This is absolutely not startling at all. Most projects are started with an idea. Ideas are generated by individuals. Therefore, most projects are the work of individuals. But the same can be said for "normal" closed-source businesses as well. They are started by individuals.
The difference however, is that most open source projects are done in "spare" time while most closed source projects are done in "work" time. Work time is usually well-funded and allows for the creation and gathering of additional resources, while spare time work is in the same nature of hobbies and is self-funded, which makes it hard to justify adding additional resources. More resources means more to manage and the cost analysis tends to steer people away from wanting to do that. Open source projects are usually started as a way for someone to have fun with a topic they are interested in or to learn new skills. They are not started with the intention of creating more management headaches.
If you really think about it, it's not that surprising that most open source projects are run by individuals.
Open source is not really about communities coming together to contribute to a project. Open source is really about communities learning and growing from the shared knowledge of the individuals in that community.
It paused it, but didn't stop it. A dead space tourist will cause people to be more cautious, but it won't sink anything. Even though everyone's all giddy and happy about the possibilities of space tourism, we all still have that knowledge in the back of our heads that things could go wrong and people could end up dead. It's similar to driving a car, flying a plane, living in New York City (believe me, I know). We know there are risks, but we accept them as part of life. And if something bad happens, we keep on living and keep on pushing the limits.
The first space tourist death will cause people to pause for a sec, but it will by no means stop the efforts, especially since it's a commercial venture and no death has ever stopped commerical ventures.;-)
... in my opinion, why we all seem to be so intolerant of each other online, is that we are now able for the first time ever to speak with lots of people from other cultures whom we've never ever been in contact with before in the history of earth. There are A LOT of preconceived notions we all have about one another and the only solution is to have us all continue to speak and write with each other. We are in the initial stages of communication and we have a lot of fears and uneasiness to get past. Until that is done, all our intolerances will continue to thrive. The internet hasn't made us *more* intolerant. It's just allowed our intolerances to come to light in global grandness. Our intolerances are not hidden anymore. But at least now that they are out in the sunshine, we will more easily be able to fight them and create a more understanding and enlightened world.
What are the slashdot masses to do? Their beloved AMD is following the Anti-Christ! Do they now latch on to Intel, or do they forsake their ways and follow their leader into Hell. Oh, the humanity. What's a geek to do???
Unfortunately, The United States is no longer a country of active capitalism, it's a country of lazy capitalism. "Why should I venture into something new and untested when I'm fine and stable in my current position?"
Most people here are talking about storing personal information on central business-run servers, central government servers, distributed server, servers, servers, servers...
What we really need is a personal storage device that is in charge of handling all your vital information and is carried around on your person. It would be universally accepted at hospitals, drug stores, government institutions, shopping malls, you name it.
Here's what it would look like:
The device would be paper thin and easily carried in a wallet or purse. It would have an adapter to allow you to update information on it from a PDA or personal computer.
The information on the device would be divided up into a couple of different areas, some that are editable by you and some that aren't
- Medical information: known allergies, diseases, physical attributes that would be updateable by the individual and accessible to hospitals. Some of this information would be editable by you, some would be only editable by the hospitals. Copies of this information would be stored at your hospital and would be synched up anytime you visited. If you went to another hospital, the information would be immediately available. - Credit Card information: accessible to merchants. The card would have a touch pad screen to allow you to select method of payment, you'd swipe it at the POS and the sale would be complete. This information would be editable by the individual. - Identification: Some of this information would be editable by the individual, like address, phone number, email, etc. Government stored information, like driver's license number and social security number would not be editable and would be used by the government to verify your identity. Swipe the card at the airport and you are who you say you are. etc...
Now, here's the cool part. The card could only be activated by the individual who's information is on it. When you first receive your card, your biometric information would be stored on it (nowhere else!), which means that unless you yourself are in possession of the card, none of the information on it would be available.
This sytem requires no central repository for information. What is does require is a standard protocol for transferring data. No one agency would store all your information. Standard terminals everywhere would allow you to plug in and verify that you are the person you say you are. The division of information on the device would mean that only the information required by an institution would be available to them. Government bodies would not be able to access your hospital records unless you allowed them to. Merhants would not know your government information unless you specifically provided it to them. When shopping online, all you'd do is plug the card into your computer or PDA and make the transaction happen.
Forget central databases. Put the information in the hands of the individuals themselves.
From February through July of 2000 we set out to identify software infrastructure trends of Internet computing. Our approach involved several different activities. We studied the needs and realities of eCommerce sites by visiting several of them and interviewing decision makers.
(We bought some stuff at Amazon and interviewed each other about our experiences.)
We analyzed appropriate fractions of current research activity by visiting universities and attending a few key conferences and workshops.
