user. You pick the right tool for the job. I don't use an electron microscope to read the newspaper. I use spectacles. Of course, if you "need" all of those KDE configuration options, then go ahead and use KDE. IMHO, Gnome is moving in the right direction.
I think Scott McNeally is feeling lonely lately near the end of the line. It's tough trying to hang on to an unravelling rope. He's made friends with Mikersoft and now wants to do the same with the Gnu/Linux people, but really I don't believe either wants to befriend Sun because they don't want bits and pieces here and there. They both want Java now or forget it.
IBM wants to port MS Office to Linux because IBM wants to sell Linux desktops. Bingo! Sun is selling their "java" desktop. IBM can include in their desktop everything that Sun has on theirs plus the MS Office port. Many people like MS Office; many people think they need it. IBM wants to make money. MS makes a lot of money on their MAC Office port. If you had to use one which would be, a desktop with Office port or one without?
I know, the one without, blah blah blah....
Don't accept mail unless it is encrypted with sender's GPG/PGP key
Throw in a couple of PHP scripts that generate millions of links to nonexistent pages.
No "um's" please.
The final list isn't complete, but why isn't QNX mentioned %)
No "Um's" please.
These ads are Flash. The Mozilla extension "click to play Flash" can take care of that.
I thought 1999 was the year of the Linux desktop -- at least that's when I gave Winders the boot and Linux the boot sector.
On the surface it would appear that McBride has no case, hence the seemingly desperate protests, accusations and wild statements. However, I fear that the Unix world is falling right into the hands of Microsoft. While everyone believes that SCO has limited funds to fight these legal battles, in, fact they have unlimited funds thanks to Microsoft. So first they put IBM in their sights, then Novell and HP, suckering each into a bold stand out on a limb, then wham! they hit them with some heretherto unknown evidence and they're all in trouble. Obviously it's a worst case scenario, but it's the one I fear the most.
I think IBM may want to port Lotus Office Suite to Linux, esp if their own execs will be using Linux. That is, IBM execs need Lotus Office Suite, right? I wonder why it hasn't been ported already? Call me a bit cynical, but Open Office, Koffice, et al have been around for a while and where has IBM been?
Signed,
Joe,
------
Use Linux as desktop and server both at home and at work, since 1997
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