Of course someone deeply involved in the Open Source software movement is going to say that Linux will become the dominant system. It's in his best interest to say that.
Bill Gates, Steve Balmer, Craig Mundie, etc. all feel that Windows and Microsoft software will be the dominant platform. Steve Jobs thinks that Apple and OS X will be the dominant platform. Is this really news?
The more interesting question is if de Icaza *really* believes that Gnome and Mono are going to be the dominant desktop. I know as the founder of the project, again it is in his interest to say yes. I just wonder if he's tried to use a KDE 3.2.x system and what his impressions are of it?
No, I actually knew it was from Google. Because the first time I saw it it was in googly-colors (red, green, yellow, blue) and the appropriate font.
I think it would be interesting to write some other thing in Google-font and see if anyone falls for it.
The way I see it, with Linux you have 3 options for support
Support it yourself. Thus you spend the time reading FAQs, security updates, Errata and applying patches, upgrades, etc.
Purchase support from the distributor. Things like Red Hat Network (Redhat), Yast Online Update (SUSE), Mandrake Club membership (Mandrake)
Purchase support from an independent 3rd party. I suppose here would be Linuxcare, IBM, HP, etc.
If you choose option 1, then the choice of distro doesn't matter. If you choose option 2, then you rely on the distro to provide the support, so the choice of distro does matter. If you choose option 3, then you rely on what the 3rd party supports, so the choice of distro might matter.
I stopped relying on commercial distros for my Linux needs.
And now that it goes enterprise... then what?
Well, I'd guess that he'll still support his own systems, just like he has been. Just because commercial support is there for those that want it, doesn't mean that those who want to handle things themselves can't do that.
Nonetheless if they want to prevent people from connecting, they need to use some sort of authentication.
But, by centralizing authentication, then they lose the defense of "We just make the software. We can't police how it's used." They fall into the same hole Napster did. Since the authorities would know who was running the software, they could subpoena records from the Kazaa makers to prosecute file traders.
so you are saying that getting them free (even if from Billy Gates) is making this a non-issue? Bravo, I say. Getting them donated like this is solving the very problem that Mr. Stoll mentions.
Yes, I would say that having systems donated is taking that strain off the libraries, and therefore is a good thing.
BTW, looks like the most recent edition available from Amazon is circa 1996. That's like 100 internet years;-)
I think that's about the time I first bought the book. Yes, it's a little outdated; however, it is interesting to read and see what kinds of things were being discussed, and which ones have come to be. Bill Gates' "The Road Ahead" isn't any less interesting just because it's old in internet time.
In discussing public libraries and the internet, I'm reminded of Cliff Stoll's book Silicon Snake Oil. In it, amongst other things he discusses that libraries that spend their money and time putting in computers for internet access aren't spending their money and time finding and buying new books for people. Thus, the library doesn't grow, it becomes a subsidized internet service provider.
We've had joy sticks since the kitty hawk flyer took its first flight. Easy to use 3d pointing device? We've had em for about a century.
Sure, just let me lay down on my desk, put my hand on the joystick, and lay on the hip cradle to adjust the lateral motion of my mouse pointer and we'll be all set.
Now that that joke's out of the way, I don't think online sites get any more of a free ride when it comes to accuracy. For example, look at the following incidents in the traditional "old media":
Dan Rather on CBS announces the Florida election results way too early
The New York Times reporter who completely fabricated stories and lost his job.
The number of corrections, retractions, etc. published in any newspaper or magazine on any given day.
The number of follow-up stories to clear up details on television newscasts
When it comes down to it, the Web is just as (un)reliable a source for information as anything else.
Think of it this way: cars are too dangerous for people to use because there's no way to stop them from running into the ditch. So we're going to develop a system by which everyone's car runs on rails, with all the latest safety systems to make sure everything is safe and secure and drive the way we think they should drive. Now you don't have to trust your own abilities, just us. And we know what's right, right?
And all you have to do is look at the crash statistics for Amtrack to realize that in fact, it is entirely a false sense of security.
If working, playing or otherwise surviving in the PC world has taught the Slashdot community any lessons at all, it is that the matured concept of standardized modules combined with competition can lower costs incredibly.
Are we speaking of parts costs? The manufacturers already grind down their Tier 1 suppliers to cut costs on the parts. The problem is, they don't pass those savings on to the consumers.
Auto manufacturers can go a LONG way to lower the cost of cars and car repair by creating a variety of standardized systems. While it's true that to some extent that style and creativity would be hampered by the inclusion of modular standards for automobiles, the cost issue can be quickly and effectively addressed.
Again, this assumes that when the auto manufacturer can cut, for example $50 dollars out by buying a standard off-the-shelf part instead of a custom one, that they make a proportial adjustment to the selling price of the vehicle.
Consider the various levels of standardization that we already enjoy. There are standardized tool sizes. There are standardized bays for electronics in the dash such as radios, CD and even DVD players. The incredibly thin margins on the still surviving PC components market proves out that making automobile components even more standard and modularized could easily address the concern over the rising cost of automotive repair.
