I just HOPE you dont write business critical systems.
I just PRAY for it.
But then, customers are pretty clueless. Well, lets just hope I dont deal with any of your customers.
Hod sis this get moderated "interesting"? Stupid Moderator!
There IS a requirement to keep receipts. They are a non-profit organisation. They are reuired to have bookkeeping and proove every damned expense they do. They are not your typical joe schmock moderator.
I mean, if I would have THIS clause in the contract, it is NORMAL to assume that MS would play hardball to then gain all the rights. This is to be expected. Unless they crossed some lines then (which to proove will be the problem of Sendo), Sendo got what they deserved - for neglecting the reality of harsh businesses practices.
Thats avery good statement. Technically OS/2 ricked at it's time. It was DAMNED UGLY, though. And IBM had the most expensive SHIT marketing I have ever seen. They dumped one billion USD in a year for the OS/2 marketing campaign - which was totally crap.
I was on the german launch presentation for OS/2, and after I went out I called friends and told them to leave their fingers from it. God was I right.
The lawyer's fees are normally paid by the loosing party.
The fees to pay are defined by law, and a computed out of the "value of the dispute". Now, both parties are free to pay their lawyers more - but the loosing party will just pay THIS amount for BOTH sides. Lawyers are forbidden to charge less than the official rate.
No "Hourly rating" etc. Good, top lawyers wont touch your case for this, but then - thats your decision to take a top lawyer and pay him more.
You are an idiot.
In our organisation automatic updates run - from the central SUS server that MS provides for free, and where the Admins can control which patches get installed.
There is nothing bad at giving MS credit where credit is due.
And fact is that the MS website is one of the most heavily trafficked sites on the planet. It runs great - so they know how to do this.
THAT said, most technologies they use are meaningless for smaller sites. They are just SO big:-)
I dont think it is a plea. It was only a statement of historical facts. Given that Consoles are extremely propietary, way moer than Windows (ii.e. you need permission from the producer to publish somethine, you need to buy extremely expensive development environments) and may also be extremely separate and distinct in their hardware, a non-uniform market does severly hamper sales.
With Windows you DO have a monopoly right now, BUT (a) everyone can publish for windows, the tools etc. dont cost that much (seriously - get proving for a Playstation 2 for Developers and THEN tell me that VIsual Studio is expensive) and there is no competition and will not be competition on hardware for a long time. Linux vs. Windows on games would still mean the same hardware basis.
As games are normally not playable on later versions of the console etc. upgrades to the console mean a lot more for the user than computer upgrades. A stable product line, thus, is encouraging sales to consoles, while an announced sucessor can kill sales on the current line.
The retrospective look that basically the market got killed when it fragmented and had to recover through a monopole is correct. Being able to lend out games and to get games from friends is a great factor for consoles.
MS, though, has some advantages here - as their system is built on standard computer components, they may be able to maintain compatibility for software.
Hm, well, the locks still do work, or? If I just want to keep a door shot for the neighbor, they still work.
Means: MS never maid an unbreakable claim. Actually hey SAY that you should NOT use Windows where live is in danger etc.
You mean I am not allowed to sell crappy cheap locks anymore for locking up lets say the garden storage where nothing important is stored but HAVE to provide high security locks?
OUCH.
Ok, MS could check the files with a checksum, but how often do you do this? Thats NOT something you normally think about, and it definitly gave you a crappy Windows:-(
I was in the position of having one of my employees come up with the "I would really like to stay but this other company wants to pay me so much more" story end of october last year.
Well, the guy was critical for the project at this time, and was doing a pretty good job, so I was really willing to give him a little more. He demanded a pretty high "little more", though - something we thought he was not worth.
So we signed in. I had him prepare the documentation with our office manager which he simply never did (really - we were willing to delay this for a week to save off his higher pay for a month - it was end of the month - but he managed not to turn up for the new contracts for two months).
So what happened is that he got fired 22nd of december, just in time to end his working contract end of the year, and with his end holidays EXACTLY matching the rest of the month's work days. Sure his other company had another guy by then.
Point is - you dont demand a higher salary in a project being critical and put another company onto the table as leverage. Put the market there (average pay, prooven by an independant newspaper or so), and be reasonable. But never accept counter offers.
Propably you are just not replacable fast enough.
THONA
And HERE you err.
As a Web Developer is is NOT your choice alone whether javascript or flaash animations go onto a website. It is simply NOT YOUR CHOICE.
We made a website for a customer lately that needed and wanted an animated demonstration on his website. Flash was the primary choice.
From a Web DESIGNER it is expected that he is able to work around with efficiency. And with all the tools that might come up. He has his preferences, and in this case they should be honoured (i.e. once it is a GIF, you dont see the origin anymore). Anyhow, all professional tools are only available for Windows (hint, adobe).
Sure he got pissed.
Yes, right - seems stupidity is required as a Mule, or?
