I highly doubt this, unless they have changed their policies. Several years ago I was put in charge of license compliance at a software development firm. We were easily short about $200,000 worth of software licenses - and that was just with Microsoft, Adobe, and Macromedia. After not getting anywhere with the higher-ups, I sent an email to BSA asking them what to do, stating that I feared I would loose my job if I reported them, but at the same time knew we were grossly out of compliance. No reply other than an auto-responder.
I think that the mosix team is very good at accepting suggestions and patches. They have always been very open and willing to accept new ideas, as well as respond to the status of the suggestion
I agree with that order, except I feel that Corel Linux is the easiest to install and use. The problem with Corel, is it lacks many choices as far as apps are concerned). So if you are going to be doing any sort of development, get Mandrake. If it is just going to be used for Office/Internet/Music... get Corel. Its file manager is almost exactly like Windows explorer.
i agree... katz's essays are too vague.. you can analyse his sentances.. and what do you get... just common sense . some of his points i agree with.. however, he is kinda saying that 15 year-olds need to listen to the older generation.. and at the same time his article.. as well as comments for his articles.. are saying that 15year olds have no really knowledge and they are a nuisance... doesnt make sense to me
I can understand what you are saying, although it isn't necessarily true. I too once though I knew everything there was to know about certain aspects of computing. But when I was 16, I got hired by a small corporation. And you're right in the fact that most 15 year olds don't know how computing works in the real world, it is a lot more complex.
I do feel I have gained many skills by working in a corporate environment. And (now 18), I understand that a lot more organization is needed if you are working on a large scale.
So I guess I am your exception. I have seen 2 college graduates (with 4 year degrees in networking & telecommunications) come and go because they didn't have the skills needed. They had the knowledge; believe me, but not the same passion for computing, like the old school hackers and the new school hackers have. They were in it for the money.
This is truly a new generation. We see where computing has been, where it's at, and where we WANT it to go. Maybe some of our goals are unrealistic, but that is what drives us.... We go for the impossible.
On a side note, I have a friend that is a financial advisor (just turned 18), and even in these days of horrible stock market outlooks, he still manages to make about $4000 a week day-trading. He's been doing it since he was 15, with no internship or the like, just an understanding of how the system works, and a passion to defeat it.
Peace,
Pi
>"That's like saying something can go slower than 0 mph."
Things can go slower than 0 mph.. we just havent learned how to do this yet. If you can control time, then you can control space and energy. Therefore.. if by theory we do learn to control time.. there are no limits to computational power
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I highly doubt this, unless they have changed their policies. Several years ago I was put in charge of license compliance at a software development firm. We were easily short about $200,000 worth of software licenses - and that was just with Microsoft, Adobe, and Macromedia. After not getting anywhere with the higher-ups, I sent an email to BSA asking them what to do, stating that I feared I would loose my job if I reported them, but at the same time knew we were grossly out of compliance. No reply other than an auto-responder.
And that my friends is why we need to use (and promote) cross-platform APIs like qt and OpenGL
"Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda
I think that the mosix team is very good at accepting suggestions and patches. They have always been very open and willing to accept new ideas, as well as respond to the status of the suggestion
I agree with that order, except I feel that Corel Linux is the easiest to install and use. The problem with Corel, is it lacks many choices as far as apps are concerned). So if you are going to be doing any sort of development, get Mandrake. If it is just going to be used for Office/Internet/Music... get Corel. Its file manager is almost exactly like Windows explorer.
i second that notion ;)
"Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda
i agree... katz's essays are too vague.. you can analyse his sentances.. and what do you get... just common sense . some of his points i agree with.. however, he is kinda saying that 15 year-olds need to listen to the older generation.. and at the same time his article.. as well as comments for his articles.. are saying that 15year olds have no really knowledge and they are a nuisance... doesnt make sense to me
I can understand what you are saying, although it isn't necessarily true. I too once though I knew everything there was to know about certain aspects of computing. But when I was 16, I got hired by a small corporation. And you're right in the fact that most 15 year olds don't know how computing works in the real world, it is a lot more complex. I do feel I have gained many skills by working in a corporate environment. And (now 18), I understand that a lot more organization is needed if you are working on a large scale. So I guess I am your exception. I have seen 2 college graduates (with 4 year degrees in networking & telecommunications) come and go because they didn't have the skills needed. They had the knowledge; believe me, but not the same passion for computing, like the old school hackers and the new school hackers have. They were in it for the money. This is truly a new generation. We see where computing has been, where it's at, and where we WANT it to go. Maybe some of our goals are unrealistic, but that is what drives us.... We go for the impossible. On a side note, I have a friend that is a financial advisor (just turned 18), and even in these days of horrible stock market outlooks, he still manages to make about $4000 a week day-trading. He's been doing it since he was 15, with no internship or the like, just an understanding of how the system works, and a passion to defeat it. Peace, Pi
>"That's like saying something can go slower than 0 mph."
Things can go slower than 0 mph.. we just havent learned how to do this yet. If you can control time, then you can control space and energy. Therefore.. if by theory we do learn to control time.. there are no limits to computational power