In the UK any employee who has been in their role for less than 13 weeks has zero protection.
The mistake here, if there was one, was the employer giving a reason for dismissing the employee... they should have just thanked him for his time and sent him on his way.
while the UK does not have the concept of "at will" employment any employer is able to release an employee for any reason during the first 13 weeks of employment without a need to state a reason.
Employment protection, as I understand it, only really kicks in after the end of the 13 week period when the employer is obligated to provide the employee with a contract, terms and employment protection.
I can't think that Joe and Pam User would want to experiment with an OS on their PC at home.
The apple model seems to make a lot more sense, allowing Joe and Pam to play with the Mac in a store, where they can test out their apps, see the mac working with their printer - and all of the other day to day activities that they do at home.
Test driving an OS with Open Office and browser is a good start... but it does not come close to helping Joe and Pam understand exactly what the OS will do for them in their everyday lives.
We need Linux Test Drive centers, complete with in room experts who can help users understand how the OS works and how to get the best of it.
... this for a while, I catch the Seattle -> Copenhagen flight on a regular basis.
I'm pleased to say that it (Boeing Conexion) seems to work pretty well. I can browse the web at a reasonable speed, let Outlook sync mail and on occasion have been able to log in and play WoW for an hour or so with no noticeable interruptions.
SAS will even let you pay for service using your miles from their frequent flier program.
I'm glad it will finally be on Domestic flights as well, this gives me a reason to choose United. (I have to agree with the lack of desire to see people using Skype over it though).
I come from Blackburn in Lancashire... just trying to make the point in a form that our bretheren from the other side of the Atlantic will understand.;)
... has actually worked with the Government of India. Suggesting that they have a single preference to something is like suggesting that all beer tastes good. (have you tried that stuff from the UK?).
The GoI is many millions of people scattered through hundreds of local, regional and national departments. The likelihood of seeing a common policy position through all those independent individuals is slim.
The GoI will continue to grow its IT capability through as many channels as possible, promoting many different technologies, of which Linux will be one and Windows will be another. Market forces pretty much make the selection from there forwards.
The OSS community has been all to quick to jump up and down heralding the wonders of other government decisions in the past... there is a lesson that needs to be learned though, things like this are just one small step on a much longer and much more complex journey.
... in line with the article, this is my first post from my mac, it arrived yesterday, originally ordered with much of the same sentiment that is found in the article.
24 hours later I'm extatic about the purchase. Lets see what the next 24 moths hold.
... missed by 0.009%. MSFT stock up by 3.48% on the day.
Oh my! this is quite the story. I'm not quite sure that the lead story quite captures the essence of it though.
To a company like Microsoft anything that affects its market share will be a competitor, so in your scenario flowers growing in the garden are indeed a threat.
If Linux is taking a dint out of Microsoft's bottom line earnings, regardless of where the distro comes from, then it is a competitor.
... here in the US we will be paying high prices to cover the creation of the intellectual property (R&D in drug company parlance) while the rest of the world gets to use the product for next to nothing.
In fact, I predict that some countries will eventually start to complain about the cost of the bandwidth needed to enjoy all the free stuff that is out there.
... of this type of "law" that I have seen proposed so far are driven by the need to protect commerical intellectual property, they all appear to dismiss the benefitis of sharing intellectual property that is designed to be shared - educational content for example - making it impossible to do either.
One I understand, but the bi-product is too costly on society...
IBM already had too much to lose at the time when MSFT and SUNW wrote their checks... offering payment from IBM would have involved admiting defeat in a much bigger lawsuit.
... are there that could potentially be threatened by SCOs litigious ways? It makes sense for any company (MSFT, SUNW etc) to evaluate their risk and cut a check accordingly.
If there were other OS vendors that went through the same evaluation I'm sure we would see more payments to SCO along identical lines.
... face up to facts and do away with phone boxes. They could use the money that they save to launch some satellites and give us all 1Gb worth of free bandwidth each.
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In the UK any employee who has been in their role for less than 13 weeks has zero protection.
The mistake here, if there was one, was the employer giving a reason for dismissing the employee... they should have just thanked him for his time and sent him on his way.
while the UK does not have the concept of "at will" employment any employer is able to release an employee for any reason during the first 13 weeks of employment without a need to state a reason.
