actually I am. I've now used Eclipse on 2 different projects and I can't justify purchasing any other IDE (except, maybe not using an IDE all together). My experience is that Eclipse works great, and has a rich set of features and plugins. Yes it is written in Java and it takes up some good memory, but show me an IDE that doesn't (and no, VI or emacs doesn't count).
Remember, Dreamworks and Pixar are companies trying to produce a product that they will sell. Every day it takes to build that product is money down the drain. They do not want their development time-line to depend on how many of their "fans" currently have their machines on or what their Internet connection speed is or even how crappy of a computer they have and what other tasks it is running. Seems to me trying to plan an expensive project like a movie with that type of model would be a nightmare.
I understand you need advice but Slashdot may not be the best place for it. Try webMD. It has many articles on anything medical and even discussion groups. And most of the information there has been put there by either doctors who know what they are talking about or people who are going through the exact same thing.
Is a piece of software really spyware if the user knows its spying on them?? Google has always been up front with this and even gives the user the option to turn it off.
The reason is easy, its all about money. People will work for less in other places with no benefits and no worry of Union strikes. I'm not saying its right, but if you are looking for some grand reason why companies are moving jobs out of the U.S., look at the check book.
What Kernel/KDE/Gnome versions does the Personal version come with? THey are very specific about the specs of the professional version (Kernel 2.6. etc), but they do not say anything about what is included in the personal version?
Oh I'm not compalaining. I'll still go buy the CDs just to support them. Not being a laywer I was just curious. $40 is a great price for a stable OS (considering the alternative).
I'm curious, how can they release a linux distro like this, without offering a free version for download? Seems to me they would have to release both the in-box version and the free version at the same time or they would be in violation.
Just because a company is down-sizing or having to change with the times doesn't mean its going out of business. The server market has changed a lot in the past few years and Sun is just having a few re-building years. I think its way too early to say they should just close shop. Last I checked people are still buying their servers.
I think its awesome they are doing this within Apache. But just curious, why are they using Jetty rather than Tomcat? Figured they would use as much Jakarta stuff as possible.
Seems to me they are trying to duplicate the linux documentation project. How about they put their efforts to get that project done rather than duplicating the work. Just a thought.
Yes, if you negotiate that up front and the employer agrees, then it is ok. But the employer is paying you for your time to develope THEIR (not your) product. If you have not negotiated that then you have no right to play high and mighty. That and the fact that you may be screwing yourself and your future clients in the future.
THis is a great idea. Schools, libraries, charity offices all need computers really bad. Especially with the mess with all of the state and local government's budgets. Plus, even if you donate it and they don't use it, you still get a tax write-off.
But seriously, a 350mhz celeron will still work great in a 3rd grade classroom or at the checkout counter at the salvation army.
Hey, lets take Linux and make it look just like Windows XP down to the icon naming just to make it easier for Microsoft to find something to sue us over!!!! Because lets face it, this SCO thing is just too much fun!
Maybe I didn't explain my point correctly. Of course I think it is important that CEOs have respect for the law (which is why I think McBride is such a crappy person/CEO). However, buying a SCO license is not against the law, even if it is full of crap.
If a CEO buys a SCO license, they are not breaking the law, they are just taking the easy, overly safe way out (which is exactly what SCO wants). I wish there was a way we could explain to CEOs that these licenses are crap and there is "no possible way" that if you do not buy this license you will be liable to SCO, but at this time we cannot. Atleaste not until the legal case proceeds further.
All I hope for is that the SCO case ends soon, and it shows that SCO is selling something it doesn't own. And all the people who did buy a license to be safe, will say "Gee, SCO, you sold me something you don't have, which means you are stealing from me. I'm slamming your a$$ with fraud damages!"
CEOs don't care about whether SCO is acting illegal or not, and they shouldn't. The only thing we pay them for is to protect the best interest of the company and their employees (usually the company comes before the employees).
This looks like he was doing just that when he signed the deal. I'm not saying all CEOs out there should write a check to SCO now, but until there is direct evidence that SCO if full of crap, we can blame them for paying $1000 now to protect their companies against millions in possible legal fees.
