Support usually costs a fixed amount per purchase or per year, and not per support call, so recommending a solution because it requires _more_ support would be shooting yourself in the foot
That is so mature. This ascii art of an abused rectum will surely convince them that Linux users deserve to be taken seriously, and are nowhere near as mad as mac users. "Oh no, if we don't end this binary protection racket now, there's no teling what they'll do next. Maybe send us an ascii art penis!"
I dont think this is a game or a contest that should be fought with pron and defaced websites.
Chubby people could use it to power a lightbulb on the head, both to burn some extra calories without getting tired, and as a warning light that you are eating too much if it shines too brightly.
IBM does not need to build a new OS from scratch, it already supports OS/400, OS/2, AIX and a host of legacy operating systems. The iSeries and pSeries are essentially identical, apart from the operating systems.
What comes out if SCO win this case will not be the end of linux, linux users will not be forced to buy SCO licenses, Linux vendors will not be put out of business, it would simply force IBM to give some money to SCO, and stop IBM and similar companies investing resources into developing Linux. Now that Linux has commercial backing, SCO do not have a selling point for their product, so they want this stoppped. Through litigation.
IBM is no more philantropical or free software friendly than SCO. They have only been promoting open standards (very) recently to cut costs. For them Linux is not a philosophy, but just an open standard, that is conveniently not under control of a competititor, and by investing in it, they probably have more control over it than any other company.
In the long run they probably reckon that surrendering some of their IP to linux is cheaper than continuing to develop and support 3 different operating systems/platforms for essentially the same hardware.
In short: IBM will float the bill only if it is in their own interest.
p.s. IBM pay my rent. They are ace. I love IBM. \0/
Studies show that the total cost of ownership of a windows server is about the same as a unix one, as you _do_ need a system administrator for a windows server. Having the accountant do the system administration on the side is going to cost you more than you save, in decreased uptime, loss of data, lost customers and the need to hire an extra accountant as the one you had no longer has enough time to do his job.
I don't think the price of the OS is an important factor, compared to the cost of custom(ised) applications and service contracts, so money is not a reason for a business to choose linux.
How can adults be so obsessed with this Harry Potter phenomenon? It's not bad as childrens fiction comes (though Rowling is certainly no Roald Dahl) but I really can't see how it could appeal to people past their early teens...
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From almost everyone I know who has worked in the US at some point I have heard the same thing: In america they work relatively long hours, but they don't work very hard during the hours they spend at the office, so the total amount of work done is about the same as in europe.
If this is true, then I can imagine some employers migth want to discourage employees from working overtime.
This case will be settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, possibly with IBM buying the unix licence, or even SCO in its entirety at an overpriced sum.
IBM's size doesn't mean it can just buy a favourable verdict, it just means it has the resources to drag the case on for years. SCO's revocation of IBM's unix licence is probably meant to make time cost IBM money, to pre-empt this tactic.
In what way was part one something other than and all out sci-fi action movie?
I liked it, it didn't have space aliens and intergalactic empires for a change, but i didn't discern any "subtle philosphical theme about how we percieve reality."
IBM already offer this functionality for their iSeries, though not with a software emulator but with a hardware expansion. Windows, Linux, Unix and OS/400 can run in different subsystems on one machine at the same time.
The desktop market is not really a priority for IBM, so don't expect IBM to put immense amounts of effort into a piece of software that would almost certainly cost you more than buying an actual additional x86 PC to run your 32 bit apps on.
The oil industry will be happy to have a politically more stable source of their raw materials. There are/have been some research projects here in europe sponsored by oil companies to make diesel out of vegetable oil, which apparently works just fine, but is just too expensive to compete with mineral oil at this time.
The pentagon has different ideas though, a time tested, 19th century approach: Reducing resource scarcity by reducing demand is a lefty liberal eurofag solution; real men (tm) use military and economic force to secure an increase in supply instead. This approach is far more thought through, and will continue to work for ever, because reserves of fossil fuel are infinite after all, all you need to do is send your army to get it.
For some reason both my Roland R-5 and my alpha juno are still working with their original batteries, exceeding the life expectancy stated in the manual by decades. By now they should have lost the ability to remember sounds and presets years ago.
It probably does not qualify as a backdoor, but we make sure we have a fully privileged account on every system of our customers. This greatly facilitates support.
I noticed the same years ago, and assumed it was static, just like the noise a TV tube makes when you switch channels. I never heard any noise with an LCD screen, and i think the OP migth be experiencing some psychological rather than real effect. Or has anyone else heard an LCD screen make noises?
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Support usually costs a fixed amount per purchase or per year, and not per support call, so recommending a solution because it requires _more_ support would be shooting yourself in the foot
That is so mature. This ascii art of an abused rectum will surely convince them that Linux users deserve to be taken seriously, and are nowhere near as mad as mac users. "Oh no, if we don't end this binary protection racket now, there's no teling what they'll do next. Maybe send us an ascii art penis!"
I dont think this is a game or a contest that should be fought with pron and defaced websites.