Exchange 2000 still has it's own storage mechanism. What is does is exposing your mailbox folder hierarchy (yes, it can have folders in mailboxes) through a simulated drive (M:). It does not store anything in M - M is not a physical disc. It is a file system build on top of the MS internal propietary storage.
If you guis would just start reading at least technical documentation before posting.
Maybe someone at your company should get someone there who has a clue how to configure Outlook when runing against an exchange server, you know. Maybe then you would not have these problems.
When running against an exchange server, you should NOT (!) have a local data store. No data stored on your computer. Period.
I personally run a 450 Mb mailbox right now - and it works flawlessly. No data stored on my computer.
Where?
Just for your information: in the US, like in all civilised countries, ther are criminal and civil cases. MS has been found to break some civil laws. It has NOT been convicted for criminal action.
Maybe we should put you on the electrical chair next time someone sues you for contract problems and asks a civil court for help.
Well, I assume ppl like you dont know too much about law.
Wrong.
CodeRed and others replicated through a security error in IIS, not in outlook (sorry to say, guy, you dont have a clue).
The patch for IIS administrators was our a long time before Code Red hit.
And wonder what? Code Red still tries to infect web servers all around the country. The number of idiots on this planet is monumental.
And since when is a security manager actually doing SOMETHING if the file is started LOCALLY?
Dont forget that the USER has to START the "Worm" (not actually a virus) by double clicking.
IMHO and the last time I did java work, a local application was allowed to do everything.
Do, better start reading the manual again yourself, you know.
...he talks of being in a educational institution and you guys think of licensing costs? most have campus licenses (for a low fee) allowing them to use as much windows as they want without paying an additional fee.
Seems you trolls dont have even a clue why you dont beat the hell out of Microsoft. Simple: They are not that stupid.
Just because you morons have to pay the full price does not mean that anyone who is worth something for MS has to pay - I get my MS Softwarte for free (for a long time by now), and heh as with a VERY high propability access to a similar deal to.
My advice: GET IT GOING ON MS. Why? Obviously MS wants you to get it going, so ask your rep for all support you can get. That will be more and better (a.k.a. professional) than anything you can get for LinSux.
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I just HOPE you dont write business critical systems. I just PRAY for it. But then, customers are pretty clueless. Well, lets just hope I dont deal with any of your customers.
Hod sis this get moderated "interesting"? Stupid Moderator!
There IS a requirement to keep receipts. They are a non-profit organisation. They are reuired to have bookkeeping and proove every damned expense they do. They are not your typical joe schmock moderator.
Even worse. Compare their cash flow (revenue) to the market cap, and you see that redhat is overvalued. By a large degree.
I mean, if I would have THIS clause in the contract, it is NORMAL to assume that MS would play hardball to then gain all the rights. This is to be expected. Unless they crossed some lines then (which to proove will be the problem of Sendo), Sendo got what they deserved - for neglecting the reality of harsh businesses practices.
Thats avery good statement. Technically OS/2 ricked at it's time. It was DAMNED UGLY, though. And IBM had the most expensive SHIT marketing I have ever seen. They dumped one billion USD in a year for the OS/2 marketing campaign - which was totally crap.
I was on the german launch presentation for OS/2, and after I went out I called friends and told them to leave their fingers from it. God was I right.
You need something like we have in germany.
The lawyer's fees are normally paid by the loosing party.
The fees to pay are defined by law, and a computed out of the "value of the dispute". Now, both parties are free to pay their lawyers more - but the loosing party will just pay THIS amount for BOTH sides. Lawyers are forbidden to charge less than the official rate.
No "Hourly rating" etc. Good, top lawyers wont touch your case for this, but then - thats your decision to take a top lawyer and pay him more.
You are an idiot. In our organisation automatic updates run - from the central SUS server that MS provides for free, and where the Admins can control which patches get installed.
There is nothing bad at giving MS credit where credit is due. And fact is that the MS website is one of the most heavily trafficked sites on the planet. It runs great - so they know how to do this. THAT said, most technologies they use are meaningless for smaller sites. They are just SO big :-)
CV = Curriculum Vitae.
Now, forthe ignorant poster before me - that is not british, that is latin.
I dont think it is a plea. It was only a statement of historical facts. Given that Consoles are extremely propietary, way moer than Windows (ii.e. you need permission from the producer to publish somethine, you need to buy extremely expensive development environments) and may also be extremely separate and distinct in their hardware, a non-uniform market does severly hamper sales.
With Windows you DO have a monopoly right now, BUT (a) everyone can publish for windows, the tools etc. dont cost that much (seriously - get proving for a Playstation 2 for Developers and THEN tell me that VIsual Studio is expensive) and there is no competition and will not be competition on hardware for a long time. Linux vs. Windows on games would still mean the same hardware basis.
As games are normally not playable on later versions of the console etc. upgrades to the console mean a lot more for the user than computer upgrades. A stable product line, thus, is encouraging sales to consoles, while an announced sucessor can kill sales on the current line.
