I believe to be a PUMP-N-DUMP scheme for SCO stocks just before all the SCO execs leave the country to retire. When SCO lose the current law suite and if they live long enough for another, then this will likely be SCO's next extortion scheme.
To all those in violation of SCO intellectual property by "breathing":
Unless you pay SCO One Billion Dollars for Licensing "breathing" you will be sued! We have proof that you are in violation of our intellectual property. This violation occurs in the sub-process "inhale". But, we will not show it to you specifics, instead we will just sue unless you stop "breathing" immediately this moment we will sue you!
Really we will, unless you already paid us. If you have paid then go right ahead and "breath" we give you permission to go right ahead and proceed breathing until the next time we decide to sue you for "exhaling".
1. Lack of hardware support is the biggest annoyance. Specifically from the following for me:
- Canon (I had a Canon usb flatbed scanner which I had to give away due to lack of drivers).
- Lexmark (Lexmark's so called Linux support sucked! If you have a custom built Linux system. Everyone is not using Redhat with lprng. Now I have a large paperweight by Lexmark. There are really no good printer drivers for most inkjet printers under Linux. I am going for a HP laser printer next when I get the money).
- ATI (I no longer buy or consider buying ATI video cards after my Rage 128 Fury card a while back was not supported under Linux for over 8 months. I went and got a NVIDIA card TNT2 card at that time and never looked at another ATI card. Currently my Gforce4 is awesome while I play unreal).
2. I had a lot of grief setting of many of the USB devices under Linux. For example, why do I have to remove and install the kernel module usb-storage in-order for it to determine that I have a CF card in my CF card reader?
3. Why can I not burn CD's using CDrecord DAO mode with my IDE cd burner with speeds past 8x without creating a coaster? Is it due to the ide-scsi emulation which you must use? Maybe this is a problem just affecting me. I have not looked into this one a lot.
4. I wish to see more commercial software for Linux like games. (Yes, I am willing to pay for GOOD software! Even if I get some great software for free.)
I am trying hard but this is really all that I can come up with for Linux annoyances. This is hardly enough reasons for me to quit using Linux now. Don't get me started about my annoyances about M$ Windows.:) I could write a book or two about that.
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For everyone that thinks.Net is the best thing since sliced bread, here is a reality check:.Net IS NOT Gods gift to programming! (unless, you consider Microsoft to be God?)
How can anything that requires MS Windows on both client and server possibly hope to replace Java ever?? I am not saying that Java is perfect, there is no such thing.
Can you really make a.Net application to work on anything other than Windows?? And No, the whole world is not using Windows and IE nor do they want to.
Yeah, I know about Mono but it's not ready and will not never be given any real support by Microsoft to become usable every time they change.Net, Mono will have to try and play catch-up. Have Microsoft ever made a truly platform independent software? It is not in their interest. It is in our interest to NOT support such things. If Micro$oft is involved in something sooner or later they will try to own and set the standards for it (Example: HTML/DHTML W3C or Micro$oft?).
I would not want to work/develop on any system where Micro$oft dictates all the standards. I'd rather stop using a computer and resort back to using an abacus for computing and carrier pigeons for networking. If I am not alone then.Net days are numbered and Java or something better is surly going to replace it. In the meantime if you are out of a job pick up a.Net manual and do some light reading and try to make some money off it.
Yes, there is nothing wrong with giving credit where credit is due. The time and effort is better spent on trying to educate the Linux users that the Linux systems are based mainly on GNU software.
If there is one then the kernel is still the main part of an OS and in this case it is Linux.
I accept that the GNU developers deserve much credit for development of Linux Systems. However, I do not understand how changing the simple name "Linux" to "GNU/Linux" could help. Like other OS'es Linux deserve a simple name and Linux is already established and it may be more damaging than helpful to try and change it.
Please include the following warning also with those pictures:
WARNING: Viewing these pictures may irreparably damage the viewerâ(TM)s eyesight by causing psychologically induced blindness as a protective measure for the brain. To put in other words, if ugly was electricity then your eyes are the fuse that protect your brain.
So, once this infringing few lines (comments?) from the Linux source code is found, removed and the "F-OFF SCO!" kernel patch is released? How long can SCO live?
I hope they take a long walk off a short branch hanging over a cliff and disappear in to nothing. I for one expect my self continue to use, modify what I see fit, contribute what I could, and distribute everything freely long after SCO is gone and forgotten. I am sure I am not alone.
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I believe to be a PUMP-N-DUMP scheme for SCO stocks just before all the SCO execs leave the country to retire. When SCO lose the current law suite and if they live long enough for another, then this will likely be SCO's next extortion scheme.
