"I think your problem is more of a "I clicked on it and it didn't work. I give up" problem."
Hardly. I've been using Linux for many years, actually. I'll admit that I currently do not use it on a laptop, so I'm not as up on the wifi support. I can tell you that up until recently, Orinoco was about the only thing that was broadly supported. Almost no Linksys was supported and only certain Belkin's. Now my issue started with the problem with Prism2 support. One distro would work and another would not. Using the modules for the card in one distro and another caused various issues where the card would work only if reconfigured several times. Then a reboot would cause a complete failure dispite having the configuration saved. I'm sure there's much more support these days but we're talking about older machines here. The support, while solid for specific cards, at the time was abysmal for off-the-shelf cards. I.E. Cards I could walk in and purchase at Best Buy/CompUSA/anywhere I wanted to go.
This would be great if there was considerable WiFi support for Linux. This is especially true for older laptops. It just seems like if you buy an off-the-shelf WiFi card you have a 90% chance of not getting it to work consistently if you own it. It's odd because you'll find thousands of posts about how if you had just bought the v.2.9 of that same card with a S/N ending in an even number you'd have a slew of driver options thanks to a guy named Sven in Sweden who's reversed engineered that card and posted his driver on the net under the Creative Commons License. Look, the only reason to have a laptop is portability. When I had my old Toshiba, Dell, and Thinkpad laptops (MMX266's and such) I ALWAYS had to give up either Wifi, decent Video, or sound. Seems you could pick any 2. Let the responses regarding Sven's support for every WiFi card on earth (as long as it's Oronoco) follow!
Okay, in order for infectious code to even contaminate our systems we're begging the question that aliens know the language our systems are communicating in. The odds that aliens are within earshot is one thing to overcome. Add to that: the odds that they're intelligent, odds that they have technology to code with, odds that they have been watching us long enough to reverse engineer our code in order to contaminate our systems, the odds that our systems would interpret this code. But hey, it got him some press, which is probably what a lot of this is about.
"Improper suspension of the unit will cause overheating. Poor air circulation around the power supply will cause it to retain heat. Overheating may cause unwanted results such as system freezing, jerky video, slow performance, fire, violent and frequent bowel movements (an urgent need to have them, and an inability to control them), and sudden death. It is highly recommended that the unit be suspended a distance of at least 6" from any flat surface. Microsoft is currently developing technology that will levitate the unit without the need of any suspension device. Until research and development is completed, we suggest you elevate the unit using string, duct tape, corregated shelving, or your kid brother. We are certain that despite any minor inconvenienced listed above, you will enjoy your XBox."
Easily. Using a little intelligence as opposed to buying into the crap that comes from the media. I'm not denying racism exists. I'm just tired of people using it as an excuse for anything remotely perceived to be unequal. Go to France, yeah the great liberal Eurotopia that the left in this country beg us to mimic. Racism against blacks is astronimically worse than it is here yet it's America that is racist, right? Oh! And southerners are the worse, right? Noticed he said he was in Iowa! Racism in the U.S., while not completely elliminated, is kept alive by the left, period They need it. MOST people in this country just get along. You don't have to believe it but understand it's not dependent upon your belief.
Bill: "Basically, RSS is a technology we have little marketshare in and we'd like to alter to give us a chance to catch up. Eventually, of course, we will monopolise the technology bastardizing it until only our RSS reader, Internet Extreme Explorer, is the only tool that will correctly read it. What? Not a good idea? I thought it was fresh!"
Scientist: "Hello! I'm Dr. Longo! I broke the secret of aging!"
Colleague: "Bill, I've known you for thirty years. Your last name is Rosenberg!"
Scientist: "That's the name MORTALS gave me! From now on I'm 'Dr. LONGo!'"
Yeah, this could be a "Let's put the word out that we think Jobs is going to cave because the arguments all make sense then he'll be relatively compelled to save face." Jobs could as easily say, "Dude! We had this discussion. Remember when I said, 'Go pound sand up your ass?' we were talking about this!"
