Stifling free speech happens in the U.S. often too. Many times not by the government as a whole but but the minority. Conservatives, for instance, are often stifled on college campuses, in the media, and elsewhere by left-leaning people in private industry, academia, and even by the judicial branch of government. This happens because of socialist influences. Given the predisposition to polical correctness via these influences, I'll take a Republic. Right now, it works the best. It could work better, sure. There are laws that just seem to be ignored (representatives getting away with breaking finance laws and the like). But there are so-called minorities getting away with illegal activity too (aliens crossing the border unmolested).
This is why you should be able to club marketing reps to death.
Of course, Windows in general is an example of why you should be able to club marketing reps to death.
Now the entire area will be blocked off and set aside as a sanctuary.
Evoflunky: "This is the ONLY place on Earth where this flower is known to exist!"
Bystander: "Yes, but just yesterday you thought it was extinct. Why effect all of these people and businesses when it may very well exist elsewhere."
Evoflunky: "Tell you what, you find it somewhere else and we can open this area back up! See you in, oh 70 years. Next question?"
I feel a "Troll" mod coming...wait for it...wait for it!
Let me get this straight, you altered the kernel of Linux so it would work for you and now it's "unacceptable" that you have to show your changes? So you'd rather go to Windows where you CAN'T change the kernel, probably couldn't get Microsoft to alter it for you, and would be SOL? And all of this is the GPL's fault? As I understand the GPL, it's really very simple. If you alter GPL code, you have to post your changes. If you write any code that is comprised of GPL code, you have to post your code. I'm not absolutely certain using a GPL compiler would require your finished product to be open, but perhaps you're right there. What you're describing, in general, is someone who used GPL code, changed GPL code, but doesn't want to "give anything back." You came to the wrong place for sympathy.
I disagree. The main problem is the "perception" of no support. I'll grant you that ther are some applications for which there is little support. You have to find it, for sure. But with Windows it's hardly like each server comes with a guy to teach you every application that that server has running. Linux can fill the gap just like Windows. Most companies buy software from a vendor and the vendor comes in and does the setup. Learning their app on Linux is no more difficult than with Windows. Once you learn the power of Linux, you'll find you have so much more control than under Windows. All that and you've saved a bundle! Windows has it's place. I've always said, Windows is an applications platform. Frankly, if you run a small business and are purchasing Windows servers, you're ignorant. The money you could save with Linux leaves no justification for Windows. Put that money in something useful. Buying Windows is a simply a waste.
Yet, they'll let kids surf porn!?
Librarian: "Excuse me, Timmy, but if you're planning on surfing SublimeDirectory, you'll have to scan your fingerprint!"
Timmy: "But I'm afraid my mommy will find out!?"
Librarian: "Don't be silly! Surfing porn is a freedom we value here at the public library. One we feel should not only be stifled by us, but your parents either! Rest assured, your activities will be strictly confidential!"
"cite" taken...
That's not the point. I realize anyone can use it. I just don't particularly care if Cuba uses it. It doesn't exactly provide any ammo in our case for OSS adoption, that's my point. Besides, I don't want to bridge the gap between us unless it's a real bridge...leading to the new territory acquired by my government or a new democracy ready to adopt other basic technologies of the 20th...19th century.
Okay, this may come as a shock to many of you but China is a COM-MUN-IST nation. The fact that anyone would expect fairness is asinine. It is, however, understandable that a country would want to protect its data. I think it's in every country's best interest to adopt open source software for public data. That makes more sense in the long wrong. China is just taking an authoritarian approach, that's all. Again...this makes sense for them because they are a, say it with me, COM-MU-NIST nation! This effects me very little.
Yep! Linux has driven down the price of the PDA once again to a lowly $499! (smell the sarcasm?) I must say, though, in this case getting 4gb with it does make it more attractive.
I will anyway. I understand that for technical reasons you find KDE better for your use. I understand that for similar reasons some will argue for Windows. The bottom line is, for all around ease and style OSX's GUI is superior. Things work well in OSX GUI wise. KDE is very nice and I prefer it to Gnome. But KDE is fraut with glitches. It's menu editting tool, the last time I used is which was very recent, often didn't work. Default menus are often poorly arranged and not arranged as they appeared on the surface. I look forward to the day when KDE is as robust as OSX or even Windows. It's not there yet. But that is a technical discussion. As for sitting down and using it out of the box, OSX is just more stylish than Windows and more robust than KDE. I sincerely hope Linux can enjoy the same level of usability one day.
