You stupid idiot! It's right there in the PDF on the first page that's linked to! It's barried in the text! Sorry that there's no pretty charts or tables for you! What are you? An MBA or something?
RTFA!!!!
Ok, i feel better now. I got so caught up in following the links, I didn't even look at the first thing on the page. Yes, I feel really stupid right now.
any reference to a list of applications that could be substituted for the proprietary stuff. I would like to see something like:
Windows..... Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD,etc.
MS Office....... OpenOffice, ????
Outlook, OulookExpress...... ????
you get the idea. Unless you know what the OSS version's name is, you wouldn't know what to replace it with. I don't know what all the OSS replacements are, if there are any, or what functionality they have (haven't).
This would greatly help someone trying to migrate. Otherwise, I'm afraid, they'll just throw up their hands, and say,"I don't know where to start."
It seams that most businesses have exactly that attitude: Our earnings are down! Oh well, lay-off our people and move overseas. They'll work for less. And when those countries start to realize that they're being exploited and ask for more, those corps will just move to another country that has even cheaper labor. I find it sad that human beings are being broken down to just numbers on an income statement.
See Link. After the above accident in '66, the US Airforce tried keeping it hush - hush. If it wasn't for the Europeans being so pissed at us, we probably wouldn't have ever known about it and it would have been "classified" probably until this day. Why? Because they don't want us, the people, to know that they fuck up in big ways that can really hurt us.
So that thing in PA was probably a U2, bomb that accidently fell off a plane, or some experimental rocket that got away from them, and our Gov just doesn't want us to panic or whatever and think they're perfect.
Is that why my: Heywood Jablowme@whitehouse.gov Dick Hertz@yahoo.com HarryPNisss@microsoft.com SudoNy mm@slashodot.com ImaNassHole@whitehouse.gov Homu rSexual@apple.com and others..Doesn't work?
Yes, exactly. I've been trying to find a similar study done a while back, and the researchers said the same thing you did. I saw it in The Economist a year or so ago. (When I searched their website, I didn't find it, so I don't have a link.) They said that self esteem growing up was more important. They argued this because of all the short people they also studied who are successful. In other words, the factor that was the same between the successful short group and the successful tall group was the self-esteem they had as a teenager - if I remember correctly. They did qualify their findings, though, stating that more studies will have to be done. Also, I bet that the news story is over-simplifying the results of the study.
I'm glad that there's some headway in shutting these people down. I hate spam as much as anyone and I resent the fact that these people feel entitled to spam us.
on the other hand, I'm afraid that down the line, some gov't or corp will use these rulings to stiffle legitimate email/free speach/ or whatever - DMCA anyone?
I'm just concerned about the long-term legal tamifications of these actions. That's all.
Or, I'm just catastrophizing - as usual.
See also:
www.literature.org/
www.online-literature.com
These folks also publish public domain stuff on the web. It's sad though, there could be more, but because of the Sony Bono law, stuff that should be in the public domain by nowis still owned by the author's off-spring or estate.
He jokingly refers to himself as "Linux's hood ornament," and he's anything but an autocrat. His power is based on nothing more than the collective respect of his cohorts.
This is probably why Linux hasn't split into a million different versions like the comercial NIXes. We've all agreed, basically, that Linus is *IT* for Linux and we're all going for the same goal. Yes?
Just reading about his diplomacy with Stallman/GNU is a work of someone who is a brillant organizer.And that, my Linux friends, is a genius in itself.
Then again, would it kill Roland to give these people a free license to create what is basically a product that augments their own line of products - all for free?
What I gathered from the site, they made the emulator so that they can hear the sounds that are created on older games. And since the MT-32 isn't being made any longer or that there isn't many that still work, these guys got together to make an emulator so that they can enjoy their older games.
It's unfortunate that the way our legal system works forces IP owners to take drastic measures such as this. I'm sure that Roland's mgt. really didn't want to go after those kids, but if they didn't wouldn't they be in effect saying that anyone can go ahead and take their IP property? Legally speaking of course.
Any lawyers out there to correct me - please? I'd like to know for sure myself. I'm just going by my Biz law class I had over the Summer and we just breezed over IP law.
Asscroft is touring the country trying to convince citizens that PATRIOT II is in their best interests and his people are proving him wrong! Hahahahaha
On the other hand, unless this is really being hyped on CNN and the networks, most people probably don't even know this is happening.
that the places that big US corps are outsourcing software development are also the biggest software pirates - according to the "The Economist's Book of Figures for 2004"
China #2
India #22
As the IT mgt books say, "Don't outsource your strategic intellectual capital!". Unfortunately, most corps don't seem to think of this and they're outsourcing everything they can just to save a few bucks.
