I started out with an eagle CPM System then moved to a TI99/4A, a C64, then to an XT, 286,386,etc. I have run MSDos, DRDos, Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, windows 3.1, and Windows 3.11 for work groups. I also ran Minix 1.5, Slackware 0.99a-Slackware 6, RedHat 4.5-9.0, RHEL 3-5.5, OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Saybian, Fedora Core 1-14, and a few others.
#1) Since the 2.6.xx kernel I have had no real issues with things not working. I have run nVidia, ATI, and some cheep generic cards. Everything seems to work, and the Vesa drivers now tend to support a minimum of 800x600 but in most cases support up to 1024x768. To top that off the major distros tend to have the drives in the repos so you can easily do a "yum install" and get the needed video driver.
#2) Although I will agree that there are lots of distros the top 10 boil down to a.deb or a.rpm package. If commercial companies hire a real Linux engineer and package it right they can easily do two packages and cover 80% of the systems. Gives them good coverage for minimal work and to top that off there is no need that they use the existing packaging system for the application. They could simply install it to the hard drive with out using the packaging. That is for commercial apps, if you are looking for GNU apps then for a given distro, use the built in repo's and in 99.9% of the cases you can grab the app you are looking for. This has had major improvements over the last 3 years.
#3) X has not crashed on me in the last 4 years. There is nolonger an x config with the newest versions it ID's everything when it comes up. That is a thing of the past.
#4) No argument on that on;)
#5) Forcing users to put everything under the/home directory is a must. There is just no way around it. If they want something outside of home they need to do it as root. Sorry, this is part of the fundamental security design of Unix in general.
#6) Multimedia has moved forward by leaps and bounds. Heck, I now have a small usb based sound card that I use as a headphone jack. I have it set (All through the gui) to override the internal sound card so when I plug it in it is like plugging in a set of head phones. It is the only place the sound comes out. iTunes is an apple product, talk to them if you want a linux version. However, the ipod will talk to amarok the same as it does to itunes. Heck, I have a DAAP server that shows up in amarok as well as in my brothers itunes, it all seems to work the same.
I suggest you grab a new distro like FC14 and give it a try. Look up how to make it the perfect desktop. There are a lot of tutorials on installing all the needed extras. Before some one complains about having to install the extras to get MP3 or Quicktime there are laws and patents that are the real problem. The distros would install them if they could.
It is part of the default install of Fedora Core 14 with KDE. It recognized my wireless and was all a gui config. It has worked reliably for both FC13 and FC14. So no problem there.
Then why dont we outsource the National Institute of Justice to India. They have the people and technology to develop the software needed for much less than it would cost to do it here in the US. Saves Taxpayers money.:P
has HP become less than reputable, Sun's continued existence become questionable, Oracle's motives become dubious, all while Linux continues to gain market share.
Ok, the Linux bit was just for fun, but really what in the heck is the Tech world smoking. It is getting strange!
Did you not learn from the laptops, Microsoft does not give refunds.
You will need to see the maker of the application. Microsoft would just be the company protecting you my removing it from your handset.
Personally, I dont need protection. Where is the off switch for there kill switch? (Dont really care if it is a ms product, apple product, google product, or a ford product)
The problem with your statement (tiny amounts of uploaded data trigger large downloads of data) is that it does not reflect reality.
Small click to upload your video. Small click to send grandma the 50X8mega pixel photos from Christmas. Small click to open a VOIP client. Let not forget sending out most e-mail where the data sent can be rather large.
BTW, the reason you "Recall" seeing the hybrid satellite system is that it died and is no longer available for the reasons stated above. If the upload speed is less that 512kbps it is too slow and the satellite system had an upload of 14kbps. It should also be noted that most hi-speed internet systems are moving the upload speed up higher and higher. Last I checked you could not get a line in my area that was less that 1.5m/3m
So, IMO the internet over TV feq is a nice idea but has a high probability of failure do to limitations on transmit speed and max bandwidth of the frequencies.
