The sys-admin at my high school was just out of college and looking to build up some great experience. Where else will they let a fresh college grad run a network of 600+ machines running a combo of netware, nt, unix and mac! Schools have a ton of "interesting" stuff, token ring in the old library terminals and fiber optics in the new media labs. I think he worked for the highschool for about 2 or 3 years, before going to run a large network for IBM. He "selected" the job for the experience it would give him.
Thank goodness each _developer_ who creates a project gets to decide its license. The GPL vs (Insert Other License Here) battles are not won or lost with distros, they are won or lost on _new_ _innovative_ projects started by developers. As long as developers decide what license their software goes under, and developers remain the source of linux's strength, I won't worry what CEOs are mulling about!
Some customers signed up for DSL and paid an upfront fee for a year of service, what has happened to these cusomters during the DSL slump? Did they get their mony back? Hung out to dry? I would love to hear how this is affecting individuals with either "1 year minimum" or "1 year prepaid" service.
Anyone unlucky enough to sign up for a 2 or 3 year deal?
I thought it was bad when people who did _not_ read the damn link posted a moronic comment, but normally I would moderate it down and move on. But now you have moderators not reading the story and moderating people up! When I read this story (default browsing setting of +2), there were two comments at +2, both had not read the _very_ short article posted.
Please moderators -- at least _you_ should read the damned links.
If this is a real issue -- the public has a right to fight it. Couldn't a laser pointer/something more powerful really damage a camera? There has to be a way to damage them -- and if the public has an outcry and fights them, they will go away. I think the _real_ issue is the public WANTS them!
Bob,
It seems to me that GNU/Linux is making the same mistakes that BeOS has made in the past. Not enough focus on application.
Linux has alot of applications to do tons of stuff geeks are interested in from networking to clustering. But what linux lacks right now -- is "grunt work" applications. Sales Management, Accounting Packages, Contact Management Packages, Office (en route, I know) and other applications of this nature.
Since it is likely that these applications will not be started on there own -- Do you think that linux companies should take it onto themselves to start these kinds of projects? How important do you think these applications are to business acceptance of linux?
I was just wondering -- when one of those VeriSign things pop-up, you have an options to check "Always Trust Xyz Corp". If users have already done this - will this setting apply to ALL certs from Xyz Corp, or just Certs dated before the current date? I am wondering if that prompt is authorizing all certs from a company - or a subset ( by date or by class, etc)? Anyone know?
I had the same battle that you are having _before_ 2.4 and we decided that the money being spent on trying to fix the problem was better spent buying the big "S". So we did - the application runs very nicely on it as well. Do some quick math - how much are you spending trying to get it to work on Linux and how much will "S" run you - and let the dollars and sense decide for you.
If you want to get a message to your congressman - send a certified letter. The only person who can sign for it is the congressman, and you can even ask for proof of receipt.
It costs $1.40 to send a letter by certified mail and an additional $1.25 for the sender to get a receipt back confirming delivery.
If you really care about a topic - show it by spending the $2.65 to make sure your message gets to your congressman.
I thought it was found that an ISP was NOT able to be held responsible for the content they are hosting. #1) Is that true and if so - can someone give me a link? #2) If it is true - isn't it in the ISPs best interest to tell these people to bugger-off and keep their clients?
Part of the great thing about Linux is that your can download it for free - which is definately a good thing. But, if you can afford it, please support your distro of choice, else - you may not have too much choice left.
Think about how much that distro has been worth to you, how much it would have cost in MS software to replace what you setup with a Linux based box. I am not saying buy a copy for every computer you put it on, or anything silly like that. But if you use it day in and day out - go get the pro version from (Insert local store that carries distros here), and give back a little to the people that work so hard producing that distro for you.
-- MetaCosm
I have a very serious concern that would explain why this company is being so helpful now. Is it possible that the reason the company is rushing to get us off their back is so that we do not look at there dozens of OTHER products? Look at their product list @ http://dsfinternet.com/dsf/products.html and you notice that all the products they sell, parallel pieces of open-source software available under the GPL writen by other people. I am willing to bet that if they steal one product, they have stolen others. Lets start checking out their services and making sure they are not 'a little too' much like our open source products. Also, this company should not be given a slap on the wrist, they should be made an example of.
