Before the naysayers come out and flame sun for performing some "parlor" tricks and impressing some suits with what may be seen as useless (or close to it) for the rest of us, ask yourselves one thing.
What would happen if the next generation desktop were to debut not on Longhorn, not on MacOSX.?, but Linux? I mean, really. What if the followers of desktop design became the leaders?
If there was any doubt about novells intentions, and its place in the future of open source, i feel that this quote sums it up nicely....
[""We're giving them software and services, but we don't set the direction for open source, we only contribute to that discussion and make suggestions. The open source community is driving where competition will occur and we are a member of that community," he said."]
Its important to note that its clear they feel a member of the community, and not a self appointed figure head. Theres a reason "open source" and "community" are seen so often side by side in print, because this selfless "community" spirit is what gave open source its true value, and will continue to make GNU/Linux and its components a threat to anyone who attempts to market inferior software.
Corsair arguably makes the best ram in the world, and i have a hard time seeing why this plug is so shameless. If it were Spectek or something being plugged, I might be a little more cautious.
DISCLAIMER. I USE CORSAIR RAM IN THE PCS I BUILD, AND FIND IT TO BE HIGH QUALITY.
I couldnt find anything regarding Bill Lockye in the few moments i took to search, but Open Secrets is a wonderfull resource when checking out political contributions. I know, I know... doing homework is HARD, but it really serves the best interest for all of us to check out what our politicians stand for, and more importantly, who pays them to stand for it;)
Microsoft: Hey, looks like you dropped a 50 dollar bill.../wink
Army: Were you just trying to bribe an army official?
Microsoft: Uhh, no..that must have been mine!
lol, thanks slashdot. I needed a chuckle.
Its actually interesting to read this, I just assumed that things like these happen all the time. Its nice to see safegaurds such as this in place AND functioning.
["The department, which oversees national parks and other federal lands, concluded last month that the software constituted an unacceptable gift--one valued at more than $20 and from a party with whom the department does business or whom it regulates."]
The article goes on to mention how many govt are looking into open source;)
This also made my stomach turn. When i was younger, i believed that corporations had an invisible influence over the workings of certain governments. The older i became, the more i realized that there was nothing covert about it. I've spent a lot of time wondering where the blame should go. Is it apathetic voters that simply dont have time to research what potential canidates have done? Is it an abusing lobbying system that wont change because the people that receive the money are also the ones that make the laws? Is it what ive heard Noam Chomsky refer to as "Institutional Control"? IE, your more than welcome to discuss the US involvement with Uzbekistan in your political science class, but expect your govt funding to be terminated shortly... At any rate, I agree with your sentiment.
Since your not going to rtfa, ill drop the highlights.
["Before the vote, critics said the law was flawed as it applied the same penalties to both professional counterfeiters and consumers."
But a late amendment limited them to organised counterfeiters and not people downloading music at home."]
["The European law was shepherded through the European Parliament by MEP Janelly Fourtou, wife of Jean-Rene Fourtou who is boss of media giant Vivendi Universal. "]
["One amendment said action should not be taken against consumers who download music "in good faith" for their own use."]
At least they attempted to negotiate with Sony for 3 years before filing suit, and from what i read it sounds like they actually have a couple of solid patents that might hold up. Just thought id throw that out there before someone started complaining about how rampant patent lawsuits can be;)
But i do the same thing as with the machines i admin, i get used to unloading ghosted images of the drive. I mean, 5 minutes about once every month really isnt so bad. If its seriously a problem with some of our/.'ers parents, id recommend Deep Freeze, it keeps the little buggers around the schools i admin at bay.
Im sorry to sound crass, but the overwhelming cost of encyclopedias was: 1)The cost of printing. This is expensive when you consider the cost of 24 Hardcover books. 2)The cost of fact checking. Again, this is expensive, as your credibility relies on your information being correct.
With the freedom of information that the internet has provided us, (1) is a non-issue. (2) However, is still an important one. As we all know, just because its posted on the internet (in duplicate at times!) its not always true. In the end, you might just end up with what you paid for, or you might end up reading a factual, cutting edge lab study that was posted the week previous. Personally? I use wikopedia and everything2.com when im looking up something that piques my interest. When im writing a paper? I'm going to be hitting up a libray and dusting off an encylopedia. Sure i'd use internet sources (read:google) as a tool, but id be extremely carefull with my sources.
Im not so sure it would be open source, but i can almost promise you we'll see novell providing directory services for linux. Flame all you want if Novell ever decides to provide closed source software for linux, but keep this in mind. They appear to be acting honorably and in the best interest of OSS, and they can provide key components that Linux NEEDS. Its a good thing;)
In a windows enviornment, this kind of control would be easy. In a linux env, i really really really doubt they can figure out a way to keep me from digitally describing the movement of pixels on my screen. ^.^
Not that i disagree that it COULDNT happen, i just want to point out that it didnt. XP and longhorn activation was simply worked around, using VLK's that microsoft had deemed ok. They dont have to give away fkcgw's every time they release a new OS, they do it in order to make an admin jobs easier.
