Point taken. I agree with what you are saying. On another point, if I were to register a business domain I'd certainly register all the TLDs. Just go to the Whitehouse to see why. On the other hand, the guy using this website sure is capitalizing on it and I can't see any reason why he shouldn't.
I think thats complely unfair. I think my point is legitimate, especially considering recent stories like "Tux Works for Microsoft?!" where somone basically hacked a website because they didn't agree politically, then posted to SlashDot to rub it in.Ha Ha, I get it.
Where does this go from being humorous to somthing more sinister like cyberterrorism? Sure/. a site as a political stand for effect is one thing, but painting a bullseye for hackers is another.
I got a free Turbo 4.0 with vol2 of Linux Mag I think. Looked like RH with a few extra tweaks and apps.
I know they have been arround awhile but they seem to be marketing their products like the Old Gaurd.
Check out their download page. Care to register first? If that doesn't discourage you how about skipping strait to the "download/install" page where you have two options:
There are two primary ways to download and install TurboLinux:
1). FTP Install 2). Local Hard Drive Install
Not exactly encouraging to the 99.9% of potential users who have at best a 56K connection and maybe little experience installing Linux. And if you try to go to ftp.turbolinux.com to download the entire distro you get a dead link.
What I'm hoping for is that someone like the independent novie chanel goes online. Thatway we could watch lowbudget (done for the love or fun of it) flicks like we listen to MP3s now.
The company that regiestered it was named AltaVista. It was poor judgment on Digital's part not to name it something with a name already in use and a domain previously registered. Though the company that did own AltaVista.com later capitalized I'm sure they also encountered way more traffic than they were planning for on their website.
In this case at least, some of the blame lies with the OpenSSH project noy claiming the domain before announcing their project. I mean really, what does it cost? A whopping $15/yr to register?
Whats even worse is that this story posted on Slashdot could be interpreted as a veiled threat. Not cool. I'm all for OpenSource but this subtle bullying is BS in my book.
Maybe next they'll paste a blotter over Mona Lisa's cleavage. If the Oscars are about honoring the best in Cinema and if they agree that a SouthPark song qualifies, they should'nt censor it.
But we all know the truth. The best movie doesn't win at the Oscars. The most popular or lucrative does. I wouldn't be the first to point out that nominating SouthPark is more a tool to draw viewership from the Gen-X crowd than truely admitting that somthing so crude has real cultural value.
Go ahead and say Linux is not ready for the desktop. If I was running a company I sure wouldn't run mission critical desktop applications on Linux. You pay for each minute someone spends learning or dealing with bugs. This may change in the near future though. Corel Office will be closely watched. Corel will be releasing both a Desktop and Developer Version of the OS.
If someone were to ask me what the best use for Linux is besides as a server I'd say for teaching people how to use a computer. Especially for kids. Rather than having your kid brainlessly clicking on that Explorer logo to surf the web or spend endless hours mindlessly playing games, hand them a empty computer and a Linux CD. If they really want to play with a computer they will learm a heck of a lot more in Linux than Windows. Sure they may be spending time on the web or playing games, but at least they will be encouraged to learn more about the computer.
I've wasted a lot of money trying about every product out there. NetObjects, Frontpage (95,97 and 2000), Hotmetal 3 AND 5, CoffeeCup, Homesite, and many others.
NetObjects was good for a while. NetObjects is not very flexible. They went private (used to be part if IBM or something) and kind of lost the innovative edge.
Frontpage butchers the code and makes it impossible to edit later. The real downer for me on Frontpage was the stupid "Microsoft" metatags it puts on every single html page you edit with it. It also seems to have a lot of bugs.
Hotmetal 5 really could be at the top of the list. The only problem is that a couple of employees bought the company last December right after Hotmetal 5 was released. It should have been an Alpha or Beta version. They are still sorting out the bugs. Support was really shaky until last month. In fact there was no support from Jan-Mar because someone wiped their support pages and they didn't have a backup. They seem to be revamping their beta programming and making their support page more responsive. What makes this product really stand out is that they are developing a product that has extensive support for both line editing style and WYSIWYG HTML authoring. It also has code checking that can be turned on and off. Maybe Hotmetal 6 will be the real deal.
A good text editor is mandatory no matter what HTML authoring tool you choose. Many times you want to view and edit the code outside a WYSIWYG environment. Sometimes you are writing scripts which is easier to do in a straight editor. AltraSoft (www.XEMACS.COM) has an excellent text editor with support for custom script tag coloring. Their products include " InfoDock (an advanced integrated development environment), the OO-Browser (the world's most flexible object-oriented code browser)". As an added bonus they are making these products Open Source real soon.
Dreamweaver 2 is simply the best. It can turn anyone into an HTML wizard. Built-in layering support allows for very sophisticated graphical layout. The floating toolbars can be a little intimidating at first but in short order you'll really start loving them. All the most advanced web authoring technologies are supported: CSS, XML, IFrames, etc. Dreamweaver is a tool that can make a novice look like a pro and turn a graphics artist into a web authoring god. The features are endless, the bugs are few, and the integrated suite of tools available from Macromedia is awesome. If you choose Dreamweaver 2 as your authoring tool also look at Fireworks, Macromedia's graphics editing tool. Really slick.
