I can't more than agree. I don't find UAC annoying so far. It's not as good as linux or mac, but much better than XP.
Vista has however so far showed a few examples why it cannot yet be deployed in the company I work (no surprise)..
Among the things that make i undeployable. - Loosing trust with a windows 2003 domain. - Activation not working.
Activation is the most annoying part. If they feel the need to implement it ok, but if I as a corporate user is so annoyed as I am then it failed miserably.
However, these feel like things they will fix in SP1.
This is probably the best comment I've seen =) thank you.
There are some differances however. 1. Pilot are educated. They need a license. A programmer does not. 2. Programming is harder. Let's say a programmers controlpanel is many times more complex.
But a really lovely argument otherwise. I will use it in the future =)
Well, it has been patentable for quite a wile, denpending on where you live. If it matters in a court of law is another question. But who cares. I don't care anymore. The only thing i care about is that the futher it goes the closer it get to total collapse. What makes me wonder is why the hell nobody else can see that.
Let's hope I'm crazy
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It annoyes the hell out of me that people doesn't know the rules. In this case patent rules.
It doesn't matter how you look at it. The patent rules does not match a modern world.
Trademark and Copytright rules are to some extend equailly unmodern (fucked up).
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3d studio would be a problem yes... but the thing is... You'll never know until you tried the change yourself =)
I would like to tell you to use debian but thing is that it does not matter too me what distribution you use... Just try it and you find out that it's nice... Does it cover what it is that you want to do? I really don't know.. The only person that can tell you that is you... Try it for a few months (any dist). and then ask yourself. Does it cover my needs? If no, go back to Windows. If yes, keep using it.
I kept myself from chaning to linux (debian unstable) because I told myself that I needed Windows for this and that... Well, now I think the switch was the best choice I ever did... It made me a better network administrator, a better it manager and I found a new hobby =)
I still boot back to windows once in a while to play some games. But these times get futher apart all the time...
You forgot some of us. I went over to GNU/Linux (debian unstable) 10 month ago. And I'm dying to reinstall my os.. Not that I need to, it's just that I'm used to doing that once every six months from my days of windows =)
I narrowed it down to a card that most definetly won't work in anything older then win2k.
Or maybe someone want's to tell how the hell they did get a modern integrated soundcard to work on a vanilla (as in insert win95 cd and install) win95.
I don't seem to get arrested so your view of Europe is a bit of. But I'm convinced you're not speaking about laws that forbid you to to use sertain words but rather laws that forbid you to release "Mein Kampf" and to make rasist remarks. Even thou I will touch a sensetive point I would have to agree with you on that too some extent although I'm sure you have some regions in the US with similar laws.
If it's hatelaws you speak about you do have them in the US as well.
The parent poster is pretty much on the spot. except his view on the lusers. Even though they're not the once that contribute (And they do whine=)). They are the once that make the difference...
Let me clarify....
The home user The home user wont be won over until there is more games available on open source platforms then the windows platform. Some of you at home might say, "But I'm doing games at my machine at home". If you're one of those, I have to say that you don't count, seriously.
The home user. I know this is the second time I mention the home user, but it's imortantant to place them in two groups... This is the group that doesn't have any children and need their computer mainly for work.. They won't use open source at home until it's used at work...
The office. This is important, since one of the home user groups requires open source here. From my viewpoint the only thing lacking is easy installation and maintainance. Sure you can argue that since "my ERP won't work on any know open source platform I can't run anything but Windows". But that is mainly a legacy issue. Without an ERP that won't run on multiple platform you're dead. My reason to reach that conclusion? Simple... If you tie you self too tightly to a supplier when there is options you won't be able to fight the competition. And one other reason. with Windows there are not enough real options. Options yes... but they all lead to tying your self up with MS, and that means less options.
The only thing I feel would work (regarding maintainance) here is pretty much debian... Please enlighten me if there is some other dist that could handle that fine.
Servers. Not much to say here. open source won this and is still in the lead. Sure... MS has some type of grip of some customers. but when it comes to summarizing the Select Agreement v6.0 they will hopefully come to the conclusion that it was not worth it.
The end point. The only groups I discussed here is what I would categorize as lsuers... But what they all have in common is that there is a nerd behind them that make the decisions and this nerd makes his decision on whats best for the user and what's best for him. So if you want to make something for normal people, do listen to the nerds, but since they're the voice of the luser don't disregard the luser.
I'm writing this with too much alcohol in my body, so this article is presented AS IS.
Both article is by the way right even though they are way of. (I'm Swedish so don't be confused =))
Let's hope that's not anywhere here in Europe.... The countries in EU is currently working on how to change legislation in order to match a proposal for the European Comission from last year I think. It's pretty much a DCMA for Europe.
A plan to incorporate this piece into existing law should be place in every EU country by 22'nd of november. For once it seems like were late here in Sweden, but unfortunatly I don't think it's beacuse they are thinking about how to do it. If you take a look at how we implemented this type of legislation before (PUL) it will pretty much be the the most hardline implementation of the law possible.
