Here's a page I found that was a bit more informative than the one linked to in the original post.
Also, I'm wondering if it would be legal to carry out a pretend E-Mail dialogue and see if anyone's listening. It could be fun. . . until the SWAT team arrives. =)
I had the good fortune of meeting someone who was on the set of the the original Star Wars towards the end of the filming. He got to see a Harison Ford that was absolutely convinced he would never work again because the movie was so overbudget it couldn't possibly make any money. Lucas was confident in it's success. Lucas believed that he was making a "Disney movie," one that probably wouldn't break even at the box office, but would rake in more than enough through merchandising to create a hefty profit. Christ, I remember seeing Star Wars bedding when I was a kid!
The media has gotten bigger, but I think it would be a shame to begrudge Lucas the marketing strategy that allowed him to make the holy trilogy in the first place. The fact that he makes money off of his movies should have no impact on how we percieve him as an original and innovative artist.
I really know very little about Linux, I'm really just getting started with it. But I know enough about Microsoft to believe everyone when they say Linux is faster than NT. I also think MS wouldn't have posted that page unless they thought they would somehow come out on top. I honestly don't think they are expecting the Linux community to answer this challenge. Microsoft undoubtably thinks that because there is no clear leadership to the Linux community, it will be impossible for it to elect techies to answer the challenge. So far, it doesn't look like it will. Reading these first few comments I've seen a lot of counter-challenge proposals, but only a few nominations for the super techie to actually accept the challenge. And once that person is picked, how can we truly say that they represent an entity as large and abstract as "The Linux Communtiy?" Slashdot poll perhaps? =)
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Here's a page I found that was a bit more informative than the one linked to in the original post.
Also, I'm wondering if it would be legal to carry out a pretend E-Mail dialogue and see if anyone's listening. It could be fun. . . until the SWAT team arrives. =)
I had the good fortune of meeting someone who was on the set of the the original Star Wars towards the end of the filming. He got to see a Harison Ford that was absolutely convinced he would never work again because the movie was so overbudget it couldn't possibly make any money. Lucas was confident in it's success. Lucas believed that he was making a "Disney movie," one that probably wouldn't break even at the box office, but would rake in more than enough through merchandising to create a hefty profit. Christ, I remember seeing Star Wars bedding when I was a kid!
The media has gotten bigger, but I think it would be a shame to begrudge Lucas the marketing strategy that allowed him to make the holy trilogy in the first place. The fact that he makes money off of his movies should have no impact on how we percieve him as an original and innovative artist.
Only the most pious become inquisitors.
"Aren't you tired of all the game information on the "news for nerdz" site?"
Nerds play video games. Learn your stereotypes. =)
I really know very little about Linux, I'm really just getting started with it. But I know enough about Microsoft to believe everyone when they say Linux is faster than NT. I also think MS wouldn't have posted that page unless they thought they would somehow come out on top. I honestly don't think they are expecting the Linux community to answer this challenge. Microsoft undoubtably thinks that because there is no clear leadership to the Linux community, it will be impossible for it to elect techies to answer the challenge. So far, it doesn't look like it will.
Reading these first few comments I've seen a lot of counter-challenge proposals, but only a few nominations for the super techie to actually accept the challenge. And once that person is picked, how can we truly say that they represent an entity as large and abstract as "The Linux Communtiy?"
Slashdot poll perhaps? =)