I think Nick might make a good replacement - maybe not respected as a hacker (although I know he is a programmer), but he does express himself very well (better than Eric I think), is respected in the industry and is a major fud-buster.
I still remember reading alt.games.quake back then, waiting (drooling) for the beta to come out. That was a fun newsgroup back then, what with all the warez posts and quake beta jokes going on. Does anyone remember that?
I can't believe someone this ignorant was trying to install an OS by himeself. Ig uess he learned a lot, but one should be willing too.
I, for one, did not think Red Hat's answers to him were out of line.
At any rate, this is where the lines will be drawn. Anyone even remotely inclined or curious will be using Linux and everyone else, Windows. Linux will segregate computer uses very sharply until it is as easy to learn as windows for them... it is almost like back in the early 90's when there were people "with PC's" and those "without": now we'll have those "using linux" and those "using windows". At least for a while.
Has anyone noticed how cynical most of the sohisticated humor of our times is?
The Simpsons, The Onion... it seems that it is not so much that we can laugh at ourselves, but that is all we can do. If one looks at the humor of previous generations, you really don't see these sentiments.
Please don't pay attention to LAME (Lawrence A Mettler, Esq)
His major point was that someone with root access to an open source system could install a trojaned program. Duh.
I remember him from the infoworld forum he was talking about. Everyone was paying attention to what he was saying, but he wouldn't argue, he would just repeat the same thing over and over, even though several people were refuting everything he had to say.
If radio is in trouble, the RIAA is dead, they will have no means to force their garbage down peoples throats. Radio and recording industries are interdependent. I just hope this kills them off completely.
The simple fact is that coporations which have made their money by packaging and selling information (of any kind) are obsolete (or quickly becoming so). They are no longer neccesary and serve no useful function in society. They have enjoyed such tremendous power; and they've abused it so horribly that no one is sad to see them go. This is truly a good thing.
The thought of seeing these dinosaurs get burned within my lifetime makes me just giddy.
In an age where our politicians are souless, pathetic cardboard puppets "invented" by marketing committees, I found Newt refreshing, even if I did disagree with him. He was at least alive, and he had the courage to state his ideas in public. Even if he was a real jerk in his personal life.
He was a loose cannon, and he did put his foot in his mouth quite a few times, but neither did he deserve the merciless treatment he got from the media.
It is definitely weird. Some management from the server console, some from the workstation. No shell to speak of... the server console is perhaps the worst CLI ever concieved, with it's clumsy natural language commands. Netware is kinda crappy, and it's hell to manage, but it is fast. If it had a unified management interface (like a unix style shell) it would be OK. NDS is very nice, of course, but that's different.
It makes sense that they are opening the source a little; they did take a LOT from the Free software community for Netware 5 (bind, dns, xfree, et al).
I would actually get a tatoo, if I were a real hacker... maybe one day. I wouldn't get a Tux tatoo though, especially not on the forearm (unless you like explaining what the hell it is to people all day).
The BSD daemon would make a great tatoo, but GNU would be the best... it has a cultish aspect to it. Plus the GNU looks cool.
I thought they were butt cheeks too
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It sure does look that way.
fubar is not vietnam era
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"fubar" is older than that, at least as old as WW2. It's a very old military term, and "foo bar" and everything else is just another variation on it.
The truth is that the imperious, greedy criminal distributions such as the fudding Red Hat must be eradicated, as well as the pitiful $lackware that came before them and the evil $u$e.
The Calderaan$ are the most impure of all and shall be purged by fire.
They are all evil. We must all inform on the Red Hat filth among us. The enemy is everywhere!
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I hope they aren't thinking that this will make a difference. If it does - if it influences the DOJ in any way - I will be sick.
the article, btw, does not hint that this is micros~1 strategy, but it is obvious that SteveB~1 is shooting for that.
... and there were licensing fees involved. Is this wrong? I thought that was the reason USB support on linux was so slow in coming.
Yeah, I like Nick but he really isn't a part of the same community ESR is, not by a long shot. He's a fine columnist though.
then again, maybe Nick is better as a critic ...
