...whatever. I still seem to be running it. Versions still seem to be released. I'm perfectly happy if Microsoft (let's not confuse MS-NBC with a real news outlet) thinks they've won and are now gloating.
Good. Remeber; every word that comes out of the Microsoft camp is part of a strategy. They never ever say anything without a script.
But then again IBM Thinkpads have a long history of being the choice for people who wanted a solid Linux or FreeBSD laptop. I'd -still- buy a ThinkPad, I just hope you can buy them sans OS now or something?
How does Google benchmark software? Eg how do you benchmark Apache, SQL, your CGIs etc...
Not "Creativity", indeciciveness...
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Version Fatigue
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I find many developers and many development houses are afraid to lay down the law when it comes to things like usability. My personal philosophy here is that you have to weigh the change versus the impact it'll have on current users. No matter how cool moving the scroll bar from left to right would make an interface, or how much more clear changing a var name from "input" to "input_ts" would make things, it's ALWAYS going to screw people up. And if your product is mature, it'll screw up the users that are already established.
I see Apache 2.0 as an achievement in this regard. When I was researching the new 2.0 branch I was expecting a new mind-bending config that'll destroy most of the work I had done over the years in standardizing my Apache builds; not so.
I can't say the same for every other software package out there, including almost every new major release of RedHat.
RE-Install is always a factor. And the fact that the initial install is such a breeze says something about how usable Mandrake is.
And you're hoping for competant admins at WAL MART. I'll rely on the distribution developers to give Linux a good name to the masses, and not the Wal-Mart branch tech.
If I were to wish for the american public to have the first taste of one version of Linux, it'd be Mandrake. Mandrake in my opinion has always been the friendliest. Others have tried but Mandrake always managed to keep the install reasonable.
Ok there are like 300 posts or something already but I'm putting in my.02...
I think the real question should be "how do I -INTEGRATE- Linux into my office?" The trick is not to have it one day MS the next OSS, that's bruital. You want to be able to make it a gradual switch. If you're working with enterprise clients you'll never fully get rid of Windows unfortunately. There's no alternative for some of the tools used (like Visio, and full compatability with dumbass Excel sheets etc, and even some web portals that for some reason only runs under IE5).
What you can do though is start sunsetting MS based backend services. File servers, Intranet web servers, print servers. Eventually you'll be able to replace the voicemail system, and you'll be able to get some of the engineering crew on to Linux. Your mail server can be sendmail with Virus checking software.
There's really no need other than cost to move Joe Desktop User from Windows to Linux. You can have a tightly controlled desktop enviornment so that they can't install the latest and greatest virus etc...
So the "key" would be back end first, and then slowly move people off the front-end. Forcing people on to Linux is only going to make them mad.
The TLD namerush is over..us and.info are bombs. They could charge $30 or even $3 for the names and they aren't going to pull the immediate numbers they are hoping for.
Since parents can't seem to parent these days, I tend to agree just as long as they let me play any damn violent deathgame I want once I'm at the age of majority.
That any license can say anything it wants to. It doesn't mean that this has any basis in legal reality. The point here is, truly, confusion over all else.
I use Microsoft and have more personality in my stool than you have in the last six generations of your family.
If I spent the money to get certified only to find out that every subsequent release of Windows voids what I worked so hard to get. Personality, or bitterness? YOU DECIDE!:)
1) MS is not cool. People with personality don't use MS. When's the last time you met someone way out there, who was a die-hard MS user. I've never met one MCSE that wasn't a drone.
2) Linux, Open source, etc, is ACTUALLY OPEN. You want to do what with it? Ok, go ahead. And also, start a mailing list...
3) MS doesn't mean it, and people know it. They've already called "Open Source" a cancer. Why would the adopt a similar model?
These scams can be pulled off in print mags as well as anywhere else. I don't know why we lose our senses just because it's the internet, we should be extra careful.
Nnnnnoooooooo... that would be insane since Linux is a kernel, and a loosely knit bunch of distributions based around that kernel. For Linux to fail, open source would have to fail, and with it Xfree86, window managers, etc... The only way "Linux on the desktop" will fail is if all of humanity suddenly stops using computers either because of some Butlerian jihad or possibly a giant asteroid...
I'm sure the entire planet is starting to resent being chained and restricted to regions due to marketing enviornments. Have we really come to the point where we will let marketing and sales dictate what we can and can not do?
I gotta try this when I get home. I guess you could have this as the workstation, and then have an OpenBSD box as a vault type NFS or something.
Easily blocked too...
