Do PHBs really need to read this sort of introduction to get comfortable with the idea of using Linux and other open source software?"
Do you want your boss to understand what you need?
In case you didn't notice (which I am assuming you didn't since the question was asked), your boss won't sign off on a huge shift in company policy without understanding the situation. I am talking more than the "blah blah cheaper" or the "blah blah security" arguments.
Managers respect calm, cool, intellectual evidence. Spitting (side effect of excitement in some geeks), poorly shaven, long-haired, smelly, hippy looking guys, espousing the socialist aspects of open source (that is what it sounds like to most un-informed mgmt types) get nowhere unless they are preaching to the choir.
What kind of judge can be found that will not have some sort of bias? Whether it be anti-SCO for all the saber rattling, or anti-IBM for whatever reason.
As to the strength of SCO's case, shouldn't the research (all of it) been done before the announcement, so as to get into court in the fastest time feasible? If you want to beat IBM, don't give them time to react. That is a well documented tactic when dealing with "Big Blue."
I will leave the driving to me. This sounds even more absurd than the Linked Braking System that Honda uses on some of its motorcycles. That took 3 or so revisions to make it reliable, and un-noticable.
Imagine the number of brake checks in your commute to work it it goes off anytime a car is slowing down within 100m of your front bumper. Where will the fuse for this be located again?;-)
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Mis-conception #1 - Trucks (diesel) idle due to the nature of their engine; needs long cool down period before re-starting, exact opposite of "normal" gasoline powered engines.
Mis-conception #2 - Energy savings? Add up the internet connection costs, bandwidth usage, increased electricity bills, installation costs, maintenance costs (network geeks aren't cheap) etc etc. I truly doubt any energy is saved. just moved around a bit.
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"Fatal error huh!? I'll show you a fucking fatal error!" as Bubba pulls out the sawed off 12 gauge.
And they're right a lot more than they're wrong. If Jobs was a wishy washy guy, Apple would just be Micron, or worse, IBM.
Kind of funny that you say that, seeming how most everyone is convinced it is going to be stodgy old IBM that pulls SJ's ass out of the fire with the new PPC970 processor!;-)
With the case finally put to rest however, Mr Kremen faces his toughest battle - forcing VeriSign to accept blame for transferring the domain without checking in the first place. He is expected to win although VeriSign is sticking to its defence that a domain name cannot legally be held to be property and as such it cannot be held to account for giving the sex.com away to someone else.
If VeriSign's defense is that they sell something that can not be defined as property, then how can they sell it if they don't actually own anything?
For now. But if Wal-Mart and its ilk can, they will dominate the internet as completely as they dominate brick-and-mortar retail. I hope that that will be impossible, and I still think that they never will be able to achieve that kind of domination, but I'm not as sure as I used to be.
I think most every company wants market domination. The power to do what you want, when you want, can be a strong motivator, regardless the topic.
On the one hand I totally agree. On the other hand, markets do not cure all ills.
Very true. But they do weed out the incompetent businesses that shouldn't be in a postition to provide goods or services (Enron for one).
However, the number of companies like that are shrinking.
I agree. I think this is due to the atmosphere the owners decided to create 19 or so years ago, and it is really starting to pay off.
It may be tired but I mean it, and I make a lot of choices based on it.
As long as you understand the repurcussions.
But what will the outcome be if we give in to cynicism because they turned out to be lame?
If I knew that... I probably wouldn't be posting in this forum!;-)
Where you use cynicism and skepticism, I consider myself to be more of a realist. I try not to get stuck on the ideals, but rather deal with the situation as it presents itself. Things could be better, but I refuse to waste time talking about it when I could be acting out, or accepting it. My actions depend on the subjects importance to me, of course.
Ah, they sterotypical response of someone without the courage to stand up and change his circumstances. I'm sorry if that sounds like a flame, but any sentence that ends "...or die" just rubs me the wrong way. I will gladly lag behind in your great race to the bottom if the pile, I plan to do all I can to leave a better world for my children.
I stand up and fight for what I believe in. I don't believe that Wal-Mart is inherently evil. I am much more worried about my lack of freedoms with respect to something other than shopping. In this age, I don't have to buy much of anything from any one place, I can always go online and buy it somewhere else.
Big businesses don't have to buy up small ones to show growth. That is to appease the investors that bought shares expecting 20% returns every year. We need to get out of the "quick fix" mindset to fully understand the markets (not the stock market). To show growth, all a company has to do is make improvements. Whether it be opening more stores, more profitable transactions, whatever. The company I work for (weird - one of my customers is a fastener distributor in Ashland), is growing due to everyone busting their ass off to improve our market situation. SCO is a classic example of a company that just doesn't understand that is what it takes.
