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I'd bet that currently the browser stats for Slashdot swing in the favour of Internet Explorer for the simple reason that it's a site that a lot of people read at work - possibly even more so than in the home - and because of the fact that many, many offices are still tied down to MS Desktops loaded with IE, this is how and why my assumption is made.
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I think its one of these things which benefits everyone; the store gets statistical data their data analysts can gleefully enjoy while us customers get discounts and special offers.
For example, I'm a registered customer with my local Dominos pizza store - I'm not about to let my privacy concerns get in the way of cheaper discounts every month.
Glad to see the movie industry finally taking action against those responsible for breaking copyright law, rather than against the tools such as P2P, Bittorrent, and other filesharing programs which all have legal purposes.
Maybe they weren't too impressed with the Morris worm spread via Unix-based systems back in the 1980s and have voted with their feet and chosen a new supplier.
It might be the biggest blunder in the technology industry since IBM's original contract with Microsoft.
Sorry to reply OT, but I fail to understand how this was a blunder by IBM or a great move by Bill Gates/MS - the sort of deal they agreed was a "standard/typical" deal in the technology industry at the time.
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For some reason, I used to find the "KillBill" game included with some versions of Linux very enjoyable. And then there was the "PieBill" game in which I racked up many hours of fun...
From what I hear it is next to impossible to emingrate to New Zealand but I guess they go not consider that a human rights issue.
I doubt many would consider this a human rights issue - no-one has the right to emigrate to a country in which they were either not born nor have no relational ties to.
Having never had a Dell, I can't say for sure - but a lot of PC manufacturers use Restore CDs rather than actual Windows CDs these days (meaning the CD can only be used on a Dell and they can also include all their software on the disc).
Apologies if I've picked you up wrongly, but I do detect a trace of sarcasm in your post which I feel I should respond to.
I've been using Windows since 1996 when we got our first proper PC and in that time I have had one Virus - a Virus I wrote (didn't release anywhere) and tested on my own system.
I keep my anti-virus scanner up to date, run a firewall, and most of all I actually have common sense. Now, that's not to say Virii haven't *tried* to get themselves onto my system, but due to the common sense and security measures I'd taken not one has penetrated my defences.
Now, let's compare something like the Love Bug virus to the recent trojan aimed at Fedora/Redhat users...
The Love Bug relied upon users opening the virus based on the text of the email, whereas the trojan aimed at Linux users relied on the user's sense of security conciousness.
If we're saying that Virii on Windows is the fault of the operating system, by these standards we must also conclude that virii on Linux is the fault of the operating system also.
I think this is a more common thing than you might expect. As people ("geeks" in particular) replace computers with new boxen, older machines will be pushed into other roles - even those with a relatively high specification.
I use a 900 mhz Athlon, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB HDD as my main machine at the moment, but come the end of the year I'll be laid off from my current job and intend to invest in an ex-business laptop as a replacement since my current box is dying - the monitor is on the blink, sound card doesn't work, and I don't have the time nor resources to put into a 4-year-old computer anymore - yet, if it boots (which it does) and is connected to my network (which it is) then it'll be a perfect solution as a firewall/router/file server - despite its "high" spec.
Most cinemas I go to these days - which I might add are private businesses - have rules which state before the film to switch cellphones off.
So if your cellphone is off and you are innocent, how does blocking cellphone signals punish you if you won't be receiving signals or transmitting anyway?
I don't see how this is eliminating your fair use rights in any way.
I've not read the article, but I've never heard of a device which can interface between whatever web browser you are using and your text editor which prevents you typing out the quotes you wish to use line-by-line. If there is, my apologies - you can continue to excercise your fair use rights by way of a pen and piece of paper.
I myself am personally offended when people think that hackers are malicious.
That may be so, however I am personally offended when people refuse to accept that languages evolve - words in common use which have different meanings to much of society is a major part of the evolution of any language.
