It's not just money. My concern with proprietary software is that it puts you at the vendors mercy. If MoneyDance gets bloated or stops fixing known security problems, you're SOL. And just because they're ok right now doesn't mean they will be next year. I'd have no problem paying a reasonable price for something better than gnucash (which shouldn't be hard), but I have to think twice before depending on a non-open money management program.
You've not gone on vacation for 18 days and come back to find your VCR recorded every
one of your favorite shows, including the ones that got rescheduled to unusual timeslots.
If I went on on 18 day vacation, I return to about 5 days of my favorite shows. The first 13 days would get deleted for lack of space.
You've never come home to discover that your VCR recorded an awesome movie because, based on other things you like, it thought you might like it.
I've never had that experience with my Tivo either. The suggestions are so-so, and I seldom have enough free space to record them anyway.
The QUANTITY of my TV watching HAS gone up slightly, but the QUALITY has gone up dramatically! Instead of watching a mediocre show because it's the only thing on, I watch that good show that aired at midnight, or when I was at work.
I agree! I got my Tivo soon after an online argument with a TivoFanatic. He was talking like it was the best thing since sliced bread and I was "Whatever". Later that week, I missed 15 minutes of a good show, and had several hassles trying to find an good tape to use to record something. I decided to try Tivo, and now I'm a TivoFanatic too!
1. Security. Linux is much more secure than any Windows OS.
2. Stability. My NT4 box at work crashes several times a week. The old Win95 box crashed several times a DAY! My Linux box at home hasn't crashed in YEARS!
3. Price. Although Windows itself comes with your PC, Windows software does not! I don't remember exactly what Office costs these days, but it's WAY more than Star Office. And Open Office is FREE!
4. Fun. You don't sound like someone who would appriciate the fun part of Linux, but I included it anyway.
How old are you? When I was 20, I weighed 130 at 6'1" and ate everything but the kitchen sink, and took a bite out of that! If anyone had told me then what I'd weigh at 42, I would have said they were crazy.
When men get to be about 35 or 40, a metabolism slow-down is normal. It becomes much easier to gain weight and harder to lose it as you get older. 5 pounds a year for 20 years is
hardly alarming. Try to exercise a few days a week and you should be able to get it under control. (Most business-class hotels have an excercise room by the pool where you can watch TV while using the treadmill, so business travel is not that great of an excuse.)
Tell me about it! I'm 42 and I probably eat about 10% of what I ate in my 20's, but I weigh 80 pounds more than I did coming out of high school. And I'm not a couch potato either! I take regular walks, but I haven't really been pushing myself for awhile.
YOU try spending 4-6 hours chasing down critters that are faster than you! Even if you catch anything, you'll lose weight. If you don't catch anything, you'll lose more weight.
One problem is that my friends are even less fit than I am! I have tried running solo, but without anyone else to run with, it's hard to stay motivated.
My understanding is that FBSD 5.0 is a lot like Linux 2.4.0. The developers decided it was good enough to release, but you still need a big can of Raid!
But how much $ will RH make off 9.0? Corporate customers tend to be conservative. I bet most of them are still using 7.3 with quite a few on 6.2. The people using 9.0 will be individuals on their home desktops, and they usually just download anyway. RH's bucks will come from their corporate products.
I tried Slackware around that time too. However, I didn't really have enough HD space for a decent Linux (there was too much missing from my install), and I ended up going back to Doze. When I finally had enough room for Linux, I tried RedHat, but wasn't quite satisfied. After jumping from distro to distro, I found Slackware (7.0), and I've been Slacking ever since.
How far are you from your job? The most direct route to my job is about 15 miles down the highway. Unless I could pedal at 60+ MPH (and I can't), I would have to find an alternate route that would be longer. And slower! And not much fun during the 200+ days when it's hot, cold, rainy, snowy, or whatever.
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I hope you realize that RH is now up to 9.0.
