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Technologies like IM, virtual whiteboards & collaboration software has made group projects, lab work & research easier. Data, facts & knowledge used to be centrally located in the university library. Low cost PCs & internet connectivity have usurped the "central knowledge source" attribute of the library. I have heard non-CS/IT students (photo & fine art majors) say, "Just look it up on the web." when just a few years ago they would have to consult a journal or book for their art class. It is this decentralized way to get information that IMO has changed academia.
My education all the way through high school always taught & reinforced that the library is "where its at." Seven years later, we now know that google.com is where its at. I see similarities between the widespread use of the internet & search engines and post-Gutenberg books & publications.
I could mod is this story but then I won't be able to post this. I work for one of the top 4 software companies in the world(hint - it assimilates companies but isn't MS) in the licensing department. You mention that the GPL is good for everyone but the developer. I will mention the converse, that proprietary software licensing is only good for the developer. I speak with clients daily that find a particular software program that they want & they purchase 20 licenses for it. We could release a version upgrade in near future, but for all the thousands they spent you are entitled to nothing. Oh and support?!?!? Try free web or tech support via email within 24hrs. Paid support is $200 to $400/hr depending on the severity of the issue. Mom & Pop shops buy this stuff and expect some help, so what do we do? We politley squeeze the wallets of small business owners. Our software is just a step below MS XP, they are made so that you can't just install it. The server software internally keeps track of how many copies you have, you have to call us to find out what you are entittled to, you can't just place the software on a server and let it get installed remotely automatic software rollouts or scripting because the when the programs are fully licensed they become hardware dependent. No you don't get access to the source, no you can't modify it, you have to purchase upgrade protection, and in fact you are offered no protection whatsoever from damage or data corruption. Don't believe me?? Check the EULA for all your favorite products including Norton Utilies to Windows NT. Or you read an article I wrote on that very topic right here: "Software licenses: liability exemptions & damage disclaimers."
Now tell me what protections, what rights, what freedoms, what leeways, does proprietary software offer to anyone but the developer?
The only thing it is good for is paying the bills. Since I am essentially the gatekeeper of all those who want this software we do the dirty jobs Sales doesn't want to do. All that they are good at is getting customers. As soon as I can get rid of some debt I am so out of here. I know noone deserves a great job but I wish I wasn't stuck at my own personal proprietary purgatory. I consider my article on the dangers of software licensing a pennance.
I wonder if this project will get the beatdown from MS like the various Aqua skins did from Apple.
What is XPde?
XPde is a desktop environment for XWindow to allow Windows users migrate to Linux easily. It's composed by a desktop (XPde) and window manager (XPwm).
Why are you doing this?
1 To learn more Kylix and low-level Linux programming 2 For fun 3 To create software can be useful to many people 4 To have a desktop on my system I can customize
There are many reasons, but the main goal I think is to allow normal computer users enjoy the stability and security of Linux, I think right now is not possible with KDE or Gnome, so this project can be interpreted as a bridge to Linux. [ Back to Top ]
Why do you think this project will be a success? KDE and Gnome are out there and also can be customized to look as Windows XP.
I don't know if it will be a success, but let's imagine this scenario: -You are a Windows developer -You develop accounting/payment and desktop applications for Windows -You would love to develop for Linux, but you can't because none of your customers run Linux -You could tell them, "hey!, I'm going to change all your machines to Linux, it's cheaper, faster and safer! (and all the Linux propaganda you can eat)" -You customers would say "Why? Our system works, we know how to print, send mail, create documents, copy files and all we need, we don't want to change, this will mean to teach all my employees the new stuff and I'm not going to loose that time" This is common scenario in the real world development, there is not time and money to forget Windows and install Linux, so this project is just another piece of software that could help to reduce the learning curve of a normal user to use a Linux computer. The main goal is to create an "exact" copy of the Windows XP interface (without any registered logo/graphic), that way, I plain user can start to use new applications (StarOffice, Mozilla, etc) without be frightened by a new desktop.
I agree with you. While there is nothing wrong with being proud of a particular distro, it is those that pooh-pooh new users: "Oh, heh! You run redhat:(" or "Debian and 'apt-get install prog-name' is obviously superior, and oh BTW, I r0x0r3d your m0m!". It seems as though they are trying to make up for other inadequacies in their life.;) I challenge any of the most vocal distro-crappers to do a week of telephone support to get back in touch with the real world. Noone gives a flaming bag of crap as to what holy & blessed distro you run. And just for reference I have installed and ran: -Debian 2.2 & 3.0 which includes my own customization of Knoppix - Gentoo since 1.1 - RH since 4.0 - Linux-Mandrake since 6.0 - FreeBSD since 4.3 - OpenBSD since 2.9
I also want to try out other distros like Vector, Cool Linux, Lycoris & Xandros. I recommend that if you really want to get into linux you MUST use different distros. If you get enough experience with many distros and perhaps become and expert on 1 or 2 you can then bend the other distros to your will instead of them bending and binding you.