You see, computer manufacturers who sell OEM versions of MS Windows on their PCs are prohibited under the terms of their contract with MS from selling machines with no OS installed.
Dell used to/still do sell PCs with FreeDOS installed to get around this. Walmart sell PCs with Linux installed. I've not seen a major computer manufacturer sell or offer a PC without any OS installed for this very reason.
Why would anyone make efforts to invite into their hard disk an operating system that is so full of security vulnerabilities, crashes a lot, and generally is slower and less easy to use?
My Windows box is more secure than any Linux installation on my PC has ever been - I know how to administer a Windows box very well in comparison to a Linux install and have enough common sense that the actual security vulnerabilities in Windows are not a problem for me.
And easier to use? Windows wins this one hands down after I spent 4 hours trying to get an internet connection via Ethernet under Suse Linux and after a reinstallation of Windows I was online by the time I'd logged on. And that's just the beginning.
You can't pirate Linux per se, however applications such as Crossover Office could/would be illegally used by users wishing to make the change from Windows to Linux but unwilling to pay the cost to purchase Crossover Office.
What type of sites is it you operate? Here are some logs from a 100% non-technology related site which still shows Internet Explorer as by far the most-used browser.
Note that the Opera browser shown in Rank 3 should not be taken as accurate as this merely runs a "ticker" on auto-refresh setting every 10 minutes.
# Hits User Agent 1 31005 15.75% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) 2 20925 10.63% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1;.NET CLR 1 3 11074 5.63% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) Opera 7.50 4 10596 5.38% Opera/7.50 (Windows NT 5.0; U) [en] 5 9893 5.03% Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko 6 8281 4.21% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) 7 7856 3.99% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProd 8 6113 3.11% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1) 9 5286 2.69% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98) 10 4868 2.47% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1;.NET 11 4795 2.44% Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko 12 2915 1.48% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.2) Opera 7.50 13 2885 1.47% Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko 14 2783 1.41% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90) 15 2645 1.34% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) Opera 7.54
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I'd bet that currently the browser stats for Slashdot swing in the favour of Internet Explorer for the simple reason that it's a site that a lot of people read at work - possibly even more so than in the home - and because of the fact that many, many offices are still tied down to MS Desktops loaded with IE, this is how and why my assumption is made.
I put this down to the fact that I have good common sense, and use a good quality browser (Firefox) on a good quality OS (Windows XP).
Perhaps some of us use locked down PCs in our workplace and have no choice but to use IE as a browser.
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For example, I'm a registered customer with my local Dominos pizza store - I'm not about to let my privacy concerns get in the way of cheaper discounts every month.
Glad to see the movie industry finally taking action against those responsible for breaking copyright law, rather than against the tools such as P2P, Bittorrent, and other filesharing programs which all have legal purposes.
Out of curiousity, what makes opensource.org's definition any more "correct" than any other definition of "open source"?
Maybe they weren't too impressed with the Morris worm spread via Unix-based systems back in the 1980s and have voted with their feet and chosen a new supplier.
Sorry to reply OT, but I fail to understand how this was a blunder by IBM or a great move by Bill Gates/MS - the sort of deal they agreed was a "standard/typical" deal in the technology industry at the time.
For some reason, I used to find the "KillBill" game included with some versions of Linux very enjoyable. And then there was the "PieBill" game in which I racked up many hours of fun...
I doubt many would consider this a human rights issue - no-one has the right to emigrate to a country in which they were either not born nor have no relational ties to.
Could you perhaps provide a link to the code they are using to do this?
Or are you just talking nonsense about something you haven't a clue for sure simply because it's Microsoft?
Nope, reinstalling every 180 days is only normal if you don't know how to take care of your installation and computer.
My Windows box is as speedy as it was the first day it was installed.
Having never had a Dell, I can't say for sure - but a lot of PC manufacturers use Restore CDs rather than actual Windows CDs these days (meaning the CD can only be used on a Dell and they can also include all their software on the disc).
