I find it funny how much effort the united states puts into procecuting pedofiles. What pictures people view on their computers should be nobodies business. It's not right to make something illegal just because most people 'don't like it'
Hello, as an experienced MCSE, I have worked with many systems before for different corporations, and although I find linux to be a suitable server OS, there are many problems that have to be addressed before it will be able to compete with windows in the desktop world. Here are some suggestions I have come up with that will help linux become more competitive.
1) Remove the bloat. Most linux distro's ship with way to many useless programs. Desktop users do not need 10 different text editors. Give them one or two good ones and that will be enough.
2) Dump the command line. Desktop users do not use command lines. Windows is light-years ahead in this regard. Even their server OS has a great gui, and it is not necessary to use the command line. Linux needs to follow Microsoft's lead and get rid of the command line. You could maybe include an option for advanced users, like how windowsXP has an ms-dos prompt, if you really want to use it.
3) Dump open-source. Normal desktop users do not care about source code, they care about good programs. They do not want to compile anything. Linux needs real companies that actually know how to make good interfaces. Right now they are few and far between.
4) A universal gui system. Linux needs ONE gui. Perhaps people should focus on developing KDE into a competitive platform. Forget about gnome and everything else.
5) Make upgrading the software easier. Desktop users need an easy way to upgrade the kernel.
6) Get a good web browser. Linux has no good web browsers right now. Netscape is old and bloated. Opera cost extra and lacks some features. Mozilla is still beta and isn't even up to version 1.0 yet, so it doesn't count. Linux needs a browser that is competitive with IE, and right now IE is light-years ahead of anything for linux.
7) Proper office programs. If you want Linux to be used in offices, you need decent applications. These programs should be able to import all MS formats, past and present. Microsoft is still light years ahead when it comes to their office programs.
8) Backward compatibility. WindowsXP can run dos programs, windows 3.11 programs, windows9x programs, windowsNT programs, ect... Linux is barely backward compatible.
Right now I would recommend windowsXP for any sensible desktop user. Linux is still too complicated and fragmented to appeal to the typical user. Perhaps in a few years time they will be on par with windows, and a few people may try it.
Hello, as an experienced MCSE, I have worked with many systems before for different corporations, and although I find linux to be a suitable server OS, there are many problems that have to be addressed before it will be able to compete with windows in the desktop world. Here are some suggestions I have come up with that will help linux become more competitive.
1) Remove the bloat. Most linux distro's ship with way to many useless programs. Desktop users do not need 10 different text editors. Give them one or two good ones and that will be enough.
2) Dump the command line. Desktop users do not use command lines. Windows is light-years ahead in this regard. Even their server OS has a great gui, and it is not necessary to use the command line. Linux needs to follow Microsoft's lead and get rid of the command line. You could maybe include an option for advanced users, like how windowsXP has an ms-dos prompt, if you really want to use it.
3) Dump open-source. Normal desktop users do not care about source code, they care about good programs. They do not want to compile anything. Linux needs real companies that actually know how to make good interfaces. Right now they are few and far between.
4) A universal gui system. Linux needs ONE gui. Perhaps people should focus on developing KDE into a competitive platform. Forget about gnome and everything else.
5) Make upgrading the software easier. Desktop users need an easy way to upgrade the kernel.
6) Get a good web browser. Linux has no good web browsers right now. Netscape is old and bloated. Opera cost extra and lacks some features. Mozilla is still beta and isn't even up to version 1.0 yet, so it doesn't count. Linux needs a browser that is competitive with IE, and right now IE is light-years ahead of anything for linux.
7) Proper office programs. If you want Linux to be used in offices, you need decent applications. These programs should be able to import all MS formats, past and present. Microsoft is still light years ahead when it comes to their office programs.
8) Backward compatibility. WindowsXP can run dos programs, windows 3.11 programs, windows9x programs, windowsNT programs, ect... Linux is barely backward compatible.
Right now I would recommend windowsXP for any sensible desktop user. Linux is still too complicated and fragmented to appeal to the typical user. Perhaps in a few years time they will be on par with windows, and a few people may try it.
