"Ubuntu is going to have to get serious about its commercial operation one of these days."
Very true, but it's going to need A LOT more driver support to get there. Average Joe isn't going to want to have to fix his wireless every time just because he's got a Broadcom chip. Average Joe isn't going to want to have to mess with ALSA or OSS if he loses his sound, and starting off leaving a bad taste in someone's mouth is not the way to go. As much as I want to see Linux on the desktop we have to keep in mind that the first "Vista-like" experience users have is going to drive them to Apple or something.
I feel like Vista's failures have given us a tremendous opportunity to make some serious inroads to the desktop market, but we're hindered by usability and driver issues.
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Interesting while buying and selling are illegal, in most locations in the US trading isn't illegal. I don't remember if any of you recall the Nader vote trading schemes that were going on in 2000.
I just got an email from the Dodd campaign (apparently from commenting on his blog about the hold).
"Just last night, we heard there are plans to disregard Senator Dodd's intention to place a hold on a FISA bill that includes amnesty for telecommunications companies. That would be a pretty extraordinary move, but Chris Dodd has pledged to stop this horrible bill any way he can. So if the hold is not honored, he is prepared to go to the Senate floor and filibuster."
I don't know how well that's going to go, my understanding is that he'd probably pretty easily get a cloture vote to shut him down, but at least he's doing something.
In an era of unparalleled access to data and information and an easy means of transporting it. I wonder if future generations will condemn us for using so much of our resources solely to entertain ourselves.
Toothless regulation enforcement An uneducated public cable companies with a vested interest in maintaining their monopoly
I suppose most people with a cable internet connection rent their modem, and most households haven't converted to digital televisions yet. AmIright? or AmIright?
it couldn't possibly be that SCO's entire business model was premised on suing everyone on the planet, and frankly that market's already been cornered by the RIAA.
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Sounds about right. Have you ridden with a hack from Midtown to CPW? 40 bucks my achin' @$$.
Give me a moment to recover.
the co-pay!
Does Microsoft really think that people in the developing world are going to buy copies of XP in some distant future? Not on $2/day.
Back under your bridge troll.
I'm in favor of at least taxing that guy's blog. Interesting approach to using boldface he has.
On a somewhat serious note this is regardless of whether the blog is intended to be profitable. Yikes!
for obviousness comes through. It's gonna be so awesome.
why is NASA doing this? Isn't this the domain of the FAA and NTSB?
If you're using Ubuntu I'd suggest the Ubuntu Forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/
with a name like "E for all" I'd think at least Club Kids would show up in hopes of free Ecstacy.
"Ubuntu is going to have to get serious about its commercial operation one of these days."
Very true, but it's going to need A LOT more driver support to get there. Average Joe isn't going to want to have to fix his wireless every time just because he's got a Broadcom chip. Average Joe isn't going to want to have to mess with ALSA or OSS if he loses his sound, and starting off leaving a bad taste in someone's mouth is not the way to go. As much as I want to see Linux on the desktop we have to keep in mind that the first "Vista-like" experience users have is going to drive them to Apple or something.
I feel like Vista's failures have given us a tremendous opportunity to make some serious inroads to the desktop market, but we're hindered by usability and driver issues.
Interesting while buying and selling are illegal, in most locations in the US trading isn't illegal. I don't remember if any of you recall the Nader vote trading schemes that were going on in 2000.
Here's an article from wired in 2000 that will explain:
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2000/10/39860
In the US we know our vote is worth far less than $0.30. Must be that runaway Argentine inflation.
5 of those are cars and the last one is a wine.
I don't know how well that's going to go, my understanding is that he'd probably pretty easily get a cloture vote to shut him down, but at least he's doing something.
GO DODD!
GO SOX!
make them somewhat responsible for what content is on their network?
"Hello, RIAA. I have reason to believe Comcast is allowing illegal music trafficking to occur."
It's Comcastic!
In an era of unparalleled access to data and information and an easy means of transporting it. I wonder if future generations will condemn us for using so much of our resources solely to entertain ourselves.
Just a thought,
Debby Downer
I didn't mean uneducated as in stupid, I meant uneducated as in they don't even know that they can buy their own set top box.
Toothless regulation enforcement
An uneducated public
cable companies with a vested interest in maintaining their monopoly
I suppose most people with a cable internet connection rent their modem, and most households haven't converted to digital televisions yet. AmIright? or AmIright?
it couldn't possibly be that SCO's entire business model was premised on suing everyone on the planet, and frankly that market's already been cornered by the RIAA.
Does this mean I'm gonna start getting spam about how HU6E my memory is? I'm starting to get memory envy.
Um. Trees grow back...if planted.
:)
Oil comes back when stuff dies.
Either way I wanna know when they start giving me coupons on DVD or cdrom.
amen. :) DSL is much better.