They also have said that these first two lawsuits will be against companies that hold SCO Unix licenses
I'm confused So are they saying that they are going to start by prosecuting their own customers? How, in any form, is that smart??? Am I not understanding this remark??
Seems to me if I was a SCO Unix customer, this would be evidence that I need to take my business somewhere else and fast.
Today, the big issue is Java. Sun's insistence on continuing tight control of the Java code has damaged Sun's long-term interests by throttling acceptance of the language in the open-source community, ceding the field (and probably the future) to scripting-language competitors like Python and Perl.
hmmm... I like Perl, but its like mixing apples and oranges. I have never been told to use Perl or especially python because the source code of Java isn't open!
The marketing and hype that Sun has thrown towards Java gives company execs warm fuzzies about choosing it for their dev language. When you can't even buy a cell phone how without seeing "Java enabled" you know this is a stable and wide spread revolution. I have yet to see a "perl enabled" cell phone.
Sun creates Java, releases it for almost all platforms. Then, they maintain it and allow other companies to produce products to sell and run with their standards for free(just look how many J2EE servers there are out there).
Then, Sun goes a step further by creating a developer's network and allowing other developer networks to arise to further the advancement of java based products.
On the otherside, Microsoft creats C#, sells it for a hell of a lot of money, and says it can only run on these platforms and by the way, all your previous VB stuff, throw it out, we don't care.
Who cares if Sun wants to keep the source code, they have done a great job with Java and I only see good things in the future. Just because something isn't open source doesn't mean its not good. I love open source but some people in that world need to get over themselves and thank the companies (like Sun) that work so hard to provide us with tools. Where would organizations like the Jakarta organization be if Sun had not helped them so much.
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Leave work at work. Work hard and play hard is not just a saying for single people without kids.
At 4:07EST my windows update did not show any updates that need to be installed. Where is everyone else getting their updates?
"Frankly, it's understandable. There are always going to be glitches that lead to data loss."
I think this pretty much sums up the idealism behind microsoft products. Complete lack of responsibility towards the quality of their products.
actually I am. I've now used Eclipse on 2 different projects and I can't justify purchasing any other IDE (except, maybe not using an IDE all together). My experience is that Eclipse works great, and has a rich set of features and plugins. Yes it is written in Java and it takes up some good memory, but show me an IDE that doesn't (and no, VI or emacs doesn't count).
Java just isn't that great for application development.
hmmm... can anyone say eclipse
Remember, Dreamworks and Pixar are companies trying to produce a product that they will sell. Every day it takes to build that product is money down the drain. They do not want their development time-line to depend on how many of their "fans" currently have their machines on or what their Internet connection speed is or even how crappy of a computer they have and what other tasks it is running. Seems to me trying to plan an expensive project like a movie with that type of model would be a nightmare.
I understand you need advice but Slashdot may not be the best place for it. Try webMD. It has many articles on anything medical and even discussion groups. And most of the information there has been put there by either doctors who know what they are talking about or people who are going through the exact same thing.
http://www.webmd.com
Is a piece of software really spyware if the user knows its spying on them?? Google has always been up front with this and even gives the user the option to turn it off.
It always amazes me when people, without formal education, can accomplish so much.
Someone, I forget who, had a great quote on the topic:
"A degree will get you into an interview, but won't get you through interview. Intellegence may get you through a job, but may not get you a job."
I disagree with the last of those equations.
experience = ( education and/or training) + (#years in a real tech job ) * (knowledge base)
The reason is easy, its all about money. People will work for less in other places with no benefits and no worry of Union strikes. I'm not saying its right, but if you are looking for some grand reason why companies are moving jobs out of the U.S., look at the check book.
What Kernel/KDE/Gnome versions does the Personal version come with? THey are very specific about the specs of the professional version (Kernel 2.6. etc), but they do not say anything about what is included in the personal version?
Oh I'm not compalaining. I'll still go buy the CDs just to support them. Not being a laywer I was just curious. $40 is a great price for a stable OS (considering the alternative).
I'm curious, how can they release a linux distro like this, without offering a free version for download? Seems to me they would have to release both the in-box version and the free version at the same time or they would be in violation.