Phase one: collect underpants
Phase two: uhm
phase three: profit!
Just a few days ago:
A call from IBM "One of your '400s called that a disk in its raid failed, when will it suit you to have it replaced?"
It was replaced in 2 hours, without any downtime or loss of data.
This kind of service is expensive, but far cheaper than having to employ a full time sys admin
Chubby people could use it to power a lightbulb on the head, both to burn some extra calories without getting tired, and as a warning light that you are eating too much if it shines too brightly.
IBM does not need to build a new OS from scratch, it already supports OS/400, OS/2, AIX and a host of legacy operating systems. The iSeries and pSeries are essentially identical, apart from the operating systems.
What comes out if SCO win this case will not be the end of linux, linux users will not be forced to buy SCO licenses, Linux vendors will not be put out of business, it would simply force IBM to give some money to SCO, and stop IBM and similar companies investing resources into developing Linux. Now that Linux has commercial backing, SCO do not have a selling point for their product, so they want this stoppped. Through litigation.
IBM is no more philantropical or free software friendly than SCO. They have only been promoting open standards (very) recently to cut costs. For them Linux is not a philosophy, but just an open standard, that is conveniently not under control of a competititor, and by investing in it, they probably have more control over it than any other company.
In the long run they probably reckon that surrendering some of their IP to linux is cheaper than continuing to develop and support 3 different operating systems/platforms for essentially the same hardware.
In short: IBM will float the bill only if it is in their own interest.
p.s. IBM pay my rent. They are ace. I love IBM. \0/
Huge disk storage space is going to be needed to log all that file sharing traffic for use as evidence in court.
Studies show that the total cost of ownership of a windows server is about the same as a unix one, as you _do_ need a system administrator for a windows server. Having the accountant do the system administration on the side is going to cost you more than you save, in decreased uptime, loss of data, lost customers and the need to hire an extra accountant as the one you had no longer has enough time to do his job.
I don't think the price of the OS is an important factor, compared to the cost of custom(ised) applications and service contracts, so money is not a reason for a business to choose linux.
Or maybe those geeks once they finally decide to stop being such a nerd, can finally get a girl!
This should come in handy to protect oneself if confronted with terrorism on the road
How can adults be so obsessed with this Harry Potter phenomenon? It's not bad as childrens fiction comes (though Rowling is certainly no Roald Dahl) but I really can't see how it could appeal to people past their early teens...
From almost everyone I know who has worked in the US at some point I have heard the same thing: In america they work relatively long hours, but they don't work very hard during the hours they spend at the office, so the total amount of work done is about the same as in europe.
If this is true, then I can imagine some employers migth want to discourage employees from working overtime.
This case will be settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, possibly with IBM buying the unix licence, or even SCO in its entirety at an overpriced sum.
IBM's size doesn't mean it can just buy a favourable verdict, it just means it has the resources to drag the case on for years. SCO's revocation of IBM's unix licence is probably meant to make time cost IBM money, to pre-empt this tactic.
If a business had to hire a programmer or two to write/maintain their software, it would cost them at least twice as much per year in wages alone.
In what way was part one something other than and all out sci-fi action movie?
I liked it, it didn't have space aliens and intergalactic empires for a change, but i didn't discern any "subtle philosphical theme about how we percieve reality."
Nerd!
IBM already offer this functionality for their iSeries, though not with a software emulator but with a hardware expansion. Windows, Linux, Unix and OS/400 can run in different subsystems on one machine at the same time.
The desktop market is not really a priority for IBM, so don't expect IBM to put immense amounts of effort into a piece of software that would almost certainly cost you more than buying an actual additional x86 PC to run your 32 bit apps on.
The programming language of the future:
Computer:
using (doorknob) {
do (something_useful) for (2 hours)
worth ($100)
} and (phone_me) when done
The oil industry will be happy to have a politically more stable source of their raw materials. There are/have been some research projects here in europe sponsored by oil companies to make diesel out of vegetable oil, which apparently works just fine, but is just too expensive to compete with mineral oil at this time.
The pentagon has different ideas though, a time tested, 19th century approach:
Reducing resource scarcity by reducing demand is a lefty liberal eurofag solution; real men (tm) use military and economic force to secure an increase in supply instead. This approach is far more thought through, and will continue to work for ever, because reserves of fossil fuel are infinite after all, all you need to do is send your army to get it.
For some reason both my Roland R-5 and my alpha juno are still working with their original batteries, exceeding the life expectancy stated in the manual by decades. By now they should have lost the ability to remember sounds and presets years ago.
It probably does not qualify as a backdoor, but we make sure we have a fully privileged account on every system of our customers. This greatly facilitates support.
That "stupid robot dog" was the best part!
Give me some of your curse, I can't hear anything over 11 kHz :\
I noticed the same years ago, and assumed it was static, just like the noise a TV tube makes when you switch channels. I never heard any noise with an LCD screen, and i think the OP migth be experiencing some psychological rather than real effect. Or has anyone else heard an LCD screen make noises?