The question is, will Windows keep up. Currently, Windows servers doa piss-poor job of handling large amounts of data; esp. collections of files and such.
First of all, yes this is probably a good move on their part. Yet, its not like they can dictate anything. Yes, they have a monopoly but there are cracks in it. There are alternatives now. The really ironic thing is they're talking up 64bit but they were the last to even have compatibility for it.
Okay, so they PAID for the opportunity to bundle the software. They get to keep the IM software in the OS, right? No consumer harm was rectified. I'd say they might not have won, but they got a bargain.
First, I was being a bit humorous. Second, I misunderstood and thought MS was buying a majority stake in AOL. Third, buying a majority stake in AOL, the largest ISP by the largest software maker who has already been declared a monopoly IS a concern. Perhaps I miscatagorized this deal but it's still a concern. I'm not angry at MS for succeeding, I'm angry at the means they''ve used to succeed. It is nice to see that the deal has largely been portrayed incorrectly, though.
I don't see how this doesn't smack in face the DOJ settlement.
Judge: "So, you have 99% of the desktop market which has given you the browser market due to bundling."
MS: "Yes."
Judge: "So, you want to buy AOL so you can then bundle MSN Search capabilities into AOL in effect forcing them to accept MSN Search much like they do with IE now?"
MS: "Uh...yes."
Judge: "Okay, why don't you just offer a search engine and page like Google does now? And just compete straight up?"
MS: "Heheheh....hehehehhe..hehehe.....ahemm...Sorry, Ma'am, I didn't think you were serious. You see, by buying AOL we can offer this defacto to the customer. They don't have to bother choosing, like they used to with Netscape."
Judge: "Uhh...yeah!? Merger denied. You guys should really do something YOU are good at, not something OTHERS are good at."
I could humorously say this the PDA effect. It seems any PDA that runs Linux is instantly more expensive than its CE counterpart and only available in Asia.
I wonder, though, if this is part of Dell just doing this to say they offer Linux. I imagine their agreement with Microsoft requires them to attach a Windows license to the machine thus keeping the price structure equal to their other PC's. Either way it really sucks. OEM's need to start telling Microsoft to kiss off in situations like this. If Dell, HP, Toshiba, and the like did this it would go along way in helping level the playing field. I know, I know, where's the incentive?
"theories of life arising from similar building-block molecules through purely random processes can be challenged by recent findings in the fossil record and by molecular biology"
I'll bite. What's wrong with that statement? ID curriculum aside, I've never had anyone give me a good explanation as to why Evolution cannot be challenged. Are not good thinkers supposed to challenge?
And you're feeding this veracious appetite of mine so eagerly yourself. I wasn't aware of a policy stipulating that sigs should not be provocative. I get it, you don't like my sig. If you truly feel intellectually superior then I would think you'd be smart enough not to play into what you consider my hand.
Using your example of Red Hat, they have been in business quite awhile now. In computing terms, they have been in business a very long time. They're already proving you can make money with OSS. I would grant you, however, that they are doing so largely in standard terms but then again I don't work for them so I don't know how big their support product is. One thing is for certain, people want Linux. They're finding it saves money and gives them task-oriented solutions now. Microsoft has been trying to make Windows such a solution for years with SMS, Exchange, RSA, etc. but the overhead is astronomical. Since the dot-com bust, people feel its more necessary now to ask "what is this going to cost and what is the return." For some, OSS is the right way to go as a result of such analysis.
Perhaps I should amend my sig with the caveat that I live in the U.S. where racism is indeed an issue of partisan politics and exists largely in this arena. My bad. In the 50's and 60's racism was more overt. Blacks were called n*ggers and told to sit in the back of the bus. Now blacks are called Uncle Tom's and chastised for not being in their proper place if they dare not ride the proper "bus." Explain to me the difference.
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"I think your problem is more of a "I clicked on it and it didn't work. I give up" problem."