Just because a company is down-sizing or having to change with the times doesn't mean its going out of business. The server market has changed a lot in the past few years and Sun is just having a few re-building years. I think its way too early to say they should just close shop. Last I checked people are still buying their servers.
I think its awesome they are doing this within Apache. But just curious, why are they using Jetty rather than Tomcat? Figured they would use as much Jakarta stuff as possible.
Seems to me they are trying to duplicate the linux documentation project. How about they put their efforts to get that project done rather than duplicating the work. Just a thought.
I always negotiate up front with an emplyoyer
Yes, if you negotiate that up front and the employer agrees, then it is ok. But the employer is paying you for your time to develope THEIR (not your) product. If you have not negotiated that then you have no right to play high and mighty. That and the fact that you may be screwing yourself and your future clients in the future.
THis is a great idea. Schools, libraries, charity offices all need computers really bad. Especially with the mess with all of the state and local government's budgets. Plus, even if you donate it and they don't use it, you still get a tax write-off.
But seriously, a 350mhz celeron will still work great in a 3rd grade classroom or at the checkout counter at the salvation army.
Hey, lets take Linux and make it look just like Windows XP down to the icon naming just to make it easier for Microsoft to find something to sue us over!!!! Because lets face it, this SCO thing is just too much fun!
Come on... How can this be a good idea?
Maybe I didn't explain my point correctly. Of course I think it is important that CEOs have respect for the law (which is why I think McBride is such a crappy person/CEO). However, buying a SCO license is not against the law, even if it is full of crap.
If a CEO buys a SCO license, they are not breaking the law, they are just taking the easy, overly safe way out (which is exactly what SCO wants). I wish there was a way we could explain to CEOs that these licenses are crap and there is "no possible way" that if you do not buy this license you will be liable to SCO, but at this time we cannot. Atleaste not until the legal case proceeds further.
All I hope for is that the SCO case ends soon, and it shows that SCO is selling something it doesn't own. And all the people who did buy a license to be safe, will say "Gee, SCO, you sold me something you don't have, which means you are stealing from me. I'm slamming your a$$ with fraud damages!"
CEOs don't care about whether SCO is acting illegal or not, and they shouldn't. The only thing we pay them for is to protect the best interest of the company and their employees (usually the company comes before the employees).
This looks like he was doing just that when he signed the deal. I'm not saying all CEOs out there should write a check to SCO now, but until there is direct evidence that SCO if full of crap, we can blame them for paying $1000 now to protect their companies against millions in possible legal fees.
They also have said that these first two lawsuits will be against companies that hold SCO Unix licenses
I'm confused So are they saying that they are going to start by prosecuting their own customers? How, in any form, is that smart??? Am I not understanding this remark??
Seems to me if I was a SCO Unix customer, this would be evidence that I need to take my business somewhere else and fast.
Today, the big issue is Java. Sun's insistence on continuing tight control of the Java code has damaged Sun's long-term interests by throttling acceptance of the language in the open-source community, ceding the field (and probably the future) to scripting-language competitors like Python and Perl.
hmmm... I like Perl, but its like mixing apples and oranges. I have never been told to use Perl or especially python because the source code of Java isn't open!
The marketing and hype that Sun has thrown towards Java gives company execs warm fuzzies about choosing it for their dev language. When you can't even buy a cell phone how without seeing "Java enabled" you know this is a stable and wide spread revolution. I have yet to see a "perl enabled" cell phone.
Hmm... Lets see....
Sun creates Java, releases it for almost all platforms. Then, they maintain it and allow other companies to produce products to sell and run with their standards for free(just look how many J2EE servers there are out there).
Then, Sun goes a step further by creating a developer's network and allowing other developer networks to arise to further the advancement of java based products.
On the otherside, Microsoft creats C#, sells it for a hell of a lot of money, and says it can only run on these platforms and by the way, all your previous VB stuff, throw it out, we don't care.
Who cares if Sun wants to keep the source code, they have done a great job with Java and I only see good things in the future. Just because something isn't open source doesn't mean its not good. I love open source but some people in that world need to get over themselves and thank the companies (like Sun) that work so hard to provide us with tools. Where would organizations like the Jakarta organization be if Sun had not helped them so much.
Kudos to Sun!