Just think, some pitiful little geek out there is hunched over a computer keyboard, gleefully moderating posts to make up for their lack of self-esteem. Yay!
Offtopic I can understand, but "Troll"? How is this a troll? I'm not flamebaiting anyone here. An example of a "troll" would be, "OMFG LUNIX SUKZ BALLZ DOODZ!!11!!" Please learn your/. terminology. Thank you.
How do you live with the shame of being involved with movies such as the dreadful Shaq vehicle "Kazaam"? Also, if you are graphics experts, how come your site looks like it was photoshopped by a Korean clan member? I'm shocked there were no lens flares.
+50 FOR MENTIONING A BEOWULF CLUSTER! All/. threads must have mention of a Beowulf cluster somewhere in the story. Congrats.
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I'm sorry, but based on talks with many of my "online acquaintances", it seems that mostly what bnetd was used for is playing Blizzard games without a CD key. Case in point - the WCIII beta. It was easy to get a pirate copy, and then play via bnetd. Blizzard wants to control Battle.Net. Why is that wrong? Why do you somehow know "better" than them? Who says that anyone had the right to reverse-engineer it? Blizzard has every right to sue. See, when you're in business, the point is to make money, or you go away. When something comes along that threatens that, you have to defend yourself. And while you may say, "well, bnetd tried to work with Blizzard", the fact is that they aren't obligated to. If they want to control it, and not have some third-party come along, that's their business.
As for the part about "not buying anything that doesn't run on Linux", that goes to show how pig-headed you are. Do you use a wrench to tighten a screw? No, you use a screwdriver. There is such a thing as using the right tool for the job. To think that there can only be one OS for everything is silly.
Actually, you are wrong. "Piracy" refers to wearing eyepatches, sailing around in galleons, and making statements such as "Shiver me timbers!" Please get your facts straight next time.
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The concept that Blizzard has committed some sort of offense by not releasing it for Linux is silly. Game companies exist to make money, and we've seen how well Linux games sell (can you say Loki?) They develop for platforms that will make them money. Get off your high horse. Not everything has to revolve around Linux. You don't see FreeBSD or AMiga advocates complaining that there is no version for their OS, do you? I really tire of Linux zealots like yourself.
It's fucking stealing, people! Did you pay for the music? No. All you people who want to abolish IP need to move to Cuba or some other fucked-up communist country, and see how well you do there. But al least you can enjoy your leeched music and warez in freedom! Assholes.
Yeah, and the money sure is rolling in for Ximian, isn't it! The whole "selling services and giving away software" thing has worked so well for people like SuSE (layoffs), Caldera, Ximian, LinuxCare (dead), Easel (dead), etc. It's a stellar business model! And free software that provides services is always undermined by some free software project that offers the same services for free. Why pay for Ximian Update when apt-get does the same thing for free? And don't tell me that "newbie users" would pay for it, because they aren't exactly running like mad to dump Windows for Linux. And for that matter, Windows provides updates for free. I still fail to see the difference between selling software and selling services. Selling software makes Microsoft evil, but selling services is OK. Of course, these are the same people who scream bloody murder when they hear about.NET and the idea of Microsoft selling services. Sigh.
Uhh, what about those students who (gasp) might want to go on to college? Or, why doom students to a life of flipping burgers, precisely because they have no other skills? This is the 21st century, people. Computer skills are not a luxury, they are a necessity. that includes being able to fire up a word processor or use a spreadsheet. The more kids we have with technical skills, the better this country is going to do. It's people who say "forget about the kids, they're gonna just flip burgers anyway" that keep this country from rising up in the world.
And Microsoft employees aren't doing this for a living? And Ximian isn't selling subscription services? Last time I checked, the Ximian folks did this full-time, for a living. And who says you can't enjoy your work because you get paid for it
I write software. If I gave all of it away for free, I would have no income. Are you suggesting that anyone who wants to write software has to do it in their spare time and give it away, and find another job during the day? Why is it that software is supposed to be free, but other services you have no problem paying for? I think you proved my point.
Gee, you're right, high school kids sure don't need to learn to use office productivity suites! I mean, it's not like they will ever be expected to, say, type up a document, or come up with a spreadsheet. And do you think the office they work in is going to have Gnumeric/Evolution, or Outlook/Excel? Hmm, I wonder.
Take a hint from Ximian's frontman, Miguel. He's not a glaringly anti-Microsoft person. At least he's honest enough to admit that they've done some things right. I mean, Evolution is a blatant Outlook clone, people. Sheesh.
The sad fact is that there are _no_ open source alternatives that provide the wealth of features that Microsoft Office does. I have been using office XP, and you have to admit that it is pretty nice. Open source alternatives are so far behind that I really don't see them catching up. Besides, the rest of the business world has standardized upon MS Office. That is the de facto file format, and I don't see it changing anytime soon. Office XP on Win2000 is stable and packed with features. I think people just need to accept that software costs money, instead of looking for a free lunch.
You wouldn't expect your teachers to work for free, but you expect highly skilled software developers to give their work away. Think again, my friend.
Typical Slashdot B.S. Say something nice about Microsoft, and suddenly you're a troll. Say something about how awesome Linux is, and you're modded up to "+3 Informative". What utter crap. I've been running 2000 and XP and found them to be very stable, configurable, and user friendly. that's not a troll, it's a fact. I've also used Red Hat and found it to be lacking in many areas (ease of configuration... LinuxConf, etc. are crap; consistent GUI, built-in terminal server, etc.) So am I a troll now, too, because I speak from experience? I think that half the people around here who adore Linux so much and bash MS haven't used a MS operating system lately, or else are just joining the bandwagon.
