While libraries traditionally work on a lender model, I am thinking that a software disk is something that you are going to want to keep around the house. I would suggest offering CDs at a modest price, like 50 cents a disk. You could also load up a DVD with a ton of free software, for a dollar or two.
I think this is a pretty good example of how silly laws like the DMCA only restrict commerce in their own country. If India shuts this project down, how many other places could this be hosted? Many.
How does that song from the Disney ride go again? Oh ya, "Its a small world after all..."
YES YES YES! This equates to a distributed computing solution to solve the problem. Each time a person buys something, they pay the sales tax and the cash register does the math at sale time. Hee hee.
As long as you set up your active directory forest correctly, you can leave certain areas open and secure others. I cannot believe they didn't immediately think of an MS solution to a security problem.
A local community college wanted to broadcast their
basketball games on the internet so parents in other states could listen. I recommended Shoutcast, as it works well with WinAmp. Both are free. Shoutcast runs on Linux, making the solution free (as in beer) for a community college (or NPR?) and winamp was a small and easy download for parents, with a direct link to the download page right on the college website. They took an old desktop and turned it into their shoutcast server. Very easy setup, worked well for them. Anybody at NPR listening?
That sounds like a few tech support calls I have heard! But seriously, I agree with some of the counter points to the comments I made above. However, I was trying to make more of a point about the mindset, not necessarily how practical a Linux setup is now. We cannot ever expect the average Joe to compile anything, much less the kernel, to set up a system or to install new hardware. The new distros are getting very awesome. However, there are still some major gaps in driver support, etc.
To beat Windows, Linux is going to have to not just be better, but have a noticeably better user experienced for the end user.
Below the article are a number of user comments about the article. Obviously some of these are going to be from Linux geeks. This one got my attention:
I wish your Linux wireless experience had been
as painless as mine was.
I bought the $20 Belkin PC-card at surpluscomputers.com.
It uses the Atmel wireless Ethernet chip, and
there's a well-packaged Linux driver on Atmel's site.
I got the "wireless-tools" package for my Linux distribution
and dropped Atmel's driver into my kernel,
and I have Wi-Fi! Very easy, no blind alleys.
This stuff used to be hard. Either I'm getting
better or Linux is getting easier.
To the non-geek, here is what this paragraph might mean:
Atmel wireless Ethernet chip: I have to install a chip? Oh great, where do I buy that?
well-packaged Linux driver: Who cares if they send it to you in a nice package? My Windows came in a very colorful box, and I still had troubles with it!
kernel: You mean corn kernel? Or are you spelling Colonel wrong? Huh?
Either I'm getting
better or Linux is getting easier: You are stupid because you don't know Linux speak. Keep using MS Windows, it is less intimidating.
Just some thoughts on how far some of the stuff for the Linux desktop still has to go. If you want to beat Microsoft, you are going to have to make things easy for the non-geek (duh). I certainly don't mean to belittle the poster. But is sure does highlight the fact that what we geek types think has become easy is still very, very hard for the average user.
Serioulsy, how long is it going to take for a crack to come out for the Windows Media DRM? If they broken Apple's, it won't be too long. I would be it will happen inside 6 months...
OK, you had me until Guy Richie. I am sorry, but that is just too far. Snatch is the only decent thing I have seen come out of that guy, and that was mostly because of Jason Statham.
While I understand the argument, I don't buy into the idea that you could replace the cast of the Simpsons. I think I would be able to tell the difference. I think of old Bugs Bunny cartoons that were done by Mel Blanc, and newer ones done after he died. I can tell the difference even with some of the talented people they have had doing the voices recently, like Joe Alaskey.
Also, there is something to be said for chemistry. The current cast sure seem to work very well together. I would hate to break that up.
In the end, I think the actors will get some sort of raise since everyone else involved is making more money than god on the show. They can afford to give the actors a bigger share of the pie.
Why do you say this? The Simpsons, season after season, is a top 20 show. Look at some of the other shows of this caliber, and see what their actors are making. Think about Friends. While that show is usually a top 5 show, I think the two are comparable for the money they make from first run, syndication, products, etc. The 6 friends stars make A LOT more money than the talented cast of the Simpsons.