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Yeah check this page:
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/
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Technologies like IM, virtual whiteboards & collaboration software has made group projects, lab work & research easier. Data, facts & knowledge used to be centrally located in the university library. Low cost PCs & internet connectivity have usurped the "central knowledge source" attribute of the library. I have heard non-CS/IT students (photo & fine art majors) say, "Just look it up on the web." when just a few years ago they would have to consult a journal or book for their art class. It is this decentralized way to get information that IMO has changed academia.
My education all the way through high school always taught & reinforced that the library is "where its at." Seven years later, we now know that google.com is where its at. I see similarities between the widespread use of the internet & search engines and post-Gutenberg books & publications.
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I joined this week at $100.
I could mod is this story but then I won't be able to post this. /hr depending on the severity of the issue. Mom & Pop shops buy this stuff and expect some help, so what do we do? We politley squeeze the wallets of small business owners. Our software is just a step below MS XP, they are made so that you can't just install it. The server software internally keeps track of how many copies you have, you have to call us to find out what you are entittled to, you can't just place the software on a server and let it get installed remotely automatic software rollouts or scripting because the when the programs are fully licensed they become hardware dependent. No you don't get access to the source, no you can't modify it, you have to purchase upgrade protection, and in fact you are offered no protection whatsoever from damage or data corruption. Don't believe me?? Check the EULA for all your favorite products including Norton Utilies to Windows NT. Or you read an article I wrote on that very topic right here: "Software licenses: liability exemptions & damage disclaimers."
... Damn I feel dirty.
I work for one of the top 4 software companies in the world(hint - it assimilates companies but isn't MS) in the licensing department. You mention that the GPL is good for everyone but the developer. I will mention the converse, that proprietary software licensing is only good for the developer.
I speak with clients daily that find a particular software program that they want & they purchase 20 licenses for it. We could release a version upgrade in near future, but for all the thousands they spent you are entitled to nothing. Oh and support?!?!? Try free web or tech support via email within 24hrs. Paid support is $200 to $400
Now tell me what protections, what rights, what freedoms, what leeways, does proprietary software offer to anyone but the developer?
The only thing it is good for is paying the bills. Since I am essentially the gatekeeper of all those who want this software we do the dirty jobs Sales doesn't want to do. All that they are good at is getting customers. As soon as I can get rid of some debt I am so out of here. I know noone deserves a great job but I wish I wasn't stuck at my own personal proprietary purgatory. I consider my article on the dangers of software licensing a pennance.
I gotta take a shower
I wonder if this project will get the beatdown from MS like the various Aqua skins did from Apple.
What is XPde?
XPde is a desktop environment for XWindow to allow Windows users migrate to Linux easily. It's composed by a desktop (XPde) and window manager (XPwm).
Why are you doing this?
1 To learn more Kylix and low-level Linux programming
2 For fun
3 To create software can be useful to many people
4 To have a desktop on my system I can customize
There are many reasons, but the main goal I think is to allow normal computer users enjoy the stability and security of Linux, I think right now is not possible with KDE or Gnome, so this project can be interpreted as a bridge to Linux.
[ Back to Top ]
Why do you think this project will be a success? KDE and Gnome are out there and also can be customized to look as Windows XP.
I don't know if it will be a success, but let's imagine this scenario:
-You are a Windows developer
-You develop accounting/payment and desktop applications for Windows
-You would love to develop for Linux, but you can't because none of your customers run Linux
-You could tell them, "hey!, I'm going to change all your machines to Linux, it's cheaper, faster and safer! (and all the Linux propaganda you can eat)"
-You customers would say "Why? Our system works, we know how to print, send mail, create documents, copy files and all we need, we don't want to change, this will mean to teach all my employees the new stuff and I'm not going to loose that time"
This is common scenario in the real world development, there is not time and money to forget Windows and install Linux, so this project is just another piece of software that could help to reduce the learning curve of a normal user to use a Linux computer. The main goal is to create an "exact" copy of the Windows XP interface (without any registered logo/graphic), that way, I plain user can start to use new applications (StarOffice, Mozilla, etc) without be frightened by a new desktop.
XPde FAQ
I agree with you. While there is nothing wrong with being proud of a particular distro, it is those that pooh-pooh new users: "Oh, heh! You run redhat :(" or "Debian and 'apt-get install prog-name' is obviously superior, and oh BTW, I r0x0r3d your m0m!". It seems as though they are trying to make up for other inadequacies in their life. ;)
I challenge any of the most vocal distro-crappers to do a week of telephone support to get back in touch with the real world. Noone gives a flaming bag of crap as to what holy & blessed distro you run.
And just for reference I have installed and ran:
-Debian 2.2 & 3.0 which includes my own customization of Knoppix
- Gentoo since 1.1
- RH since 4.0
- Linux-Mandrake since 6.0
- FreeBSD since 4.3
- OpenBSD since 2.9
I also want to try out other distros like Vector, Cool Linux, Lycoris & Xandros. I recommend that if you really want to get into linux you MUST use different distros. If you get enough experience with many distros and perhaps become and expert on 1 or 2 you can then bend the other distros to your will instead of them bending and binding you.
TheMonorailSong.mp3
"How you doing' wit yo fine self?" gawk; talk; date; wine; grep; touch; unzip; touch; gasp; finger; gasp; mount; fsck; more; yes; gasp; umount; make clean; make mrproper; sleep