We had an employee bring back her loaner computer from home. I opened it up, and it must have been at least a 1/4 inch of dust coated inside. The fans were so clogged I'm surprised they were even running. As to actually cooling anything, forget it. There were even dead potato bugs in the computer. Bottom line: clean your computer now and then.
I can see different colors being useful once you learn which color is which. However, if you don't know a countries bill colors, you'll still have to look to see what value a 'red bill' has. How is this easier that looking for a 10, 20, or whatever number?
Very true, but many open source programs do require you to compile them. The main point being, that in general, OSS programs are more difficult to install that closed ones.
IMO, spyware is the single issue that is going to weigh heaviest in the scales in the eventual switch of businesses (and sensible users) from CSS to OSS.
While many, if not most, people who read/. are concerned about spyware, I don't think the avearge Joe is concerned about it enough to change the way they use their computer. Some people I know have a hard time clicking 'accept' on the license agreement. Those folks won't go to the trouble to d/l and compile a OSS program. For the casual computer user, which is the majority of the people out there, the primary concern is ease of use not 'freedom'. I'm not condoning that statement, but it seems to be true.
Interesting that there seems to be no other mention of this Cesium OS elsewhere on the web. Anyone see a quick way to inflate web site hits going on here?
Unless I'm missing something, there still appears to be no spell checker for the mail client. There does not appear to be any mention of it in the release notes at least. I mean a spell checker for a mail client seems a pretty basic requirement. That's really the only thing holding me back from using Moz as my full time browser/mail client at work. *sigh*, perhaps there will be one by the time 1.0 is out.
Actually, sendmail hasn't had a buffer overflow bug in some years. I trust sendmail more than most anything else I run. It just seems to have a bad reputation from past exploits. Too bad I can't say the same for bind. If you won't run software that has _ever_ been compromised, you must not run much;-).
I might also add, that you don't want to fall to far behind the current kernel. A 2.0.36 to 2.4.9 upgrade is apt to be quit a bit more painful than 2.4.6 to 2.4.9. Sometimes, it's easier to bit off a number of small upgrade chunks, raher than one large one. YMMV
Hear Hear. I'm half way through the comment's, and haven't seen a relevant post yet. apt is quite nice. I haven't used urpmi yet, so I can't comment on that part.
Having spent a couple of hours on Friday configuring OS X to use NIS and NFS, I can say it is NOT *NIX like. Sure ls, rm, etc are there, but most of the configuration stuff still seems to require you to use the GUI. Perhaps there are easier ways, but it's not terribly obvious (/etc/fstab, where are you?).
Interesting, I'm running sid with a 2.4.2 kernel and XFree 4.02. Still, it will be nice to see improvements in the Debian installer. The Debian installations have always been a bit 'rough'. Once you get it working however, keeping updated with apt-get is a piece of cake (well, mostly). I figure I spend much more time keeping a working system updated, than I do installing one, so I really appreciate apt.
This should make convincing the PHB's that Debian is a viable solution vs. RedHat. Now, we have a vendor to go to for Debian as well. It's not a selling point to me, but the bosses seem to like the fact that a Linux distributions is 'supported'.
Of course, the record industry will sue the starving student for theft of copyrighted works. Perhaps they will take payment in "Top Ramen";->.
They'll go after the deep pockets. And if they force the university to block Napster, then they've done far more damage then suing a single student. At some time, these instituions may be forced to take action to block "services" like Napster to save themselves.
The lack of crypo was one of the last obstacles to my using Mozilla as my everyday browser. Thanks to all the folks who have contributed to Mozilla. Now, if only they'd post that AIX build.... mmmm.
While I think most people here will agree that Linux is a superior OS to Winderz, in the end, the average desktop user dosn't care. They generally know little about computers, and will simply use what 'Joe next door' is using. Unfortunately, that is not likely to be Linux.
I like the idea, but is has a small bug.... those types of people _never_ look in their rearview mirrors. I consider it a good day if they even show a passing interest with the road ahead of them.
I have to agree that Linux needs better game support. While it is not important to me, many people buy a PC primarily to play games. But of course, game developers won't start writing for Linux until it becomes more popular. And again, it won't become mainstream until it has more games that will run on it.
The point to keep in mind here is, that most certifications are give to make mone, not prove technical expertise. I'm glad to hear Cicso is different from most vendors.
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We had an employee bring back her loaner computer from home. I opened it up, and it must have been at least a 1/4 inch of dust coated inside. The fans were so clogged I'm surprised they were even running. As to actually cooling anything, forget it. There were even dead potato bugs in the computer. Bottom line: clean your computer now and then.
