For small and mid-size businesses,the key is the brain-dead quick-learning-curve personal database with good reporting capabilites. Once OOO has an Access killer, it will be unstoppable. People will work around the file format issues.
The OOO data design tools that allow you to work with MySQL and PostgresSQL via unixODBC are a start, but still too difficult for the average Joe.
OK, assuming someone could 'sneak in' code for some nefarious reason - that code would most likely be inconsequential to the function of the operating system. Try 'sneaking' code into the TCP/IP stack and see how far you get.
So company X yells 'plaigarism!' and you yank the 'sneaked' stuff out, problem solved.
If the said 'sneaked' code was of functional consequence, then many eyes would be looking at it, critiquing it, and modifying it. The case that the code was 'snuck' in without the parent company's knowledge would be on very shaky ground - which I believe is the case in the current SCO affair.
For those of you who viewed the last good opposition a few years back, you may remember the dust storms that kicked up and obscured just about all surface features. The dust storms are all too common this time of 'year' on Mars, but they seem to be holding off. I got a great view of Syrtis Major and the southern polar cap last week.
Of course, after you drag the scope outside and view Mars, point that thing a little further north and west and catch Uranus and Neptune too! (Ok, hold the jokes about our seventh planet.)
Thank you for stating what I thought when I read this earier today.
The difference between Europe and the US is not about laws or respect for laws. Prohibition, and city parking are more current examples - Thoreau and the Whiskey Rebellion are examples from our country's earlier history. Rather, the difference is social norms vs. the social contract. Americans have a tradition of championing 'freedom' and 'individuality', but we still all drive our SUVs to McDonalds. Europeans seem to be much more in tune with social contracts and spend less time concerned with social norms. I think that was the point Mr. Orlowski was trying to make.
The chance of SCO winning this contest and making stockholders rich is many orders of magnitude greater than the chance of hitting the PowerBall... and millions are 'invested' in PowerBall every week.
The masses aren't very rational - but they are somewhat predictable.
Those who would exploit it for ill already have the data, or can easily obtain it. Classsifying the data now would only hide it from those with reasonable use; and would allow for mistakes or security lapses to be covered up.
If you don't think authorities - whomever they might be - won't abuse the privlege of 'classifying' data, then you have some big surprises in store...
When I ask if a candidate has experience with Word 97, it's because we have 300-page training manuals paginated under the abhorrent Binder and need somebody who knows Word. They might be able to make Abiword sit up and beg, but that is useless to me. I need someone who can quote Windows Annoyances to me verbatim. I often ask candidates if they own a copy.
As kludgy as MS Office is, it is the lingua franca of the American business society, for now, for good or ill. It is also a persnickety beast, with many well-known warts, and familiarity with office products in general does not necessarily translate to familiarity with Office.
They always think they're different.
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"People always think today's competition is somehow different and unique in some way."
And the roadside is littered with companies that believed they were "somehow different and unique" from everything that had gone before - where are they now?
Ok it glows blue etc., but AFAIK the pyramid shape is the absolutely worst possible shape to build a computer, if preservation of any of your desktop space is a requirement. It is the maximum desktop footprint you can create (and still not be able to stack other things on it.)Maybe he intends to place it on top of a Greek column or plant stand...
I think I might try doing a mini-itx hack on something like a Bang and Olufsen Beomaster 2400 . Now that could be cool... (and I could stack stuff on it.)
Why put any closed-source service as intricately tied to security as a directory service on top of Linux? It doesn't matter which is best. They are both great - and / or they both suck. I don't know, and I don't care. That's not my point. If it isn't open source, it's an unknown.
hmmm. I read the Novell press and never saw mention of any Novell NDS source being opened... why would I lay a closed-source proprietary security model on top of my open-source operating system? What is the benefit? What happens when Novell retakes all the market share and decides the open-source hippies are stealing their potential OS revenue?
Which was my point about Active Directory (but no one got the gist, obviously...)
Ah, but when they are moving at high speed, those 5 atoms seriously pit any exposed surfaces. Not to mention the X-Rays / Gamma radiation. Space is in many ways more hostile to equipment than Earth's atmosphere.
Remember that pesky 'region code' crap on your DVD player? According to the industry, you don't own it. You have a limited license to view it. And only how and where they dictate.
Next year they'll add limits on when and how many times you can view it.
I disagree further. This is not really a test of GPL or lawyers - this is a test of Cathedral vs. Bazaar - specifically, those companies and entities whose fortunes are tied to closed - source, proprietary code casting fear and doubt on open-source and collaborative development methods.
Unless SCO loses completely and fully - even if they only win on some small technical point - Microsoft will never let it go. They will beat every IT manager over the head with the 'risk of IP contamination' that open-source methods supposedly have.
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For small and mid-size businesses,the key is the brain-dead quick-learning-curve personal database with good reporting capabilites. Once OOO has an Access killer, it will be unstoppable. People will work around the file format issues.
The OOO data design tools that allow you to work with MySQL and PostgresSQL via unixODBC are a start, but still too difficult for the average Joe.
"You should spend about a month's salary on the next Britney Spears album."
OK, assuming someone could 'sneak in' code for some nefarious reason - that code would most likely be inconsequential to the function of the operating system. Try 'sneaking' code into the TCP/IP stack and see how far you get.
So company X yells 'plaigarism!' and you yank the 'sneaked' stuff out, problem solved.