While i agree with your sentiment, theyre not going to earn "bags of money" coding for Innotrode or whatever mundane software company happens to be hiring. To start and maintain a successful software package, it really does take a pioneering spirit that so rarely taught in programming classes. As an american, i can only admire from afar the teaching policies of IIT, and we wonder why india is considered the next tech superpower... This may seem offtopic, but its not. I strongly feel that virus writers like these are really looking for a creative outlet for their talents, and this is the easiest (and perhaps only) way for them to feel recognized. As a society, it really is our duty to shape and empower the software coders of tommorow. As you correctly stated, they probably COULD have written some utility, and we should do everything we're able to let them know that they can, and they should. I'm not going to harp on about the nobility of open source software, but for me it literally was reading an article about Hans Reiser / reiserfs that made me think "Wow, i could really write something that could have an impact on the world..."
I guess what im trying to say is that instead of complaining how daft and useless virus writers are, we should do everything we can to educate our younger peers on their capabilities and potential futures.
Prison has also been linked to premature linebreaks. News at 11.
In all seriousness, i couldnt agree with you more. A common example is when people are sentanced to prison for possesion of marijuana. I mean, seriously. Because stoners are a danger to the donut population?
A simple glance at how overpopulated our criminal justice system is should give a strong indication that, as you stated, we're putting people away that might not mandate that type of punishment.
If the prison doesnt kill them, the mental detachment from being institutionalized will, for all intents and purposes, end their life.
Although i dont have any personal experiences with prison, my jail ventures estimate about 50% of the inmates were there for marijuana related issues, 20% child support, 20% DUI, and 10% of assorted (and sometimes entertaining:) crimes. Remember, your tax dollars pay for this....
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Before the naysayers come out and flame sun for performing some "parlor" tricks and impressing some suits with what may be seen as useless (or close to it) for the rest of us, ask yourselves one thing.
What would happen if the next generation desktop were to debut not on Longhorn, not on MacOSX.?, but Linux?
I mean, really. What if the followers of desktop design became the leaders?
If there was any doubt about novells intentions, and its place in the future of open source, i feel that this quote sums it up nicely....
[""We're giving them software and services, but we don't set the direction for open source, we only contribute to that discussion and make suggestions. The open source community is driving where competition will occur and we are a member of that community," he said."]
Its important to note that its clear they feel a member of the community, and not a self appointed figure head. Theres a reason "open source" and "community" are seen so often side by side in print, because this selfless "community" spirit is what gave open source its true value, and will continue to make GNU/Linux and its components a threat to anyone who attempts to market inferior software.
Corsair arguably makes the best ram in the world, and i have a hard time seeing why this plug is so shameless. If it were Spectek or something being plugged, I might be a little more cautious.
DISCLAIMER. I USE CORSAIR RAM IN THE PCS I BUILD, AND FIND IT TO BE HIGH QUALITY.
yea, just like the war on drugs / terrorism.
I couldnt find anything regarding Bill Lockye in the few moments i took to search, but Open Secrets is a wonderfull resource when checking out political contributions. ;)
I know, I know... doing homework is HARD, but it really serves the best interest for all of us to check out what our politicians stand for, and more importantly, who pays them to stand for it
Judging by the loading lag, and eventual time out hes managed to make his webserver IIS compliant also ;)
Microsoft: Hey, looks like you dropped a 50 dollar bill... /wink
;)
Army: Were you just trying to bribe an army official?
Microsoft: Uhh, no..that must have been mine!
lol, thanks slashdot. I needed a chuckle.
Its actually interesting to read this, I just assumed that things like these happen all the time. Its nice to see safegaurds such as this in place AND functioning.
["The department, which oversees national parks and other federal lands, concluded last month that the software constituted an unacceptable gift--one valued at more than $20 and from a party with whom the department does business or whom it regulates."]
The article goes on to mention how many govt are looking into open source
This also made my stomach turn. When i was younger, i believed that corporations had an invisible influence over the workings of certain governments. The older i became, the more i realized that there was nothing covert about it.
I've spent a lot of time wondering where the blame should go.
Is it apathetic voters that simply dont have time to research what potential canidates have done?
Is it an abusing lobbying system that wont change because the people that receive the money are also the ones that make the laws?
Is it what ive heard Noam Chomsky refer to as "Institutional Control"? IE, your more than welcome to discuss the US involvement with Uzbekistan in your political science class, but expect your govt funding to be terminated shortly...