"We are Slashdot... you will be assimilated." Form your own opinions, people.
Wow, another "company" with a great business plan. Drivers for Linux gaming! As we are all aware, Linux has a huge share of the gaming market. I know that when my little sister wanted to get into gaming, she ran right out and grabbed a copy of Debian! After the simple, user-friendly installation, she easily configured her X server, and understood what it was about right off the bat. It was then a piece of cake for her to figure out how to use IRC, get the latest drivers for her video card in a tarball from some IRC channel, install them, and update her config file by hand. She then went to our local CompUSA, stopped by the Linux gaming section (there are so many to choose from!), and got started.
Come on, people. Who cares. Linux was never meant to be a stellar gaming system. If only you could look past your blind hatred of Microsoft and realize that Linux is never going to be the gaming platform of choice. Too bad these guys are wasting their efforts for something that really isn't going to pay off. But hey, it's on/., so it must be important!!!
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And this is not a "troll", though it may be "offtopic".
Just think, some pitiful little geek out there is hunched over a computer keyboard, gleefully moderating posts to make up for their lack of self-esteem. Yay!
Offtopic I can understand, but "Troll"? How is this a troll? I'm not flamebaiting anyone here. An example of a "troll" would be, "OMFG LUNIX SUKZ BALLZ DOODZ!!11!!" Please learn your /. terminology. Thank you.
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+50 FOR MENTIONING A BEOWULF CLUSTER! All /. threads must have mention of a Beowulf cluster somewhere in the story. Congrats.
I'm sorry, but based on talks with many of my "online acquaintances", it seems that mostly what bnetd was used for is playing Blizzard games without a CD key. Case in point - the WCIII beta. It was easy to get a pirate copy, and then play via bnetd. Blizzard wants to control Battle.Net. Why is that wrong? Why do you somehow know "better" than them? Who says that anyone had the right to reverse-engineer it? Blizzard has every right to sue. See, when you're in business, the point is to make money, or you go away. When something comes along that threatens that, you have to defend yourself. And while you may say, "well, bnetd tried to work with Blizzard", the fact is that they aren't obligated to. If they want to control it, and not have some third-party come along, that's their business. As for the part about "not buying anything that doesn't run on Linux", that goes to show how pig-headed you are. Do you use a wrench to tighten a screw? No, you use a screwdriver. There is such a thing as using the right tool for the job. To think that there can only be one OS for everything is silly.
Actually, you are wrong. "Piracy" refers to wearing eyepatches, sailing around in galleons, and making statements such as "Shiver me timbers!" Please get your facts straight next time.
The concept that Blizzard has committed some sort of offense by not releasing it for Linux is silly. Game companies exist to make money, and we've seen how well Linux games sell (can you say Loki?) They develop for platforms that will make them money. Get off your high horse. Not everything has to revolve around Linux. You don't see FreeBSD or AMiga advocates complaining that there is no version for their OS, do you? I really tire of Linux zealots like yourself.
Specifially, they enjoy pederasty. What is pederasty? Sex with young boys, and that's what Taco is all about.
It's fucking stealing, people! Did you pay for the music? No. All you people who want to abolish IP need to move to Cuba or some other fucked-up communist country, and see how well you do there. But al least you can enjoy your leeched music and warez in freedom! Assholes.
Yeah, and the money sure is rolling in for Ximian, isn't it! The whole "selling services and giving away software" thing has worked so well for people like SuSE (layoffs), Caldera, Ximian, LinuxCare (dead), Easel (dead), etc. It's a stellar business model! And free software that provides services is always undermined by some free software project that offers the same services for free. Why pay for Ximian Update when apt-get does the same thing for free? And don't tell me that "newbie users" would pay for it, because they aren't exactly running like mad to dump Windows for Linux. And for that matter, Windows provides updates for free. I still fail to see the difference between selling software and selling services. Selling software makes Microsoft evil, but selling services is OK. Of course, these are the same people who scream bloody murder when they hear about .NET and the idea of Microsoft selling services. Sigh.
Uhh, what about those students who (gasp) might want to go on to college? Or, why doom students to a life of flipping burgers, precisely because they have no other skills? This is the 21st century, people. Computer skills are not a luxury, they are a necessity. that includes being able to fire up a word processor or use a spreadsheet. The more kids we have with technical skills, the better this country is going to do. It's people who say "forget about the kids, they're gonna just flip burgers anyway" that keep this country from rising up in the world.
I write software. If I gave all of it away for free, I would have no income. Are you suggesting that anyone who wants to write software has to do it in their spare time and give it away, and find another job during the day? Why is it that software is supposed to be free, but other services you have no problem paying for? I think you proved my point.
Right, I'm saying something positive about Microsoft, so I'm an apologist. Typical Slashdot hive-mind mentality. "M$ SUKZ, LINUX ROOLZ JOO!" Yawn.
Take a hint from Ximian's frontman, Miguel. He's not a glaringly anti-Microsoft person. At least he's honest enough to admit that they've done some things right. I mean, Evolution is a blatant Outlook clone, people. Sheesh.
You wouldn't expect your teachers to work for free, but you expect highly skilled software developers to give their work away. Think again, my friend.
"We are Slashdot... you will be assimilated." Form your own opinions, people.
Come on, people. Who cares. Linux was never meant to be a stellar gaming system. If only you could look past your blind hatred of Microsoft and realize that Linux is never going to be the gaming platform of choice. Too bad these guys are wasting their efforts for something that really isn't going to pay off. But hey, it's on /., so it must be important!!!