Sure, sure, sure... Linux will not make in-roads to desktop untill an idiot-proof install system for both OS and software comes into being. You know, a la Windoz...
What's the name of that new Linux guy at M$? This is the kind of stuff he needs to address. Microsoft can NOT now afford to be spewing out "whitpapers" that can go right to the shreader.
Look, there is no "brain drain" at Microsoft, they DO have some smart people working for them. So why do they produce frilly lady fluff like this? If Microsoft wants to survive, they will need to work ALONG SIDE linux, have a reallistic approach to compeating with Linux, not just shitting out paper after paper that even marginal techies like me laugh at.
But while Cisco is still the Big Dog, they are by no means the only Big Dog. Fuck 'em if they want to play that game, they can take their ball and go home.
There are many other QUALITY options now. Let Cisco and Microsoft grow old and die together.
Software sales generate PROFIT. Tech support does NOT, and it costs money to boot.
Commercial enterprises are around for ONE spacific reason: generate income for their stockholders or investers. Product is strictly secondary. Tech support is not even on the map.
Sure, sure, whatever you say. 10 year at a Boeing subcontractor sysadmin / lead DBS, 4 years civil service Air Force comm. We all work for a living rather than fuck off and suck off the teet of society...
By the way, I'd like to super-size my happy meal please.
It's not necessarily a help channel, its more of a place for burnt-out admins and developers to crash.
Stop doing marathon fantasy gaming fed by Mountain Dew, put in 8 to 10 of WORK like EVERYONE else, go home, get some sleep, and THROW AWAY THE PIZZA BOXES. Then, you will not be "burnt out" so much. Oh yes: Don't take yourself so seriously, and people will not make so much fun of you.
Ah yes, another Slashdot Lawyer. "I know of a security hole. If you pay me I'll fix it. If not, back to my classes." is extortion??? It's an offer to do work. Extortion is "Pay me or I'll post this shit all over campas".
...At least there is a greater chance of my vote not being screwed up...
Not here in Washington state. Furor over absentee ballot delay
: "On the eve of today's statewide election -- when voters will decide critical issues from the future of Washington's transportation system to control of the Legislature -- frustrations increased over the delayed issuance of thousands of King County absentee ballots."
You're missing his point (I think). The content here *is not* subscriber supported. The amout that/. takes in from subscribers vs M$ et al. has to be a drop in the bucket. If slash got rid of ads, they would probibly fold. The point is, you can't float a dot com on subscribers alone.
Take newspapers: the price of the paper to the consumer is trivial. Many papers don't even charge any more. They are supported by ad money.
On a different note, doesn't it seem like the Microsoft bunch and hangers-on spend A LOT more ad money here than Open Source?
It is taking a little longer than expected, but the outcome will be the same.
Why yes, by George! You may be right! Why in 10 or 15 years, the way technology marches on, some smart geek will almost certainly come up with another killer Open Source OS, and say goodby to that old dino, Linux!
Telling people how to make bombs out of shit around their house is perfectly fine. Advocating violence is fine. Engaging in violence is where the line exists. Laws that attempt to preempt violence by promoting fascism are retarded, and the people that support them more so.
So show people how to build something that has no other purpose than to kill and destroy is alright? Show this to people who are inclined to actually carry out such things? No. No, no.
You ideas are strictly those of an unrealistic ideolog and nearly sociopathic in how little empathy they give to possible victims of the violence this young man espouses and encourages.
The kid was hacking websites (and attempted to hack military computers according to logs on his computer) JUST AFTER congress passed the PATRIOT act which equated...
Sorry, no... None of those links nor their source talks about hacking... Yet another troll, Mr. Denver!
The government has basically forbid this guy from criticizing the system.
No, the government has forbid his to show people how to blow things up and kill people.
The newspapers and WWW are full of people criticizing the government, very few of which are in jail. People who advicate murderous violence (you know, bombs that kill people?) have stepped over the line, and are a dnager to everyone.
When your mother / boyfriend / child / drinking buddie get smeared all over a sidewalk, come back and blab some more on the "freedom" to blow things up.
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Where did you find this information? CNN: "Austin, 20, pleaded guilty in February to distributing information related to explosives."
No place do I see anything about breaking into government computers. But you're probibly a troll anyway.
All of this crap is pure HYSTERIA generated to rally the sheep - I mean public... Looks like the suits in Washington are getting nervous that public interest in the "War on Terrorism" is starting to wane. Could it be because of the lack of any REAL threat?
I guess what I was saying is, with the exception of SCO, I don't think too many people will mind if people have a look-see at the code of outdated (version-wise) software from a historic point of view, and yes, lot's to learn from other people's code, that's how newbies like me learn the tricks...
2. A citation to his case as added support for your complaint
But remember what the author said about acting like a lawyer... The judge is likly to not care, what's important is the evidence you bring that is directly linked to YOUR case. It's small claims court, remember...
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Sure, sure, sure... Linux will not make in-roads to desktop untill an idiot-proof install system for both OS and software comes into being. You know, a la Windoz...
What's the name of that new Linux guy at M$? This is the kind of stuff he needs to address. Microsoft can NOT now afford to be spewing out "whitpapers" that can go right to the shreader.
