This is probably the best write up on anything that the state has put out. A child of five could understand this.
But, I don't suspect that this is something to get people like Microsoft to come down. Face it, in order to under bid open source, they'd have to give it out for free. You don't need a MS employee to come and install it, you just need a technician who knows what he's doing; likewise, some random from Red Hat doesn't have to come out and install Linux for you, some guy from MySQL AB doesn't have to come out and install MySQL, etc. You just need a random who knows what he's doing. Or in California's case, a whole lot of said randoms.
Now, that's not to say they'll work for free; they will naturally want to be put on the state payroll. Either way, you HAVE to pay somebody, and I suspect it probably won't be nearly as much as Microsoft would suggest with their "lower TCO" argument that they like to use with their examples of 7-11.
So, we'll wait and see.
And before people spec that CA will reneg on the deal, remember that Munich re-renegged.
I think the LD50 of caffeine is right around 8-10 grams, and since one cup of joe on average contains 100 mg caffeine, the LD50 of coffee is roughly 80 cups of coffee. But, your body will burn off caffeine faster than you can drink all that coffee normally, so the only way to get that much caffeine from coffee directly is to pump it straight into your stomach - and even then, you're more likely to get internal injuries and diarrhea than a fatal case of coffee shakes from that.
The only real problem that anyone is going to run into is that there are only so many ways to derive four from integers. As such, there are only so many ways to do certain things in any language.
I mean, if people who hold those patents REALLY want to be anal, I guess the linux dev guys could just develop those segments in asm.
The fact is, due to the nature of spam, it's more likely to be used as a smear tactic. Yes, there are historical notes of candidates attempting to spam (and apparently failing miserably), but there is the vague possibility that (say) Ralph Nader could perpetuate spam touting the virtues of Kerry and Bush - and we'd never know it was Nader that did it.
Now, in all fairness, that's not to say that Nader would do such a thing. Any candidate could be doing that to any random candidates - just treat the names as variables and there you go.
Keep in mind that it wasn't Katie Tarbox that initiated the hit against Katie Jones - it was an attorney, and probably acting on behalf of Plume. Please, give her some support.
In other news, General Electric was found working on a cordless extension cord. However, they hit a snag when one of the lab techs were killed while attempting to walk through the arc.
...and I'll say it again. That I've seen, Linux is still missing certain industry-specific apps. You still don't have a client management databse such as ACT! or Goldmine, you don't have loan origination software (used by loan processors/officers), and there are others that are unfortunately too numerous and/or outside of my scope. Of stuff that is being ported, of course, dev is behind.
And yes, I'm an avid Linux fan. I run it at home exclusively, and have defestrated a friend.
But we're not going to get anything done by complaining. So let's find a happy medium - start demanding it of the vendors. Work in finance? Go to Calyx and ask them if they have Point for Linux. Any industry that keeps a cust db - go to the Act or Goldmine people and ask them for their software for Linux. No, not the web software that requires a MS IIS, but a native Linux version.
No, I'm serious. We should go back to punch cards. as was the standard here in California until 2002. Why? Because you can't degauss a piece of paper with an EMP, and it's simple.
I really don't know what to say here. On the surface, it looks like a Big Win for the *nix community, but in the grand scheme of things they're doing the right thing. We now have to wait and see what the courts are going to do in the cases against Autozone and DC Motors - and if the other issues are any indication, it may just be "nothing" - or nothing of significance.
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But, I don't suspect that this is something to get people like Microsoft to come down. Face it, in order to under bid open source, they'd have to give it out for free. You don't need a MS employee to come and install it, you just need a technician who knows what he's doing; likewise, some random from Red Hat doesn't have to come out and install Linux for you, some guy from MySQL AB doesn't have to come out and install MySQL, etc. You just need a random who knows what he's doing. Or in California's case, a whole lot of said randoms.
Now, that's not to say they'll work for free; they will naturally want to be put on the state payroll. Either way, you HAVE to pay somebody, and I suspect it probably won't be nearly as much as Microsoft would suggest with their "lower TCO" argument that they like to use with their examples of 7-11.
So, we'll wait and see.
And before people spec that CA will reneg on the deal, remember that Munich re-renegged.
This is going to be the biggest train wreck since Circuit City put out Divx six years ago.
Well, why raise it to one billion when you can raise it to... *pinky-to-mouth* one million?
Why should somebody buy a broken version of a broken OS when they can get the less broken version of it for free anyway over warez channels?
They're in Austin, TX. Does anyone there think they're just too damn stupid?
Nah, you'd just have an extremely low LD50.
I think the LD50 of caffeine is right around 8-10 grams, and since one cup of joe on average contains 100 mg caffeine, the LD50 of coffee is roughly 80 cups of coffee. But, your body will burn off caffeine faster than you can drink all that coffee normally, so the only way to get that much caffeine from coffee directly is to pump it straight into your stomach - and even then, you're more likely to get internal injuries and diarrhea than a fatal case of coffee shakes from that.
I mean, if people who hold those patents REALLY want to be anal, I guess the linux dev guys could just develop those segments in asm.
It is legal, but it's boilerplate that allows them to make minor adjustments to the contract. However, I believe they're obligated to inform you.
Now, in all fairness, that's not to say that Nader would do such a thing. Any candidate could be doing that to any random candidates - just treat the names as variables and there you go.
Well, you know what they say, if you have to fsck, you're having a crappy day already.
It's still hard to read, but hey, it'll fit in 80 cols in emacs just fine now.
Cafeteria and feeding the employees is nice and all.
What do I consider perks? HOw about a boss that lets me DO MY FSCKING JOB.
Keep in mind that it wasn't Katie Tarbox that initiated the hit against Katie Jones - it was an attorney, and probably acting on behalf of Plume. Please, give her some support.
In other news, General Electric was found working on a cordless extension cord. However, they hit a snag when one of the lab techs were killed while attempting to walk through the arc.
And yes, I'm an avid Linux fan. I run it at home exclusively, and have defestrated a friend.
But we're not going to get anything done by complaining. So let's find a happy medium - start demanding it of the vendors. Work in finance? Go to Calyx and ask them if they have Point for Linux. Any industry that keeps a cust db - go to the Act or Goldmine people and ask them for their software for Linux. No, not the web software that requires a MS IIS, but a native Linux version.
I get a feeling that many companies wouldn't be so up front about this sort of problem. Kudos to Google for being honest in their dealings.
Didn't they bring this up last year, when they "just discovered" it again? Come on, SCO, this is old news! Tell us some truth we don't know!
If this was SCO finding this, if my understanding of IBM is correct, SCO probably broke into IBM's systems.
Either way, it sounds like clear cut DMCA violations. Finally, we have something useful for the DMCA!
No no no, we should be calling it their own beer. After all, it is free software, and Linus likes his beer. And so should you.
Add salt? To my eyes? Are you out of your fscking mind?!
No, I'm serious. We should go back to punch cards. as was the standard here in California until 2002. Why? Because you can't degauss a piece of paper with an EMP, and it's simple.
I really don't know what to say here. On the surface, it looks like a Big Win for the *nix community, but in the grand scheme of things they're doing the right thing. We now have to wait and see what the courts are going to do in the cases against Autozone and DC Motors - and if the other issues are any indication, it may just be "nothing" - or nothing of significance.
Almost.
Nothing like serious illness to sober you up right quick. Steve, if you read this, hope you're doing well.