And since there haven't been much of a discussion in this issue, I would probably think that Europe will be lost some time next year.
I think I'm staring to understand what drives some young people to use force, instead of the normal political way (voting). One can't help starting to feel a bit tired of not getting any attention. But then again one probably should try again.
So, if you're thinking of moving away from DMCA atleast Europe shouldn't be one of your choices.
PS. I is a bit late I didn't have the time to search for references to either the upcoming legislation or the Swedish implementaion of Personal information on the Net (PUL) so if someone would like to fill out the blanks please do.
Being swedish I do have to disagree with you on one point. The (state) liquor store or more accuratly the swedish state liquer monopoly is a good thing.
Take this the right way. Not good in the sense that it's a monopoly, but in the sense that they have "everything".
And being one of the worlds largest players they can get a pretty good price.
Take for example the Denmark. Small nation with good beer. But if I want something other than Carlsberg or a Tuborg you would have to pay almost twice the amount I would have to pay in Sweden. And If you want't a wine, forget it...
So just to inform you. Systembolaget is a blessing to me and every other beerlover out there in Sweden and if you don't belive me take a look yourself.
Important words in swedish... Beer - Öl Wine - Vin
I'm not so sure about my comment here, but i actually believe that most do.
The easiest way of for example implementing networking functionality in Windows using winsock is to bring up a hidden window that you use as a message hub for the networking messages.
You could try to show all windows. When i tried i the last time (A bug in one of my own programs) I got at least 30 windows. I'm not so sure how many of them belonged to a service running as localsystem, that was not in the scope of the bug, but i seems possible that there should be atleast one...
The "security issue" however is not news. A for some reason it feels as though it should be a problem. But who knows....
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I don't think the kernel developers hosed the ata shit.. more likely you're distribution hosed the ata shit...
And if they hosed it.... it's either a development dist or they f#*$ed up.
I can't more than agree. I don't find UAC annoying so far. It's not as good as linux or mac, but much better than XP.
Vista has however so far showed a few examples why it cannot yet be deployed in the company I work (no surprise)..
Among the things that make i undeployable.
- Loosing trust with a windows 2003 domain.
- Activation not working.
Activation is the most annoying part. If they feel the need to implement it ok, but if I as a corporate user is so annoyed as I am then it failed miserably.
However, these feel like things they will fix in SP1.
Intent is the keyword in Swedish law. As I assume it is in most countries.
Blowing up mailboxes is of course illegal and has been since long before there were mailboxes.
This is probably the best comment I've seen =) thank you.
There are some differances however.
1. Pilot are educated. They need a license. A programmer does not.
2. Programming is harder. Let's say a programmers controlpanel is many times more complex.
But a really lovely argument otherwise. I will use it in the future =)
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4. Stability. Linux is stable yes, but stable like a wine glass, not stable like a plate.
I do not agree entirely, but I loved the way you expressed it =)
3d studio would be a problem yes... but the thing is... You'll never know until you tried the change yourself =)
I would like to tell you to use debian but thing is that it does not matter too me what distribution you use... Just try it and you find out that it's nice... Does it cover what it is that you want to do? I really don't know.. The only person that can tell you that is you... Try it for a few months (any dist). and then ask yourself. Does it cover my needs? If no, go back to Windows. If yes, keep using it.
I kept myself from chaning to linux (debian unstable) because I told myself that I needed Windows for this and that... Well, now I think the switch was the best choice I ever did... It made me a better network administrator, a better it manager and I found a new hobby =)
I still boot back to windows once in a while to play some games. But these times get futher apart all the time...
Sure...
if there were a "Greanparent is really, really stupid" +1 I would..
But as far as I know there is no such choice..
Yep
But as long as the astrophysicists theories gives a better model then the tootsologists i believe them.
Wouldn't that be hawking radiation?
If so, then it's not the same thing that will be presented by Hawking this time.
Almost correct... Our head of state is Carl XVI Gustaf (our king)... Göran Persson is our primeminister...
Why would anybody reinstall an OS at ALL?
You forgot some of us. I went over to GNU/Linux (debian unstable) 10 month ago. And I'm dying to reinstall my os.. Not that I need to, it's just that I'm used to doing that once every six months from my days of windows =)
Absolutely true...
I narrowed it down to a card that most definetly won't work in anything older then win2k.
Or maybe someone want's to tell how the hell they did get a modern integrated soundcard to work on a vanilla (as in insert win95 cd and install) win95.
I don't not how the hell this came to be funny...
It's nothing but the truth. It doesn't matter what the parent posters view is, the "question" he/she asks is the only correct one.
Nazi?
I don't seem to get arrested so your view of Europe is a bit of. But I'm convinced you're not speaking about laws that forbid you to to use sertain words but rather laws that forbid you to release "Mein Kampf" and to make rasist remarks. Even thou I will touch a sensetive point I would have to agree with you on that too some extent although I'm sure you have some regions in the US with similar laws.