Standardized tool sizes? So, every engine bolt is a 14mm hex head? Every dash bolt is a T10 Torx?
Also, dash mountings for radios, etc. are hardly standard. GM has their 1.5DIN opening (7" x 3") with a reduced mounting depth, Ford has their front-mount DIN (7" x 2"), the Asian suppliers have rear-mount DIN (7" x 2", but with a trim panel). This is hardly standard.
In many ways, if the concept were more widely addressed, a great number of matters could be addressed such as handling recalls of various components and even upgrades.
This I will agree on. I'd love to hear that the Delco D1023 Seat Belt unit is defective. Then, all I have to do is figure out if my car uses the D1023, or still has some other proprietary seat belt.
Right now, it wouldn't work really well. Once the manufacturers agreed and standardized, it would be better.
This could open the door to smaller manufacturers to get into the third party parts business... which is exactly why the idea will probably never be realized.
This won't be realized because the auto manufacturers could give a shit about their customers. The bottom line is the only line to them. The ideal situation would be for a company to produce an inexpensive, maintainable, reliable mode of transportation that would offer the same benefits as the traditional automobile, but without the price gouging of the large auto companies.
The reason, IMHO, this won't happen is the amount of government regulation that a manufacturer has to go through in order to mass-produce and sell vehicles (crash testing, emissions controls, mandatory airbags, etc.) By the time someone came up with something, the overhead involved would be too great to allow them to get any momentum built up in the marketplace.
"another Jakarta templating project that does almost exactly the same thing, but not quite, but our description of the project will claim our version is superior, with a name that has nothing to do with what the project does."
Does that imply that there is a "standard" or in your opinion better templating project in the Jakarta project?
I've been interested in learning Java/JSP/etc. and would love to hear your recommendation on a good engine to study.
You have multiple entries coming into the same table. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the database would lock that table upon a write request thus allowing only 1 write at a time? Wouldn't that keep things running more smoothly?
Or, was this a case of table locking causing a deadlock as all the other threads got stuck waiting for the table to unlock again?
Either way, it seems that you don't run into these problems with a paper ballot. After all, if the box is getting too full, someone can put a new box out.
The logo could be a tree, with the name Root Linux underneath (like the roots). After all, you run as root anyway, might as well just go all the way with the naming, right?
If you haven't figured out policies (either social or Windows administration related) then it's nobody's fault but your own.
Either as the head of IT you instruct people not to install anything on their computer without consequences, or you keep Windows from installing it through policies.
The last thing we need is more government involvement in every little aspect of our lives./p
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there's a fair bit of "music" these days that has a lot more bass content than those old bass CDs, rather than a "bass CD" just to have bass. There was that "oooh" factor back when those discs first came out, but they're anything but listenable music. Check out something like The Crystal Method's Tweekend album if you want something that's listenable and has enough bass to show off any system, more than a lot of those bass CDs at that. There's tons of other stuff out there too, lots of good music with tons of bass, and those old "bass CDs" should be buried forever:)
I couldn't agree more about the whole "ooh, ahh" factor of bass CDs. When it came time to actually demo the stereo, my instruments of choice were (in no particular order)
The Sheffield Jazz Experience
Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit (Gold Ultradisk)
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Telarc's Verdi
Alan Jackson's Greatest Hits
It's kind of an eclectic mix, but if the system is setup well, all of it sounds good.
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See parent to my post. He was already mentioned.
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For a direct-radiating subwoofer, check this out
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Here's a guy who designed and built a custom driver to compete in car stereo SPL competitions. The driver was built to be mounted in the box of an old bread truck. It was driven by 2 custom 10,000 watt amplifiers.
Unfortunately, one giant sub doesn't always work as well as several smaller ones, because he didn't win squat with this setup. However, it's not like he needed to prove anything to those in the car stereo world (check out some of the tech briefs on their Main Autosound2000 website)
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Of course someone deeply involved in the Open Source software movement is going to say that Linux will become the dominant system. It's in his best interest to say that.
Bill Gates, Steve Balmer, Craig Mundie, etc. all feel that Windows and Microsoft software will be the dominant platform. Steve Jobs thinks that Apple and OS X will be the dominant platform. Is this really news?
The more interesting question is if de Icaza *really* believes that Gnome and Mono are going to be the dominant desktop. I know as the founder of the project, again it is in his interest to say yes. I just wonder if he's tried to use a KDE 3.2.x system and what his impressions are of it?
Ok, I give you Booble NSFW
So, if I see a girl on the DDR, she's either a virgin or a slut? 50/50? I like those odds!
The way I see it, with Linux you have 3 options for support
If you choose option 1, then the choice of distro doesn't matter. If you choose option 2, then you rely on the distro to provide the support, so the choice of distro does matter. If you choose option 3, then you rely on what the 3rd party supports, so the choice of distro might matter.
Well, I'd guess that he'll still support his own systems, just like he has been. Just because commercial support is there for those that want it, doesn't mean that those who want to handle things themselves can't do that.
But, by centralizing authentication, then they lose the defense of "We just make the software. We can't police how it's used." They fall into the same hole Napster did. Since the authorities would know who was running the software, they could subpoena records from the Kazaa makers to prosecute file traders.
