Let me say first off that I agree with you, but I am a bit miffed that they turned me down to volunteer for them to add resources to the Solaris section. I figured running a prominent Solaris news site for over a year qualified me, but they declined. Go figure... Indexing by intelligent people is still probably the best solution.
I have received over 5 spam email messages from this group even though I tell them to stop contacting me. I can sympathize with their problem, but all I have ever seen from them has been net abuse. I hope they win, but they aren't going to do it by trying to raise "grassroots" awareness through spam.
I'm not sure if it has the specific syntax highlighting for JSP, but you might try Jedit. It has undergone many updates and the development seems very active.
Personally I have gotten more minimalistic over time. I used to use IDEs and now I just use vi and let my mind (and compiler) do syntax verification. Sure, there are better things to clutter the mind with but it just feels good to use vi.
I agree. I am so tired of the same old attitude on slashdot. If it isn't GPL then everybody should start yelling and screaming that the license is crap. I like GPL, but I don't think one size fits all. It is naive in the first place to think that every peice of software benefits from open source and even more naive to think that only one license is needed. Everytime Sun gives to the community there is the big-mouthed Linux community who balks at it and starts accusing Sun of all manner of things. These are the same people who then act surprised when Sun puts some projects, like porting Java to Linux, low on the priority list.
I may be ranting a little here, but there is merit to the SCSL and a lot of organizations prefer it to GPL. If someone has a business interest and wants to keep it, that is their right. If someone wants to give something away with stipulations, that is also their right. Saying that you are a better gift giver (time and time again) gets old and alienates instead of helps.
I'm sure some will disagree (read flame) with this, but the AOL email address at the bottom of the pages negates the middle-aged nerd claim for me. A hobbyist, most definitely, but not quite what I would call a nerd. The idea seems pretty cool on the surface, but I'm sure there are all sorts of nasty details that rear its ugly head.
Well... I haven't met anyone with an AOL account who wasn't clueless. I'm sure some are out there, but I automatically distrust the intelligence of any @aol.com email.
Katz's cynicism is all too evident in this peice. Good vs Evil is a classic theme found everywhere in entertainment, but it is typical to see someone get upset when you put a name to the entities.
It is evident that Katz doesn't view christianity with favor, but why should he be so negative about a game he hasn't played. I haven't played it myself, but I can't see anything wrong with it from what I've heard. He staunchly defends that tv violence is in a bubble and has nothing to do with violent trends in society. Here is a newsflash for Katz: Suicide is a tragic thing too. Just because someone takes their own life doesn't mean it isn't a horrible waste of life (with very few execptions).
Maybe Katz is right about there being no link... maybe kids are just confused and hurt. If that is the case, what is wrong with having a game that more directly addresses the notions of good and evil? What is wrong with parents getting fed up with games that only present a world where evil vs evil? The asumption in the article that christians want to monopolize morality or force it on others is just flamebait.
I think Katz makes some very good points in the article. Americans (I am one) would do well to remember that they embrace many ideals in theory, but not in practice. The vote is another example. For some reason everyone in America thinks it very important to have the right to vote, but most choose not to vote.
It is terribly brutish for people to try to suppress other ideas, however this doesn't mean that any idea should get publicly funding regardless of its popular support.
This article is very much in line with arguments over Internet pornography and decency, as if such a term could have consistent meaning. Parents unacustomed to technology look for filtering software to even their odds with technically saavy children. If they simply had a frank discussion with children they could recognize the difference between art and trash. An intelligent mind is the only effective filter on the Internet.
The purpose of college isn't to "train" you to do XYZ, it is so you can learn-to-learn. I am majoring in CS, but few practical skills are gained through the classes, but they do push you to learn concepts. My most practical learning is outside the class with O'Reilly books and my own interest in tinkering.
I probably would have never learned about serious algorithms or turing machines on my own, but classes do push you to learn these things. Down the road they are helpful. Whatever do, don't get into college expecting it to teach you a trade. Don't become a code monkey.