Hardly. I've been using Linux for many years, actually. I'll admit that I currently do not use it on a laptop, so I'm not as up on the wifi support. I can tell you that up until recently, Orinoco was about the only thing that was broadly supported. Almost no Linksys was supported and only certain Belkin's. Now my issue started with the problem with Prism2 support. One distro would work and another would not. Using the modules for the card in one distro and another caused various issues where the card would work only if reconfigured several times. Then a reboot would cause a complete failure dispite having the configuration saved. I'm sure there's much more support these days but we're talking about older machines here. The support, while solid for specific cards, at the time was abysmal for off-the-shelf cards. I.E. Cards I could walk in and purchase at Best Buy/CompUSA/anywhere I wanted to go.
This would be great if there was considerable WiFi support for Linux. This is especially true for older laptops. It just seems like if you buy an off-the-shelf WiFi card you have a 90% chance of not getting it to work consistently if you own it. It's odd because you'll find thousands of posts about how if you had just bought the v.2.9 of that same card with a S/N ending in an even number you'd have a slew of driver options thanks to a guy named Sven in Sweden who's reversed engineered that card and posted his driver on the net under the Creative Commons License. Look, the only reason to have a laptop is portability. When I had my old Toshiba, Dell, and Thinkpad laptops (MMX266's and such) I ALWAYS had to give up either Wifi, decent Video, or sound. Seems you could pick any 2.
Let the responses regarding Sven's support for every WiFi card on earth (as long as it's Oronoco) follow!
Okay, in order for infectious code to even contaminate our systems we're begging the question that aliens know the language our systems are communicating in. The odds that aliens are within earshot is one thing to overcome. Add to that: the odds that they're intelligent, odds that they have technology to code with, odds that they have been watching us long enough to reverse engineer our code in order to contaminate our systems, the odds that our systems would interpret this code. But hey, it got him some press, which is probably what a lot of this is about.
MS Spellcheck?
"Improper suspension of the unit will cause overheating. Poor air circulation around the power supply will cause it to retain heat. Overheating may cause unwanted results such as system freezing, jerky video, slow performance, fire, violent and frequent bowel movements (an urgent need to have them, and an inability to control them), and sudden death. It is highly recommended that the unit be suspended a distance of at least 6" from any flat surface. Microsoft is currently developing technology that will levitate the unit without the need of any suspension device. Until research and development is completed, we suggest you elevate the unit using string, duct tape, corregated shelving, or your kid brother. We are certain that despite any minor inconvenienced listed above, you will enjoy your XBox."
Hey, it could be worse. Quantum Theorists could be using their imagination to sit around and dream about getting laid.
Easily. Using a little intelligence as opposed to buying into the crap that comes from the media. I'm not denying racism exists. I'm just tired of people using it as an excuse for anything remotely perceived to be unequal. Go to France, yeah the great liberal Eurotopia that the left in this country beg us to mimic. Racism against blacks is astronimically worse than it is here yet it's America that is racist, right? Oh! And southerners are the worse, right? Noticed he said he was in Iowa! Racism in the U.S., while not completely elliminated, is kept alive by the left, period They need it. MOST people in this country just get along. You don't have to believe it but understand it's not dependent upon your belief.
Bill: "Basically, RSS is a technology we have little marketshare in and we'd like to alter to give us a chance to catch up. Eventually, of course, we will monopolise the technology bastardizing it until only our RSS reader, Internet Extreme Explorer, is the only tool that will correctly read it. What? Not a good idea? I thought it was fresh!"
Primarily=/entirely.
I'm curious as to how many "You busted this myth, but my cousin's best friend's brother actually had that happen to him!" responses you get.
Scientist: "Hello! I'm Dr. Longo! I broke the secret of aging!"
Colleague: "Bill, I've known you for thirty years. Your last name is Rosenberg!"
Scientist: "That's the name MORTALS gave me! From now on I'm 'Dr. LONGo!'"
We don't call 'em "colored" in MY house!
Yeah, this could be a "Let's put the word out that we think Jobs is going to cave because the arguments all make sense then he'll be relatively compelled to save face." Jobs could as easily say, "Dude! We had this discussion. Remember when I said, 'Go pound sand up your ass?' we were talking about this!"
