Every government should be using Open Source software
In the light of the fact that governments tend to need to interact with other bodies, I would say they need to use what most other people are using. Which is MS Office. Sorry.
Welcome to prototype. Also, if you'd bothered to read the article...
Ocheltree said IBM doesn't have specific plans to sell the prototype, which could be ready for market in few years. IBM is talking to computer makers and customers about how it could be used, he said.
``We're trying to understand how people would use it and interact with it,'' Ocheltree said.
And also, in other news, have you been writing lyrics for Alanis Morissette - you have a similiar understanding of irony, that is, the concept of two things, like, happening.
Nah, I post at -1 because in the past I have made the gross errors of
a) Pointing out blatant karma whoring
b) Pointing out flaws in pro-linux posts.
c) from b), especially if you say anything non-anti-MS.
d) disagreeing with the general opinion.
Re:Timothy, get that compulsive knee jerking seen
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Listen 'fuckcandle'.
a) I live in Europe.
b) The thing the original guy was upset about was not that the public could see what was going on, but that people he didn't want to know he was in the pub (like his bint or whatever) would know. Like a normal pub now, his wife *can* come and see if he's in the pub, but the webcam on this one meant anyone could check if he was in there with little or know effort.
C'mon its been on slashdot! I bet most of those 130 members have slashdot accounts:-)
Newsflash: Before this item was posted, it *hadn't* been on slashdot. So explain that one.
Nitpick Man
Re:Timothy, get that compulsive knee jerking seen
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Er, what is insightful about this? Anyone sane would agree that certain people knowing when you're in the pub is a bad thing. So what is your beef exactly, apart from showing off your thrilling ability to look up words in a dictionary?
The 'public' in public house means the 'public' can go there, it doesn't mean that it is 'Open to the knowledge or judgment of all' or whatever bullshit you decide to come up with.
Not that I'm trying to be a jerk or anything. I just don't think when you are dragged in to court that having asked the slashdot crowd what to do will be of much help to you.
Course it is, you could get some of them in as witnesses!
Counsel: So, Slashdot User 1, do you think these Beta testers have IP rights?
SU1: Er, do they use Linux, or Windows.
Counsel: Is that relevant?
SU1: OF COURSE IT'S RELEVANT. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD.... to me . Just imagine a Beowulf cluster of them!!!
You hire your sysadmin to administer your system, not to fight against global capitalism. If the best browser is IE (which I think it is, but lets not get into an argument about that), then him picking a crapper browser to support it in the vain hope in 5 / 10 years mozilla will overtake IE is just plain bad business.
I don't want them knowing that kind of info about me. Guess no Tivo or any of that other crap for me.:(
Yes, I too hope that no-one ever finds out that I like looking at hot girls' bouncing breasts - just *think* what they could do with that kind of information.
Discouraging users to use IE for political reasons... hmmm.... no comment.
I DO have a comment. Any sysadmin that recommends software based on his own 'political' beliefs and not on a solid technical basis is an idiot, and belongs here on this site all day. Which he probably is.
When browsing slashdot, if you follow a link from far down in a long list of comments, when you follow the history back, your old scroll position will be remembered... No longer will it force a refresh and throw you back to the top of the thread.
Wowwwww! I'd better swap over from IE and Windows then because that's only done it for like FIVE YEARS!
Linux Zealot: (def) A two word phrase describing someone with a life so empty they haven dedicated themselves to trying to change the OS that everyone else uses in the mistaken belief that other people actually want to be told what OS to use my a 14-year old virgin fat sweaty fool.
On the reporting side, Microsoft has a deserved bad reputation of denying and covering up security vulnerabilities in their products
Do you think bugs are found mostly be people reading source code? Or by users and hackers??? Do you think the fact that Windows has 10 squillion times the users of linux this might a) have more users finding bugs and b) more hackers trying to exploit them???
On the reporting side, Microsoft has a deserved bad reputation of denying and covering up security vulnerabilities in their products
The OS movement, or at least its representatives on this site, also have the reputation of NEVER SHUTTING UP about MS problems / security etc etc.
So I would agre, the results are skewed. Just not in the way you think.
Slashdot Mirror
Any proof for the opposite?
Every government should be using Open Source software
In the light of the fact that governments tend to need to interact with other bodies, I would say they need to use what most other people are using. Which is MS Office. Sorry.
Welcome to prototype. Also, if you'd bothered to read the article...
Ocheltree said IBM doesn't have specific plans to sell the prototype, which could be ready for market in few years. IBM is talking to computer makers and customers about how it could be used, he said.
``We're trying to understand how people would use it and interact with it,'' Ocheltree said.
In other words this is a laptop without a screen?
If Dave is a fish without a bicycle, yes! It isn't MEANT to be a laptop, it's meant to be a small computery thingy.
IT'S A4 SIZED, IT WON'T FIT IN YOUR POCKET!!!
And also, in other news, have you been writing lyrics for Alanis Morissette - you have a similiar understanding of irony, that is, the concept of two things, like, happening.
Wow - karma-whore-tastic!!!
...trying to *type* on this thing?
...putting one in your pocket on a crowded subway?