If the said 'sneaked' code was of functional consequence, then many eyes would be looking at it, critiquing it, and modifying it. The case that the code was 'snuck' in without the parent company's knowledge would be on very shaky ground - which I believe is the case in the current SCO affair.
For those of you who viewed the last good opposition a few years back, you may remember the dust storms that kicked up and obscured just about all surface features. The dust storms are all too common this time of 'year' on Mars, but they seem to be holding off. I got a great view of Syrtis Major and the southern polar cap last week.
Of course, after you drag the scope outside and view Mars, point that thing a little further north and west and catch Uranus and Neptune too! (Ok, hold the jokes about our seventh planet.)
Thank you for stating what I thought when I read this earier today.
The difference between Europe and the US is not about laws or respect for laws. Prohibition, and city parking are more current examples - Thoreau and the Whiskey Rebellion are examples from our country's earlier history. Rather, the difference is social norms vs. the social contract. Americans have a tradition of championing 'freedom' and 'individuality', but we still all drive our SUVs to McDonalds. Europeans seem to be much more in tune with social contracts and spend less time concerned with social norms. I think that was the point Mr. Orlowski was trying to make.
Does AMD's purchase of low-power technology have anything to do with this?
The chance of SCO winning this contest and making stockholders rich is many orders of magnitude greater than the chance of hitting the PowerBall... and millions are 'invested' in PowerBall every week.
The masses aren't very rational - but they are somewhat predictable.
Finally, a use for Micropayments! Surely it's worth a Flooz!
I am MORDAC, The Preventer of Information Services!
...at least, everyone in my office thinks so...
The CEOs in the article responded in two ways, when they saw his work:
1. They scrambled to find fixes for the security problems, or
2. They scrambled to suppress his research.
Guess which option makes me feel more secure.
In a word, No.
Those who would exploit it for ill already have the data, or can easily obtain it. Classsifying the data now would only hide it from those with reasonable use; and would allow for mistakes or security lapses to be covered up.
If you don't think authorities - whomever they might be - won't abuse the privlege of 'classifying' data, then you have some big surprises in store...
Hrm, I expect they meant 'incentivized' - but if I was the customer I'd just be incensed.
Our product isn't called 'Spam Arrest'.
It's called 'Spa - Mar - Rest'. Cleans those nasty heelmarks off your Jacuzzi - like magic!
When I ask if a candidate has experience with Word 97, it's because we have 300-page training manuals paginated under the abhorrent Binder and need somebody who knows Word. They might be able to make Abiword sit up and beg, but that is useless to me. I need someone who can quote Windows Annoyances to me verbatim. I often ask candidates if they own a copy.
As kludgy as MS Office is, it is the lingua franca of the American business society, for now, for good or ill. It is also a persnickety beast, with many well-known warts, and familiarity with office products in general does not necessarily translate to familiarity with Office.
"People always think today's competition is somehow different and unique in some way."
And the roadside is littered with companies that believed they were "somehow different and unique" from everything that had gone before - where are they now?
synchronization with hand-helds
Ok it glows blue etc., but AFAIK the pyramid shape is the absolutely worst possible shape to build a computer, if preservation of any of your desktop space is a requirement. It is the maximum desktop footprint you can create (and still not be able to stack other things on it.)Maybe he intends to place it on top of a Greek column or plant stand...
I think I might try doing a mini-itx hack on something like a Bang and Olufsen Beomaster 2400 . Now that could be cool... (and I could stack stuff on it.)
Crap. The point I was making was:
Why put any closed-source service as intricately tied to security as a directory service on top of Linux? It doesn't matter which is best. They are both great - and / or they both suck. I don't know, and I don't care. That's not my point. If it isn't open source, it's an unknown.
hmmm. I read the Novell press and never saw mention of any Novell NDS source being opened... why would I lay a closed-source proprietary security model on top of my open-source operating system? What is the benefit? What happens when Novell retakes all the market share and decides the open-source hippies are stealing their potential OS revenue?
Which was my point about Active Directory (but no one got the gist, obviously...)
Think about this concept:
"Microsoft Active Directory for Linux"
Think of all the reasons you wouldn't buy that. Then tell me why Novell services on Linux are such a grand idea.
Ah, but when they are moving at high speed, those 5 atoms seriously pit any exposed surfaces. Not to mention the X-Rays / Gamma radiation. Space is in many ways more hostile to equipment than Earth's atmosphere.
Remember that pesky 'region code' crap on your DVD player? According to the industry, you don't own it. You have a limited license to view it. And only how and where they dictate.
Next year they'll add limits on when and how many times you can view it.
I can also edit out the coming attractions, Pepsi commercials, stupid music videos and other forms of 'coordinated marketing'...
...and therein lies the rub.
Maybe he just meant
lateral: 2: a pass in football thrown parallel to the line of scrimmage or in a direction away from the opponent's goal
Which kinda makes sense, in this situation, if you were IBM.
I disagree further. This is not really a test of GPL or lawyers - this is a test of Cathedral vs. Bazaar - specifically, those companies and entities whose fortunes are tied to closed - source, proprietary code casting fear and doubt on open-source and collaborative development methods.
Unless SCO loses completely and fully - even if they only win on some small technical point - Microsoft will never let it go. They will beat every IT manager over the head with the 'risk of IP contamination' that open-source methods supposedly have.
Yes, this is bad news...