I saw an article a few months ago, I think CIO.com, that mentioned how United Technologies saved a whole $7 million (US) on their IT budget by sending some work over to India. I thought, "Wow! Seven million dollars US!". Then I looked. Their IT budget is over a billion dollars. So they saved a whole 0.7% by going overseas. In the meantime, their employees are demoralized for having seen their buddies lose their jobs and some poor bastard(s) have to stay in the middle of night to deal with people on the other side of the world, because if they don't - it's their ass too!
Yes! The thing I hate is when I misspell a URL and someone else's website comes up. Here I was waiting for the website I thought I typed and instead something loads. I like getting the "Not Found Page" because it's quick and I can just go retype the one I want in. And if I'm looking for something in particluar,I ususally go to Google first.
The only time I just type something in is if I want a pr0n site. They're usually the ones that have the domain names for legitimate stuff. Like www.whitehouse.com. I always forget the.gov.;-)
As was explained to me by a Lawyer who worked for Congress at one time, most laws are the result of knee-jerk reactions to public/corporate demand. Unfortunately, not much thought goes into the consequences of these laws. They just want to keep their jobs.
Another problem is that Congress makes some of these laws so vague as to leave too much interpretation up to the judges who try cases under these laws. Unfortunately, organizations such as the EFF don't have the clout or the resources that the corps do.
what I never got was, why didn't he price Apple Computers more competitively with the Wintel stuff? He was after all the President of Pepsi at one time and you can't get into a more price competitive market than soft drinks. I think that was his biggest mistake with Apple.
That's what killed me in the mid 80s to the early 90s - the prices. I love Apple products, but at the time, I just couldn't afford them. Whereas PCs were becoming cheaper and cheaper.
You are absolutely correct. Somehow, somewhere, programming langauges have become required to compensate for programmer laziness/productivity/whatever... Just because a programming language allows a programmer to do stupid things doesn't make it inferior. The things that allow you to do stupid things also make extrememly powerful. Write a device driver/embeded system/OS in Java... I don't think so.
I'm just curious if you ever have to exchange electronic versions of your documents with people who are using MS Office? I'm dying to do something like you did, but I'm afraid that when I have to send an exlectronic version of a document, it'll be in a mess or the client will think I'm an idiot for sending them something that they can't view.
Too bad your app was designed by amateurs, and didn't have an "undo" feature, eh?
Ya know, some people like to have their software work the way they want it. And somtimes that means that it doesn't work to "industry" standards. Of course, we all know that software design is governed by natural laws and can't be broken.:-)
I'm not the smartest developer around, but a lot of users like me because I listen to them and try to implement what they want. Sometimes, that means talking to the smart developers to see how to do something so that the users don't have to talk to them; which, I guess is becoming a useful skill these days.;-) I like to give credit where credit is due. So, when smart developer helps me, I let everyone know it was the smart developer who helped me. That way eveyone is happy. The users get what they want, the smart developer gets credit for his brains, and I get a job.
all aliens coming into the country. It would be nothing for them to "issue" one of these GPS trackers. Then, all citizens will need them, that way we'll know if you're an illiegal alien/terrorist. It's all for YOUR security, after all! Remember 9/11!!
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I hope you see this.
Thank you! This was a help!
Ok, i feel better now. I got so caught up in following the links, I didn't even look at the first thing on the page. Yes, I feel really stupid right now.
Windows ..... Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD,etc.
MS Office ....... OpenOffice, ????
Outlook, OulookExpress ...... ????
you get the idea.
Unless you know what the OSS version's name is, you wouldn't know what to replace it with.
I don't know what all the OSS replacements are, if there are any, or what functionality they have (haven't). This would greatly help someone trying to migrate. Otherwise, I'm afraid, they'll just throw up their hands, and say,"I don't know where to start."
It seams that most businesses have exactly that attitude: Our earnings are down! Oh well, lay-off our people and move overseas. They'll work for less.
And when those countries start to realize that they're being exploited and ask for more, those corps will just move to another country that has even cheaper labor.
I find it sad that human beings are being broken down to just numbers on an income statement.
http://www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/cw4.cfm
See Link. After the above accident in '66, the US Airforce tried keeping it hush - hush. If it wasn't for the Europeans being so pissed at us, we probably wouldn't have ever known about it and it would have been "classified" probably until this day. Why? Because they don't want us, the people, to know that they fuck up in big ways that can really hurt us.
So that thing in PA was probably a U2, bomb that accidently fell off a plane, or some experimental rocket that got away from them, and our Gov just doesn't want us to panic or whatever and think they're perfect.
Is that why my:y mm@slashodot.comu rSexual@apple.com
Heywood Jablowme@whitehouse.gov
Dick Hertz@yahoo.com
HarryPNisss@microsoft.com
SudoN
ImaNassHole@whitehouse.gov
Hom
and others..Doesn't work?