...having a Beowulf cluster in a card catalog?
QUOTEUnderstand this is a module that can be plugged into other devices.QUOTE like KEYBOARDS!!
It's solid A4 paper sized!! Do you put your laptop in your pocket????
Go karma-whore!!! Except things like this get labelled troll nowadays doncha-know!
Good attempt to quickly cover all bases though, good work.
Come over to the other side of the pond..
Wow, have I pulled?
You make two valid points and get modded down..
Nah, I post at -1 because in the past I have made the gross errors of
a) Pointing out blatant karma whoring
b) Pointing out flaws in pro-linux posts.
c) from b), especially if you say anything non-anti-MS.
d) disagreeing with the general opinion.
Listen 'fuckcandle'.
a) I live in Europe.
b) The thing the original guy was upset about was not that the public could see what was going on, but that people he didn't want to know he was in the pub (like his bint or whatever) would know. Like a normal pub now, his wife *can* come and see if he's in the pub, but the webcam on this one meant anyone could check if he was in there with little or know effort.
So less insults, fuckwit.
C'mon its been on slashdot! I bet most of those 130 members have slashdot accounts :-)
Newsflash: Before this item was posted, it *hadn't* been on slashdot. So explain that one.
Nitpick Man
Er, what is insightful about this? Anyone sane would agree that certain people knowing when you're in the pub is a bad thing. So what is your beef exactly, apart from showing off your thrilling ability to look up words in a dictionary?
The 'public' in public house means the 'public' can go there, it doesn't mean that it is 'Open to the knowledge or judgment of all' or whatever bullshit you decide to come up with.
>>or is the robot code opensource so you can hack it and teach it how to make it right or how to make something it doesn't know like caipirinha ?
How about you try not to be a fucking geek for one day a year?
BTW, I don't actually believe you're cute. They're can't be two of us hotties on /. at the same time ;-).
Play hardball, sometimes you have to.
What are you talking about?!?!?! They came and asked SLASHDOT! You don't *get* harder than that.
Not that I'm trying to be a jerk or anything. I just don't think when you are dragged in to court that having asked the slashdot crowd what to do will be of much help to you.
Course it is, you could get some of them in as witnesses!
Counsel: So, Slashdot User 1, do you think these Beta testers have IP rights?
SU1: Er, do they use Linux, or Windows.
Counsel: Is that relevant?
SU1: OF COURSE IT'S RELEVANT. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD.... to me . Just imagine a Beowulf cluster of them!!!
I might get flamed, but actually Microsoft's contract
Are you saying that one of the biggest and most successful companies in the world follow common business practice???? FLAME HIM NOW!!!!!!
IANAL, If you didn't get have an NDA signed in advance, your basically screwed.
Startup in not following standard business practices and subsequently fucking up big-time shocker!
I have to say, you really know you're in a quality business whenthey go to a public website forum for law advice - hahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaa
You hire your sysadmin to administer your system, not to fight against global capitalism. If the best browser is IE (which I think it is, but lets not get into an argument about that), then him picking a crapper browser to support it in the vain hope in 5 / 10 years mozilla will overtake IE is just plain bad business.
So who's the plastic surgeon then?
Wish I wasn't -1 so you could all see this.
Britneys Breasts through the ages
I don't want them knowing that kind of info about me. Guess no Tivo or any of that other crap for me. :(
Yes, I too hope that no-one ever finds out that I like looking at hot girls' bouncing breasts - just *think* what they could do with that kind of information.
Discouraging users to use IE for political reasons ... hmmm .... no comment.
I DO have a comment. Any sysadmin that recommends software based on his own 'political' beliefs and not on a solid technical basis is an idiot, and belongs here on this site all day. Which he probably is.
Brilliant.
Mozilla does this pathetic obvious little nomark thing +5.
IE has done it for years. -1 Flamebait.
What is wrong with you people? Wait, don't answer that.
When browsing slashdot, if you follow a link from far down in a long list of comments, when you follow the history back, your old scroll position will be remembered... No longer will it force a refresh and throw you back to the top of the thread.
Wowwwww! I'd better swap over from IE and Windows then because that's only done it for like FIVE YEARS!
What's the definition of a Zealot??
Linux Zealot: (def) A two word phrase describing someone with a life so empty they haven dedicated themselves to trying to change the OS that everyone else uses in the mistaken belief that other people actually want to be told what OS to use my a 14-year old virgin fat sweaty fool.
hmm, first quote should have been On the discovery side, more eyes on open source code would tend to yield more discoveries
You are SO FULL OF SHIT!
On the reporting side, Microsoft has a deserved bad reputation of denying and covering up security vulnerabilities in their products
Do you think bugs are found mostly be people reading source code? Or by users and hackers??? Do you think the fact that Windows has 10 squillion times the users of linux this might a) have more users finding bugs and b) more hackers trying to exploit them???
On the reporting side, Microsoft has a deserved bad reputation of denying and covering up security vulnerabilities in their products
The OS movement, or at least its representatives on this site, also have the reputation of NEVER SHUTTING UP about MS problems / security etc etc.
So I would agre, the results are skewed. Just not in the way you think.