I for one am worried by this, as a previous poster said...very 1984 like...
Despite all the DOJ stuff Microsoft continues to try and rule the world. Where will the madness end. The megalomania shown by M$ is terrifying. Maybe bill has issues with his penis size or something and this is some kind of release..
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I love the way they have tried to make the argument look balanced when all the time they are sly-ly having a dig.
"Linux is now the second most popular operating system for servers, supplanting the decades-old operating system UNIX; Microsoft holds the top spot."
Decades old UNIX sounds like a dig, and "MS holds the top spot" is them having to have the last word in an argument.
"Linux used to be just a bunch of geeks trying to change the industry," said Elizabeth Phillips
"It's for geeks," said Faber Fedor
These statments just seem to be there to reduce the credibility of Linux. While Elizabeth phillips says "Its becoming more mainstream" she fails to mention that this "bunch of geeks" did change the industry.
"Fedor walked a roomful of developers and IT managers through the basics -- and not so basics -- of converting to the Linux world."
Just ensure that we all know that Linux is MUCH harder to use than the wonderful windows OS.
"Until recently, interacting with Linux was almost entirely text-driven -- much like Windows' precursor, DOS."
Ooooh, they're getting good at this - now they're hinting at the suggestion that Linux lags behind where Microsoft has been before. Like you could even compare DOS to Linux...hah!!
"But Linux software is getting better -- and now more closely mimics the Windows world that the vast majority of PC users are accustomed to"
Yeah it mimics Windows...like Windows mimics a Mac I suppose...?
"Still, Linux evangelists like Fedor say that, as long as new PCs come pre-loaded with Windows, the open source community faces an uphill battle spreading Linux beyond corporate IT departments into the home"
Right we better pack up and go home now then I suppose...it all useless, you dont stand a chance. Remember - the art of propoganda is to try and cause confusion, uncertainty and loss of hope in the enemy,and that is exactly what an article like this does.
"And as Linux proponents continue to try to enlist desktop PC users, Microsoft is busy reinventing that desktop."
Yep looks like we're too late, MS is reinventing the desktop, while us lame Linux people are still working with those big ugly PCs..
Personally I think Linux is stronger than ever...all these once flaky open source projects are becoming real mature, and they're getting better every day. With stuff like GNOME, Mozilla, GIMP, GCC, Evolution, Apache, MySQL, PHP to name but a few we have world-class products. Every time I use Open Source software I get a little smirk, because its a 'sleeper' -- it will continue to get better and better, and there is NOTHING MS can do to stop that.
Personally I agree about the environmental issue. I find it a bit bothering. Yes the balloons are already going up there - but the article said the company would launch their own if they could not use the weather ones. Also each Baloon will have $300 worth of kit attached to it. While I dont like the idea of this from an environmental point of view, I reckon its quite cool, because i'm sure they'll be hardware hackers out there quite happy to go hunting for this stuff.
Agreed, the book explains it all, and makes the film hugely more watchable.
The reason the film doesn't explain so much stuff is explained in the book - Kubrick insisted that the film should use imagery to tell the tale of the film, and didnt want it explained in dialogue. True, he suceeded in creating stunning imagery, but it still fails to explain the story at its expense.
This seems like a really lame idea. For a start I dont see how it can be so effective - the reason you get a good signal to your cell tower is that its in a nice clearly available place that you can see almost anywhere.
How is the phone in my pocket going to make a connection at street level through a dozen streets and building walls to make a connection with someone else's phone - all using a relatively low power signal.
As everyone else has said...erm..Battery Life!!
Finally...what is the latency going to be like? All these hops equal kakky latency, which cell phones have plenty enough of to begin with.
Afraid you're wrong old boy
Have a look here: http://www.ukerna.ac.uk/awareness/teleglobe.html
Also they're losing TeleGlobe too! Having to source a 2.5Gb line to the US quick sharpish. Its not their week really is it?
Doubt it'll make much difference, Ive been on tons of UK ISPs and have seen little traffic go through KPNQwest other than purely europe-bound traffic. Assuming a lot of your traffic is US bound, most of your traffic in the UK is gonna get handed off at the Linx and peer to someone like Level3, Teleglobe, UUNet etc..
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I for one am worried by this, as a previous poster said...very 1984 like...