The question is, will Windows keep up. Currently, Windows servers doa piss-poor job of handling large amounts of data; esp. collections of files and such.
First of all, yes this is probably a good move on their part. Yet, its not like they can dictate anything. Yes, they have a monopoly but there are cracks in it. There are alternatives now. The really ironic thing is they're talking up 64bit but they were the last to even have compatibility for it.
You know its bad when even Microsoft is targetting you as a security risk! 8o
Okay, so they PAID for the opportunity to bundle the software. They get to keep the IM software in the OS, right? No consumer harm was rectified. I'd say they might not have won, but they got a bargain.
First, I was being a bit humorous. Second, I misunderstood and thought MS was buying a majority stake in AOL. Third, buying a majority stake in AOL, the largest ISP by the largest software maker who has already been declared a monopoly IS a concern. Perhaps I miscatagorized this deal but it's still a concern. I'm not angry at MS for succeeding, I'm angry at the means they''ve used to succeed. It is nice to see that the deal has largely been portrayed incorrectly, though.
I don't see how this doesn't smack in face the DOJ settlement.
Judge: "So, you have 99% of the desktop market which has given you the browser market due to bundling."
MS: "Yes."
Judge: "So, you want to buy AOL so you can then bundle MSN Search capabilities into AOL in effect forcing them to accept MSN Search much like they do with IE now?"
MS: "Uh...yes."
Judge: "Okay, why don't you just offer a search engine and page like Google does now? And just compete straight up?"
MS: "Heheheh....hehehehhe..hehehe.....ahemm...Sorry, Ma'am, I didn't think you were serious. You see, by buying AOL we can offer this defacto to the customer. They don't have to bother choosing, like they used to with Netscape."
Judge: "Uhh...yeah!? Merger denied. You guys should really do something YOU are good at, not something OTHERS are good at."
I could humorously say this the PDA effect. It seems any PDA that runs Linux is instantly more expensive than its CE counterpart and only available in Asia.
I wonder, though, if this is part of Dell just doing this to say they offer Linux. I imagine their agreement with Microsoft requires them to attach a Windows license to the machine thus keeping the price structure equal to their other PC's. Either way it really sucks. OEM's need to start telling Microsoft to kiss off in situations like this. If Dell, HP, Toshiba, and the like did this it would go along way in helping level the playing field. I know, I know, where's the incentive?
Typical. Microsoft bullying tactics. What do you expect?
This guy should have held out. He still may have a very good case, in fact.
"theories of life arising from similar building-block molecules through purely random processes can be challenged by recent findings in the fossil record and by molecular biology"
I'll bite. What's wrong with that statement? ID curriculum aside, I've never had anyone give me a good explanation as to why Evolution cannot be challenged. Are not good thinkers supposed to challenge?
And you're feeding this veracious appetite of mine so eagerly yourself. I wasn't aware of a policy stipulating that sigs should not be provocative.
I get it, you don't like my sig. If you truly feel intellectually superior then I would think you'd be smart enough not to play into what you consider my hand.
Using your example of Red Hat, they have been in business quite awhile now. In computing terms, they have been in business a very long time. They're already proving you can make money with OSS. I would grant you, however, that they are doing so largely in standard terms but then again I don't work for them so I don't know how big their support product is. One thing is for certain, people want Linux. They're finding it saves money and gives them task-oriented solutions now. Microsoft has been trying to make Windows such a solution for years with SMS, Exchange, RSA, etc. but the overhead is astronomical. Since the dot-com bust, people feel its more necessary now to ask "what is this going to cost and what is the return." For some, OSS is the right way to go as a result of such analysis.
Perhaps I should amend my sig with the caveat that I live in the U.S. where racism is indeed an issue of partisan politics and exists largely in this arena. My bad. In the 50's and 60's racism was more overt. Blacks were called n*ggers and told to sit in the back of the bus. Now blacks are called Uncle Tom's and chastised for not being in their proper place if they dare not ride the proper "bus." Explain to me the difference.