The retrospective look that basically the market got killed when it fragmented and had to recover through a monopole is correct. Being able to lend out games and to get games from friends is a great factor for consoles.
MS, though, has some advantages here - as their system is built on standard computer components, they may be able to maintain compatibility for software.
Hm, well, the locks still do work, or? If I just want to keep a door shot for the neighbor, they still work.
Means: MS never maid an unbreakable claim. Actually hey SAY that you should NOT use Windows where live is in danger etc.
You mean I am not allowed to sell crappy cheap locks anymore for locking up lets say the garden storage where nothing important is stored but HAVE to provide high security locks?
OUCH. Ok, MS could check the files with a checksum, but how often do you do this? Thats NOT something you normally think about, and it definitly gave you a crappy Windows :-(
I was in the position of having one of my employees come up with the "I would really like to stay but this other company wants to pay me so much more" story end of october last year. Well, the guy was critical for the project at this time, and was doing a pretty good job, so I was really willing to give him a little more. He demanded a pretty high "little more", though - something we thought he was not worth. So we signed in. I had him prepare the documentation with our office manager which he simply never did (really - we were willing to delay this for a week to save off his higher pay for a month - it was end of the month - but he managed not to turn up for the new contracts for two months). So what happened is that he got fired 22nd of december, just in time to end his working contract end of the year, and with his end holidays EXACTLY matching the rest of the month's work days. Sure his other company had another guy by then. Point is - you dont demand a higher salary in a project being critical and put another company onto the table as leverage. Put the market there (average pay, prooven by an independant newspaper or so), and be reasonable. But never accept counter offers. Propably you are just not replacable fast enough. THONA
Moron, it is the fault of the copany producing the DRIVER, which pretty propably is NOT MS. Well, that for experts.
And HERE you err. As a Web Developer is is NOT your choice alone whether javascript or flaash animations go onto a website. It is simply NOT YOUR CHOICE. We made a website for a customer lately that needed and wanted an animated demonstration on his website. Flash was the primary choice. From a Web DESIGNER it is expected that he is able to work around with efficiency. And with all the tools that might come up. He has his preferences, and in this case they should be honoured (i.e. once it is a GIF, you dont see the origin anymore). Anyhow, all professional tools are only available for Windows (hint, adobe). Sure he got pissed.
Yes, right - seems stupidity is required as a Mule, or?
Exchange 2000 still has it's own storage mechanism. What is does is exposing your mailbox folder hierarchy (yes, it can have folders in mailboxes) through a simulated drive (M:). It does not store anything in M - M is not a physical disc. It is a file system build on top of the MS internal propietary storage.
If you guis would just start reading at least technical documentation before posting.
When your LOCAL maibox went though 85 Mb?
Maybe someone at your company should get someone there who has a clue how to configure Outlook when runing against an exchange server, you know. Maybe then you would not have these problems.
When running against an exchange server, you should NOT (!) have a local data store. No data stored on your computer. Period.
I personally run a 450 Mb mailbox right now - and it works flawlessly. No data stored on my computer.
THONA
Where? Just for your information: in the US, like in all civilised countries, ther are criminal and civil cases. MS has been found to break some civil laws. It has NOT been convicted for criminal action. Maybe we should put you on the electrical chair next time someone sues you for contract problems and asks a civil court for help. Well, I assume ppl like you dont know too much about law.
Bullshit :-)
If you look ata GSM phone delay you face around 700ms.
Everything below one second is tolerable - the humans automatically adapt.
THONA
Wrong. Like in Java, applications started locally do NOT have any security enabled. And this IS a locally started application.
Wrong. CodeRed and others replicated through a security error in IIS, not in outlook (sorry to say, guy, you dont have a clue). The patch for IIS administrators was our a long time before Code Red hit. And wonder what? Code Red still tries to infect web servers all around the country. The number of idiots on this planet is monumental.
And since when is a security manager actually doing SOMETHING if the file is started LOCALLY? Dont forget that the USER has to START the "Worm" (not actually a virus) by double clicking. IMHO and the last time I did java work, a local application was allowed to do everything. Do, better start reading the manual again yourself, you know.
...he talks of being in a educational institution and you guys think of licensing costs? most have campus licenses (for a low fee) allowing them to use as much windows as they want without paying an additional fee. Seems you trolls dont have even a clue why you dont beat the hell out of Microsoft. Simple: They are not that stupid. Just because you morons have to pay the full price does not mean that anyone who is worth something for MS has to pay - I get my MS Softwarte for free (for a long time by now), and heh as with a VERY high propability access to a similar deal to. My advice: GET IT GOING ON MS. Why? Obviously MS wants you to get it going, so ask your rep for all support you can get. That will be more and better (a.k.a. professional) than anything you can get for LinSux.
Thats a very good point of view - actually thats the lesson that has to be learned.
Linux gurus are pretty tough ignoring this.
You just dont get into the attention of MS - once they start moving, you are dead.
Nice points.
Sadly they dont exactly make ADA95 a good language to LEARN C# as was the original intention.