At any rate, I agree with your sentiment.
Since your not going to rtfa, ill drop the highlights.
["Before the vote, critics said the law was flawed as it applied the same penalties to both professional counterfeiters and consumers." But a late amendment limited them to organised counterfeiters and not people downloading music at home."]
["The European law was shepherded through the European Parliament by MEP Janelly Fourtou, wife of Jean-Rene Fourtou who is boss of media giant Vivendi Universal. "]
["One amendment said action should not be taken against consumers who download music "in good faith" for their own use."]
If youd actually rtfa, you would know not to refer to it as a "port", but a co-operative development effort ;)
At least they attempted to negotiate with Sony for 3 years before filing suit, and from what i read it sounds like they actually have a couple of solid patents that might hold up. ;)
Just thought id throw that out there before someone started complaining about how rampant patent lawsuits can be
Another...*buzz* SCO *click* story *smoke*.
SCOverload imminent...
But i do the same thing as with the machines i admin, i get used to unloading ghosted images of the drive. I mean, 5 minutes about once every month really isnt so bad. If its seriously a problem with some of our /.'ers parents, id recommend Deep Freeze, it keeps the little buggers around the schools i admin at bay.
Im sorry to sound crass, but the overwhelming cost of encyclopedias was:
1)The cost of printing. This is expensive when you consider the cost of 24 Hardcover books.
2)The cost of fact checking. Again, this is expensive, as your credibility relies on your information being correct.
With the freedom of information that the internet has provided us, (1) is a non-issue. (2) However, is still an important one. As we all know, just because its posted on the internet (in duplicate at times!) its not always true. In the end, you might just end up with what you paid for, or you might end up reading a factual, cutting edge lab study that was posted the week previous. Personally? I use wikopedia and everything2.com when im looking up something that piques my interest. When im writing a paper? I'm going to be hitting up a libray and dusting off an encylopedia. Sure i'd use internet sources (read:google) as a tool, but id be extremely carefull with my sources.
buy it and donate it to the IIS, seems like theyve been losing a few parts lately :)
Im not so sure it would be open source, but i can almost promise you we'll see novell providing directory services for linux. Flame all you want if Novell ever decides to provide closed source software for linux, but keep this in mind. ;)
They appear to be acting honorably and in the best interest of OSS, and they can provide key components that Linux NEEDS. Its a good thing
In a windows enviornment, this kind of control would be easy. In a linux env, i really really really doubt they can figure out a way to keep me from digitally describing the movement of pixels on my screen. ^.^
Not that i disagree that it COULDNT happen, i just want to point out that it didnt. XP and longhorn activation was simply worked around, using VLK's that microsoft had deemed ok. They dont have to give away fkcgw's every time they release a new OS, they do it in order to make an admin jobs easier.
While i agree with your sentiment, theyre not going to earn "bags of money" coding for Innotrode or whatever mundane software company happens to be hiring.
To start and maintain a successful software package, it really does take a pioneering spirit that so rarely taught in programming classes.
As an american, i can only admire from afar the teaching policies of IIT, and we wonder why india is considered the next tech superpower...
This may seem offtopic, but its not. I strongly feel that virus writers like these are really looking for a creative outlet for their talents, and this is the easiest (and perhaps only) way for them to feel recognized. As a society, it really is our duty to shape and empower the software coders of tommorow.
As you correctly stated, they probably COULD have written some utility, and we should do everything we're able to let them know that they can, and they should.
I'm not going to harp on about the nobility of open source software, but for me it literally was reading an article about Hans Reiser / reiserfs that made me think "Wow, i could really write something that could have an impact on the world..."
I guess what im trying to say is that instead of complaining how daft and useless virus writers are, we should do everything we can to educate our younger peers on their capabilities and potential futures.
I want a persicon!
God i love chobits.
Google doesnt suck.
the only thing that proves is that he obviously doesnt work in the tech industry.
;)
Probably a plumber or something
This could make watching adult films with your SO a lot more fun :D
Its obviously a hoax, ipv4 is going to carry us well into the 23rd century :)
Prison has also been linked to premature linebreaks. News at 11.
:) crimes.
In all seriousness, i couldnt agree with you more. A common example is when people are sentanced to prison for possesion of marijuana. I mean, seriously. Because stoners are a danger to the donut population?
A simple glance at how overpopulated our criminal justice system is should give a strong indication that, as you stated, we're putting people away that might not mandate that type of punishment.
If the prison doesnt kill them, the mental detachment from being institutionalized will, for all intents and purposes, end their life.
Although i dont have any personal experiences with prison, my jail ventures estimate about 50% of the inmates were there for marijuana related issues, 20% child support, 20% DUI, and 10% of assorted (and sometimes entertaining
Remember, your tax dollars pay for this....