What do you want out of slashdot?
-- More than news!
What would you like to see more of?
-- I would like to see more political stories. I would love to see Slashdot used as a mobilization force for the geek voters of the world. With many geek disinterested and feeling that vote or not vote, not much will change, maybe it is time we flexed our muscle as a community. Nader anybody? Debates anybody?.. we are so busy pushing the technical limits of our world.. we may let it get legislated away. I am reminded of this slashdot article of Tim O'Reilly debating Q. Todd Dickinson and the thing that stuck with me about the debate(conversation?) was a statement by Dickinson where he basically said "Tim, I agree with you, where was your voice when we needed it to convince others." We had the Patent Office Director on our side, and he didn't hear a peep of support from us. Right or wrong, the responsibility for the problems in our realm of expertise may be our fault because WE DIDN'T STOP IT.
What would you like to see less of?
-- FUD coming from our camp. I use linux on a daily basis, but if the day ever comes where I am spreading FUD about Windows - that may be the day I should be using Windows. (Just cause it is from our side, doesn't make it right)
Robert
^ This was all posted by a 19 year old - so feel free to dismiss it as silly. You may also feel free to plan your life around my posts.
Thinking in Java was released as an 'online' free book. (http://www.eckelobjects.com/javabook.html) It was also released as a hard copy and a cd-rom. Releasing his book for free did not kill the sales - it improved them. I believe he also released Thinking in C++ for free. Check out the page to find more.
Links::http://www.eckelobjects.com/javabook.html'
Youth crime as a whole in America is going DOWN.. not UP... Crime and violence by youth are declining. Violent juvenile crime arrests have fallen by 25% since 1994. Don't listen to the hype!
My mother had some simple advise, the best way to apologize is to change your actions, which Fox.com has yet to do. The day I can view thier site, I will accept thier apology.
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The sys-admin at my high school was just out of college and looking to build up some great experience. Where else will they let a fresh college grad run a network of 600+ machines running a combo of netware, nt, unix and mac! Schools have a ton of "interesting" stuff, token ring in the old library terminals and fiber optics in the new media labs. I think he worked for the highschool for about 2 or 3 years, before going to run a large network for IBM. He "selected" the job for the experience it would give him.
Thank goodness each _developer_ who creates a project gets to decide its license. The GPL vs (Insert Other License Here) battles are not won or lost with distros, they are won or lost on _new_ _innovative_ projects started by developers. As long as developers decide what license their software goes under, and developers remain the source of linux's strength, I won't worry what CEOs are mulling about!
Some customers signed up for DSL and paid an upfront fee for a year of service, what has happened to these cusomters during the DSL slump? Did they get their mony back? Hung out to dry? I would love to hear how this is affecting individuals with either "1 year minimum" or "1 year prepaid" service. Anyone unlucky enough to sign up for a 2 or 3 year deal?
I thought it was bad when people who did _not_ read the damn link posted a moronic comment, but normally I would moderate it down and move on. But now you have moderators not reading the story and moderating people up! When I read this story (default browsing setting of +2), there were two comments at +2, both had not read the _very_ short article posted.
Please moderators -- at least _you_ should read the damned links.
I am off to Meta Moderate!
(Hopefully this gets moderated as off topic!)
If this is a real issue -- the public has a right to fight it. Couldn't a laser pointer/something more powerful really damage a camera? There has to be a way to damage them -- and if the public has an outcry and fights them, they will go away. I think the _real_ issue is the public WANTS them!
Bob,
It seems to me that GNU/Linux is making the same mistakes that BeOS has made in the past. Not enough focus on application. Linux has alot of applications to do tons of stuff geeks are interested in from networking to clustering. But what linux lacks right now -- is "grunt work" applications. Sales Management, Accounting Packages, Contact Management Packages, Office (en route, I know) and other applications of this nature. Since it is likely that these applications will not be started on there own -- Do you think that linux companies should take it onto themselves to start these kinds of projects? How important do you think these applications are to business acceptance of linux?
