On the bandwidth requirement fromt? Frankly, I don't u'stand why we don't have a good windowing environment atleast half as good as Citrix so far. The X-Damage stuff could be the ticket though.
or is Lexmark implementing a no-refilled-toner circuit on the sly in the replacement printers? They're known for some sharp practices with their inkjet series of printers, aren't they?
in such a kind of study is this. Is it possible in the long run that just the US makes money (pieces of paper, no more) while the rest of the world suffers? Is it possible for a single 20 metre tall wave to stay like that in a calm sea around?
An action or transaction that results in monetary gain for the US cannot be construed as 'good'. Hardly anything innovative happens in the US that is of importance for the rest of the world. In fact the US has lagged behind in things like cellphones and bandwidth. And within the US, the patents system seems so messed up, true innovators can hardly be expected to stay motivated.
Money, like blood, needs to circulate. If it accumulates in just one place, it can lead to a heart attack.
In the context of this article and the parent post, I thought Microsoft and Windows were synonymous. Unless people abruptly stopped using Windows 98 and/or MS decided to drop support for that OS and apps that used to run on '98; Linux coders have a fairly stationary target. Most Windows apps are already in Linux - the important ones at any rate.
New innovations these days happen more rapidly in the Linux world than at Redmond - hence my post.
I think there is no incentive for MS to produce anything now - certainly not fot the next 2 to 3 years. Why? New PCs from the top OEMs (atleast the desktops) are gonna carry XP; same for Office XP. There seems to be lots of new innovations in the Linux world and elsewhere, so MS can wait for a few years and decide what features they would copy in Longhorn.
I guess Linux coders copy MS features for the benefit of those who wish to migrate - not to enhance the power and usability of the OS itself. Secondly, these changes would take a few days in Linux (KDE or GNome); not years as with Microsoft.
Nobody has ever brought together the world of documents, media and structured information in giving you one simple set of verbs that lets you richly find....
I can't think of so many words strung together in such a meaningless way. Searching for ALL files? Even DOS could do that:
DIR C:/s/a
in Linux:
find / -name $string -print
Is LongHorn delayed bcos MS couldn't implement this simple stuff? I can't think of a word to describe this feeling of anger, fury and loathing combined. Any guesses?
That would be a valuable suggestion indeed. People upgrade their h/w often bcos the current version of Windows needs more. If Linux can steer away from this path (no point depending on RedHat, Lindows or Mandrake), it would be a great service to the user-base, indeed the usage of Linux should increase many-fold.
Knoppix, TinyLinux or the OpenCD group could take some initiative on this.
Actually, 100 'ghost'ed copies of Windows 98 would be the best option. A friend of mine works for an NGO that recently got 500 Compaqs - Pentium 233MHz, 32 MB RAM and 1.2GB disk. They used ghost to load '98 on all the systems and sold them at about $75 each. Uselss trying to load pirated XP on these systems.
To say it the slashdot troll way: 1. Let people pirate your software...etc.
If this is true, I think Microsoft has lesser intelligence than the average Slashdot troll. Bcos, between steps 3 and 4, MS has made their newer versions more daunting to use, and less of a value for the software pirate.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that a home user can't do with Win98 which XP allows him to do. And yet, XP crawls under 128MB on a PIII whereas '98 runs okay on a Pentium with 16MB RAM. The latter is the kind of system most 3rd world users get in hand-me-downs or aid agencies or whatever. MS has made pirating their latest versions useless for such people.
In another 5 years, I'd imagine there will be more pirated Win 98 systems than genuine Windows LongHorn or ShortShrift users. It really indicates there's little innovation at MS for the common user.
Sometime ago Kofi Annan was suggesting that 3rd World nations could 'leapfrog' into WiFi notebooks! (running Windows). Entities such as the UN cannot be relied for their knowledge on technical matters and software.
A better role which the UN could play would be to fight against software patents etc.
What role does the UN play in deciding what type of software gets used / bought in the World? Is the UN a sort of marketing organisation? Does the UN make no distinction between promoting democracy and promoting capitalism?
while deploying alternate desktop environs in a health-care setup:
1. Printing: Best way forward is internet printing. Very difficult to get the right drivers working the right way on each desktop, but for internet printing.
2. Drivers for medical devices: Most devices come with Windows drivers only. Hardware mfrs. and Linux distors really need to take some effort here. By the way, this is a weal area for Windows versions as well. Every new OS release or Service Pack screws up some or other device driver or dll, and some app stops working!
Currently I use Windows on those m/cs that are interfaced to these devices or printers. There's no major issue with plain Linux distros and no major advantage having JDS instead.
I mean, everytime I reload the OS, the apps, my data, and reboot, the system crashes yet again - and needless to add, I screeeeeaaammmm. This has happened since 1998. Will MS suspend sales of Windows and Office until all the bugs are ironed out?
The relationship is with the government, not the prime-minister or the party. The prime minister is yet another citizen, who (is supposed to) pay taxes as well.
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On the bandwidth requirement fromt? Frankly, I don't u'stand why we don't have a good windowing environment atleast half as good as Citrix so far. The X-Damage stuff could be the ticket though.
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or is Lexmark implementing a no-refilled-toner circuit on the sly in the replacement printers? They're known for some sharp practices with their inkjet series of printers, aren't they?
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in such a kind of study is this. Is it possible in the long run that just the US makes money (pieces of paper, no more) while the rest of the world suffers? Is it possible for a single 20 metre tall wave to stay like that in a calm sea around?