Slashdot Mirror
Point taken. I agree with what you are saying. On another point, if I were to register a business domain I'd certainly register all the TLDs. Just go to the Whitehouse to see why. On the other hand, the guy using this website sure is capitalizing on it and I can't see any reason why he shouldn't.
Where does this go from being humorous to somthing more sinister like cyberterrorism? Sure /. a site as a political stand for effect is one thing, but painting a bullseye for hackers is another.
I got a free Turbo 4.0 with vol2 of Linux Mag I think. Looked like RH with a few extra tweaks and apps.
I know they have been arround awhile but they seem to be marketing their products like the Old Gaurd.
Check out their download page. Care to register first? If that doesn't discourage you how about skipping strait to the "download/install" page where you have two options:
There are two primary ways to download and install TurboLinux:
1). FTP Install
2). Local Hard Drive Install
Not exactly encouraging to the 99.9% of potential users who have at best a 56K connection and maybe little experience installing Linux. And if you try to go to ftp.turbolinux.com to download the entire distro you get a dead link.
What I'm hoping for is that someone like the independent novie chanel goes online. Thatway we could watch lowbudget (done for the love or fun of it) flicks like we listen to MP3s now.
The company that regiestered it was named AltaVista. It was poor judgment on Digital's part not to name it something with a name already in use and a domain previously registered. Though the company that did own AltaVista.com later capitalized I'm sure they also encountered way more traffic than they were planning for on their website.
Altavista Domain Story
In this case at least, some of the blame lies with the OpenSSH project noy claiming the domain before announcing their project. I mean really, what does it cost? A whopping $15/yr to register?
Whats even worse is that this story posted on Slashdot could be interpreted as a veiled threat. Not cool. I'm all for OpenSource but this subtle bullying is BS in my book.
Their employment section mentions they need a software engineer. Here is a copy of the Req's:
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Maybe next they'll paste a blotter over Mona Lisa's cleavage. If the Oscars are about honoring the best in Cinema and if they agree that a SouthPark song qualifies, they should'nt censor it.
But we all know the truth. The best movie doesn't win at the Oscars. The most popular or lucrative does. I wouldn't be the first to point out that nominating SouthPark is more a tool to draw viewership from the Gen-X crowd than truely admitting that somthing so crude has real cultural value.
Go ahead and say Linux is not ready for the desktop. If I was running a company I sure wouldn't run mission critical desktop applications on Linux. You pay for each minute someone spends learning or dealing with bugs. This may change in the near future though. Corel Office will be closely watched. Corel will be releasing both a Desktop and Developer Version of the OS.
If someone were to ask me what the best use for Linux is besides as a server I'd say for teaching people how to use a computer. Especially for kids. Rather than having your kid brainlessly clicking on that Explorer logo to surf the web or spend endless hours mindlessly playing games, hand them a empty computer and a Linux CD. If they really want to play with a computer they will learm a heck of a lot more in Linux than Windows. Sure they may be spending time on the web or playing games, but at least they will be encouraged to learn more about the computer.
I've wasted a lot of money trying about every product out there. NetObjects, Frontpage (95,97 and 2000), Hotmetal 3 AND 5, CoffeeCup, Homesite, and many others.
NetObjects was good for a while. NetObjects is not very flexible. They went private (used to be part if IBM or something) and kind of lost the innovative edge.
Frontpage butchers the code and makes it impossible to edit later. The real downer for me on Frontpage was the stupid "Microsoft" metatags it puts on every single html page you edit with it. It also seems to have a lot of bugs.
Hotmetal 5 really could be at the top of the list. The only problem is that a couple of employees bought the company last December right after Hotmetal 5 was released. It should have been an Alpha or Beta version. They are still sorting out the bugs. Support was really shaky until last month. In fact there was no support from Jan-Mar because someone wiped their support pages and they didn't have a backup. They seem to be revamping their beta programming and making their support page more responsive. What makes this product really stand out is that they are developing a product that has extensive support for both line editing style and WYSIWYG HTML authoring. It also has code checking that can be turned on and off. Maybe Hotmetal 6 will be the real deal.
A good text editor is mandatory no matter what HTML authoring tool you choose. Many times you want to view and edit the code outside a WYSIWYG environment. Sometimes you are writing scripts which is easier to do in a straight editor. AltraSoft (www.XEMACS.COM) has an excellent text editor with support for custom script tag coloring. Their products include " InfoDock (an advanced integrated development environment), the OO-Browser (the world's most flexible object-oriented code browser)". As an added bonus they are making these products Open Source real soon.
Dreamweaver 2 is simply the best. It can turn anyone into an HTML wizard. Built-in layering support allows for very sophisticated graphical layout. The floating toolbars can be a little intimidating at first but in short order you'll really start loving them. All the most advanced web authoring technologies are supported: CSS, XML, IFrames, etc. Dreamweaver is a tool that can make a novice look like a pro and turn a graphics artist into a web authoring god. The features are endless, the bugs are few, and the integrated suite of tools available from Macromedia is awesome. If you choose Dreamweaver 2 as your authoring tool also look at Fireworks, Macromedia's graphics editing tool. Really slick.