If it's hatelaws you speak about you do have them in the US as well.
My two cents...
The parent poster is pretty much on the spot. except his view on the lusers. Even though they're not the once that contribute (And they do whine=)). They are the once that make the difference...
Let me clarify....
The home user
The home user wont be won over until there is more games available on open source platforms then the windows platform.
Some of you at home might say, "But I'm doing games at my machine at home". If you're one of those, I have to say that you don't count, seriously.
The home user.
I know this is the second time I mention the home user, but it's imortantant to place them in two groups... This is the group that doesn't have any children and need their computer mainly for work.. They won't use open source at home until it's used at work...
The office.
This is important, since one of the home user groups requires open source here.
From my viewpoint the only thing lacking is easy installation and maintainance. Sure you can argue that since "my ERP won't work on any know open source platform I can't run anything but Windows". But that is mainly a legacy issue. Without an ERP that won't run on multiple platform you're dead. My reason to reach that conclusion? Simple... If you tie you self too tightly to a supplier when there is options you won't be able to fight the competition. And one other reason. with Windows there are not enough real options. Options yes... but they all lead to tying your self up with MS, and that means less options.
The only thing I feel would work (regarding maintainance) here is pretty much debian... Please enlighten me if there is some other dist that could handle that fine.
Servers.
Not much to say here. open source won this and is still in the lead. Sure... MS has some type of grip of some customers. but when it comes to summarizing the Select Agreement v6.0 they will hopefully come to the conclusion that it was not worth it.
The end point.
The only groups I discussed here is what I would categorize as lsuers... But what they all have in common is that there is a nerd behind them that make the decisions and this nerd makes his decision on whats best for the user and what's best for him. So if you want to make something for normal people, do listen to the nerds, but since they're the voice of the luser don't disregard the luser.
I'm writing this with too much alcohol in my body, so this article is presented AS IS.
Both article is by the way right even though they are way of. (I'm Swedish so don't be confused =))
probably the worst analogy ever =)
But otherwise your correct or as someone smarter than be said...
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
Let's hope that's not anywhere here in Europe.... The countries in EU is currently working on how to change legislation in order to match a proposal for the European Comission from last year I think. It's pretty much a DCMA for Europe.
A plan to incorporate this piece into existing law should be place in every EU country by 22'nd of november. For once it seems like were late here in Sweden, but unfortunatly I don't think it's beacuse they are thinking about how to do it. If you take a look at how we implemented this type of legislation before (PUL) it will pretty much be the the most hardline implementation of the law possible.
And since there haven't been much of a discussion in this issue, I would probably think that Europe will be lost some time next year.
I think I'm staring to understand what drives some young people to use force, instead of the normal political way (voting). One can't help starting to feel a bit tired of not getting any attention. But then again one probably should try again.
So, if you're thinking of moving away from DMCA atleast Europe shouldn't be one of your choices.
PS. I is a bit late I didn't have the time to search for references to either the upcoming legislation or the Swedish implementaion of Personal information on the Net (PUL) so if someone would like to fill out the blanks please do.
Not uninformed... It was your opinion.
As many swedes you don't like the swedish state liquer monopoly. And that's understandable.
I was only hoping to add a dimension. A dimension often forgotten.
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Being swedish I do have to disagree with you on one point. The (state) liquor store or more accuratly the swedish state liquer monopoly is a good thing.
Take this the right way. Not good in the sense that it's a monopoly, but in the sense that they have "everything".
And being one of the worlds largest players they can get a pretty good price.
Take for example the Denmark. Small nation with good beer. But if I want something other than Carlsberg or a Tuborg you would have to pay almost twice the amount I would have to pay in Sweden. And If you want't a wine, forget it...
So just to inform you. Systembolaget is a blessing to me and every other beerlover out there in Sweden and if you don't belive me take a look yourself.
Important words in swedish...
Beer - Öl
Wine - Vin
I'm not so sure about my comment here, but i actually believe that most do.
The easiest way of for example implementing networking functionality in Windows using winsock is to bring up a hidden window that you use as a message hub for the networking messages.
You could try to show all windows. When i tried i the last time (A bug in one of my own programs) I got at least 30 windows. I'm not so sure how many of them belonged to a service running as localsystem, that was not in the scope of the bug, but i seems possible that there should be atleast one...
The "security issue" however is not news. A for some reason it feels as though it should be a problem. But who knows....
What would the effect of an EULA stating that
"I as a copyright holder have no right to use _appauling_legislation_ against any person or entity using this software"
Would that be a stupid thing to do or is it not even possible.
That could, at least in the long run become some sort of a insentive for customer to use my software (granted it's any good) or am I wrong.
Well, this sounds amazing...
But have't this been around for ages. And that without webservices?
otherwise i do not understand why there would be a standard like this, for example look up INVOIC..