I find it funny that child porn or sex with 'young' girls and 'older' guys is even illegal. I mean hundreds of years ago it was typical for young girls to marry much older guys. Also we now have stars like Britney Spears encouraging young girls to dress more maturely. The idea of 'children' is quite new and as is the idea of 'pedofiles'. We could save alot of money from procecutions if we just let girls and men discover themselves.
The only people they will be able to catch using this method would be script kiddies. I doubt the smartest and most evil hackers use windows for their tasks.
For $79.95 you get it and 2000+ apps on 8 CDs, 550 pages of documentation, and 60 days of tech support." Read on for another nice turn for PPC users with an itch for Free software.
all it did was speed up the process, if they found out he was doing it they would have sent the letter regardless. Maybe what they did wasn't 'nice' but the law is on their side, and there is not much that can be done.
Actually 500$ is pretty normal cost for a cease and desist letter. And I don't see why the company that was violated should have to pay it. Besides, if this went to court, kai would most certainly lose, the cost would be alot higher than 500$.
Important news, someone violates copyright and gets in trouble for it!
If Infogrames has the distrobution rights for civ3 then this would cause them to lose money. Losing money is ussually considered bad by most companies.
It's good to see the governments helping to fight the terrorists. I hope more treaties like this are signed and we can all be happy including Rosie O'donnel. We must stand together and fight the terrorists!
hahaha you sound like the typical 'geek who couldn't take gym class' kind of guy. The truth is, if you actually even TRIED to play the sports, people would have respected you alot more. I was never a big guy in high school but I tried my best and people kept their mouths shut. Rugby is a great way to take out your agression and it is just sport in it's purest most animal form.
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I find it funny how much effort the united states puts into procecuting pedofiles. What pictures people view on their computers should be nobodies business. It's not right to make something illegal just because most people 'don't like it'
not if you live in russia
Hello, as an experienced MCSE, I have worked with many systems before for different corporations, and although I find linux to be a suitable server OS, there are many problems that have to be addressed before it will be able to compete with windows in the desktop world. Here are some suggestions I have come up with that will help linux become more competitive.
1) Remove the bloat. Most linux distro's ship with way to many useless programs. Desktop users do not need 10 different text editors. Give them one or two good ones and that will be enough.
2) Dump the command line. Desktop users do not use command lines. Windows is light-years ahead in this regard. Even their server OS has a great gui, and it is not necessary to use the command line. Linux needs to follow Microsoft's lead and get rid of the command line. You could maybe include an option for advanced users, like how windowsXP has an ms-dos prompt, if you really want to use it.
3) Dump open-source. Normal desktop users do not care about source code, they care about good programs. They do not want to compile anything. Linux needs real companies that actually know how to make good interfaces. Right now they are few and far between.
4) A universal gui system. Linux needs ONE gui. Perhaps people should focus on developing KDE into a competitive platform. Forget about gnome and everything else.
5) Make upgrading the software easier. Desktop users need an easy way to upgrade the kernel.
6) Get a good web browser. Linux has no good web browsers right now. Netscape is old and bloated. Opera cost extra and lacks some features. Mozilla is still beta and isn't even up to version 1.0 yet, so it doesn't count. Linux needs a browser that is competitive with IE, and right now IE is light-years ahead of anything for linux.
7) Proper office programs. If you want Linux to be used in offices, you need decent applications. These programs should be able to import all MS formats, past and present. Microsoft is still light years ahead when it comes to their office programs.
8) Backward compatibility. WindowsXP can run dos programs, windows 3.11 programs, windows9x programs, windowsNT programs, ect... Linux is barely backward compatible.
Right now I would recommend windowsXP for any sensible desktop user. Linux is still too complicated and fragmented to appeal to the typical user. Perhaps in a few years time they will be on par with windows, and a few people may try it.
Because the US is full of shit
At least the Europeans are showing some sense
Hello, as an experienced MCSE, I have worked with many systems before for different corporations, and although I find linux to be a suitable server OS, there are many problems that have to be addressed before it will be able to compete with windows in the desktop world. Here are some suggestions I have come up with that will help linux become more competitive.
