You might be able to learn something about being a mature voice in the Firefox community as opposed to your usual Anyone-But-Microsoft cretinous hyperbole
It really makes me wonder if the open source community really likes being represented by someone who, not for the first time, makes threats of violence towards others.
In my opinion, he should be told that he doesn't represent anyone, his vague claims of leadership of the "open source community" are without merit and, frankly, he conducts himself in a manner which suggests he should get himself some professional medical help.
I think you are looking at it the wrong way round. Use deploying Firefox to give people a choice and also give yourselves in the IT Department a choice.
For example if you deploy an MSI for Firefox (www.frontmotion.com is a great package), lock down and configure as needed (http://sourceforge.net/projects/firefoxadm - disclaimer: that's my project!), and you give both your customers (ie. academic staff and students) a choice of browser and yourselves a back-up plan if you suddenly need to lock down one of the browsers in case of security issues, etc.
If you knew you were going to die soon, I'd have a sent mail list which would be great and populated with loads of fake emails that said things like:
"Look, Adriana. I don't care how many other Victoria's Secrets models you're going to bring, I'm NOT going to sleep with you. And, BTW, what you suggested is (a) a waste of whipped cream and (b) isn't that a rather large vegetable for something like that?"
and, of course
"Oh, I figured out how to cure cancer and the key to world peace. I'll email you in a few days with the details..."
Google Groups 2 = complete usenet archive, now horrifically crippled by terrible interface Google Desktop Search = the worst of all the desktop search apps Picasa 2 = The upgrade that feels like a downgrade Google Image Search = nigh on useless search engine that often points to images that don't really exist on the web page, or the web page itself even exists.
Try google for "The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers shall apply".
It does seem, in EULAs the standard, by law, liability for damage is $5 or the cost of software, whichever is bigger. And which is more? $5 or the price people paid for Microsoft AntiSpyware. See?
I mean, you DO read your EULAs before installing stuff, don't you?
that if he was reviewing Giant Anti-Spyware instead of MS Anti-Spyware (and let's face it, all it is, is rebadged), the review would have been a lot more positive?
I've been working on a project to be able to manage Firefox with Group Policies, but I may be extending it to cover Mozilla as well. Its a bit rough and ready, and needs a good deal of optimisation but importantly, it works and there's a number of people using it successfully...
Erm, surely its better to talk about things in the future so people can make IT strategic decisions?
The fact is, this 4 years is an eternity is a loads of rubbish. There are some technologies that people talk about in the 4-6 years timeframe which involve decisions to be made now, because they affect core systems in such a way that 4 years is the minimum timespan. Big systems require that: 1-2 years development, 1 year's testing, 1 year of running and debugging these major systems. The thing is, you wont roll out the client side straight away either. So you need at least another year of testing and development on the client. The time very very soon mounts up.
What about OS X? If you put 2, 3 and 4 years work into something and then Apple, as they have done before, turn around and say "sorry, we decided we didn't like that technology and here is an all new technology that's completely different but boy, it don't half allow Steve to run around on stage at WWDC saying "this is something really cool in Siamese Cat". By the way, we removed it from the new version of OS X and, oh, the older version where your feature worked is completely unsupported", you will be up that creek without an iPaddle.
Oh COME ON! You actually put TODO, as one word? And then parsed it into a a "To Do" list?
That's up in the "incredulous statements" list with the FreeDOS bloke who claimed he invented a keyboard-less PC (which he amazingly called an X-Box) back in 1991. We know it was 1991 because he showed his designs, which he helpfully wrote "(circa 1991)" on the designs.
Sheesh, if you are going to make stuff up, at least make it believable...
As a GUI design idea, its a horrible, horrible idea. The notion appears to be that if you have a window, after a while of inactivity you will be able to, for example, double click on an icon on a window/desktop underneath that window.
It breaks pretty much every rule of WIMP GUIs and leads to an inconsistency. To bring focus on a window, a user clicks in the window space. With these windows, it wont and only succeeds in confusing the user.
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You might be able to learn something about being a mature voice in the Firefox community as opposed to your usual Anyone-But-Microsoft cretinous hyperbole
It really makes me wonder if the open source community really likes being represented by someone who, not for the first time, makes threats of violence towards others.
In my opinion, he should be told that he doesn't represent anyone, his vague claims of leadership of the "open source community" are without merit and, frankly, he conducts himself in a manner which suggests he should get himself some professional medical help.
Absolutely. Its a good idea. They need people who have the cojones to think outside of the box.
Oh, what? I thought you said Darwin Awards...
"I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take"
The EFF condemned this inflammatory statement
Divulging information about how Google works to the world!
Welcome to Soviet Russia!
