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The real value of getting linux to work on desktops is not just that the system is more stable, it's that it is easy for you to ssh into your moms computer and fix whatever problem she is having.
If she can't figure out why mozilla isn't loading, ssh into her box and figure it out. If her box needs upgrading, ssh in and fix it. Etc.
There are utils available for doing this with Windows boxen I hear. But using gentoo, debian, RH or whatever one gets the power of package management, security and so forth.
So Linux is not only great for maintaining stable and strong computers for the non-tech-literate (Mom) but it's also easier for the sysadmin (Son) to maintain!
TechSquare is outstanding, in addition to the many companies mentioned here.
Their claim to fame is that they protect the Lab for Computer Science at MIT, the site that gets the most attempted cracks in the world.
In our experience, they were very organized, disciplined and thorough.
The difference between cleaning and smearing
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We've had these for over 10 years. It drove my parents closer to divorce than anything else, but eventually my mother learned to love it too. In a phrase, this thing is the difference between cleaning and smearing.
For many years, the only one we had was in our home in California in my parents' bathroom. I would tell people about it reverentially, and they all thought I was exagerrating my love for it.
Whenever I would come home, the only toilet I would use is this one. One time, I came out of the toilet room and said to my dad, "That toilet is the best thing in the world."
He replied, "I know."
If you're going to move your bowels once or twice a day, being able to clean and wash effectively is not something to (excuse the pun) laugh at. There are serious health benefits, not to mention it simply feels better to have a clean ass than to spend the rest of the day walking around with pooh chunks smeared throughout your tuchus.
Don may not always be subtle, but he's no bullshit artist. He is straightforward and honest, unlike a person who must post under Anonymous Coward when dissing people.
The post that Peter made was insulting to anyone and everyone that has worked in the OpenACS community. There are many companies and individuals who are working to improve the code not just so that they can have a foundation to build their personal and business projects on, but so that others can as well.
When Ybos proves that they support this model as well then the OACS community will happily accept them. Until then, shameless FUD like the posts on this site and the "Ybos ACS" will only piss people off.
AOL-Time Warner is a content company, fundamentally. However, they have enough money to be able to be a software company IF they can leverage that software to improve the channel delivery of their core business.
They've proven that this is an effective strategy for them, and they've even been amenable to making their software open source. AOLserver used to be NaviServer before AOL bought it in the mid-90s. In the late nineties, AOL open source the system (http://www.AOLserver.com), releasing perhaps the most high performance web server on the net. This has been remarkably effective for them, regardless of the systems popularity among programmers.
The acquisition of RedHat would provide them with an already mature linux company with a very firm reputation. They've noticed that Apple has done quite well leveraging an open source operating system. AOL is not a software company like Apple with a strong stable of software product engineers, but there's no reason they can't become one.
But remember, this is all about CONTENT and getting it into homes in any way possible. Linux is highly portable. AOL-TW probably has visions of using it as the OS in desktops computers, servers, net appliances, setup boxes and the family dog. Anything to provide, control and deliver the massive amounts of content that they produce.
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The real value of getting linux to work on desktops is not just that the system is more stable, it's that it is easy for you to ssh into your moms computer and fix whatever problem she is having.
If she can't figure out why mozilla isn't loading, ssh into her box and figure it out. If her box needs upgrading, ssh in and fix it. Etc.
There are utils available for doing this with Windows boxen I hear. But using gentoo, debian, RH or whatever one gets the power of package management, security and so forth.
So Linux is not only great for maintaining stable and strong computers for the non-tech-literate (Mom) but it's also easier for the sysadmin (Son) to maintain!
Their claim to fame is that they protect the Lab for Computer Science at MIT, the site that gets the most attempted cracks in the world.
In our experience, they were very organized, disciplined and thorough.
We've had these for over 10 years. It drove my parents closer to divorce than anything else, but eventually my mother learned to love it too. In a phrase, this thing is the difference between cleaning and smearing.
For many years, the only one we had was in our home in California in my parents' bathroom. I would tell people about it reverentially, and they all thought I was exagerrating my love for it.
Whenever I would come home, the only toilet I would use is this one. One time, I came out of the toilet room and said to my dad, "That toilet is the best thing in the world."
He replied, "I know."
If you're going to move your bowels once or twice a day, being able to clean and wash effectively is not something to (excuse the pun) laugh at. There are serious health benefits, not to mention it simply feels better to have a clean ass than to spend the rest of the day walking around with pooh chunks smeared throughout your tuchus.
Don may not always be subtle, but he's no bullshit artist. He is straightforward and honest, unlike a person who must post under Anonymous Coward when dissing people.
The post that Peter made was insulting to anyone and everyone that has worked in the OpenACS community. There are many companies and individuals who are working to improve the code not just so that they can have a foundation to build their personal and business projects on, but so that others can as well.
When Ybos proves that they support this model as well then the OACS community will happily accept them. Until then, shameless FUD like the posts on this site and the "Ybos ACS" will only piss people off.
AOL-Time Warner is a content company, fundamentally. However, they have enough money to be able to be a software company IF they can leverage that software to improve the channel delivery of their core business.
They've proven that this is an effective strategy for them, and they've even been amenable to making their software open source. AOLserver used to be NaviServer before AOL bought it in the mid-90s. In the late nineties, AOL open source the system (http://www.AOLserver.com), releasing perhaps the most high performance web server on the net. This has been remarkably effective for them, regardless of the systems popularity among programmers.
The acquisition of RedHat would provide them with an already mature linux company with a very firm reputation. They've noticed that Apple has done quite well leveraging an open source operating system. AOL is not a software company like Apple with a strong stable of software product engineers, but there's no reason they can't become one.
But remember, this is all about CONTENT and getting it into homes in any way possible. Linux is highly portable. AOL-TW probably has visions of using it as the OS in desktops computers, servers, net appliances, setup boxes and the family dog. Anything to provide, control and deliver the massive amounts of content that they produce.