(We hung out at some colleges and went to some frat parties - sorority chicks rule!)
We also informed ourselves directly by exploring material available at appropriate Web sites [21, 23].
It's not fucking funny anymore. It was funny 5 years ago when you guys started doing it, but now it's just a bunch of crap. Just quit it, why don't ya?
That's not meant for the subscription service. What it is meant for is this:
A 'Gold Star' in your comments header? Karma? (I think that would be hilarious) We really don't know. We'll decide and implement what makes sense as we have time to do it.
Turning Slashdot into a sytem where the payees get additional perks that increase the chances of their comments and thoughts being read is beyond admissable. It's just outright wrong and I hope you don't do it. It may seem funny to be able to buy Karma, but to me it's completely against everything this site stands for. How can you have an open society when the thoughts and ideas of the "rich" are more visible than those of the "poor?"
Will Slashdot become like the Internet Search engines that offer better search result standings for their paying advertisers? I hope not.
Many people here have said that a spreadsheet, even one with macros, is *not* software because you can't load it up in the computer's memory and run it like a program.
So, does that mean that any *interepreted language* can also be considered non-software because it can't run without its associated application?
If not, then if your spreadsheet has functions or macros in it that manipulate the data, then I think you have to call it software. If it's *just* data, then you shouldn't call it software.
I think you have to look at the "intention" of the item. If it's intended to be run by something, then it is software, otherwise it isn't.
Slashdot Mirror
This is absolutely not startling at all. Most projects are started with an idea. Ideas are generated by individuals. Therefore, most projects are the work of individuals. But the same can be said for "normal" closed-source businesses as well. They are started by individuals.
The difference however, is that most open source projects are done in "spare" time while most closed source projects are done in "work" time. Work time is usually well-funded and allows for the creation and gathering of additional resources, while spare time work is in the same nature of hobbies and is self-funded, which makes it hard to justify adding additional resources. More resources means more to manage and the cost analysis tends to steer people away from wanting to do that. Open source projects are usually started as a way for someone to have fun with a topic they are interested in or to learn new skills. They are not started with the intention of creating more management headaches.
If you really think about it, it's not that surprising that most open source projects are run by individuals.
Open source is not really about communities coming together to contribute to a project. Open source is really about communities learning and growing from the shared knowledge of the individuals in that community.
It paused it, but didn't stop it. A dead space tourist will cause people to be more cautious, but it won't sink anything. Even though everyone's all giddy and happy about the possibilities of space tourism, we all still have that knowledge in the back of our heads that things could go wrong and people could end up dead. It's similar to driving a car, flying a plane, living in New York City (believe me, I know). We know there are risks, but we accept them as part of life. And if something bad happens, we keep on living and keep on pushing the limits.
;-)
The first space tourist death will cause people to pause for a sec, but it will by no means stop the efforts, especially since it's a commercial venture and no death has ever stopped commerical ventures.
Not really, since the first dead teacher didn't stop anyone.
Whoa, someone should make a Beowulf clus...
er, right.
What the Democrats want is to look at the players and subsidize the dumbest one's by giving them extra chips or something
Kind of like the recent farm-subsidy bill that the president loved?
BTW, Dems do believe in a free market, but they don't believe in the repub free market, which allows anyone to get away with anything for money.
Managing developers across the globe will double or triple your development time. Bring people in house or suffer the consequences!
I was making a joke.
History cannot be proven by science. By definition, history is not repeatable.
If you do not learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it, ipso facto, we can use science to learn from history.
... in my opinion, why we all seem to be so intolerant of each other online, is that we are now able for the first time ever to speak with lots of people from other cultures whom we've never ever been in contact with before in the history of earth. There are A LOT of preconceived notions we all have about one another and the only solution is to have us all continue to speak and write with each other. We are in the initial stages of communication and we have a lot of fears and uneasiness to get past. Until that is done, all our intolerances will continue to thrive. The internet hasn't made us *more* intolerant. It's just allowed our intolerances to come to light in global grandness. Our intolerances are not hidden anymore. But at least now that they are out in the sunshine, we will more easily be able to fight them and create a more understanding and enlightened world.
Don't say the word "minesweeper!"
r e. .
Must...not...play...addictive...game...any...mo
I had the habit kicked and then you went and threw me into a relapse. Shite. Oh well, here goes another 30 wasted minutes of my time...
What are the slashdot masses to do? Their beloved AMD is following the Anti-Christ! Do they now latch on to Intel, or do they forsake their ways and follow their leader into Hell. Oh, the humanity. What's a geek to do???
Unfortunately, The United States is no longer a country of active capitalism, it's a country of lazy capitalism. "Why should I venture into something new and untested when I'm fine and stable in my current position?"