Not all developers. This developer will pack up and leave if forced to eat garbage.
And your manager is sitting on a pile of resumes thick enough to beat a rhino to death, many of whom will be prepared to work for significantly less than you're currently making. During a recession, the beatings will continue until morale (or the job market) improves.
From My personal experience interviewing and hiring people over the last year.
98% of those resumes are made up, the person is lying and does not have the experience or ability to do the job .5% of them don't show up for the interview
1% of them dont want the job and are just looking for leverage to get a raise. .5% of them will show up and are a match.
Then you are out 6 months as they come up to speed unless there is a developer that is familiar with the project who can help bring them up to speed, then it is about a month.
So, one developer walks and you are out up to 3/4 of a year's worth of work while you find a replacement and get them up to speed.
If your developer is making 90k you are looking at 67k in losses and a project that is behind schedule.
Personally, I would rather keep the good developer and feed him steak than garbage.
No one in government sees it as a problem because there has been no issue involving the units.
If, for instance, There was a call for all Hackers and Tech people to rig the election. Lets say they were asked to Exploit the system and force a third party like the libertarian party (www.lp.org) to win (They are on most if not all the ballots)
And say it just so happened that the Libertarian party won by a land slide. There would be a call to recount, with out the ability to recount all hell would break loose. Those in charge would be forced to review the whole mess and then we may see some standards arise.
But no one would ever openly call for the rigging of a US election;)
"Forums, like slashdot, are privately owned. You DON'T have a right to free speech. You have a right to obey the rules of the forum sysop, even if he's a tyrant. It's his domain; his rules."
I do have a right to free speech, even if the forum is privately owned. And the forum owner has the right to remove my message from his board.
His right to control what is posted does not negate my right to free speech. My Right to Free speech is god given and only god can remove it from me. However, his right to control what is posted to his system supersedes my right to free speech meaning he can remove or block what I say.
Again, I have a right to say it and he has the right to remove it. Simple.
#1) Put out an "Update" that breaks connectivity between the desktop and the Iphone and Droid Phone. #2) When the two fix the phone to make it work again do number 1 #3) repeat #1-#2 several times. #4) Release WP8 pointing out that there phone never has problems communicating with your desktop #5).......
This type stuff has been going on for years. It is nothing new! I used to own xg.nu, on it I ran a large anon server averaging 3.5 million unique hits a month and 500,000 messages a day. The island state of Niue Who owns the.nu domain notified me that Anonymity was not permitted and took the domain back. Point is, this happens a lot more than it is reported. There is no real recourse for this, you live, learn, and move on.
Fisrt thing to note is that the cost of the car is not because they are "trying to make money hand over fist" They are trying to make money but what business is not? The big raise in the price of cars is based on the emission control systems that now how to be installed. The catalytic converter, EPS Valves, Etc, etc, etc. Add to that that new cars have to monitor emissions so where an old car had a Collaborator, a new car has Fuel injectors, Computer, O2 sensors, cam position sensors, etc.
All of that costs more money! BTW, that is a 100 year old industry where congress has been requiring things to be added. The engineers can easily design efficient, safe, well designed, fuel efficient cars. But not that match existing regulations.
So, here is some light reading
FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/fmvss/index.html
now, before some one says "Hay those are safety standards, we need them" Go read through them, they specify alarm requirements, Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards, The list goes on.
The reason is simple. You have Windows Dogma on one side and Linux Dogma on the other. There is no real technical reason that both can not co-exist in the desktop market.
I have to laugh when people say the Linux desktop market is not big enough to develop for. If you look at the numbers of home computers in the US and the % of Linux systems it is Millions of home desktop users. Seems that millions of users would be a big enough market for most. But what do I know, I am just a Linux bigot.
I have NP (No Problem) Peeing but I understand that when you get older your prostate can cause you to have problems so Peeing would be a problem. But would that not be P=NP when young and P=P when old? It seems that saying it as P!=NP is just too geeky.
