One of the big benefits of the GPL is that it helps businesses to protect themselves from bad vendor behavior.
No, it is not a panacea. Anyone who thinks so will get what they probably deserve. However, it is certainly an improvement over what vendors of, say, closed-source accounting and CRM packages are able to do to their customers.
Of course, there will still be slimy business behavior - that is what capitalism is all about.
The reason I quit WoW was because it was impossible to get things done in less than 3 hours - with a group of 40 doing the same raid over and over for months at a time.
I would rather see the endgame be a shitload of 5 man instances that can be done in an hour or two. Perhaps a couple of larger raids, but not to the point where they exclude casual players entirely.
I am as anti-Microsoft as anyone, but this seems like a ridiculous concept.
The whole point of Free Software is freedom - enforced by the GPL. Why would Novell not be able to distribute Linux software? Perhaps there may be trademark issues, but restricting someone from doing what they want with GPL software would make Stallman quite the hypocrite.
In the business community, there is an interesting concept called "references".
It is important to leave on good terms with previous employers if at all possible. Traditionally, people expect 2 weeks notice. If you are able to find good employment without references from one of your last several jobs, then you are quite unusual.
It is unfortunate for this guy that his previous employers are total assholes - hopefully the bad publicity that they are getting on Slashdot will be some consolation.
Why do you continue to use a product after being treated poorly? What will it take for people to just stop using Windows - the pain of learning new apps is becoming less and less every day.
There is only one important thing to do to make the operating system market competitive - END THE PER-PC LICENSING. Every computer should have the option of having either Windows or another OS - the government should simply make sure that Microsoft doesn't discriminate against companies that offer an alternative. If I were the judge, I would have gone further and forced Microsoft to price Windows as a commodity so they would have to offer the same price to everyone - with stiff penalties for any sort of marketing kickbacks.
The per-model scheme we have now is slightly better than per-processor, but still not adequate.
This may be a good way to show that lack of DRM will make HD-DVD more successful than Blu Ray. Combine this with HD-DVD's more pr0n-friendly attitude, and it is clear that Sony is really in trouble.
I am using it on 5 machines, and it is great. It has the best installer (finds the most hardware), and it usually just works. New users have an easy time too. I am particularly fond of Linux Mint, which is Ubuntu 6.10 with codecs, java, flash pre-configured.
I only have one gripe. I wish it had better wireless management for my laptop - travelling back and forth from work to home is a little bit painful.
1) I was a big OS/2 user and feel personally betrayed by them putting more emphasis on the inferior Windows 3.0. I realize that this was a good business move, but it made it clear that they didn't care about superior products.
2) I don't want to pay for Windows when I buy a computer, however their monopoly makes it almost impossible to avoid.
3) I want vendors to make their applications available on Linux instead of Windows.
So, it is obvious that I will probably never be able to support Microsoft.
Personally, I have picked a couple of issues that I like (balance the budget and end the war on drugs). I will support the candidate who has the best position on these issues.
Needless to say, I have been voting for third parties for a LONG time.
A machine with 9ms seek times and 4G of swap in use is probably going to be unusable. Everyone seems to over-engineer swap space a little too much, 2x the amount of memory you have isn't a bad rule unless you have a very unusual situation.
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Why does "progress" in media seem to always involve taking high quality video or music, and making it a lot worse?
YouTube videos are a nightmare - the BBC should be embracing bit torrent and as little compression as possible.
One of the big benefits of the GPL is that it helps businesses to protect themselves from bad vendor behavior.
No, it is not a panacea. Anyone who thinks so will get what they probably deserve. However, it is certainly an improvement over what vendors of, say, closed-source accounting and CRM packages are able to do to their customers.
Of course, there will still be slimy business behavior - that is what capitalism is all about.
The reason I quit WoW was because it was impossible to get things done in less than 3 hours - with a group of 40 doing the same raid over and over for months at a time.
I would rather see the endgame be a shitload of 5 man instances that can be done in an hour or two. Perhaps a couple of larger raids, but not to the point where they exclude casual players entirely.