I still remember reading alt.games.quake back then, waiting (drooling) for the beta to come out. That was a fun newsgroup back then, what with all the warez posts and quake beta jokes going on. Does anyone remember that?
Yes! Another lawsuit!!!
I can't believe someone this ignorant was trying to install an OS by himeself. Ig uess he learned a lot, but one should be willing too.
I, for one, did not think Red Hat's answers to him were out of line.
At any rate, this is where the lines will be drawn. Anyone even remotely inclined or curious will be using Linux and everyone else, Windows. Linux will segregate computer uses very sharply until it is as easy to learn as windows for them ... it is almost like back in the early 90's when there were people "with PC's" and those "without": now we'll have those "using linux" and those "using windows". At least for a while.
Has anyone noticed how cynical most of the sohisticated humor of our times is?
The Simpsons, The Onion ... it seems that it is not so much that we can laugh at ourselves, but that is all we can do. If one looks at the humor of previous generations, you really don't see these sentiments.
Homer wouldn't be so funny if he weren't so true!
Please don't pay attention to LAME (Lawrence A Mettler, Esq)
His major point was that someone with root access to an open source system could install a trojaned program. Duh.
I remember him from the infoworld forum he was talking about. Everyone was paying attention to what he was saying, but he wouldn't argue, he would just repeat the same thing over and over, even though several people were refuting everything he had to say.
I would gladly pay $50/year, X 25,000 slashdotters = alot of F***ing money for Rob!!!
I would pay for one. You could put it on your resume and they would know what a slacker you were.
Seriously, I think a lot of people would pay for slashdot email addresses.
Of course, you would need some way to take credit cards and bill them automatically, but shouldn't be too hard?
The simple fact is that coporations which have made their money by packaging and selling information (of any kind) are obsolete (or quickly becoming so). They are no longer neccesary and serve no useful function in society. They have enjoyed such tremendous power; and they've abused it so horribly that no one is sad to see them go. This is truly a good thing.
The thought of seeing these dinosaurs get burned within my lifetime makes me just giddy.
like I said. Everyone knows Al Gore invented BeOS, MacOSX, and the first motorola CPU's.
Secondly, Steve Jobs isn't ahead of anything. His carrer is nothing more than a long sad string of aborted efforts.
Really good stuff if you have the time to read it
The guy was just being funny.
He was a loose cannon, and he did put his foot in his mouth quite a few times, but neither did he deserve the merciless treatment he got from the media.
It is definitely weird. Some management from the server console, some from the workstation. No shell to speak of ... the server console is perhaps the worst CLI ever concieved, with it's clumsy natural language commands. Netware is kinda crappy, and it's hell to manage, but it is fast. If it had a unified management interface (like a unix style shell) it would be OK. NDS is very nice, of course, but that's different.
It makes sense that they are opening the source a little; they did take a LOT from the Free software community for Netware 5 (bind, dns, xfree, et al).
I'm sure he didn't mean actual T1 ... even if he did it doesn't matter, you get the point (which is high bandwidth)
Why in the fuck would anyone want 40 copies of this shit!?!
Is this an educational discount?
As if ...
Maybe amazon.com was cracked!
I would actually get a tatoo, if I were a real hacker ... maybe one day. I wouldn't get a Tux tatoo though, especially not on the forearm (unless you like explaining what the hell it is to people all day).
The BSD daemon would make a great tatoo, but GNU would be the best ... it has a cultish aspect to it. Plus the GNU looks cool.
It sure does look that way.
"fubar" is older than that, at least as old as WW2. It's a very old military term, and "foo bar" and everything else is just another variation on it.
Never seen this ... everyone I know builds them from scratch ... I wouldn't think of not doing it myself.
The truth is that the imperious, greedy criminal distributions such as the fudding Red Hat must be eradicated, as well as the pitiful $lackware that came before them and the evil $u$e.
The Calderaan$ are the most impure of all and shall be purged by fire.
They are all evil. We must all inform on the Red Hat filth among us. The enemy is everywhere!