An action or transaction that results in monetary gain for the US cannot be construed as 'good'. Hardly anything innovative happens in the US that is of importance for the rest of the world. In fact the US has lagged behind in things like cellphones and bandwidth. And within the US, the patents system seems so messed up, true innovators can hardly be expected to stay motivated.
Money, like blood, needs to circulate. If it accumulates in just one place, it can lead to a heart attack.
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and users of internet2 would be sued for possessing the equivalent of 6.83 billion CD writers!
Pray, what's the point in adopting a standard today, that most common devices that need internet access (read PCs) can't even dream of attaining?
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Think how much faster we can get our Service packs from Microsoft! Download in less than a second - but rebooting would take ages..... groan ;-(
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Most desktops don't have that much bandwith on their FSB!!
I thought '96 processors under your desktop! That would be the Pentium at 133MHz!
Seriously, why 96? Why not 64 or 128?
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In the context of this article and the parent post, I thought Microsoft and Windows were synonymous. Unless people abruptly stopped using Windows 98 and/or MS decided to drop support for that OS and apps that used to run on '98; Linux coders have a fairly stationary target. Most Windows apps are already in Linux - the important ones at any rate.
New innovations these days happen more rapidly in the Linux world than at Redmond - hence my post.
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I think there is no incentive for MS to produce anything now - certainly not fot the next 2 to 3 years. Why? New PCs from the top OEMs (atleast the desktops) are gonna carry XP; same for Office XP. There seems to be lots of new innovations in the Linux world and elsewhere, so MS can wait for a few years and decide what features they would copy in Longhorn.
Why would the OEMs or MS bother?
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You mean to say this feature requires years to implement? For a company the size of Microsoft?
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Why not stick to the simple file extensions concept - in vogue since the DOS days?
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will they just, say, buy Sun for their OS experience?
What OS experience does Sun have on Intel? You mean Solaris? Even Sun seems to have given up that.
On a lighter note, if MS bought Sun, how can they embrace extend and extinguish Java?
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I guess Linux coders copy MS features for the benefit of those who wish to migrate - not to enhance the power and usability of the OS itself. Secondly, these changes would take a few days in Linux (KDE or GNome); not years as with Microsoft.
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If they didn't release a product until 2008, the market (mostly linux) would have time to catch-up.
If MS did nothing innovative before 2006, it (Microsoft) will have to do the catch-up.
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From the article:
....
/s/a
Nobody has ever brought together the world of documents, media and structured information in giving you one simple set of verbs that lets you richly find
I can't think of so many words strung together in such a meaningless way. Searching for ALL files? Even DOS could do that:
DIR C:
in Linux:
find / -name $string -print
Is LongHorn delayed bcos MS couldn't implement this simple stuff? I can't think of a word to describe this feeling of anger, fury and loathing combined. Any guesses?
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That would be a valuable suggestion indeed. People upgrade their h/w often bcos the current version of Windows needs more. If Linux can steer away from this path (no point depending on RedHat, Lindows or Mandrake), it would be a great service to the user-base, indeed the usage of Linux should increase many-fold.
Knoppix, TinyLinux or the OpenCD group could take some initiative on this.
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They would use 100 pirated copies of XP.
Actually, 100 'ghost'ed copies of Windows 98 would be the best option. A friend of mine works for an NGO that recently got 500 Compaqs - Pentium 233MHz, 32 MB RAM and 1.2GB disk. They used ghost to load '98 on all the systems and sold them at about $75 each. Uselss trying to load pirated XP on these systems.
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To say it the slashdot troll way: ...etc.
1. Let people pirate your software
If this is true, I think Microsoft has lesser intelligence than the average Slashdot troll. Bcos, between steps 3 and 4, MS has made their newer versions more daunting to use, and less of a value for the software pirate.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that a home user can't do with Win98 which XP allows him to do. And yet, XP crawls under 128MB on a PIII whereas '98 runs okay on a Pentium with 16MB RAM. The latter is the kind of system most 3rd world users get in hand-me-downs or aid agencies or whatever. MS has made pirating their latest versions useless for such people.
In another 5 years, I'd imagine there will be more pirated Win 98 systems than genuine Windows LongHorn or ShortShrift users. It really indicates there's little innovation at MS for the common user.
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Sometime ago Kofi Annan was suggesting that 3rd World nations could 'leapfrog' into WiFi notebooks! (running Windows). Entities such as the UN cannot be relied for their knowledge on technical matters and software.
A better role which the UN could play would be to fight against software patents etc.
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Exactly. I thought the Software Freedom Day teams and their website should've been mentioned in the article - not the UN involvement.
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What role does the UN play in deciding what type of software gets used / bought in the World? Is the UN a sort of marketing organisation? Does the UN make no distinction between promoting democracy and promoting capitalism?
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while deploying alternate desktop environs in a health-care setup:
1. Printing: Best way forward is internet printing. Very difficult to get the right drivers working the right way on each desktop, but for internet printing.
2. Drivers for medical devices: Most devices come with Windows drivers only. Hardware mfrs. and Linux distors really need to take some effort here. By the way, this is a weal area for Windows versions as well. Every new OS release or Service Pack screws up some or other device driver or dll, and some app stops working!
Currently I use Windows on those m/cs that are interfaced to these devices or printers. There's no major issue with plain Linux distros and no major advantage having JDS instead.
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I mean, everytime I reload the OS, the apps, my data, and reboot, the system crashes yet again - and needless to add, I screeeeeaaammmm. This has happened since 1998. Will MS suspend sales of Windows and Office until all the bugs are ironed out?
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The relationship is with the government, not the prime-minister or the party. The prime minister is yet another citizen, who (is supposed to) pay taxes as well.
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