Most people here are talking about storing personal information on central business-run servers, central government servers, distributed server, servers, servers, servers...
What we really need is a personal storage device that is in charge of handling all your vital information and is carried around on your person. It would be universally accepted at hospitals, drug stores, government institutions, shopping malls, you name it.
Here's what it would look like:
The device would be paper thin and easily carried in a wallet or purse. It would have an adapter to allow you to update information on it from a PDA or personal computer.
The information on the device would be divided up into a couple of different areas, some that are editable by you and some that aren't
- Medical information: known allergies, diseases, physical attributes that would be updateable by the individual and accessible to hospitals. Some of this information would be editable by you, some would be only editable by the hospitals. Copies of this information would be stored at your hospital and would be synched up anytime you visited. If you went to another hospital, the information would be immediately available.
- Credit Card information: accessible to merchants. The card would have a touch pad screen to allow you to select method of payment, you'd swipe it at the POS and the sale would be complete. This information would be editable by the individual.
- Identification: Some of this information would be editable by the individual, like address, phone number, email, etc. Government stored information, like driver's license number and social security number would not be editable and would be used by the government to verify your identity. Swipe the card at the airport and you are who you say you are.
etc...
Now, here's the cool part. The card could only be activated by the individual who's information is on it. When you first receive your card, your biometric information would be stored on it (nowhere else!), which means that unless you yourself are in possession of the card, none of the information on it would be available.
This sytem requires no central repository for information. What is does require is a standard protocol for transferring data. No one agency would store all your information. Standard terminals everywhere would allow you to plug in and verify that you are the person you say you are. The division of information on the device would mean that only the information required by an institution would be available to them. Government bodies would not be able to access your hospital records unless you allowed them to. Merhants would not know your government information unless you specifically provided it to them. When shopping online, all you'd do is plug the card into your computer or PDA and make the transaction happen.
Forget central databases. Put the information in the hands of the individuals themselves.
...that the 10% decrease in sales could be because consumers have finally realized what SHITTY PIECES OF CRAP THE MUSIC INDUSTRY SELLS?
This company was allowing people to SHARE the files and thus they got wankered. Backups are for PERSONAL use.
HAHAHAHA
From February through July of 2000 we set out to identify software infrastructure trends of Internet computing. Our approach involved several different activities. We studied the needs and realities of eCommerce sites by visiting several of them and interviewing decision makers.
(We bought some stuff at Amazon and interviewed each other about our experiences.)
We analyzed appropriate fractions of current research activity by visiting universities and attending a few key conferences and workshops.
(We hung out at some colleges and went to some frat parties - sorority chicks rule!)
We also informed ourselves directly by exploring material available at appropriate Web sites [21, 23].
(We browsed the web.)
February 4th? Mate, you guys are way behind...
It's not fucking funny anymore. It was funny 5 years ago when you guys started doing it, but now it's just a bunch of crap. Just quit it, why don't ya?
...the one that instructs my Mandrake 8.2 installation to show 25 minutes remaining for the last 15 minutes...
Patents are good
Misuse of patents is bad
PRON 20th anniversary! Let's go check out some nekkid people!
Oh, wait...
Sweet dude. That was awesome. You are my idol. Seriously. This is not joke. That was some kick-ass quote-drudging.
The fucker is stupid and he deserves the title of wanker. Thanks for pointing this out.
That's not meant for the subscription service. What it is meant for is this:
A 'Gold Star' in your comments header? Karma? (I think that would be hilarious) We really don't know. We'll decide and implement what makes sense as we have time to do it.
Turning Slashdot into a sytem where the payees get additional perks that increase the chances of their comments and thoughts being read is beyond admissable. It's just outright wrong and I hope you don't do it. It may seem funny to be able to buy Karma, but to me it's completely against everything this site stands for. How can you have an open society when the thoughts and ideas of the "rich" are more visible than those of the "poor?"
Will Slashdot become like the Internet Search engines that offer better search result standings for their paying advertisers? I hope not.
AMD: "Hey Intel, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!"
Intel: "Not again!"
AMD: "Nothin' up my sleave... Presto!"
Tune in next time for "I've got a 'chip' on my shoulder" or "'Chip' off the old block."
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Many people here have said that a spreadsheet, even one with macros, is *not* software because you can't load it up in the computer's memory and run it like a program.
So, does that mean that any *interepreted language* can also be considered non-software because it can't run without its associated application?
If not, then if your spreadsheet has functions or macros in it that manipulate the data, then I think you have to call it software. If it's *just* data, then you shouldn't call it software.
I think you have to look at the "intention" of the item. If it's intended to be run by something, then it is software, otherwise it isn't.