Look, there is no "brain drain" at Microsoft, they DO have some smart people working for them. So why do they produce frilly lady fluff like this? If Microsoft wants to survive, they will need to work ALONG SIDE linux, have a reallistic approach to compeating with Linux, not just shitting out paper after paper that even marginal techies like me laugh at.
But while Cisco is still the Big Dog, they are by no means the only Big Dog. Fuck 'em if they want to play that game, they can take their ball and go home.
There are many other QUALITY options now. Let Cisco and Microsoft grow old and die together.
Software sales generate PROFIT. Tech support does NOT, and it costs money to boot.
Commercial enterprises are around for ONE spacific reason: generate income for their stockholders or investers. Product is strictly secondary. Tech support is not even on the map.
Sure, sure, whatever you say. 10 year at a Boeing subcontractor sysadmin / lead DBS, 4 years civil service Air Force comm. We all work for a living rather than fuck off and suck off the teet of society...
By the way, I'd like to super-size my happy meal please.
It's not necessarily a help channel, its more of a place for burnt-out admins and developers to crash.
Stop doing marathon fantasy gaming fed by Mountain Dew, put in 8 to 10 of WORK like EVERYONE else, go home, get some sleep, and THROW AWAY THE PIZZA BOXES. Then, you will not be "burnt out" so much. Oh yes: Don't take yourself so seriously, and people will not make so much fun of you.
Sorry, but it is widly accepted as WinXP or Win98 or Win31. For example: WINdows XP = WinXP. WINdows 98 = Win98.
But you are a troll anyway, right?
Ah yes, another Slashdot Lawyer. "I know of a security hole. If you pay me I'll fix it. If not, back to my classes." is extortion??? It's an offer to do work. Extortion is "Pay me or I'll post this shit all over campas".
Pull your head out.
Its not like homework is worth more than 10-20% of your final grade in most university classes.
10 or 20% of your grade is nothing, no big deal? Yes, my man, I would like fries with that, and I said no "special sauce"... Hop to it!
Not here in Washington state. Furor over absentee ballot delay : "On the eve of today's statewide election -- when voters will decide critical issues from the future of Washington's transportation system to control of the Legislature -- frustrations increased over the delayed issuance of thousands of King County absentee ballots."
The code is not open source because it was developed by a private (vs government grant) company for a commercial product.
You're missing his point (I think). The content here *is not* subscriber supported. The amout that /. takes in from subscribers vs M$ et al. has to be a drop in the bucket. If slash got rid of ads, they would probibly fold. The point is, you can't float a dot com on subscribers alone.
Take newspapers: the price of the paper to the consumer is trivial. Many papers don't even charge any more. They are supported by ad money.
On a different note, doesn't it seem like the Microsoft bunch and hangers-on spend A LOT more ad money here than Open Source?
It is taking a little longer than expected, but the outcome will be the same.
Why yes, by George! You may be right! Why in 10 or 15 years, the way technology marches on, some smart geek will almost certainly come up with another killer Open Source OS, and say goodby to that old dino, Linux!
Jan. 31, 2001 Wired: Microsoft thinks Linux is doomed, and predicts that many Linux businesses will falter and fail before the end of the year.
Telling people how to make bombs out of shit around their house is perfectly fine. Advocating violence is fine. Engaging in violence is where the line exists. Laws that attempt to preempt violence by promoting fascism are retarded, and the people that support them more so.
So show people how to build something that has no other purpose than to kill and destroy is alright? Show this to people who are inclined to actually carry out such things? No. No, no.
You ideas are strictly those of an unrealistic ideolog and nearly sociopathic in how little empathy they give to possible victims of the violence this young man espouses and encourages.
The kid was hacking websites (and attempted to hack military computers according to logs on his computer) JUST AFTER congress passed the PATRIOT act which equated...
Sorry, no... None of those links nor their source talks about hacking... Yet another troll, Mr. Denver!
The government has basically forbid this guy from criticizing the system.
No, the government has forbid his to show people how to blow things up and kill people.
The newspapers and WWW are full of people criticizing the government, very few of which are in jail. People who advicate murderous violence (you know, bombs that kill people?) have stepped over the line, and are a dnager to everyone.
When your mother / boyfriend / child / drinking buddie get smeared all over a sidewalk, come back and blab some more on the "freedom" to blow things up.
Where did you find this information? CNN: "Austin, 20, pleaded guilty in February to distributing information related to explosives."
No place do I see anything about breaking into government computers. But you're probibly a troll anyway.
How about Limbaugh snorting rush doing William Shatner... No, that's a bad porno film...
Sure they can. Crack open any cookbook, turn to the copyright page... read...
How about Limbaugh doing Rush spoken word style, a La William Shatner?
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Because Micro$oft is behind the whold damn thing.
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All of this crap is pure HYSTERIA generated to rally the sheep - I mean public... Looks like the suits in Washington are getting nervous that public interest in the "War on Terrorism" is starting to wane. Could it be because of the lack of any REAL threat?
I guess what I was saying is, with the exception of SCO, I don't think too many people will mind if people have a look-see at the code of outdated (version-wise) software from a historic point of view, and yes, lot's to learn from other people's code, that's how newbies like me learn the tricks...
2. A citation to his case as added support for your complaint
But remember what the author said about acting like a lawyer... The judge is likly to not care, what's important is the evidence you bring that is directly linked to YOUR case. It's small claims court, remember...