To all those in violation of SCO intellectual property by "breathing":
Unless you pay SCO One Billion Dollars for Licensing "breathing" you will be sued! We have proof that you are in violation of our intellectual property. This violation occurs in the sub-process "inhale". But, we will not show it to you specifics, instead we will just sue unless you stop "breathing" immediately this moment we will sue you!
Really we will, unless you already paid us. If you have paid then go right ahead and "breath" we give you permission to go right ahead and proceed breathing until the next time we decide to sue you for "exhaling".
Have a nice day.
-SCO
SCO is trying to stop it's stock from doing the limbo. Too late now. :)
I am cheering for SCO stock.
"Common SCO stock, how low can you go."
IMHO the annoyances for me are:
:) I could write a book or two about that.
1. Lack of hardware support is the biggest annoyance. Specifically from the following for me:
- Canon (I had a Canon usb flatbed scanner which I had to give away due to lack of drivers).
- Lexmark (Lexmark's so called Linux support sucked! If you have a custom built Linux system. Everyone is not using Redhat with lprng. Now I have a large paperweight by Lexmark. There are really no good printer drivers for most inkjet printers under Linux. I am going for a HP laser printer next when I get the money).
- ATI (I no longer buy or consider buying ATI video cards after my Rage 128 Fury card a while back was not supported under Linux for over 8 months. I went and got a NVIDIA card TNT2 card at that time and never looked at another ATI card. Currently my Gforce4 is awesome while I play unreal).
2. I had a lot of grief setting of many of the USB devices under Linux. For example, why do I have to remove and install the kernel module usb-storage in-order for it to determine that I have a CF card in my CF card reader?
3. Why can I not burn CD's using CDrecord DAO mode with my IDE cd burner with speeds past 8x without creating a coaster? Is it due to the ide-scsi emulation which you must use? Maybe this is a problem just affecting me. I have not looked into this one a lot.
4. I wish to see more commercial software for Linux like games. (Yes, I am willing to pay for GOOD software! Even if I get some great software for free.)
I am trying hard but this is really all that I can come up with for Linux annoyances. This is hardly enough reasons for me to quit using Linux now. Don't get me started about my annoyances about M$ Windows.
For everyone that thinks .Net is the best thing since sliced bread, here is a reality check: .Net IS NOT Gods gift to programming! (unless, you consider Microsoft to be God?)
.Net application to work on anything other than Windows?? And No, the whole world is not using Windows and IE nor do they want to.
.Net, Mono will have to try and play catch-up. Have Microsoft ever made a truly platform independent software? It is not in their interest. It is in our interest to NOT support such things. If Micro$oft is involved in something sooner or later they will try to own and set the standards for it (Example: HTML/DHTML W3C or Micro$oft?).
.Net days are numbered and Java or something better is surly going to replace it. In the meantime if you are out of a job pick up a .Net manual and do some light reading and try to make some money off it.
How can anything that requires MS Windows on both client and server possibly hope to replace Java ever?? I am not saying that Java is perfect, there is no such thing.
Can you really make a
Yeah, I know about Mono but it's not ready and will not never be given any real support by Microsoft to become usable every time they change
I would not want to work/develop on any system where Micro$oft dictates all the standards. I'd rather stop using a computer and resort back to using an abacus for computing and carrier pigeons for networking. If I am not alone then
Yes, there is nothing wrong with giving credit where credit is due. The time and effort is better spent on trying to educate the Linux users that the Linux systems are based mainly on GNU software.
If there is one then the kernel is still the main part of an OS and in this case it is Linux.
I accept that the GNU developers deserve much credit for development of Linux Systems. However, I do not understand how changing the simple name "Linux" to "GNU/Linux" could help. Like other OS'es Linux deserve a simple name and Linux is already established and it may be more damaging than helpful to try and change it.
Please include the following warning also with those pictures:
WARNING: Viewing these pictures may irreparably damage the viewerâ(TM)s eyesight by causing psychologically induced blindness as a protective measure for the brain. To put in other words, if ugly was electricity then your eyes are the fuse that protect your brain.
So, once this infringing few lines (comments?) from the Linux source code is found, removed and the "F-OFF SCO!" kernel patch is released? How long can SCO live?
I hope they take a long walk off a short branch hanging over a cliff and disappear in to nothing. I for one expect my self continue to use, modify what I see fit, contribute what I could, and distribute everything freely long after SCO is gone and forgotten. I am sure I am not alone.
I wish SCO will shutup and die quickly like the the little company that has never been! IBM should squash them like a bug. What are they waiting for?
SCO giving IBM a dead line of tomorrow? Haha.. they must be having delusions of grandeur their last moments.