I read about him a few hours ago and Interestingly (and it seems erroneously) enough, my Discrete Mathematics book (Discrete Mathematics With Applications) lists him as having died in 1998.
Or better yet.. Fred's terminal beeps to the sound of..
Fred@mindreader:/etc$ viAh shit, here comes that idiot John. What the fuck does he want again, I really don't care about his disturbing fascination with obscure indie bands, why don't they transfer his pompous ass to accounting.....ah crap bash: viAh: command not found Fred@mindreader:/etc$ John: What is that on your screen?...
This is another must have extensions I usually install. It modifies the firefox download manager to allow you to directly specify a URL to download without opening the file in the browser first. It is handy for when you get sent URLS on e-mails, ims, etc and just want firefox have it download it directly without opening it (ie: similar to wget) without the need of an external downloader.;)
To clarify, note that these bugs are related to the PHP core, not the language itself which may result in insecure applications. The statement that 8 security vulnerabilities in PHP and PHP related software is not referring to PHP software such as Wordpress. I mean seriously, I think I saw my dog hacking together a blog the other day using PHP. Everyone uses the language and not everyone has the background to know what they should and shouldn't be doing. In addition to its popularity, the language and its "libraries" make it easy for untrained coders to leave gapping holes in the code. Don't get me wrong, I love PHP (to an extend), I make a living out of it but any attempt at fixing "PHP related software" directly (ie: wordpress,phpbb,oscommerce,etc) would take more than a month.
If you actually read the text you will see that the author also agrees with you that even though they've made vista look "beautiful" it is still stupid, invasive and problematic.
What distro are they going to use? As many as financially feasible? I can hear the Gentoo hordes clamouring already.
Does it matter? I'm guessing they'll choose the distro that is easiest for customers to relate to and the one that minimizes the need for Dell support.
How old will this distro be?
How old is their currently bundled version of Windows? At plain sight it seems like it would be easier for them to bundle an up to date distro than it is to bundle an up to date Windows. They control the hardware and Linux is available quiet easily. Not to mention Dell is amazingly good at changing specs and offerings on the fly.
How do I know it's been set up correctly?
It will work out of the box with all the hardware they provide? How do you know they setup Windows correctly?
What if I want a BSD?
Then you install one.
Do we really want to let people loose on Linux who can't [be bothered to] install it themselves?
Do we really want to continue letting people loose on Windows? Look where that has gotten us.
I use Linux more or less exclusively, but I'd never buy a machine with it preinstalled.
This move is not for you nor I. This is for people who don't want to bother with installing an OS and want their systems free from the MS tax. Bundling of Windows with new machines is one of the top reasons why MS has a monopoly in the desktop. People don't know there are alternatives. The plain fact that there may be an extra drop-down menu option for Linux is going to do wonders for consumers and the industry in general.
"Belgium is NOT famous for good food. Trust me on this one"
I won't trust you. As a matter a fact, you are straight out lying. I am married to a Belgian woman, and been to Belgium several times, and I can tell you from personal experience that they do have excellent food beyond "Ham and fries with cheese". Most of the food I tried was French influenced, cooked with a lot of wine, red and white meats, sea food, etc. Delicious stuff. I don't think one has to even mention their world renown deserts (chocolate, waffles) and beers.
That history of occupation you mentioned influenced Belgian cuisine a lot. It has allowed it to offer a magnificent mix of tastes from that part of Europe while still keeping a Belgian signature on the dishes. If there is one thing Belgians know how to do, it is eat and drink. Belgium cuisine may not be the most famous in the world but it is not something to sniff at, it is quiet good.
Release Early, Release Often is part of the core philosophy of Open Software (see C&B). It is how the model is designed to work naturally. Vista and all Windows versions before it do not have this model. If there is a release quickly after another, it is usually to fix a critical error. In this case, I am guessing SP1 will be used to add whatever didn't make marketing's 105th(?) deadline.
Is anyone else having deja-vus left right and center? It feels like last week we were arguing why people should stick with 2k and not adopt XP. How XP was just eye candy over 2k and how it didn't improve anything of importance and it happened before 2k, etc etc. Once again, here we are, arguing that the new version of Windows is nothing more than an empty upgrade forced upon the masses to continue increasing MS's bank. What has changed since the last iteration of brown matter MS flicked at us? Is this really the best Windows version ever? Will people finally wake up and smell the poop MS packages? Will the masses give Linux/OSX a "serious" try? Will we be here x number years from now arguing about how people should stick with Vista instead of upgrading to MS's new Windows 2k10?
Slashdot Mirror
Here is an old article on an interview with her covered on Slashdot.
I read about him a few hours ago and Interestingly (and it seems erroneously) enough, my Discrete Mathematics book (Discrete Mathematics With Applications) lists him as having died in 1998.
Or better yet.. Fred's terminal beeps to the sound of ..
...
Fred@mindreader:/etc$ viAh shit, here comes that idiot John. What the fuck does he want again, I really don't care about his disturbing fascination with obscure indie bands, why don't they transfer his pompous ass to accounting.....ah crap
bash: viAh: command not found
Fred@mindreader:/etc$
John: What is that on your screen?