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
Ahh look, there is a law that says they can not deprive you of a constitutional right.
BTW, they are using the color of "Hate Speech" law as the reason for depriving them of there right and, well, looks like the qualify but IANAL.
Strange how logic works, ISP's do not just offer Internet connection services. That would be an IAP (Internet Access provider)
DEFINITION - An ISP (Internet service provider) is a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet and other related services such as Web site building and virtual hosting.
LostCluster, you have false assumption in your argument. You start with the assumption that the ability "Internet Kill Switch" is being called for based on the reason they stated. We all know that the reason stated by the government has little to do with the real reason.
You are looking at this wrong, here in the USA the laws do not tell us what we can do, they tell us what we can not do.
So, if it is not considered a violation of the 5th amendment and there is no law saying "You can not attach GPS devices to police cars" or "You can not monitor police" or any variation there of, then it is legal.
In Texas I can use deadly force to protect myself, my Property, and others.
If I see a person, in my drive way, F**King with my Car or Truck, I will shoot them.
So, They have the right to put it there and I have the right to shoot them to protect my property. Sounds fair.
The real question comes in not the legality of the placement but in the legality of trespassing to place it, and if your car is in a locked garage can they break in to place it?
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Let me take this point by point. ;)
I started out with an eagle CPM System then moved to a TI99/4A, a C64, then to an XT, 286,386,etc. I have run MSDos, DRDos, Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, windows 3.1, and Windows 3.11 for work groups. I also ran Minix 1.5, Slackware 0.99a-Slackware 6, RedHat 4.5-9.0, RHEL 3-5.5, OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Saybian, Fedora Core 1-14, and a few others.
#1) Since the 2.6.xx kernel I have had no real issues with things not working. I have run nVidia, ATI, and some cheep generic cards. Everything seems to work, and the Vesa drivers now tend to support a minimum of 800x600 but in most cases support up to 1024x768. To top that off the major distros tend to have the drives in the repos so you can easily do a "yum install" and get the needed video driver.
#2) Although I will agree that there are lots of distros the top 10 boil down to a .deb or a .rpm package. If commercial companies hire a real Linux engineer and package it right they can easily do two packages and cover 80% of the systems. Gives them good coverage for minimal work and to top that off there is no need that they use the existing packaging system for the application. They could simply install it to the hard drive with out using the packaging. That is for commercial apps, if you are looking for GNU apps then for a given distro, use the built in repo's and in 99.9% of the cases you can grab the app you are looking for. This has had major improvements over the last 3 years.
#3) X has not crashed on me in the last 4 years. There is nolonger an x config with the newest versions it ID's everything when it comes up. That is a thing of the past.
#4) No argument on that on ;)
#5) Forcing users to put everything under the /home directory is a must. There is just no way around it. If they want something outside of home they need to do it as root. Sorry, this is part of the fundamental security design of Unix in general.
#6) Multimedia has moved forward by leaps and bounds. Heck, I now have a small usb based sound card that I use as a headphone jack. I have it set (All through the gui) to override the internal sound card so when I plug it in it is like plugging in a set of head phones. It is the only place the sound comes out. iTunes is an apple product, talk to them if you want a linux version. However, the ipod will talk to amarok the same as it does to itunes. Heck, I have a DAAP server that shows up in amarok as well as in my brothers itunes, it all seems to work the same.
I suggest you grab a new distro like FC14 and give it a try. Look up how to make it the perfect desktop. There are a lot of tutorials on installing all the needed extras. Before some one complains about having to install the extras to get MP3 or Quicktime there are laws and patents that are the real problem. The distros would install them if they could.
I know Microsoft is not used to having to wait but Windows just has to wait it's turn. We'll get to it eventually.
It is part of the default install of Fedora Core 14 with KDE. It recognized my wireless and was all a gui config. It has worked reliably for both FC13 and FC14. So no problem there.