It's not just money. My concern with proprietary software is that it puts you at the vendors mercy. If MoneyDance gets bloated or stops fixing known security problems, you're SOL. And just because they're ok right now doesn't mean they will be next year. I'd have no problem paying a reasonable price for something better than gnucash (which shouldn't be hard), but I have to think twice before depending on a non-open money management program.
Unless they f**k up and the GM people start dying like cloned sheep and only the unmodified people survive.
If I went on on 18 day vacation, I return to about 5 days of my favorite shows. The first 13 days would get deleted for lack of space.
I've never had that experience with my Tivo either. The suggestions are so-so, and I seldom have enough free space to record them anyway.
The QUANTITY of my TV watching HAS gone up slightly, but the QUALITY has gone up dramatically! Instead of watching a mediocre show because it's the only thing on, I watch that good show that aired at midnight, or when I was at work.
I agree! I got my Tivo soon after an online argument with a TivoFanatic. He was talking like it was the best thing since sliced bread and I was "Whatever". Later that week, I missed 15 minutes of a good show, and had several hassles trying to find an good tape to use to record something. I decided to try Tivo, and now I'm a TivoFanatic too!
They probably paid Doc Ock to do it.
Reasons to use Linux:
1. Security. Linux is much more secure than any Windows OS.
2. Stability. My NT4 box at work crashes several times a week. The old Win95 box crashed several times a DAY! My Linux box at home hasn't crashed in YEARS!
3. Price. Although Windows itself comes with your PC, Windows software does not! I don't remember exactly what Office costs these days, but it's WAY more than Star Office. And Open Office is FREE!
4. Fun. You don't sound like someone who would appriciate the fun part of Linux, but I included it anyway.
How old are you? When I was 20, I weighed 130 at 6'1" and ate everything but the kitchen sink, and took a bite out of that! If anyone had told me then what I'd weigh at 42, I would have said they were crazy.
Tell me about it! I'm 42 and I probably eat about 10% of what I ate in my 20's, but I weigh 80 pounds more than I did coming out of high school. And I'm not a couch potato either! I take regular walks, but I haven't really been pushing myself for awhile.
YOU try spending 4-6 hours chasing down critters that are faster than you! Even if you catch anything, you'll lose weight. If you don't catch anything, you'll lose more weight.
One problem is that my friends are even less fit than I am! I have tried running solo, but without anyone else to run with, it's hard to stay motivated.
My understanding is that FBSD 5.0 is a lot like Linux 2.4.0. The developers decided it was good enough to release, but you still need a big can of Raid!
Yeah, stick to American distros - like Slackware.
They must have borrowed Gentoo's time machine! I remember them advertising a 2.4.19 kernel when the current one was 2.4.18.
Yeah, I'm using an American OS - Slackware!
The problem is, by the time the CD actually ships, Mandrake will be testing 9.2!
But how much $ will RH make off 9.0? Corporate customers tend to be conservative. I bet most of them are still using 7.3 with quite a few on 6.2. The people using 9.0 will be individuals on their home desktops, and they usually just download anyway. RH's bucks will come from their corporate products.
I tried Slackware around that time too. However, I didn't really have enough HD space for a decent Linux (there was too much missing from my install), and I ended up going back to Doze. When I finally had enough room for Linux, I tried RedHat, but wasn't quite satisfied. After jumping from distro to distro, I found Slackware (7.0), and I've been Slacking ever since.
Imagine what would have happened with "everything" on Debian!
I figure 2.4.21 will be ready this May. Or maybe June! Well, surely by July!!
True, but since he "saw" it coming, he should have been able to avoid it. I didn't see the movies but I read the books. It's been awhile for me too.
*sprays Coke out the nose*
How far are you from your job? The most direct route to my job is about 15 miles down the highway. Unless I could pedal at 60+ MPH (and I can't), I would have to find an alternate route that would be longer. And slower! And not much fun during the 200+ days when it's hot, cold, rainy, snowy, or whatever.
I think I read it yester-day.