"The reason its 'part of the OS' is that the back-end http protocol handlers are reused by every application (well, those that don't want to reinvent the wheel) to connect to the internet. 'Remove' IE (and I guess you don't mean remove 'just the GUI') would cripple a great many programs out there."
The court would like to thank you, Sir, for coughing up Exhibit R that M$ is Pure Evil.
Like it or not, OSX is the best user GUI. Windows looks like KDE 2 compared to OSX. As for graphics? Hands down. You can dot your verbal canvas with "rubbish" and "bullshit" but me thinks thou doest harbor a deeper issue.
M$ threatens to buy RH. RH baulks, resists. The merger comes ever so close. RH releases all proprietary code under the GPL. M$ winds up with merely a customer base they have to support.
Let's say RH doesn't release the code. Most of it is probably GPL'd anyway. RH is a services company by-and-large. At most M$ might challenge the GPL in court. All they would likely end up with is a customer base they have to support. Let's say they squash that. IBM and/or Novell pick up the pieces. Linux marches on. You've taken out 1 player but the OS continues. This is what Linux is supposed to do.
In other news, McNeally and Ballmer have also been trying to figure out a way to make Hell hotter and are currently developing STH technology: a way to make people's first mistake send them straight to Hell. Evil never sleeps, folks!
Another thing that has to be factored is the interoperability of IE with Windows OS's. I don't know how they tested, but If I'm testing speed with IE on XP against Apache and IIS I might expect IE to operate better pulling from IIS. Maybe I'm being conspiracle, but I notice Firefox seems to have strange behavior occassionally on Windows. I certainly wouldn't put it past M$ to stack the deck on the browser side. I just don't trust Microsoft, period.
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Stifling free speech happens in the U.S. often too. Many times not by the government as a whole but but the minority. Conservatives, for instance, are often stifled on college campuses, in the media, and elsewhere by left-leaning people in private industry, academia, and even by the judicial branch of government. This happens because of socialist influences. Given the predisposition to polical correctness via these influences, I'll take a Republic. Right now, it works the best. It could work better, sure. There are laws that just seem to be ignored (representatives getting away with breaking finance laws and the like). But there are so-called minorities getting away with illegal activity too (aliens crossing the border unmolested).
This is why you should be able to club marketing reps to death.
Of course, Windows in general is an example of why you should be able to club marketing reps to death.
Now the entire area will be blocked off and set aside as a sanctuary.
Evoflunky: "This is the ONLY place on Earth where this flower is known to exist!"
Bystander: "Yes, but just yesterday you thought it was extinct. Why effect all of these people and businesses when it may very well exist elsewhere."
Evoflunky: "Tell you what, you find it somewhere else and we can open this area back up! See you in, oh 70 years. Next question?"
I feel a "Troll" mod coming...wait for it...wait for it!
Let me get this straight, you altered the kernel of Linux so it would work for you and now it's "unacceptable" that you have to show your changes? So you'd rather go to Windows where you CAN'T change the kernel, probably couldn't get Microsoft to alter it for you, and would be SOL? And all of this is the GPL's fault? As I understand the GPL, it's really very simple. If you alter GPL code, you have to post your changes. If you write any code that is comprised of GPL code, you have to post your code. I'm not absolutely certain using a GPL compiler would require your finished product to be open, but perhaps you're right there. What you're describing, in general, is someone who used GPL code, changed GPL code, but doesn't want to "give anything back." You came to the wrong place for sympathy.
Uh...noooooo.
I disagree. The main problem is the "perception" of no support. I'll grant you that ther are some applications for which there is little support. You have to find it, for sure. But with Windows it's hardly like each server comes with a guy to teach you every application that that server has running. Linux can fill the gap just like Windows. Most companies buy software from a vendor and the vendor comes in and does the setup. Learning their app on Linux is no more difficult than with Windows. Once you learn the power of Linux, you'll find you have so much more control than under Windows. All that and you've saved a bundle! Windows has it's place. I've always said, Windows is an applications platform. Frankly, if you run a small business and are purchasing Windows servers, you're ignorant. The money you could save with Linux leaves no justification for Windows. Put that money in something useful. Buying Windows is a simply a waste.