Then why dont we outsource the National Institute of Justice to India. They have the people and technology to develop the software needed for much less than it would cost to do it here in the US. Saves Taxpayers money. :P
has HP become less than reputable, Sun's continued existence become questionable, Oracle's motives become dubious, all while Linux continues to gain market share.
Ok, the Linux bit was just for fun, but really what in the heck is the Tech world smoking. It is getting strange!
Did you not learn from the laptops, Microsoft does not give refunds.
You will need to see the maker of the application. Microsoft would just be the company protecting you my removing it from your handset.
Personally, I dont need protection. Where is the off switch for there kill switch? (Dont really care if it is a ms product, apple product, google product, or a ford product)
oops, that should have been 28k not 14k still slow though.
The problem with your statement (tiny amounts of uploaded data trigger large downloads of data) is that it does not reflect reality.
Small click to upload your video.
Small click to send grandma the 50X8mega pixel photos from Christmas.
Small click to open a VOIP client.
Let not forget sending out most e-mail where the data sent can be rather large.
BTW, the reason you "Recall" seeing the hybrid satellite system is that it died and is no longer available for the reasons stated above. If the upload speed is less that 512kbps it is too slow and the satellite system had an upload of 14kbps. It should also be noted that most hi-speed internet systems are moving the upload speed up higher and higher. Last I checked you could not get a line in my area that was less that 1.5m/3m
So, IMO the internet over TV feq is a nice idea but has a high probability of failure do to limitations on transmit speed and max bandwidth of the frequencies.
And your manager is sitting on a pile of resumes thick enough to beat a rhino to death, many of whom will be prepared to work for significantly less than you're currently making. During a recession, the beatings will continue until morale (or the job market) improves.
From My personal experience interviewing and hiring people over the last year.
98% of those resumes are made up, the person is lying and does not have the experience or ability to do the job
.5% of them don't show up for the interview
1% of them dont want the job and are just looking for leverage to get a raise.
.5% of them will show up and are a match.
Then you are out 6 months as they come up to speed unless there is a developer that is familiar with the project who can help bring them up to speed, then it is about a month.
So, one developer walks and you are out up to 3/4 of a year's worth of work while you find a replacement and get them up to speed.
If your developer is making 90k you are looking at 67k in losses and a project that is behind schedule.
Personally, I would rather keep the good developer and feed him steak than garbage.
No one in government sees it as a problem because there has been no issue involving the units.
If, for instance, There was a call for all Hackers and Tech people to rig the election.
Lets say they were asked to Exploit the system and force a third party like the libertarian party (www.lp.org) to win (They are on most if not all the ballots)
And say it just so happened that the Libertarian party won by a land slide. There would be a call to recount, with out the ability to recount all hell would break loose. Those in charge would be forced to review the whole mess and then we may see some standards arise.
But no one would ever openly call for the rigging of a US election ;)
"Forums, like slashdot, are privately owned. You DON'T have a right to free speech. You have a right to obey the rules of the forum sysop, even if he's a tyrant. It's his domain; his rules."
I do have a right to free speech, even if the forum is privately owned. And the forum owner has the right to remove my message from his board.
His right to control what is posted does not negate my right to free speech. My Right to Free speech is god given and only god can remove it from me. However, his right to control what is posted to his system supersedes my right to free speech meaning he can remove or block what I say.
Again, I have a right to say it and he has the right to remove it. Simple.
Dude, they will return to 80's tactics.
#1) Put out an "Update" that breaks connectivity between the desktop and the Iphone and Droid Phone. .......
#2) When the two fix the phone to make it work again do number 1
#3) repeat #1-#2 several times.
#4) Release WP8 pointing out that there phone never has problems communicating with your desktop
#5)
This type stuff has been going on for years. It is nothing new! I used to own xg.nu, on it I ran a large anon server averaging 3.5 million unique hits a month and 500,000 messages a day. .nu domain notified me that Anonymity was not permitted and took the domain back. Point is, this happens a lot more than it is reported. There is no real recourse for this, you live, learn, and move on.
