Amen to that. I was looking for a backup solution for my 60 gig server a few weeks ago. Know what the most cost effective solution turned out to be??? Another damn harddrive!
Ahhh... excellent points! Being a web developer (and a geeky one at that) I am not affraid of apache or http.conf. That said, I know that some other consultants I know that work in the IT field wouldn't know where to start. LOTS of IT folks with their summer training only know gui setup screens and dont' take kindly to conf files... to say nothing of compiling new modules into apache. Im not pooping on apache here... I like it and really appreciate it's security/stability. The majority of people using it, however, who are in IT so they can "have a job" don't want to deal with config files. Now Im rambling. Anyway - I appreciate the feedback!!
Ahh touche. I appreciate your thoughts, I really do. I guess Im just thinking along the lines of setup and initial use. I think a win2k server is pretty easy to setup and then you just basically click a button to start setting up a domain controller or active directory which USUALLY goes smoothly. I am by no means a M$ bandwagoner but I like stuff that's easy to use. A friend of mine is trying to grip with AD now that has company is rolling it out to their domains (100,100 users) Guess we'll see how that goes. Anyway, thanks for the reply. Cheers! - JP
Yeah, it's called Active Directory. It's well documented and it's easy as hell to use. This isn't meant to be flaim bait - it's just the way it is. I havne't found too many good LDAP tools either. Working with Active Directory, however, is a breeze. Just my $0.02
If anyone's interested there's a great article in last month's Wired that talks about how Russia is using their rockets to make some ca$h launching other people's satellites. Seems to be working pretty well too!
That's why I said the "illegal" ones. There's a difference. Sorry I kinda hacked my reply out kinda fast. I understand civil rights and Im really ornry about people taking away mine. We have to find a happy medium, though. I don't want to walk into a pizza parlor and have a bomb go off. In that light I didn't really disagree with the camera recognition systems at the last superbowl either. The good's outweigh the potential bads IMHO. Either way, thanks for reading. Have a nice day:-)
Here's a point I have been meaning to make for awhile. My uncle does computer fraud investigations for the FBI. Yes, that's right - he's a fed. I brought up this topic to him at our last family function. What most people don't realize is that Carnivore is actually going to be less restrictive than old procedures. If the FBI or one if it's investigators wants to subpeona email know what they do? They take the whole server. They take all the email and just route through until they find what they want. The point is they take it all and have access to anyone and everyone who went through that box. With Carnivore they can pick out who they are looking for through standard procedures and as long as you are not a fedral criminal you have nothing to worry about. Frankly, if that helps stop bombs from going off at olympic games and helps track down illegal malitias, hate groups, etc. then Im all for it!
See... I don't really think it's low. I think it was probably a tough business decision but a necessary one. They need to find new ways of generating income. Another benefit is that it helps market the closed source version to potential customers. Companies that aren't keen on using a piece of software that's completely open can take some solace in the fact that they're buying an enhanced closed version that has some value-added features. I know it won't sit well with some folks but I think it is a good decision on VA's part. It keeps the most people happy while giving them a new revenue stream.
I've already seen a dozen or so posts detailing why this isn't fair to the people who have contributed to sourceforge and helped create the functionality that it has now. To be honest, though, who offered the first olive branch? Im sure most if not all the people who have contributed code have also used sourceforge to communicate/facilitate their ideas and projects. That's payment enough IMHO. We have a huge, free, well developed architecture that VA said, "Hey develop here! It's free!" And now you want to give them a hard time when they want to make some money off of it? It has to come from somewhere ya know! The alternative would be they run out of cash and Sourceforge Open Edition gets closed down. It takes alot of resources and people and money to keep SF open and free for us to use. Howabout showing a little grattitude!
FAT32 has almost zero relevance here because if we were all using Win2k or NT we would be using NTFS just like Windows servers do. Why on god's green earth this test didn't test against NTFS is completely beyond me other than to have a weeker MS filesystem to poke fun at. Real objective, guys.
and it's actually quite reliable. I use it as my home ISP becaues cable and DSL aren't available in my area... mostly because Verizon had it's head up it's ass. It installes easily and proxies even easier. If they cut off service in june it's back to dialup for me:-(
Links to key developer's.plan updates (if they have them - this seems more prevelant in the game industry) would be key... similar to what Blues News does. Just a thought....
If you've ever heard the Kevin & Bean show in LA, they sound like they are in the same studio when in fact one is on a remote island near Seattle. Seriously it sounds that good! The technology is there for everyone to work together. I don't know if this is a prohibitively expensive solution or not but it's certainly something to look into. You guys have great chemistry, though, and it would be a shame if you called it quits!!! Can't Dibona through something together for you guys?? I hope it all works out:-)
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Amen to that. I was looking for a backup solution for my 60 gig server a few weeks ago. Know what the most cost effective solution turned out to be??? Another damn harddrive!
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Good point. I think I was mostly talking about unix installs/configs but I see where you're coming from :-)
Cheers!