Yet, they'll let kids surf porn!?
Librarian: "Excuse me, Timmy, but if you're planning on surfing SublimeDirectory, you'll have to scan your fingerprint!"
Timmy: "But I'm afraid my mommy will find out!?"
Librarian: "Don't be silly! Surfing porn is a freedom we value here at the public library. One we feel should not only be stifled by us, but your parents either! Rest assured, your activities will be strictly confidential!"
Uh...riiiiiiiight.
This is odd because M$ already has a thin client version. WYSE can run an embedding Windows version now connecting back to a TS Server.
"cite" taken...
That's not the point. I realize anyone can use it. I just don't particularly care if Cuba uses it. It doesn't exactly provide any ammo in our case for OSS adoption, that's my point. Besides, I don't want to bridge the gap between us unless it's a real bridge...leading to the new territory acquired by my government or a new democracy ready to adopt other basic technologies of the 20th...19th century.
Do we really want to site Cuba as a testament to OSS?
You're already using Windows, aren't you accepting a certain level of insecurity anyway?
You had me at, "U.S. should have space weapons."
Make that "long run." I really need to read what I type.
Okay, this may come as a shock to many of you but China is a COM-MUN-IST nation. The fact that anyone would expect fairness is asinine. It is, however, understandable that a country would want to protect its data. I think it's in every country's best interest to adopt open source software for public data. That makes more sense in the long wrong. China is just taking an authoritarian approach, that's all. Again...this makes sense for them because they are a, say it with me, COM-MU-NIST nation! This effects me very little.
Doh! There IS no Linux!? Makes sense, otherwise they'd up it to $599!
Yep! Linux has driven down the price of the PDA once again to a lowly $499! (smell the sarcasm?) I must say, though, in this case getting 4gb with it does make it more attractive.
I will anyway. I understand that for technical reasons you find KDE better for your use. I understand that for similar reasons some will argue for Windows. The bottom line is, for all around ease and style OSX's GUI is superior. Things work well in OSX GUI wise. KDE is very nice and I prefer it to Gnome. But KDE is fraut with glitches. It's menu editting tool, the last time I used is which was very recent, often didn't work. Default menus are often poorly arranged and not arranged as they appeared on the surface. I look forward to the day when KDE is as robust as OSX or even Windows. It's not there yet. But that is a technical discussion. As for sitting down and using it out of the box, OSX is just more stylish than Windows and more robust than KDE. I sincerely hope Linux can enjoy the same level of usability one day.
"The reason its 'part of the OS' is that the back-end http protocol handlers are reused by every application (well, those that don't want to reinvent the wheel) to connect to the internet. 'Remove' IE (and I guess you don't mean remove 'just the GUI') would cripple a great many programs out there."
The court would like to thank you, Sir, for coughing up Exhibit R that M$ is Pure Evil.
I realize that. But for 20 years the Lion's share of graphic design has been done on the Mac. There's a reason for this.
Like it or not, OSX is the best user GUI. Windows looks like KDE 2 compared to OSX. As for graphics? Hands down. You can dot your verbal canvas with "rubbish" and "bullshit" but me thinks thou doest harbor a deeper issue.
M$ threatens to buy RH. RH baulks, resists. The merger comes ever so close. RH releases all proprietary code under the GPL. M$ winds up with merely a customer base they have to support.
Let's say RH doesn't release the code. Most of it is probably GPL'd anyway. RH is a services company by-and-large. At most M$ might challenge the GPL in court. All they would likely end up with is a customer base they have to support. Let's say they squash that. IBM and/or Novell pick up the pieces. Linux marches on. You've taken out 1 player but the OS continues. This is what Linux is supposed to do.
In other news, McNeally and Ballmer have also been trying to figure out a way to make Hell hotter and are currently developing STH technology: a way to make people's first mistake send them straight to Hell. Evil never sleeps, folks!
Another thing that has to be factored is the interoperability of IE with Windows OS's. I don't know how they tested, but If I'm testing speed with IE on XP against Apache and IIS I might expect IE to operate better pulling from IIS. Maybe I'm being conspiracle, but I notice Firefox seems to have strange behavior occassionally on Windows. I certainly wouldn't put it past M$ to stack the deck on the browser side.
I just don't trust Microsoft, period.
Does this mean Sun is kickin' it old SCO?