I remember it was fairly easy to add the restricted drivers. If this is no longer available, there will be a lot of people not upgrading.
I was researching mp3 players, and I was pleasantly surprised to see Ogg listed as a format that the Stiletto can use.
If your house is copyrighted, they will have to give you royalties.
I am as anti-Microsoft as anyone, but this seems like a ridiculous concept.
The whole point of Free Software is freedom - enforced by the GPL. Why would Novell not be able to distribute Linux software? Perhaps there may be trademark issues, but restricting someone from doing what they want with GPL software would make Stallman quite the hypocrite.
In the business community, there is an interesting concept called "references".
It is important to leave on good terms with previous employers if at all possible. Traditionally, people expect 2 weeks notice. If you are able to find good employment without references from one of your last several jobs, then you are quite unusual.
It is unfortunate for this guy that his previous employers are total assholes - hopefully the bad publicity that they are getting on Slashdot will be some consolation.
Why do you continue to use a product after being treated poorly? What will it take for people to just stop using Windows - the pain of learning new apps is becoming less and less every day.
I have wasted so much time with bad sectors, it is too depressing.
With el Torito and CD-RW's, it is easy to get by without a floppy drive.
Flash is ok to add eye candy and a sound track.
However, all web sites should be usable by someone who doesn't use flash at all.
There is only one important thing to do to make the operating system market competitive - END THE PER-PC LICENSING. Every computer should have the option of having either Windows or another OS - the government should simply make sure that Microsoft doesn't discriminate against companies that offer an alternative. If I were the judge, I would have gone further and forced Microsoft to price Windows as a commodity so they would have to offer the same price to everyone - with stiff penalties for any sort of marketing kickbacks.
The per-model scheme we have now is slightly better than per-processor, but still not adequate.
This may be a good way to show that lack of DRM will make HD-DVD more successful than Blu Ray. Combine this with HD-DVD's more pr0n-friendly attitude, and it is clear that Sony is really in trouble.
How does it compare to KVM?
I am using it on 5 machines, and it is great. It has the best installer (finds the most hardware), and it usually just works. New users have an easy time too. I am particularly fond of Linux Mint, which is Ubuntu 6.10 with codecs, java, flash pre-configured.
I only have one gripe. I wish it had better wireless management for my laptop - travelling back and forth from work to home is a little bit painful.
Ubuntu is great - but the best version of it is Linux Mint. This is basically Ubuntu with Flash, Java, media codecs all pre-configured.
On a standard Ubuntu or Fedora system, if you put in a DVD nothing will happen.
1) I was a big OS/2 user and feel personally betrayed by them putting more emphasis on the inferior Windows 3.0. I realize that this was a good business move, but it made it clear that they didn't care about superior products.
2) I don't want to pay for Windows when I buy a computer, however their monopoly makes it almost impossible to avoid.
3) I want vendors to make their applications available on Linux instead of Windows.
So, it is obvious that I will probably never be able to support Microsoft.
Any mode that ends in "i" sucks.
Interlacing sucks - people should boycott all interlaced modes altogether. This is yet another example of how painful it is to deal with.
Feel free to waste it if you want.
Personally, I have picked a couple of issues that I like (balance the budget and end the war on drugs). I will support the candidate who has the best position on these issues.
Needless to say, I have been voting for third parties for a LONG time.
The more accurate question is - how much is higher resolution worth?
A wide-screen 480p format would probably be 75% as cool as 720p, but at a significantly lower cost.
I think the coolness factor of the new controller is more important (or lameness if it turns out to not live up to the hype).
Finally, a reasonable program to see what is happening in the world. Too bad most of it will be classified.
It has TV-compatible inputs too.
But I would never buy a Microsoft product, so I'll have to consider the PS3.
A machine with 9ms seek times and 4G of swap in use is probably going to be unusable. Everyone seems to over-engineer swap space a little too much, 2x the amount of memory you have isn't a bad rule unless you have a very unusual situation.
This is the same problem that has been happening for over 10 years.
There was even a famous court case involving Microsoft's "applications barrier to entry" in their illegal monopoly.