Ahhh... excellent points! Being a web developer (and a geeky one at that) I am not affraid of apache or http.conf. That said, I know that some other consultants I know that work in the IT field wouldn't know where to start. LOTS of IT folks with their summer training only know gui setup screens and dont' take kindly to conf files... to say nothing of compiling new modules into apache. Im not pooping on apache here... I like it and really appreciate it's security/stability. The majority of people using it, however, who are in IT so they can "have a job" don't want to deal with config files. Now Im rambling. Anyway - I appreciate the feedback!!
Kudos for the apache team on 2.0 but until it's as easy to configure and add onto as IIS it will continue to be a battle with Microsoft.
Now that was funny. Kudos ;-)
Ahh touche. I appreciate your thoughts, I really do. I guess Im just thinking along the lines of setup and initial use. I think a win2k server is pretty easy to setup and then you just basically click a button to start setting up a domain controller or active directory which USUALLY goes smoothly. I am by no means a M$ bandwagoner but I like stuff that's easy to use. A friend of mine is trying to grip with AD now that has company is rolling it out to their domains (100,100 users) Guess we'll see how that goes. Anyway, thanks for the reply. Cheers! - JP
Yeah, it's called Active Directory. It's well documented and it's easy as hell to use. This isn't meant to be flaim bait - it's just the way it is. I havne't found too many good LDAP tools either. Working with Active Directory, however, is a breeze. Just my $0.02
If anyone's interested there's a great article in last month's Wired that talks about how Russia is using their rockets to make some ca$h launching other people's satellites. Seems to be working pretty well too!
Sweet. Now if it has a hotkey to instantly switch to my calendar so I don't get busted at work.... :-)
Amen.
That's why I said the "illegal" ones. There's a difference. Sorry I kinda hacked my reply out kinda fast. I understand civil rights and Im really ornry about people taking away mine. We have to find a happy medium, though. I don't want to walk into a pizza parlor and have a bomb go off. In that light I didn't really disagree with the camera recognition systems at the last superbowl either. The good's outweigh the potential bads IMHO. Either way, thanks for reading. Have a nice day :-)
Here's a point I have been meaning to make for awhile. My uncle does computer fraud investigations for the FBI. Yes, that's right - he's a fed. I brought up this topic to him at our last family function. What most people don't realize is that Carnivore is actually going to be less restrictive than old procedures. If the FBI or one if it's investigators wants to subpeona email know what they do? They take the whole server. They take all the email and just route through until they find what they want. The point is they take it all and have access to anyone and everyone who went through that box. With Carnivore they can pick out who they are looking for through standard procedures and as long as you are not a fedral criminal you have nothing to worry about. Frankly, if that helps stop bombs from going off at olympic games and helps track down illegal malitias, hate groups, etc. then Im all for it!
See... I don't really think it's low. I think it was probably a tough business decision but a necessary one. They need to find new ways of generating income. Another benefit is that it helps market the closed source version to potential customers. Companies that aren't keen on using a piece of software that's completely open can take some solace in the fact that they're buying an enhanced closed version that has some value-added features. I know it won't sit well with some folks but I think it is a good decision on VA's part. It keeps the most people happy while giving them a new revenue stream.
I've already seen a dozen or so posts detailing why this isn't fair to the people who have contributed to sourceforge and helped create the functionality that it has now. To be honest, though, who offered the first olive branch? Im sure most if not all the people who have contributed code have also used sourceforge to communicate/facilitate their ideas and projects. That's payment enough IMHO. We have a huge, free, well developed architecture that VA said, "Hey develop here! It's free!" And now you want to give them a hard time when they want to make some money off of it? It has to come from somewhere ya know! The alternative would be they run out of cash and Sourceforge Open Edition gets closed down. It takes alot of resources and people and money to keep SF open and free for us to use. Howabout showing a little grattitude!
Sweet! Thanks for THAT tip!!
FAT32 has almost zero relevance here because if we were all using Win2k or NT we would be using NTFS just like Windows servers do. Why on god's green earth this test didn't test against NTFS is completely beyond me other than to have a weeker MS filesystem to poke fun at. Real objective, guys.
The SCI-FI version blew ass. I dunno what you people are thinking.
All I want is for it not to suck up 120 megs of ram while it's running!!! That speed stability thing is good, though, too ;-)
And mine with Mandrake 2.2.18
and it's actually quite reliable. I use it as my home ISP becaues cable and DSL aren't available in my area... mostly because Verizon had it's head up it's ass. It installes easily and proxies even easier. If they cut off service in june it's back to dialup for me :-(
Links to key developer's .plan updates (if they have them - this seems more prevelant in the game industry) would be key... similar to what Blues News does. Just a thought....
We have had it here in Philadelphia for years now... fine with me!
Just doesn't seem the same without Jeff and Nate :-(
If you've ever heard the Kevin & Bean show in LA, they sound like they are in the same studio when in fact one is on a remote island near Seattle. Seriously it sounds that good! The technology is there for everyone to work together. I don't know if this is a prohibitively expensive solution or not but it's certainly something to look into. You guys have great chemistry, though, and it would be a shame if you called it quits!!! Can't Dibona through something together for you guys?? I hope it all works out :-)