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Peek-a-Boo(ty)
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THe problem is restrictive governments have people on staff to look for stuff like this. This app (while I haven't tested it) pulls from multiple sources. I like the idea a lot. Sorta moving towards a P2P web network where you can browse content like you do now but peer to peer rather than client / server.
Cox is the Ginsberg of Linux.
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Alan Cox Interview
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· Score: 3, Interesting
I really like Alan from everything I've read. This just bolsters that. This guy should really write a book, I'm serious
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Hey man, my MP3 collections usually have at least one nasty peice of porno for those boring shifts...
There's no reason to have a fileserver full of MP3's on the company dime. These days it's tantamount to having porno on the corporate fileserver.
Good. Remeber; every word that comes out of the Microsoft camp is part of a strategy. They never ever say anything without a script.
I'm wondering though if anybody is, and if so what's the function? A lot of these patches have some very juicy features.
They are freakin' rock solid.
How does Google benchmark software? Eg how do you benchmark Apache, SQL, your CGIs etc...
I see Apache 2.0 as an achievement in this regard. When I was researching the new 2.0 branch I was expecting a new mind-bending config that'll destroy most of the work I had done over the years in standardizing my Apache builds; not so.
I can't say the same for every other software package out there, including almost every new major release of RedHat.
And you're hoping for competant admins at WAL MART. I'll rely on the distribution developers to give Linux a good name to the masses, and not the Wal-Mart branch tech.
If I were to wish for the american public to have the first taste of one version of Linux, it'd be Mandrake. Mandrake in my opinion has always been the friendliest. Others have tried but Mandrake always managed to keep the install reasonable.
Free, cross platform, (semi)educational http://www.inl.org/netrek/netrekFAQ.html
I think the real question should be "how do I -INTEGRATE- Linux into my office?" The trick is not to have it one day MS the next OSS, that's bruital. You want to be able to make it a gradual switch. If you're working with enterprise clients you'll never fully get rid of Windows unfortunately. There's no alternative for some of the tools used (like Visio, and full compatability with dumbass Excel sheets etc, and even some web portals that for some reason only runs under IE5).
What you can do though is start sunsetting MS based backend services. File servers, Intranet web servers, print servers. Eventually you'll be able to replace the voicemail system, and you'll be able to get some of the engineering crew on to Linux. Your mail server can be sendmail with Virus checking software.
There's really no need other than cost to move Joe Desktop User from Windows to Linux. You can have a tightly controlled desktop enviornment so that they can't install the latest and greatest virus etc...
So the "key" would be back end first, and then slowly move people off the front-end. Forcing people on to Linux is only going to make them mad.
The TLD namerush is over. .us and .info are bombs. They could charge $30 or even $3 for the names and they aren't going to pull the immediate numbers they are hoping for.
Since parents can't seem to parent these days, I tend to agree just as long as they let me play any damn violent deathgame I want once I'm at the age of majority.
That any license can say anything it wants to. It doesn't mean that this has any basis in legal reality. The point here is, truly, confusion over all else.
Believe it or not! They're replacing a information system that needs to be highly reliable with... e-mail? Ye gods! I'll take the pidgeons, thanks!
I use Microsoft and have more personality in my stool than you have in the last six generations of your family. If I spent the money to get certified only to find out that every subsequent release of Windows voids what I worked so hard to get. Personality, or bitterness? YOU DECIDE! :)
1) MS is not cool. People with personality don't use MS. When's the last time you met someone way out there, who was a die-hard MS user. I've never met one MCSE that wasn't a drone. 2) Linux, Open source, etc, is ACTUALLY OPEN. You want to do what with it? Ok, go ahead. And also, start a mailing list... 3) MS doesn't mean it, and people know it. They've already called "Open Source" a cancer. Why would the adopt a similar model?
That is all..
And I've never trusted PayPal anyway...
Nnnnnoooooooo... that would be insane since Linux is a kernel, and a loosely knit bunch of distributions based around that kernel. For Linux to fail, open source would have to fail, and with it Xfree86, window managers, etc... The only way "Linux on the desktop" will fail is if all of humanity suddenly stops using computers either because of some Butlerian jihad or possibly a giant asteroid...
Population, population, population... :)
I guess so.
I'd like a ticket off this rock now please.
I gotta try this when I get home. I guess you could have this as the workstation, and then have an OpenBSD box as a vault type NFS or something.
THe problem is restrictive governments have people on staff to look for stuff like this. This app (while I haven't tested it) pulls from multiple sources. I like the idea a lot. Sorta moving towards a P2P web network where you can browse content like you do now but peer to peer rather than client / server.
Alan, write a book!