This is another must have extensions I usually install. It modifies the firefox download manager to allow you to directly specify a URL to download without opening the file in the browser first. It is handy for when you get sent URLS on e-mails, ims, etc and just want firefox have it download it directly without opening it (ie: similar to wget) without the need of an external downloader. ;)
To clarify, note that these bugs are related to the PHP core, not the language itself which may result in insecure applications. The statement that 8 security vulnerabilities in PHP and PHP related software is not referring to PHP software such as Wordpress. I mean seriously, I think I saw my dog hacking together a blog the other day using PHP. Everyone uses the language and not everyone has the background to know what they should and shouldn't be doing. In addition to its popularity, the language and its "libraries" make it easy for untrained coders to leave gapping holes in the code. Don't get me wrong, I love PHP (to an extend), I make a living out of it but any attempt at fixing "PHP related software" directly (ie: wordpress,phpbb,oscommerce,etc) would take more than a month.
Now that they own winter, cant they take it away? I'm sick and tired of it.
Once again Toronto is overcast! I don't remember the last time we had an event like this where we've had clear skies. Damn weather
like E-tards? Do they give light-shows and water bottles at BB?
And that kids, is what happens when you don't use condoms. Firefox should have known better.
You guys should talk
Sure but does it run Linux? ............ oh.
I for one welcome our new masochists overloards
If you actually read the text you will see that the author also agrees with you that even though they've made vista look "beautiful" it is still stupid, invasive and problematic.
Not surprised, after all, it takes a lot of power to constantly wrestle control away from the user. DRM is not easy to implement you know.
What distro are they going to use? As many as financially feasible? I can hear the Gentoo hordes clamouring already.
Does it matter? I'm guessing they'll choose the distro that is easiest for customers to relate to and the one that minimizes the need for Dell support.
How old will this distro be?
How old is their currently bundled version of Windows? At plain sight it seems like it would be easier for them to bundle an up to date distro than it is to bundle an up to date Windows. They control the hardware and Linux is available quiet easily. Not to mention Dell is amazingly good at changing specs and offerings on the fly.
How do I know it's been set up correctly?
It will work out of the box with all the hardware they provide? How do you know they setup Windows correctly?
What if I want a BSD?
Then you install one.
Do we really want to let people loose on Linux who can't [be bothered to] install it themselves?
Do we really want to continue letting people loose on Windows? Look where that has gotten us.
I use Linux more or less exclusively, but I'd never buy a machine with it preinstalled.
This move is not for you nor I. This is for people who don't want to bother with installing an OS and want their systems free from the MS tax. Bundling of Windows with new machines is one of the top reasons why MS has a monopoly in the desktop. People don't know there are alternatives. The plain fact that there may be an extra drop-down menu option for Linux is going to do wonders for consumers and the industry in general.
"Belgium is NOT famous for good food. Trust me on this one"
I won't trust you. As a matter a fact, you are straight out lying. I am married to a Belgian woman, and been to Belgium several times, and I can tell you from personal experience that they do have excellent food beyond "Ham and fries with cheese". Most of the food I tried was French influenced, cooked with a lot of wine, red and white meats, sea food, etc. Delicious stuff. I don't think one has to even mention their world renown deserts (chocolate, waffles) and beers.
That history of occupation you mentioned influenced Belgian cuisine a lot. It has allowed it to offer a magnificent mix of tastes from that part of Europe while still keeping a Belgian signature on the dishes. If there is one thing Belgians know how to do, it is eat and drink. Belgium cuisine may not be the most famous in the world but it is not something to sniff at, it is quiet good.
"Google would then have 24 hours to withdraw the content or face a daily fine of 1,000 euros ($1,295 U.S.).'""
I think it is safe to say they can afford to take their time...
Here is your scientific biweekly peer reviewed journal with an article on the topic. Those "I'll wait until the peer-reviewed journal" rehearsed responses are getting annoying.
"people googling for yahoo is no different than dialing 411 to get an operator to look up a phone number and make a connection for you."
Yes there is a difference. Normal people don't call 411 everytime they want to talk to a friend they already have the phone number for.
I've heard them be called soft link many times. In fact, ln creates hardlinks by default and the -s switch makes it create "soft" ones.
On the "symbolic file links finally arrives to Windows Vista.."
Has it really arrived? really? Considering only Administrators have access to creating them by default?
Yes there is a difference.
Release Early, Release Often is part of the core philosophy of Open Software (see C&B). It is how the model is designed to work naturally. Vista and all Windows versions before it do not have this model. If there is a release quickly after another, it is usually to fix a critical error. In this case, I am guessing SP1 will be used to add whatever didn't make marketing's 105th(?) deadline.
Is anyone else having deja-vus left right and center? It feels like last week we were arguing why people should stick with 2k and not adopt XP. How XP was just eye candy over 2k and how it didn't improve anything of importance and it happened before 2k, etc etc. Once again, here we are, arguing that the new version of Windows is nothing more than an empty upgrade forced upon the masses to continue increasing MS's bank. What has changed since the last iteration of brown matter MS flicked at us? Is this really the best Windows version ever? Will people finally wake up and smell the poop MS packages? Will the masses give Linux/OSX a "serious" try? Will we be here x number years from now arguing about how people should stick with Vista instead of upgrading to MS's new Windows 2k10?
Microsoft is going to be sending little brown things to the EU? Is this as a response of the EU sanctions?
or are CEOs, which one can argue make laws as well...
What is all that com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC stuff? There is the whole problem, looks like Java. Talk to Sun.