Yes, I would say that having systems donated is taking that strain off the libraries, and therefore is a good thing.
I think that's about the time I first bought the book. Yes, it's a little outdated; however, it is interesting to read and see what kinds of things were being discussed, and which ones have come to be. Bill Gates' "The Road Ahead" isn't any less interesting just because it's old in internet time.
In discussing public libraries and the internet, I'm reminded of Cliff Stoll's book Silicon Snake Oil. In it, amongst other things he discusses that libraries that spend their money and time putting in computers for internet access aren't spending their money and time finding and buying new books for people. Thus, the library doesn't grow, it becomes a subsidized internet service provider.
Or, if you're into the KDE thing, Kopete does the same thing, also OSS.
Sure, just let me lay down on my desk, put my hand on the joystick, and lay on the hip cradle to adjust the lateral motion of my mouse pointer and we'll be all set.
You MUST be new here.
Now that that joke's out of the way, I don't think online sites get any more of a free ride when it comes to accuracy. For example, look at the following incidents in the traditional "old media":
When it comes down to it, the Web is just as (un)reliable a source for information as anything else.
And all you have to do is look at the crash statistics for Amtrack to realize that in fact, it is entirely a false sense of security.
emerge vanilla-sources
Are we speaking of parts costs? The manufacturers already grind down their Tier 1 suppliers to cut costs on the parts. The problem is, they don't pass those savings on to the consumers.
Again, this assumes that when the auto manufacturer can cut, for example $50 dollars out by buying a standard off-the-shelf part instead of a custom one, that they make a proportial adjustment to the selling price of the vehicle.
Standardized tool sizes? So, every engine bolt is a 14mm hex head? Every dash bolt is a T10 Torx?
Also, dash mountings for radios, etc. are hardly standard. GM has their 1.5DIN opening (7" x 3") with a reduced mounting depth, Ford has their front-mount DIN (7" x 2"), the Asian suppliers have rear-mount DIN (7" x 2", but with a trim panel). This is hardly standard.
This I will agree on. I'd love to hear that the Delco D1023 Seat Belt unit is defective. Then, all I have to do is figure out if my car uses the D1023, or still has some other proprietary seat belt.
Right now, it wouldn't work really well. Once the manufacturers agreed and standardized, it would be better.
This won't be realized because the auto manufacturers could give a shit about their customers. The bottom line is the only line to them. The ideal situation would be for a company to produce an inexpensive, maintainable, reliable mode of transportation that would offer the same benefits as the traditional automobile, but without the price gouging of the large auto companies.
The reason, IMHO, this won't happen is the amount of government regulation that a manufacturer has to go through in order to mass-produce and sell vehicles (crash testing, emissions controls, mandatory airbags, etc.) By the time someone came up with something, the overhead involved would be too great to allow them to get any momentum built up in the marketplace.
Not trolling here: if Velocity is, as you say,
Does that imply that there is a "standard" or in your opinion better templating project in the Jakarta project?I've been interested in learning Java/JSP/etc. and would love to hear your recommendation on a good engine to study.
How about a better room to film in than the bathroom? Seriously, are we going to be expected to line up around the block for "SteadyShit"
You have multiple entries coming into the same table. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the database would lock that table upon a write request thus allowing only 1 write at a time? Wouldn't that keep things running more smoothly?
Or, was this a case of table locking causing a deadlock as all the other threads got stuck waiting for the table to unlock again?
Either way, it seems that you don't run into these problems with a paper ballot. After all, if the box is getting too full, someone can put a new box out.
Does VB have an enumerator that counts a,2,d?
The logo could be a tree, with the name Root Linux underneath (like the roots). After all, you run as root anyway, might as well just go all the way with the naming, right?
If you haven't figured out policies (either social or Windows administration related) then it's nobody's fault but your own.
Either as the head of IT you instruct people not to install anything on their computer without consequences, or you keep Windows from installing it through policies.
The last thing we need is more government involvement in every little aspect of our lives./p
I couldn't agree more about the whole "ooh, ahh" factor of bass CDs. When it came time to actually demo the stereo, my instruments of choice were (in no particular order)
It's kind of an eclectic mix, but if the system is setup well, all of it sounds good.
See parent to my post. He was already mentioned.
This text is filler, because apparently my per line character rating is too low. Hopefully it's an average, so this fluff will bring it up. Please fix Slashcode so that this crap isn't a problem. I have sincere doubts that it does any good to stop the trolls (browse at -1 if you don't believe me). So why torture your other readers/posters by making them jump through the troll hoops?
Richard Clark's "Bread Truck" subwoofer
Here's a guy who designed and built a custom driver to compete in car stereo SPL competitions. The driver was built to be mounted in the box of an old bread truck. It was driven by 2 custom 10,000 watt amplifiers.
Unfortunately, one giant sub doesn't always work as well as several smaller ones, because he didn't win squat with this setup. However, it's not like he needed to prove anything to those in the car stereo world (check out some of the tech briefs on their Main Autosound2000 website)
D) Shoot the hostage