The better world for your children line is tired. Look at what you were given by your parents, with an entire generation set to do what you just said...
Remember, we (American consumer) made Wal-Mart what it is today.
The last place I lived was a mid-size college town (Tucson AZ) that had 2 Wal-Mart stores. 1 in the NW and 1 in the East side of town. There is more than enough stores to go to that are not Wal-Mart. Sure there is no K-Mart... but who cares? They sucked, and their business tripped because of it. The small local shops are doing quite well. They can all offer things Wal-Mart can not, good personal service.
Your cable anology is lame. Go to Fry's (computer store) and try to buy a bicycle. At least I can go to Wal-Mart's website and buy a computer (or a patch cable that I can make into a crossover cable). Big fricking deal.
Ask M$ what it's like to go into a business losing money hand over fist while waiting for competition to fail...
All stores have very specific ideas of what you should be able to buy. Considering the shear number of goods available in a new Wal-Mart SuperCenter... they kinda believe in choice.
Most communities are not allowing Wal-Mart to move in (I live in CT and this is true, as well as in Washington state that I know of off the top of my head).
How does Netflix making money, as it does quite nicely, not count any more? That is the only reason why they are in business.
Face it already, Utopia does not exist. Adapt to the world or die. Seems simple enough.
Because we all know that all software that a school would choose to use has equal parity on Mac and PC platforms. Riiiight.
The district probably asked, "which is cheaper to buy?" The answer was something like, "Mac's go for about $1500 each, while PC's are under $999."
Apple has lost traction in the schools for many reasons, not the least of which is cost of machines, upgrading software (OS 9 -> OS X), availability of software (free or not), cost of maintenance and poor warranty services compared to Dell.
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Do you want your boss to understand what you need?
In case you didn't notice (which I am assuming you didn't since the question was asked), your boss won't sign off on a huge shift in company policy without understanding the situation. I am talking more than the "blah blah cheaper" or the "blah blah security" arguments.
Managers respect calm, cool, intellectual evidence. Spitting (side effect of excitement in some geeks), poorly shaven, long-haired, smelly, hippy looking guys, espousing the socialist aspects of open source (that is what it sounds like to most un-informed mgmt types) get nowhere unless they are preaching to the choir.
The Apple web store is down for updates now!
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Not real sure if that means anything significant...
new hardware = new firmware series (2.x)
old hardware = old firmware series (1.x)
If you want "the latest and greatest" go buy it. This has always been the Apple way.
What kind of judge can be found that will not have some sort of bias? Whether it be anti-SCO for all the saber rattling, or anti-IBM for whatever reason.
As to the strength of SCO's case, shouldn't the research (all of it) been done before the announcement, so as to get into court in the fastest time feasible? If you want to beat IBM, don't give them time to react. That is a well documented tactic when dealing with "Big Blue."
They could just call those cadets to find out how to make a reliable antenna.
bicycling
jogging
lifting weights
motorcycles
cars
You know, most of the stuff I was interested before 1993.
I will leave the driving to me. This sounds even more absurd than the Linked Braking System that Honda uses on some of its motorcycles. That took 3 or so revisions to make it reliable, and un-noticable.
;-)
Imagine the number of brake checks in your commute to work it it goes off anytime a car is slowing down within 100m of your front bumper. Where will the fuse for this be located again?
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My guess would be neither. Maybe a "No comment" if you are lucky.
Sadly, their stock price has gone up quite a bit in the last 3 months.
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Mis-conception #1 - Trucks (diesel) idle due to the nature of their engine; needs long cool down period before re-starting, exact opposite of "normal" gasoline powered engines.
Mis-conception #2 - Energy savings? Add up the internet connection costs, bandwidth usage, increased electricity bills, installation costs, maintenance costs (network geeks aren't cheap) etc etc. I truly doubt any energy is saved. just moved around a bit.
--
"Fatal error huh!? I'll show you a fucking fatal error!" as Bubba pulls out the sawed off 12 gauge.
And they're right a lot more than they're wrong. If Jobs was a wishy washy guy, Apple would just be Micron, or worse, IBM.
;-)
Kind of funny that you say that, seeming how most everyone is convinced it is going to be stodgy old IBM that pulls SJ's ass out of the fire with the new PPC970 processor!
You forgot:
"We don't need no stinking floppies."
Your bicycle anology is backwards, the profits are not in the bikes. The money is to be made in the accessories and services provided.
Example:
$500 bike yields $100 profit. $200 other stuff (helmet, shorts, gloves, shirt, pump etc) yields $100 profit.
Welcome to the world of retail.
The loss of small retailers that were only in business due to a total lack of competition is "how incredibly special."