I think you are looking at it the wrong way round. Use deploying Firefox to give people a choice and also give yourselves in the IT Department a choice.
For example if you deploy an MSI for Firefox (www.frontmotion.com is a great package), lock down and configure as needed (http://sourceforge.net/projects/firefoxadm - disclaimer: that's my project!), and you give both your customers (ie. academic staff and students) a choice of browser and yourselves a back-up plan if you suddenly need to lock down one of the browsers in case of security issues, etc.
...after my death.
If you knew you were going to die soon, I'd have a sent mail list which would be great and populated with loads of fake emails that said things like:
"Look, Adriana. I don't care how many other Victoria's Secrets models you're going to bring, I'm NOT going to sleep with you. And, BTW, what you suggested is (a) a waste of whipped cream and (b) isn't that a rather large vegetable for something like that?"
and, of course
"Oh, I figured out how to cure cancer and the key to world peace. I'll email you in a few days with the details..."
Oh man, RMS will be PISSED you have confused free with free, despite the fact that everyone thinks free means free and not, erm, free.
You can't?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/firefoxadm
Can't they just reuse the Evil Bit that never came to be after being announced almost exactly a year to the day?
But...
Google Groups 2 = complete usenet archive, now horrifically crippled by terrible interface
Google Desktop Search = the worst of all the desktop search apps
Picasa 2 = The upgrade that feels like a downgrade
Google Image Search = nigh on useless search engine that often points to images that don't really exist on the web page, or the web page itself even exists.
Its not all good, y'know.
How long until Google puts out crappy products? I take it you haven't used Google Desktop Search?
Because its a complete non-story.
Try google for "The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers shall apply".
It does seem, in EULAs the standard, by law, liability for damage is $5 or the cost of software, whichever is bigger. And which is more? $5 or the price people paid for Microsoft AntiSpyware. See?
I mean, you DO read your EULAs before installing stuff, don't you?
that if he was reviewing Giant Anti-Spyware instead of MS Anti-Spyware (and let's face it, all it is, is rebadged), the review would have been a lot more positive?
Shameless advertising post!
I've been working on a project to be able to manage Firefox with Group Policies, but I may be extending it to cover Mozilla as well. Its a bit rough and ready, and needs a good deal of optimisation but importantly, it works and there's a number of people using it successfully...
http://spaces.msn.com/members/in-cider/
Its an attempt at satire. Unfortunately, it a total failure. About as funny as famine.
Erm, surely its better to talk about things in the future so people can make IT strategic decisions?
The fact is, this 4 years is an eternity is a loads of rubbish. There are some technologies that people talk about in the 4-6 years timeframe which involve decisions to be made now, because they affect core systems in such a way that 4 years is the minimum timespan. Big systems require that: 1-2 years development, 1 year's testing, 1 year of running and debugging these major systems. The thing is, you wont roll out the client side straight away either. So you need at least another year of testing and development on the client. The time very very soon mounts up.
What about OS X? If you put 2, 3 and 4 years work into something and then Apple, as they have done before, turn around and say "sorry, we decided we didn't like that technology and here is an all new technology that's completely different but boy, it don't half allow Steve to run around on stage at WWDC saying "this is something really cool in Siamese Cat". By the way, we removed it from the new version of OS X and, oh, the older version where your feature worked is completely unsupported", you will be up that creek without an iPaddle.
What's that you say? The editor of the section of eWeek devoted to open source and Linux writing a pro-Linux piece?
That isn't a thoughtful article. That's a little thing you might have heard of before called: "his job".
If the sales technique is to sell it on "you don't have to do updates or concern yourself with security", Apple's in for a world of pain later on...
Oh COME ON! You actually put TODO, as one word? And then parsed it into a a "To Do" list?
That's up in the "incredulous statements" list with the FreeDOS bloke who claimed he invented a keyboard-less PC (which he amazingly called an X-Box) back in 1991. We know it was 1991 because he showed his designs, which he helpfully wrote "(circa 1991)" on the designs.
Sheesh, if you are going to make stuff up, at least make it believable...
If no one posted troll articles on Slashdot, this place wouldn't get a new article for weeks at a time.
Christ, and there are people complaining about Bullmer comparing GPL to cancer. This is marked INSIGHTFUL...
And it is FIXED in Service Pack 2, which is Boot Time Secure.
And an issue fixed in SP2.
The Firewall in SP2 is enabled at boot time.
As a GUI design idea, its a horrible, horrible idea. The notion appears to be that if you have a window, after a while of inactivity you will be able to, for example, double click on an icon on a window/desktop underneath that window.
It breaks pretty much every rule of WIMP GUIs and leads to an inconsistency. To bring focus on a window, a user clicks in the window space. With these windows, it wont and only succeeds in confusing the user.