I was just wondering -- when one of those VeriSign things pop-up, you have an options to check "Always Trust Xyz Corp". If users have already done this - will this setting apply to ALL certs from Xyz Corp, or just Certs dated before the current date? I am wondering if that prompt is authorizing all certs from a company - or a subset ( by date or by class, etc)? Anyone know?
I had the same battle that you are having _before_ 2.4 and we decided that the money being spent on trying to fix the problem was better spent buying the big "S". So we did - the application runs very nicely on it as well. Do some quick math - how much are you spending trying to get it to work on Linux and how much will "S" run you - and let the dollars and sense decide for you.
If you want to get a message to your congressman - send a certified letter. The only person who can sign for it is the congressman, and you can even ask for proof of receipt.
It costs $1.40 to send a letter by certified mail and an additional $1.25 for the sender to get a receipt back confirming delivery.
If you really care about a topic - show it by spending the $2.65 to make sure your message gets to your congressman.
I thought it was found that an ISP was NOT able to be held responsible for the content they are hosting. #1) Is that true and if so - can someone give me a link? #2) If it is true - isn't it in the ISPs best interest to tell these people to bugger-off and keep their clients?
Just wondering...
Part of the great thing about Linux is that your can download it for free - which is definately a good thing. But, if you can afford it, please support your distro of choice, else - you may not have too much choice left. Think about how much that distro has been worth to you, how much it would have cost in MS software to replace what you setup with a Linux based box. I am not saying buy a copy for every computer you put it on, or anything silly like that. But if you use it day in and day out - go get the pro version from (Insert local store that carries distros here), and give back a little to the people that work so hard producing that distro for you. -- MetaCosm
I have a very serious concern that would explain why this company is being so helpful now. Is it possible that the reason the company is rushing to get us off their back is so that we do not look at there dozens of OTHER products? Look at their product list @ http://dsfinternet.com/dsf/products.html and you notice that all the products they sell, parallel pieces of open-source software available under the GPL writen by other people. I am willing to bet that if they steal one product, they have stolen others. Lets start checking out their services and making sure they are not 'a little too' much like our open source products. Also, this company should not be given a slap on the wrist, they should be made an example of.
What do you want out of slashdot?
.. we are so busy pushing the technical limits of our world.. we may let it get legislated away. I am reminded of this slashdot article of Tim O'Reilly debating Q. Todd Dickinson and the thing that stuck with me about the debate(conversation?) was a statement by Dickinson where he basically said "Tim, I agree with you, where was your voice when we needed it to convince others." We had the Patent Office Director on our side, and he didn't hear a peep of support from us. Right or wrong, the responsibility for the problems in our realm of expertise may be our fault because WE DIDN'T STOP IT.
-- More than news!
What would you like to see more of?
-- I would like to see more political stories. I would love to see Slashdot used as a mobilization force for the geek voters of the world. With many geek disinterested and feeling that vote or not vote, not much will change, maybe it is time we flexed our muscle as a community. Nader anybody? Debates anybody?
What would you like to see less of?
-- FUD coming from our camp. I use linux on a daily basis, but if the day ever comes where I am spreading FUD about Windows - that may be the day I should be using Windows. (Just cause it is from our side, doesn't make it right)
Robert
^ This was all posted by a 19 year old - so feel free to dismiss it as silly. You may also feel free to plan your life around my posts.
Yikes!
Thinking in Java was released as an 'online' free book. (http://www.eckelobjects.com/javabook.html) It was also released as a hard copy and a cd-rom. Releasing his book for free did not kill the sales - it improved them. I believe he also released Thinking in C++ for free. Check out the page to find more. Links ::http://www.eckelobjects.com/javabook.html'
Youth crime as a whole in America is going DOWN .. not UP... Crime and violence by youth are declining. Violent juvenile crime arrests have fallen by 25% since 1994. Don't listen to the hype!
My mother had some simple advise, the best way to apologize is to change your actions, which Fox.com has yet to do. The day I can view thier site, I will accept thier apology.