1) Remove the bloat. Most linux distro's ship with way to many useless programs. Desktop users do not need 10 different text editors. Give them one or two good ones and that will be enough.
2) Dump the command line. Desktop users do not use command lines. Windows is light-years ahead in this regard. Even their server OS has a great gui, and it is not necessary to use the command line. Linux needs to follow Microsoft's lead and get rid of the command line. You could maybe include an option for advanced users, like how windowsXP has an ms-dos prompt, if you really want to use it.
3) Dump open-source. Normal desktop users do not care about source code, they care about good programs. They do not want to compile anything. Linux needs real companies that actually know how to make good interfaces. Right now they are few and far between.
4) A universal gui system. Linux needs ONE gui. Perhaps people should focus on developing KDE into a competitive platform. Forget about gnome and everything else.
5) Make upgrading the software easier. Desktop users need an easy way to upgrade the kernel.
6) Get a good web browser. Linux has no good web browsers right now. Netscape is old and bloated. Opera cost extra and lacks some features. Mozilla is still beta and isn't even up to version 1.0 yet, so it doesn't count. Linux needs a browser that is competitive with IE, and right now IE is light-years ahead of anything for linux.
7) Proper office programs. If you want Linux to be used in offices, you need decent applications. These programs should be able to import all MS formats, past and present. Microsoft is still light years ahead when it comes to their office programs.
8) Backward compatibility. WindowsXP can run dos programs, windows 3.11 programs, windows9x programs, windowsNT programs, ect... Linux is barely backward compatible.
Right now I would recommend windowsXP for any sensible desktop user. Linux is still too complicated and fragmented to appeal to the typical user. Perhaps in a few years time they will be on par with windows, and a few people may try it.
I was thinking of trolling again but I haven't been in a good mood lately and I think it might be time for a break
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good job moderators modding down a 0 as overrated
waste of time
not only have you been trolled
you know you have been trolled
nobody reads this stuff anyway
why run a sad windows wannebe program like KDE when you can have the real thing.. waste of time
I find it funny that child porn or sex with 'young' girls and 'older' guys is even illegal. I mean hundreds of years ago it was typical for young girls to marry much older guys. Also we now have stars like Britney Spears encouraging young girls to dress more maturely. The idea of 'children' is quite new and as is the idea of 'pedofiles'. We could save alot of money from procecutions if we just let girls and men discover themselves.
The only people they will be able to catch using this method would be script kiddies. I doubt the smartest and most evil hackers use windows for their tasks.
Yes only 80$ for free software
all it did was speed up the process, if they found out he was doing it they would have sent the letter regardless. Maybe what they did wasn't 'nice' but the law is on their side, and there is not much that can be done.
Actually 500$ is pretty normal cost for a cease and desist letter. And I don't see why the company that was violated should have to pay it. Besides, if this went to court, kai would most certainly lose, the cost would be alot higher than 500$.
Important news, someone violates copyright and gets in trouble for it!
If Infogrames has the distrobution rights for civ3 then this would cause them to lose money. Losing money is ussually considered bad by most companies.
Be glad you are not a macOS X user. Imagine the speed hit on older macOS 9 games when the entire OS has to be emulated.
knaw, wouldn't work.
In real life, when you piss someone off, they might punch you.
It's good to see the governments helping to fight the terrorists. I hope more treaties like this are signed and we can all be happy including Rosie O'donnel. We must stand together and fight the terrorists!
Sorry we can't help sucking being so close to the USA.
hahaha you sound like the typical 'geek who couldn't take gym class' kind of guy. The truth is, if you actually even TRIED to play the sports, people would have respected you alot more. I was never a big guy in high school but I tried my best and people kept their mouths shut. Rugby is a great way to take out your agression and it is just sport in it's purest most animal form.
a proper news site shouldn't be commenting on stories anyway, but then again, this is slashdot.
something about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery...
great! I'm going to steal some linux code now and imitate it!
I doubt any linux users bought the xbox, since it would violate their collective code of anti-MS everything.
then this really isn't news at all.. linux doing yet another thing windows has already been able to do for a long time