"I still think Palladium will fail, simply because Linux and the BSDs have now attained critical mass, and that most Linux users simply won't accept a closed hardware platform like it."
Now I'm no MBA, but something tells me that Linux and *BSD users aren't really Palladium's target market.
I don't know what's more cowardly; that you fought tooth and nail to escape military service, or that you did so at taxpayers' expense.
thank goodness you were able to get out of the obligation that every other Norvegian citizen has to meet. You are indeed a heroic inspiration to us all.
How about "Do you think maybe people will use linux more than windows or Mac OS since it's cheaper and can (maybe) get a foothold in the market faster?"
Windows isn't the only commercial OS on the market, and Apple hardware isn't exactly an 'economy-priced' either.
No more impact than an increased presence of PCs with ANY operating system.
Not really sure what Linux specifically would have to do with the ability of everyday Iraqis to get information off of the Internet (the same Internet that Linux and Windows connects to).
"Look at what the model has produced in 10 years and compare it to what the proprietary model employeed by MS has produced in twice the amount of time... "
Let's be honest here. Much of the functionality of the Linux operating system, as well as the popular desktop environments, largely piggyback on innovations (read: R&D funding, creative minds, etc.) developed by Microsoft.
It takes far less time/money to develop a feature when half the job's already been done by somebody else.
Most of you claim to hate the RIAA almost as much (if not more) than Microsoft or SCO, but can't seem to live without their product!
Downloading the music for free (therefore depriving the RIAA of revenue from the sale of the CD) does nothing but give them ammunition for the press and clueless legislators.
If you really want to knock the RIAA out, stop listening to their music period!! Don't listen to the radio, don't download songs (of RIAA-signed musicians), and don't buy their CDs.
"What incentive do printer manufacturers have to treat their customers like criminals?"
Explain to me how this equates to HP treating their customers like criminals? And while you're at it, perhaps you could then explain why anyone BUT a criminal would want to print out ultra-high resoultion images of currency.
...are for rank amateurs, and there's no two ways about it! They are inelegant and clumsy languages that are only used by unsophisticated, lazy, self-titled "developers" who don't understand Unix as well as they would have us or their employers believe.
There is nothing, and I do mean NOTHING that a real Unix professional can do with Python or Perl that he or she can't do with awk, sed, and grep.
Any argument to the contrary would not only expose your own inadequacies as a Unix programmer, but would also perpetuate the myth that, as Microsoft also argues, bloated, "feature-rich" languages are ideal for business application. I submit that such an argument would be itself an attack on the very concept of open source software.
You sound like one of those people who will concoct any explanation, no matter how ridiculous or far-fetched it may be, desparately attempting to prove a point.
Let's see some evidence; until then you will sound like a conspiracy-theory looney that nobody should take seriously.
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Would you have also questioned the motives of the calculator's inventor, since the slide rule could obviously do math computations just as well?
Now I'm no MBA, but something tells me that Linux and *BSD users aren't really Palladium's target market.
Knowing the Slashdot editors though, I doubt such a story would ever make it to the front pages.
I agree, with you on one point; I'm also surprised it wasn't slapped with the old "-1: Thought Contrary to Hive-Mind" moderation.
thank goodness you were able to get out of the obligation that every other Norvegian citizen has to meet. You are indeed a heroic inspiration to us all.
Looks like he sold out for a pittance too. Course he's only 17; what could one expect from a greedy little urchin?
...the sky is blue, grass is green, and shit stinks.
How about "Do you think maybe people will use linux more than windows or Mac OS since it's cheaper and can (maybe) get a foothold in the market faster?"
Windows isn't the only commercial OS on the market, and Apple hardware isn't exactly an 'economy-priced' either.
Not really sure what Linux specifically would have to do with the ability of everyday Iraqis to get information off of the Internet (the same Internet that Linux and Windows connects to).
So then you prefer the Liberal myth that one can only achieve success by suckling at the taxpayer teat?
"Regardless of ability, poverty will result simply as a result of random chance."
Victimhood has always been a classic cop-out used by lazy people to justify their sloth.
"As a quick example, two investors mine some resource that's only available near fault lines."
An irrelevant and unrealistic example. That implies that the investors have no other investments besides the risky one to choose from.
Let's be honest here. Much of the functionality of the Linux operating system, as well as the popular desktop environments, largely piggyback on innovations (read: R&D funding, creative minds, etc.) developed by Microsoft.
It takes far less time/money to develop a feature when half the job's already been done by somebody else.
And what products besides music does the RECORDING Industry Association of America produce that we unavoidably MUST BUY!
Sounds more like you have an addiction to feeding at the RIAA trough, if you ask me.
I'd say the increase in file-sharing is a direct result of that court decision.
Most of you claim to hate the RIAA almost as much (if not more) than Microsoft or SCO, but can't seem to live without their product!
Downloading the music for free (therefore depriving the RIAA of revenue from the sale of the CD) does nothing but give them ammunition for the press and clueless legislators.
If you really want to knock the RIAA out, stop listening to their music period!! Don't listen to the radio, don't download songs (of RIAA-signed musicians), and don't buy their CDs.
Here's another perspective on the CCNA book.
For those purposes, why would one need the images to be of the high detail/resolution that sets these filters off?
Explain to me how this equates to HP treating their customers like criminals? And while you're at it, perhaps you could then explain why anyone BUT a criminal would want to print out ultra-high resoultion images of currency.
...are for rank amateurs, and there's no two ways about it! They are inelegant and clumsy languages that are only used by unsophisticated, lazy, self-titled "developers" who don't understand Unix as well as they would have us or their employers believe.
There is nothing, and I do mean NOTHING that a real Unix professional can do with Python or Perl that he or she can't do with awk, sed, and grep.
Any argument to the contrary would not only expose your own inadequacies as a Unix programmer, but would also perpetuate the myth that, as Microsoft also argues, bloated, "feature-rich" languages are ideal for business application. I submit that such an argument would be itself an attack on the very concept of open source software.
"Oh thank God! I'll may yet eat another meal that wasn't first deposited in a dumpster!"
The Zahn books were by far the cream of the crop of SW-related books. The rest don't hold a candle to the depth and suspense of his work.
Even if you've never posted a hidden redirect, you can't discount the site's contributions to the Slashcode.
Interesting, though nothing earth-shattering. Open-source also supports Freedom."
Hardly.
I'd venture it's because the Slashdot community holds their villians to a higher standard than their heroes.
Let's see some evidence; until then you will sound like a conspiracy-theory looney that nobody should take seriously.
Patent nonsense aside, Amazon has it's uses once in awhile. Don't want to pay full price? Buy it used!
The BBB is a paper tiger; more of a mob-style protection racket than a true consumer advocate organization.