As far as their market worth goes, I think that Fox can pay them what they are asking. It is still a fraction of what the stars of many other shows are getting.
I swear, rule this redundant or troll, but after reading the article I think SCO just may be SATAN, if there is such an entity.
With the considerable history of this suit, SCO just keeps double and triple and quadruple talking on all the points. Is there no doubt to anyone (not just in Linux circles) that SCO will probably loose, one of several ways.
Seriously, because hate is such a self-destructive thing I really try to reserve it as much as I can. But I think that Darl McStupid really deserves the full wait of my humble bit of hate. I don't know how that effects his or my karma, but I really don't care at this point.
The only thing that is gonna suck when SCO finally looses is that some poor saps will loose a lot of money on SCO stock, and a few SCO employees (like all of them) will loose their jobs.
Seriously, not to be a troll. I really think that MS did damage Sun. I wonder if this $2B will give them a profit this quarter. They sure could use one...
I lived in South Dakota for a number of years, which is how I got my dis-taste for Gateway. Any number of businesses there will buy Gateways to support the local economy. From about 1997 - 2000, I saw some real crap pour out of that Gateway factory. And their support was very horrible in those days, especially when trying to get them to fix their own mistakes.
I don't usually hold a grudge for so long, but Gateway screwed up so bad some many times, that I would be a fool to every recommend them again to anyone (at least not to anyone I like). I know a number of current and former coworkers that are walking "Gateway sux" billboards.
I have heard both good and bad stories about Dell. I live in Austin now, so I recommend these. But what I usually say to a friend or businessman when they are getting ready to buy a new computer is, "If you know of a good local computer shop that you trust, buy from them. If not, by from HP or Dell. Whatever you do, do NOT buy from Gateway."
I certainly don't want Gateway to go out of business, as I have a friend or two that still works for them and a lot of people count on them for jobs. But they will never get a cent out of me again.
I had a client who would not switch to Dell or anyone else becuase there was a Gateway store near his house. I have HATED Gateway for years because of several bad experiences with them. Even after relating these to him, he would not switch his company to Dell because of that store. Well, I guess he just lost his reason.
I was thinking about setting up a terabyte server in my house. 5 X 250 (IDE) mb at RAID 5, plus Promise controller and and hardware I already had was going to run me ~ $1000. I assume Google can get it much cheaper. A solution like RAID 5 would allow them to neglect backing up everything all the time. Still, even if they could get a terabyt for $500 (which is 100o users), that seems really expensive for users. That is like 50 cents per user. Hmmm...
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While libraries traditionally work on a lender model, I am thinking that a software disk is something that you are going to want to keep around the house. I would suggest offering CDs at a modest price, like 50 cents a disk. You could also load up a DVD with a ton of free software, for a dollar or two.
Would it get me a Funny if I said: One Word Pr0n ? Just trying to karma whore here...
Pr0 - 0n.
I think this is a pretty good example of how silly laws like the DMCA only restrict commerce in their own country. If India shuts this project down, how many other places could this be hosted? Many.
How does that song from the Disney ride go again? Oh ya, "Its a small world after all..."
Fark you off topic police. You are suppose to moderate pos, not neg. Esp on something this far down, idiots.
Your sig farking rules! I think I will steal it, or slightly mod it and copyright it then sue. No, maybe I will just stand back and admire it.
YES YES YES! This equates to a distributed computing solution to solve the problem. Each time a person buys something, they pay the sales tax and the cash register does the math at sale time. Hee hee.
Well, I believe all the rules are published, in both laws and regulations.
As long as you set up your active directory forest correctly, you can leave certain areas open and secure others. I cannot believe they didn't immediately think of an MS solution to a security problem.
A local community college wanted to broadcast their basketball games on the internet so parents in other states could listen. I recommended Shoutcast, as it works well with WinAmp. Both are free. Shoutcast runs on Linux, making the solution free (as in beer) for a community college (or NPR?) and winamp was a small and easy download for parents, with a direct link to the download page right on the college website. They took an old desktop and turned it into their shoutcast server. Very easy setup, worked well for them. Anybody at NPR listening?
My point is that when someone goes to find something out about Linux, this is often what they run into. We need to make it easier.