The island state of Niue Who owns the
Combine the HRP-4 and a real doll and you could make billions!
Im game, I would put a few bucks forward for it.
Fisrt thing to note is that the cost of the car is not because they are "trying to make money hand over fist" They are trying to make money but what business is not? The big raise in the price of cars is based on the emission control systems that now how to be installed. The catalytic converter, EPS Valves, Etc, etc, etc. Add to that that new cars have to monitor emissions so where an old car had a Collaborator, a new car has Fuel injectors, Computer, O2 sensors, cam position sensors, etc.
All of that costs more money! BTW, that is a 100 year old industry where congress has been requiring things to be added. The engineers can easily design efficient, safe, well designed, fuel efficient cars. But not that match existing regulations.
So, here is some light reading
FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/fmvss/index.html
now, before some one says "Hay those are safety standards, we need them" Go read through them, they specify alarm requirements, Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards, The list goes on.
The reason is simple. You have Windows Dogma on one side and Linux Dogma on the other. There is no real technical reason that both can not co-exist in the desktop market.
I have to laugh when people say the Linux desktop market is not big enough to develop for. If you look at the numbers of home computers in the US and the % of Linux systems it is Millions of home desktop users. Seems that millions of users would be a big enough market for most. But what do I know, I am just a Linux bigot.
I have NP (No Problem) Peeing but I understand that when you get older your prostate can cause you to have problems so Peeing would be a problem. But would that not be P=NP when young and P=P when old? It seems that saying it as P!=NP is just too geeky.
Just a random thought.
18 U.S.C. 242
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation,
or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory,
Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any
rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different
punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being
an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed
for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury
results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if
such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a
dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death
results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if
such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated
sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or
an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned
for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to
death.
Ahh look, there is a law that says they can not deprive you of a constitutional right.
BTW, they are using the color of "Hate Speech" law as the reason for depriving them of there right and, well, looks like the qualify but IANAL.
> Rackspace != ISP.
ISP == Internet Service Provider
Rackspace == Website Hosting Company
Website Hosting == Internet Service
Rackspace == Company providing Service
Rackspace == Internet Service Provider
Internet Service Provider == ISP
Strange how logic works, ISP's do not just offer Internet connection services. That would be an IAP (Internet Access provider)
DEFINITION - An ISP (Internet service provider) is a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet and other related services such as Web site building and virtual hosting.
LostCluster, you have false assumption in your argument. You start with the assumption that the ability "Internet Kill Switch" is being called for based on the reason they stated. We all know that the reason stated by the government has little to do with the real reason.
not say. The F***Ing NDA stops me from saying anything about the stuff I saw in NGC's IT.
Well, I guess I can say it is BROKE NOW and you have to fix it. Told you so!
Big dish can be a blast to play with!
You will need to know if it has both C and Ku band in it (You can look up online what to look for)
Then use lyngsat to look up the satellites that are available and what is out there.
Here is a link to lyngsat for the us.
http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/United-States.html
You will need to get a DVB receiver for the mpeg encoded DVB transmissions.
All in all it is fun and you can get just over 3000 channels with the right equipment
You are looking at this wrong, here in the USA the laws do not tell us what we can do, they tell us what we can not do.
So, if it is not considered a violation of the 5th amendment and there is no law saying "You can not attach GPS devices to police cars" or "You can not monitor police" or any variation there of, then it is legal.
In Texas I can use deadly force to protect myself, my Property, and others.
If I see a person, in my drive way, F**King with my Car or Truck, I will shoot them.
So, They have the right to put it there and I have the right to shoot them to protect my property. Sounds fair.
The real question comes in not the legality of the placement but in the legality of trespassing to place it, and if your car is in a locked garage can they break in to place it?