Don't freak out when your CS prof doesn't know how to install a hard drive or doesn't know the hottest new language. Odds are they know the principles, and given time, they could learn any language or technology in a few weeks. Their interest is in teaching you fundamentals so that you can refine your skills in practical ways in your own time. I like what Mark Twain said about these matters:
"I never let my schooling get in the way of my education."
This is definitely very good for Sun and those who like their hardware/software. Many will undoubtedly respond that you can build a Linux box for n dollars cheaper, but keep in mind that Sun doesn't try to win on price foremost.
I can see this as an excellent test box for software and generally a cool workstation. My SparcStation 20 is treating me well, but I would consider an Ultra 5 to be worth the money to upgrade.
Right now there is no word about a discout for educational use, but you can expect an announcement to come soon about that. The last educational price was around $1,800, so this should drop considerably.
Solaris Central will posting new information as it comes up about the price drop.
The assumption by the article that Java has failed is pretty insulting. People are using Java in their browsers and desktops without even realizing. According to every indication out there, Java will be the premier language for consumer devices.
Because of companies like Microsoft we are led to believe that you have to totally dominate and destroy everything else to be successful. Java is a success and it has changed the world already.
In the same way, Linux doesn't have to dominate the corporate arena to be considered valid. Dominiation doesn't equate to validity or success.
This is great news for all users of Star Office. Sun has said they plan to release almost everything under the Community Source License, and it is good to see them keep their word. If you are interested, I wrote an article regarding why Sun bought Star Office. For those who see this as a desktop only issue, the conclusion may suprise you.
I wrote a short article about the matter of pornography and children which some readers may be interested in. In a nutshell, the premise is that we must educate children to understand the difference between nakedness in art and the nakedness in hustler magazine.
Possibly many minorities are having to spend too much time making ends meet to have such discussions. Possibly the net content is catered to white viewers since it is authored primarily by whites. Either way, regarding pornography I believe that children are not equiped to judge what they see, and this is the problem:
Although many slashdot readers are patriots of the GNU Public License, I believe SCSL is good. It protects Sun's investment, but it also lets developers have their way. It isn't quite in the fashion of Eric Raymond's view of open source, but it is very good nonetheless.
It doesn't surprise me that Amazon is changing because there is little reward for having style and class on the Internet. It takes integrity to turn down all the offers to put up a little button here or there to plug some vertical service.
For the most part net users just want to find a product for the lowest cost, and why shouldn't they? There is no personal touch. The store isn't in your home town... such concepts mean nothing on the Internet.
If your local bookstore started to put up neon signs all over their building advertising other products, you would think it tacky. It is also tacky for a web site, but because we have no sense of patronage on the net it is the last resort for net businesses.
Sad, but true. Blame amazon if you wish. Yeah, they are a sellout, but so are all the people who will purchase a product anywhere because the most important thing is how many dollars they retain in their wallet.
I suspect I'm among a few who try to purchase my books directly from the publisher. It is more expensive, but the publisher is very cogniscent of their image and they do one thing: sell and produce books.
Since Packard Bell purchased NEC I have not been able to take them seriously again. Several years in the business of selling (and taking returns) on Packard Bell computers has made me nervous about the company.
I have used the Mac version extensively, and the color coding in their editor is one of the nicer features of the application. You can see a screen shot I did of the editor on this page:
I'm pleased to see Sun providing source for more products. Albeit they are not using the GNU license, the fact is that their products are becoming more open to peer review. The goal isn't for the GNU license to pervade the software cycle completely. It has influenced it in a positive way, and the progress is exciting.
They have several postings on their website (in the FAQ i think) explaining that they would reset stats with version 1.0. the reason is because they have expanded the algorithm to cover more possibilities, which has increased the running time by a factor of 4 for most clients.
Some clowns were running the old client in order to boost their stats. They knew that these people would continue to be self-serving and run the less thorough client unless they reset statistics. Anyhow... it is fresh territory.