Despite all the DOJ stuff Microsoft continues to try and rule the world. Where will the madness end. The megalomania shown by M$ is terrifying. Maybe bill has issues with his penis size or something and this is some kind of release..
I love the way they have tried to make the argument look balanced when all the time they are sly-ly having a dig.
"Linux is now the second most popular operating system for servers, supplanting the decades-old operating system UNIX; Microsoft holds the top spot."
Decades old UNIX sounds like a dig, and "MS holds the top spot" is them having to have the last word in an argument.
"Linux used to be just a bunch of geeks trying to change the industry," said Elizabeth Phillips
"It's for geeks," said Faber Fedor
These statments just seem to be there to reduce the credibility of Linux. While Elizabeth phillips says "Its becoming more mainstream" she fails to mention that this "bunch of geeks" did change the industry.
"Fedor walked a roomful of developers and IT managers through the basics -- and not so basics -- of converting to the Linux world."
Just ensure that we all know that Linux is MUCH harder to use than the wonderful windows OS.
"Until recently, interacting with Linux was almost entirely text-driven -- much like Windows' precursor, DOS."
Ooooh, they're getting good at this - now they're hinting at the suggestion that Linux lags behind where Microsoft has been before. Like you could even compare DOS to Linux...hah!!
"But Linux software is getting better -- and now more closely mimics the Windows world that the vast majority of PC users are accustomed to"
Yeah it mimics Windows...like Windows mimics a Mac I suppose...?
"Still, Linux evangelists like Fedor say that, as long as new PCs come pre-loaded with Windows, the open source community faces an uphill battle spreading Linux beyond corporate IT departments into the home"
Right we better pack up and go home now then I suppose...it all useless, you dont stand a chance. Remember - the art of propoganda is to try and cause confusion, uncertainty and loss of hope in the enemy,and that is exactly what an article like this does.
"And as Linux proponents continue to try to enlist desktop PC users, Microsoft is busy reinventing that desktop."
Yep looks like we're too late, MS is reinventing the desktop, while us lame Linux people are still working with those big ugly PCs..
Personally I think Linux is stronger than ever...all these once flaky open source projects are becoming real mature, and they're getting better every day. With stuff like GNOME, Mozilla, GIMP, GCC, Evolution, Apache, MySQL, PHP to name but a few we have world-class products. Every time I use Open Source software I get a little smirk, because its a 'sleeper' -- it will continue to get better and better, and there is NOTHING MS can do to stop that.
Personally I agree about the environmental issue. I find it a bit bothering. Yes the balloons are already going up there - but the article said the company would launch their own if they could not use the weather ones. Also each Baloon will have $300 worth of kit attached to it. While I dont like the idea of this from an environmental point of view, I reckon its quite cool, because i'm sure they'll be hardware hackers out there quite happy to go hunting for this stuff.
Agreed, the book explains it all, and makes the film hugely more watchable. The reason the film doesn't explain so much stuff is explained in the book - Kubrick insisted that the film should use imagery to tell the tale of the film, and didnt want it explained in dialogue. True, he suceeded in creating stunning imagery, but it still fails to explain the story at its expense.
anyhow how could you sue GPLed code? It disclaims itself from fitness for purpose or any other sort of consequential damages doesnt it?
Dreamworks are also using HP hardware and Linux for their animation - HP released this a few days ago.. Info on it Here
Futurama only uses CG scenes for prescisely those bits where the rotate camera angles etc - the rest is traditional animation.
This seems like a really lame idea. For a start I dont see how it can be so effective - the reason you get a good signal to your cell tower is that its in a nice clearly available place that you can see almost anywhere. How is the phone in my pocket going to make a connection at street level through a dozen streets and building walls to make a connection with someone else's phone - all using a relatively low power signal. As everyone else has said...erm..Battery Life!! Finally...what is the latency going to be like? All these hops equal kakky latency, which cell phones have plenty enough of to begin with.
Afraid you're wrong old boy Have a look here: http://www.ukerna.ac.uk/awareness/teleglobe.html Also they're losing TeleGlobe too! Having to source a 2.5Gb line to the US quick sharpish. Its not their week really is it?
Doubt it'll make much difference, Ive been on tons of UK ISPs and have seen little traffic go through KPNQwest other than purely europe-bound traffic. Assuming a lot of your traffic is US bound, most of your traffic in the UK is gonna get handed off at the Linx and peer to someone like Level3, Teleglobe, UUNet etc..