To beat Windows, Linux is going to have to not just be better, but have a noticeably better user experienced for the end user.
I wish your Linux wireless experience had been as painless as mine was.
I bought the $20 Belkin PC-card at surpluscomputers.com. It uses the Atmel wireless Ethernet chip, and there's a well-packaged Linux driver on Atmel's site. I got the "wireless-tools" package for my Linux distribution and dropped Atmel's driver into my kernel, and I have Wi-Fi! Very easy, no blind alleys. This stuff used to be hard. Either I'm getting better or Linux is getting easier.
To the non-geek, here is what this paragraph might mean:
Atmel wireless Ethernet chip: I have to install a chip? Oh great, where do I buy that?
well-packaged Linux driver: Who cares if they send it to you in a nice package? My Windows came in a very colorful box, and I still had troubles with it!
kernel: You mean corn kernel? Or are you spelling Colonel wrong? Huh?
Either I'm getting better or Linux is getting easier: You are stupid because you don't know Linux speak. Keep using MS Windows, it is less intimidating.
Just some thoughts on how far some of the stuff for the Linux desktop still has to go. If you want to beat Microsoft, you are going to have to make things easy for the non-geek (duh). I certainly don't mean to belittle the poster. But is sure does highlight the fact that what we geek types think has become easy is still very, very hard for the average user.
So is CERN going to replace the capacitance trees with a bunch of these little batteries to power their super-collider?
Serioulsy, how long is it going to take for a crack to come out for the Windows Media DRM? If they broken Apple's, it won't be too long. I would be it will happen inside 6 months...
it will have my name and a sat picture of my house? What happens if someone picks up my copy first? That is a privacy concern!
OK, you had me until Guy Richie. I am sorry, but that is just too far. Snatch is the only decent thing I have seen come out of that guy, and that was mostly because of Jason Statham.
Also, there is something to be said for chemistry. The current cast sure seem to work very well together. I would hate to break that up.
In the end, I think the actors will get some sort of raise since everyone else involved is making more money than god on the show. They can afford to give the actors a bigger share of the pie.
The next Slashdot duplicate story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
As far as their market worth goes, I think that Fox can pay them what they are asking. It is still a fraction of what the stars of many other shows are getting.
With the considerable history of this suit, SCO just keeps double and triple and quadruple talking on all the points. Is there no doubt to anyone (not just in Linux circles) that SCO will probably loose, one of several ways.
Seriously, because hate is such a self-destructive thing I really try to reserve it as much as I can. But I think that Darl McStupid really deserves the full wait of my humble bit of hate. I don't know how that effects his or my karma, but I really don't care at this point.
The only thing that is gonna suck when SCO finally looses is that some poor saps will loose a lot of money on SCO stock, and a few SCO employees (like all of them) will loose their jobs.
Seriously, not to be a troll. I really think that MS did damage Sun. I wonder if this $2B will give them a profit this quarter. They sure could use one...
I don't usually hold a grudge for so long, but Gateway screwed up so bad some many times, that I would be a fool to every recommend them again to anyone (at least not to anyone I like). I know a number of current and former coworkers that are walking "Gateway sux" billboards.
I have heard both good and bad stories about Dell. I live in Austin now, so I recommend these. But what I usually say to a friend or businessman when they are getting ready to buy a new computer is, "If you know of a good local computer shop that you trust, buy from them. If not, by from HP or Dell. Whatever you do, do NOT buy from Gateway."
I certainly don't want Gateway to go out of business, as I have a friend or two that still works for them and a lot of people count on them for jobs. But they will never get a cent out of me again.
I had a client who would not switch to Dell or anyone else becuase there was a Gateway store near his house. I have HATED Gateway for years because of several bad experiences with them. Even after relating these to him, he would not switch his company to Dell because of that store. Well, I guess he just lost his reason.
I was thinking about setting up a terabyte server in my house. 5 X 250 (IDE) mb at RAID 5, plus Promise controller and and hardware I already had was going to run me ~ $1000. I assume Google can get it much cheaper. A solution like RAID 5 would allow them to neglect backing up everything all the time. Still, even if they could get a terabyt for $500 (which is 100o users), that seems really expensive for users. That is like 50 cents per user. Hmmm...