Personally, I think this is excellent news for the Solaris and Linux platforms. Right now it only runs on x86, but Sun says they are considering a SPARC port.
Keep an eye on the lxrun web site for more news. There is a download link available. Solaris Central will be covering the product as well.
Slashdot Mirror
Let me say first off that I agree with you, but I am a bit miffed that they turned me down to volunteer for them to add resources to the Solaris section. I figured running a prominent Solaris news site for over a year qualified me, but they declined. Go figure... Indexing by intelligent people is still probably the best solution.
I have received over 5 spam email messages from this group even though I tell them to stop contacting me. I can sympathize with their problem, but all I have ever seen from them has been net abuse. I hope they win, but they aren't going to do it by trying to raise "grassroots" awareness through spam.
I'm not sure if it has the specific syntax highlighting for JSP, but you might try Jedit. It has undergone many updates and the development seems very active.
Personally I have gotten more minimalistic over time. I used to use IDEs and now I just use vi and let my mind (and compiler) do syntax verification. Sure, there are better things to clutter the mind with but it just feels good to use vi.
I may be ranting a little here, but there is merit to the SCSL and a lot of organizations prefer it to GPL. If someone has a business interest and wants to keep it, that is their right. If someone wants to give something away with stipulations, that is also their right. Saying that you are a better gift giver (time and time again) gets old and alienates instead of helps.
I will be going to DC this Summer with a salary of $60,000 right out of college. The DC market is very hot.
"Friends don't let friends buy Packard Bell."
We also had a few other sayings that usually went back to building the thing yourself, but management didn't like that very much.
I'm sure some will disagree (read flame) with this, but the AOL email address at the bottom of the pages negates the middle-aged nerd claim for me. A hobbyist, most definitely, but not quite what I would call a nerd. The idea seems pretty cool on the surface, but I'm sure there are all sorts of nasty details that rear its ugly head.
As a matter of fact, yes I want the old Internet back, but alas this is how it goes.
Well... I haven't met anyone with an AOL account who wasn't clueless. I'm sure some are out there, but I automatically distrust the intelligence of any @aol.com email.
It is evident that Katz doesn't view christianity with favor, but why should he be so negative about a game he hasn't played. I haven't played it myself, but I can't see anything wrong with it from what I've heard. He staunchly defends that tv violence is in a bubble and has nothing to do with violent trends in society. Here is a newsflash for Katz: Suicide is a tragic thing too. Just because someone takes their own life doesn't mean it isn't a horrible waste of life (with very few execptions).
Maybe Katz is right about there being no link... maybe kids are just confused and hurt. If that is the case, what is wrong with having a game that more directly addresses the notions of good and evil? What is wrong with parents getting fed up with games that only present a world where evil vs evil? The asumption in the article that christians want to monopolize morality or force it on others is just flamebait.
It is terribly brutish for people to try to suppress other ideas, however this doesn't mean that any idea should get publicly funding regardless of its popular support.
This article is very much in line with arguments over Internet pornography and decency, as if such a term could have consistent meaning. Parents unacustomed to technology look for filtering software to even their odds with technically saavy children. If they simply had a frank discussion with children they could recognize the difference between art and trash. An intelligent mind is the only effective filter on the Internet.
I probably would have never learned about serious algorithms or turing machines on my own, but classes do push you to learn these things. Down the road they are helpful. Whatever do, don't get into college expecting it to teach you a trade. Don't become a code monkey.
Don't freak out when your CS prof doesn't know how to install a hard drive or doesn't know the hottest new language. Odds are they know the principles, and given time, they could learn any language or technology in a few weeks. Their interest is in teaching you fundamentals so that you can refine your skills in practical ways in your own time. I like what Mark Twain said about these matters:
"I never let my schooling get in the way of my education."
Duane Gran
I can see this as an excellent test box for software and generally a cool workstation. My SparcStation 20 is treating me well, but I would consider an Ultra 5 to be worth the money to upgrade.