Yes, exactly. I've been trying to find a similar study done a while back, and the researchers said the same thing you did. I saw it in The Economist a year or so ago. (When I searched their website, I didn't find it, so I don't have a link.) They said that self esteem growing up was more important. They argued this because of all the short people they also studied who are successful. In other words, the factor that was the same between the successful short group and the successful tall group was the self-esteem they had as a teenager - if I remember correctly.
They did qualify their findings, though, stating that more studies will have to be done.
Also, I bet that the news story is over-simplifying the results of the study.
I'm glad that there's some headway in shutting these people down. I hate spam as much as anyone and I resent the fact that these people feel entitled to spam us.
on the other hand, I'm afraid that down the line, some gov't or corp will use these rulings to stiffle legitimate email/free speach/ or whatever - DMCA anyone?
I'm just concerned about the long-term legal tamifications of these actions. That's all.
Or, I'm just catastrophizing - as usual.
See also:
www.literature.org/
www.online-literature.com
These folks also publish public domain stuff on the web.
It's sad though, there could be more, but because of the Sony Bono law, stuff that should be in the public domain by nowis still owned by the author's off-spring or estate.
This is probably why Linux hasn't split into a million different versions like the comercial NIXes. We've all agreed, basically, that Linus is *IT* for Linux and we're all going for the same goal. Yes?
Just reading about his diplomacy with Stallman/GNU is a work of someone who is a brillant organizer.And that, my Linux friends, is a genius in itself.
Then again, would it kill Roland to give these people a free license to create what is basically a product that augments their own line of products - all for free?
It's unfortunate that the way our legal system works forces IP owners to take drastic measures such as this. I'm sure that Roland's mgt. really didn't want to go after those kids, but if they didn't wouldn't they be in effect saying that anyone can go ahead and take their IP property? Legally speaking of course. Any lawyers out there to correct me - please? I'd like to know for sure myself. I'm just going by my Biz law class I had over the Summer and we just breezed over IP law.
IP - intellectual property.On the other hand, unless this is really being hyped on CNN and the networks, most people probably don't even know this is happening.
Sigh :(
China #2
India #22
As the IT mgt books say, "Don't outsource your strategic intellectual capital!". Unfortunately, most corps don't seem to think of this and they're outsourcing everything they can just to save a few bucks.
I saw an article a few months ago, I think CIO.com, that mentioned how United Technologies saved a whole $7 million (US) on their IT budget by sending some work over to India. I thought, "Wow! Seven million dollars US!". Then I looked. Their IT budget is over a billion dollars. So they saved a whole 0.7% by going overseas. In the meantime, their employees are demoralized for having seen their buddies lose their jobs and some poor bastard(s) have to stay in the middle of night to deal with people on the other side of the world, because if they don't - it's their ass too!
There I go again, ranting!
The only time I just type something in is if I want a pr0n site. They're usually the ones that have the domain names for legitimate stuff. Like www.whitehouse.com. I always forget the .gov. ;-)
What exactly does "a blacksmith exploring the expressive qualities of metal" mean? Does he hammer the iron until it cries?
Another problem is that Congress makes some of these laws so vague as to leave too much interpretation up to the judges who try cases under these laws. Unfortunately, organizations such as the EFF don't have the clout or the resources that the corps do.
I have to stop now before I go on a rant ;-)
That's what killed me in the mid 80s to the early 90s - the prices. I love Apple products, but at the time, I just couldn't afford them. Whereas PCs were becoming cheaper and cheaper.
Fortune Magazine- Who's the audience: PHBs. Who buys systems: PHBs. His candid interview is nothing but a sales pitch.
You are absolutely correct. Somehow, somewhere, programming langauges have become required to compensate for programmer laziness/productivity/whatever... Just because a programming language allows a programmer to do stupid things doesn't make it inferior. The things that allow you to do stupid things also make extrememly powerful. Write a device driver/embeded system/OS in Java ... I don't think so.
I'm just curious if you ever have to exchange electronic versions of your documents with people who are using MS Office? I'm dying to do something like you did, but I'm afraid that when I have to send an exlectronic version of a document, it'll be in a mess or the client will think I'm an idiot for sending them something that they can't view.
Ya know, some people like to have their software work the way they want it. And somtimes that means that it doesn't work to "industry" standards. Of course, we all know that software design is governed by natural laws and can't be broken. :-)
but people need to realize that watching TV is not a right True, but the airwaves are "owned" by us all - the people.
- http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-09-05-
i ns_x.htm
all aliens coming into the country. It would be nothing for them to "issue" one of these GPS trackers. Then, all citizens will need them, that way we'll know if you're an illiegal alien/terrorist. It's all for YOUR security, after all! Remember 9/11!!