As to Tucson, it is very spread out. Takes over an hour to drive North to South or East to West across town (exluding interstate of course).
If VeriSign's defense is that they sell something that can not be defined as property, then how can they sell it if they don't actually own anything?
Quick and dirty calculations:
.25 km/s
Earth spins about
Said star spins 220-300 km/s
Obviously the star isn't a body of a uniform density. Possibly not conforming to known ideas regarding rotating solid masses in general.
I wish I had a better physics comprehension in times like this...
For now. But if Wal-Mart and its ilk can, they will dominate the internet as completely as they dominate brick-and-mortar retail. I hope that that will be impossible, and I still think that they never will be able to achieve that kind of domination, but I'm not as sure as I used to be.
;-)
I think most every company wants market domination. The power to do what you want, when you want, can be a strong motivator, regardless the topic.
On the one hand I totally agree. On the other hand, markets do not cure all ills.
Very true. But they do weed out the incompetent businesses that shouldn't be in a postition to provide goods or services (Enron for one).
However, the number of companies like that are shrinking.
I agree. I think this is due to the atmosphere the owners decided to create 19 or so years ago, and it is really starting to pay off.
It may be tired but I mean it, and I make a lot of choices based on it.
As long as you understand the repurcussions.
But what will the outcome be if we give in to cynicism because they turned out to be lame?
If I knew that... I probably wouldn't be posting in this forum!
Where you use cynicism and skepticism, I consider myself to be more of a realist. I try not to get stuck on the ideals, but rather deal with the situation as it presents itself. Things could be better, but I refuse to waste time talking about it when I could be acting out, or accepting it. My actions depend on the subjects importance to me, of course.
Ah, they sterotypical response of someone without the courage to stand up and change his circumstances. I'm sorry if that sounds like a flame, but any sentence that ends "...or die" just rubs me the wrong way. I will gladly lag behind in your great race to the bottom if the pile, I plan to do all I can to leave a better world for my children.
I stand up and fight for what I believe in. I don't believe that Wal-Mart is inherently evil. I am much more worried about my lack of freedoms with respect to something other than shopping. In this age, I don't have to buy much of anything from any one place, I can always go online and buy it somewhere else.
Big businesses don't have to buy up small ones to show growth. That is to appease the investors that bought shares expecting 20% returns every year. We need to get out of the "quick fix" mindset to fully understand the markets (not the stock market). To show growth, all a company has to do is make improvements. Whether it be opening more stores, more profitable transactions, whatever. The company I work for (weird - one of my customers is a fastener distributor in Ashland), is growing due to everyone busting their ass off to improve our market situation. SCO is a classic example of a company that just doesn't understand that is what it takes.
The better world for your children line is tired. Look at what you were given by your parents, with an entire generation set to do what you just said...
(My M$ reference was to XBOX)
Remember, we (American consumer) made Wal-Mart what it is today.
The last place I lived was a mid-size college town (Tucson AZ) that had 2 Wal-Mart stores. 1 in the NW and 1 in the East side of town. There is more than enough stores to go to that are not Wal-Mart. Sure there is no K-Mart... but who cares? They sucked, and their business tripped because of it. The small local shops are doing quite well. They can all offer things Wal-Mart can not, good personal service.
Your cable anology is lame. Go to Fry's (computer store) and try to buy a bicycle. At least I can go to Wal-Mart's website and buy a computer (or a patch cable that I can make into a crossover cable). Big fricking deal.
Ask M$ what it's like to go into a business losing money hand over fist while waiting for competition to fail...
All stores have very specific ideas of what you should be able to buy. Considering the shear number of goods available in a new Wal-Mart SuperCenter... they kinda believe in choice.
Most communities are not allowing Wal-Mart to move in (I live in CT and this is true, as well as in Washington state that I know of off the top of my head).
How does Netflix making money, as it does quite nicely, not count any more? That is the only reason why they are in business.
Face it already, Utopia does not exist. Adapt to the world or die. Seems simple enough.
Not in the year 2000 when the policy was implemented.
What is so unfair about Wal-Mart moving into the online DVD rental business?
Maybe now we will see some "innovations" in Netflix's offerings?
Because we all know that all software that a school would choose to use has equal parity on Mac and PC platforms. Riiiight.
The district probably asked, "which is cheaper to buy?" The answer was something like, "Mac's go for about $1500 each, while PC's are under $999."
Apple has lost traction in the schools for many reasons, not the least of which is cost of machines, upgrading software (OS 9 -> OS X), availability of software (free or not), cost of maintenance and poor warranty services compared to Dell.
Freevo is nice... my roommate made one. Parent poster was talking about TiVo though.