Right now there is no word about a discout for educational use, but you can expect an announcement to come soon about that. The last educational price was around $1,800, so this should drop considerably.
Solaris Central will posting new information as it comes up about the price drop.
Duane
The assumption by the article that Java has failed is pretty insulting. People are using Java in their browsers and desktops without even realizing. According to every indication out there, Java will be the premier language for consumer devices.
Because of companies like Microsoft we are led to believe that you have to totally dominate and destroy everything else to be successful. Java is a success and it has changed the world already.
In the same way, Linux doesn't have to dominate the corporate arena to be considered valid. Dominiation doesn't equate to validity or success.
This is great news for all users of Star Office. Sun has said they plan to release almost everything under the Community Source License, and it is good to see them keep their word. If you are interested, I wrote an article regarding why Sun bought Star Office. For those who see this as a desktop only issue, the conclusion may suprise you.
There are more articles (that don't require annoying registrations) at The Register, News.com and Techweb.
Solaris Central will also be covering additional news and updates to the processor. It should be interesting to see what unfolds...
Although alpha might do the trick, I second this opinion that Sun has great I/O performance on their hardware.
I wrote a short article about the matter of pornography and children which some readers may be interested in. In a nutshell, the premise is that we must educate children to understand the difference between nakedness in art and the nakedness in hustler magazine.
Possibly many minorities are having to spend too much time making ends meet to have such discussions. Possibly the net content is catered to white viewers since it is authored primarily by whites. Either way, regarding pornography I believe that children are not equiped to judge what they see, and this is the problem:
read the article
Although many slashdot readers are patriots of the GNU Public License, I believe SCSL is good. It protects Sun's investment, but it also lets developers have their way. It isn't quite in the fashion of Eric Raymond's view of open source, but it is very good nonetheless.
It doesn't surprise me that Amazon is changing because there is little reward for having style and class on the Internet. It takes integrity to turn down all the offers to put up a little button here or there to plug some vertical service.
For the most part net users just want to find a product for the lowest cost, and why shouldn't they? There is no personal touch. The store isn't in your home town... such concepts mean nothing on the Internet.
If your local bookstore started to put up neon signs all over their building advertising other products, you would think it tacky. It is also tacky for a web site, but because we have no sense of patronage on the net it is the last resort for net businesses.
Sad, but true. Blame amazon if you wish. Yeah, they are a sellout, but so are all the people who will purchase a product anywhere because the most important thing is how many dollars they retain in their wallet.
I suspect I'm among a few who try to purchase my books directly from the publisher. It is more expensive, but the publisher is very cogniscent of their image and they do one thing: sell and produce books.
Since Packard Bell purchased NEC I have not been able to take them seriously again. Several years in the business of selling (and taking returns) on Packard Bell computers has made me nervous about the company.
I have used the Mac version extensively, and the color coding in their editor is one of the nicer features of the application. You can see a screen shot I did of the editor on this page:
e rver.main.html
http://ragnar.spinweb.net/code/JhttpServer/JhttpS
I'm pleased to see Sun providing source for more products. Albeit they are not using the GNU license, the fact is that their products are becoming more open to peer review. The goal isn't for the GNU license to pervade the software cycle completely. It has influenced it in a positive way, and the progress is exciting.
They have several postings on their website (in the FAQ i think) explaining that they would reset stats with version 1.0. the reason is because they have expanded the algorithm to cover more possibilities, which has increased the running time by a factor of 4 for most clients.
Some clowns were running the old client in order to boost their stats. They knew that these people would continue to be self-serving and run the less thorough client unless they reset statistics. Anyhow... it is fresh territory.
Let's start finding some aliens.
Personally, I think this is excellent news for the Solaris and Linux platforms. Right now it only runs on x86, but Sun says they are considering a SPARC port.
Keep an eye on the lxrun web site for more news. There is a download link available. Solaris Central will be covering the product as well.