I can see different colors being useful once you learn which color is which. However, if you don't know a countries bill colors, you'll still have to look to see what value a 'red bill' has. How is this easier that looking for a 10, 20, or whatever number?
Very true, but many open source programs do require you to compile them. The main point being, that in general, OSS programs are more difficult to install that closed ones.
IMO, spyware is the single issue that is going to weigh heaviest in the scales in the eventual switch of businesses (and sensible users) from CSS to OSS. While many, if not most, people who read /. are concerned about spyware, I don't think the avearge Joe is concerned about it enough to change the way they use their computer. Some people I know have a hard time clicking 'accept' on the license agreement. Those folks won't go to the trouble to d/l and compile a OSS program. For the casual computer user, which is the majority of the people out there, the primary concern is ease of use not 'freedom'. I'm not condoning that statement, but it seems to be true.
Interesting that there seems to be no other mention of this Cesium OS elsewhere on the web. Anyone see a quick way to inflate web site hits going on here?
Unless I'm missing something, there still appears to be no spell checker for the mail client. There does not appear to be any mention of it in the release notes at least. I mean a spell checker for a mail client seems a pretty basic requirement. That's really the only thing holding me back from using Moz as my full time browser/mail client at work. *sigh*, perhaps there will be one by the time 1.0 is out.
Be aware, that 'goo' is considered a hazardous waste, and must be disposed of at an authorized facility.
Actually, sendmail hasn't had a buffer overflow bug in some years. I trust sendmail more than most anything else I run. It just seems to have a bad reputation from past exploits. Too bad I can't say the same for bind. If you won't run software that has _ever_ been compromised, you must not run much ;-).
I might also add, that you don't want to fall to far behind the current kernel. A 2.0.36 to 2.4.9 upgrade is apt to be quit a bit more painful than 2.4.6 to 2.4.9. Sometimes, it's easier to bit off a number of small upgrade chunks, raher than one large one. YMMV
Or try this CNN story about the incident. Complete with pictures, and ugly popup ads.
Hear Hear. I'm half way through the comment's, and haven't seen a relevant post yet. apt is quite nice. I haven't used urpmi yet, so I can't comment on that part.
sitting in the first row of a movie theater?
Having spent a couple of hours on Friday configuring OS X to use NIS and NFS, I can say it is NOT *NIX like. Sure ls, rm, etc are there, but most of the configuration stuff still seems to require you to use the GUI. Perhaps there are easier ways, but it's not terribly obvious (/etc/fstab, where are you?).
Interesting, I'm running sid with a 2.4.2 kernel and XFree 4.02. Still, it will be nice to see improvements in the Debian installer. The Debian installations have always been a bit 'rough'. Once you get it working however, keeping updated with apt-get is a piece of cake (well, mostly). I figure I spend much more time keeping a working system updated, than I do installing one, so I really appreciate apt.
This should make convincing the PHB's that Debian is a viable solution vs. RedHat. Now, we have a vendor to go to for Debian as well. It's not a selling point to me, but the bosses seem to like the fact that a Linux distributions is 'supported'.
No, I think just native support for Linux binaries. The kernel is still AIX.
Of course, the record industry will sue the starving student for theft of copyrighted works. Perhaps they will take payment in "Top Ramen" ;->.
They'll go after the deep pockets. And if they force the university to block Napster, then they've done far more damage then suing a single student. At some time, these instituions may be forced to take action to block "services" like Napster to save themselves.
Works beautifully there. Too bad it's not on my banks 'approved browser list'. One step at a time I guess.
The lack of crypo was one of the last obstacles to my using Mozilla as my everyday browser. Thanks to all the folks who have contributed to Mozilla. Now, if only they'd post that AIX build .... mmmm.
While I think most people here will agree that Linux is a superior OS to Winderz, in the end, the average desktop user dosn't care. They generally know little about computers, and will simply use what 'Joe next door' is using. Unfortunately, that is not likely to be Linux.
I like the idea, but is has a small bug .... those types of people _never_ look in their rearview mirrors. I consider it a good day if they even show a passing interest with the road ahead of them.
I have to agree that Linux needs better game support. While it is not important to me, many people buy a PC primarily to play games. But of course, game developers won't start writing for Linux until it becomes more popular. And again, it won't become mainstream until it has more games that will run on it.
The point to keep in mind here is, that most certifications are give to make mone, not prove technical expertise. I'm glad to hear Cicso is different from most vendors.
I guess I missed the above story. If ya don't like it, just go against the rest of the world. Jeez.