Apologies if I've picked you up wrongly, but I do detect a trace of sarcasm in your post which I feel I should respond to.
I've been using Windows since 1996 when we got our first proper PC and in that time I have had one Virus - a Virus I wrote (didn't release anywhere) and tested on my own system.
I keep my anti-virus scanner up to date, run a firewall, and most of all I actually have common sense. Now, that's not to say Virii haven't *tried* to get themselves onto my system, but due to the common sense and security measures I'd taken not one has penetrated my defences.
Now, let's compare something like the Love Bug virus to the recent trojan aimed at Fedora/Redhat users...
The Love Bug relied upon users opening the virus based on the text of the email, whereas the trojan aimed at Linux users relied on the user's sense of security conciousness.
If we're saying that Virii on Windows is the fault of the operating system, by these standards we must also conclude that virii on Linux is the fault of the operating system also.
I use a 900 mhz Athlon, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB HDD as my main machine at the moment, but come the end of the year I'll be laid off from my current job and intend to invest in an ex-business laptop as a replacement since my current box is dying - the monitor is on the blink, sound card doesn't work, and I don't have the time nor resources to put into a 4-year-old computer anymore - yet, if it boots (which it does) and is connected to my network (which it is) then it'll be a perfect solution as a firewall/router/file server - despite its "high" spec.
Believe it or not, when it comes to business decisions, some companies leave "politics" to one side and choose the best tool for the job.
Most cinemas I go to these days - which I might add are private businesses - have rules which state before the film to switch cellphones off.
So if your cellphone is off and you are innocent, how does blocking cellphone signals punish you if you won't be receiving signals or transmitting anyway?
I've not read the article, but I've never heard of a device which can interface between whatever web browser you are using and your text editor which prevents you typing out the quotes you wish to use line-by-line. If there is, my apologies - you can continue to excercise your fair use rights by way of a pen and piece of paper.
That may be so, however I am personally offended when people refuse to accept that languages evolve - words in common use which have different meanings to much of society is a major part of the evolution of any language.
In return for you agreeing to follow the terms of the contract, you gain access to use the software sold to you.
You see, computer manufacturers who sell OEM versions of MS Windows on their PCs are prohibited under the terms of their contract with MS from selling machines with no OS installed.
Dell used to/still do sell PCs with FreeDOS installed to get around this. Walmart sell PCs with Linux installed. I've not seen a major computer manufacturer sell or offer a PC without any OS installed for this very reason.
My Windows box is more secure than any Linux installation on my PC has ever been - I know how to administer a Windows box very well in comparison to a Linux install and have enough common sense that the actual security vulnerabilities in Windows are not a problem for me.
And easier to use? Windows wins this one hands down after I spent 4 hours trying to get an internet connection via Ethernet under Suse Linux and after a reinstallation of Windows I was online by the time I'd logged on. And that's just the beginning.
You can't pirate Linux per se, however applications such as Crossover Office could/would be illegally used by users wishing to make the change from Windows to Linux but unwilling to pay the cost to purchase Crossover Office.
What type of sites is it you operate? Here are some logs from a 100% non-technology related site which still shows Internet Explorer as by far the most-used browser.
.NET CLR 1 .NET
Note that the Opera browser shown in Rank 3 should not be taken as accurate as this merely runs a "ticker" on auto-refresh setting every 10 minutes.
# Hits User Agent
1 31005 15.75% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
2 20925 10.63% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1;
3 11074 5.63% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) Opera 7.50
4 10596 5.38% Opera/7.50 (Windows NT 5.0; U) [en]
5 9893 5.03% Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko
6 8281 4.21% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0)
7 7856 3.99% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProd
8 6113 3.11% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1)
9 5286 2.69% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)
10 4868 2.47% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1;
11 4795 2.44% Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko
12 2915 1.48% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.2) Opera 7.50
13 2885 1.47% Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko
14 2783 1.41% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)
15 2645 1.34% Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) Opera 7.54