Employment protection, as I understand it, only really kicks in after the end of the 13 week period when the employer is obligated to provide the employee with a contract, terms and employment protection.
.... running a little slow today?
Do people really want to be "introduced to Linux", or do they want to be introduced to a better way of acomplishing the tasks that they have at hand?
when you want a market beyond the techies to start to adopt something like an OS you have to stop thinking like a techie imo.
I can't think that Joe and Pam User would want to experiment with an OS on their PC at home.
The apple model seems to make a lot more sense, allowing Joe and Pam to play with the Mac in a store, where they can test out their apps, see the mac working with their printer - and all of the other day to day activities that they do at home.
Test driving an OS with Open Office and browser is a good start... but it does not come close to helping Joe and Pam understand exactly what the OS will do for them in their everyday lives.
We need Linux Test Drive centers, complete with in room experts who can help users understand how the OS works and how to get the best of it.
... this for a while, I catch the Seattle -> Copenhagen flight on a regular basis.
I'm pleased to say that it (Boeing Conexion) seems to work pretty well. I can browse the web at a reasonable speed, let Outlook sync mail and on occasion have been able to log in and play WoW for an hour or so with no noticeable interruptions.
SAS will even let you pay for service using your miles from their frequent flier program.
I'm glad it will finally be on Domestic flights as well, this gives me a reason to choose United. (I have to agree with the lack of desire to see people using Skype over it though).
... people to drive on the edge of the legal limit?
Stupidest idea ever.
I come from Blackburn in Lancashire... just trying to make the point in a form that our bretheren from the other side of the Atlantic will understand. ;)
... has actually worked with the Government of India. Suggesting that they have a single preference to something is like suggesting that all beer tastes good. (have you tried that stuff from the UK?).
The GoI is many millions of people scattered through hundreds of local, regional and national departments. The likelihood of seeing a common policy position through all those independent individuals is slim.
The GoI will continue to grow its IT capability through as many channels as possible, promoting many different technologies, of which Linux will be one and Windows will be another. Market forces pretty much make the selection from there forwards.
The OSS community has been all to quick to jump up and down heralding the wonders of other government decisions in the past... there is a lesson that needs to be learned though, things like this are just one small step on a much longer and much more complex journey.
There is still a lot of work to be done...
... in line with the article, this is my first post from my mac, it arrived yesterday, originally ordered with much of the same sentiment that is found in the article.
24 hours later I'm extatic about the purchase. Lets see what the next 24 moths hold.
... even though that register story is from Jan 27th, and quotes John Conners, the now departed CFO?
... missed by 0.009%. MSFT stock up by 3.48% on the day. Oh my! this is quite the story. I'm not quite sure that the lead story quite captures the essence of it though.
By "non-compliant application" you really mean "badly written application"?
To a company like Microsoft anything that affects its market share will be a competitor, so in your scenario flowers growing in the garden are indeed a threat.
If Linux is taking a dint out of Microsoft's bottom line earnings, regardless of where the distro comes from, then it is a competitor.
I think my willingness to subscribe more likely says the opposite about my IQ.
... I'm sure I'll enjoy the comments as much this time around.
Thanks for reposting.
... here in the US we will be paying high prices to cover the creation of the intellectual property (R&D in drug company parlance) while the rest of the world gets to use the product for next to nothing.
In fact, I predict that some countries will eventually start to complain about the cost of the bandwidth needed to enjoy all the free stuff that is out there.
... of this type of "law" that I have seen proposed so far are driven by the need to protect commerical intellectual property, they all appear to dismiss the benefitis of sharing intellectual property that is designed to be shared - educational content for example - making it impossible to do either.
One I understand, but the bi-product is too costly on society...
IBM already had too much to lose at the time when MSFT and SUNW wrote their checks... offering payment from IBM would have involved admiting defeat in a much bigger lawsuit.
... are there that could potentially be threatened by SCOs litigious ways? It makes sense for any company (MSFT, SUNW etc) to evaluate their risk and cut a check accordingly.
If there were other OS vendors that went through the same evaluation I'm sure we would see more payments to SCO along identical lines.
This is a non-story.
crap - soon my bathroom will be full of Feral Robot Dogs.
You've just identified yourself.... no cell phone, you must be George from Newcastle.
...that guy out of star wars, every time you think they're dead they just seem to come back stronger than before.
... face up to facts and do away with phone boxes. They could use the money that they save to launch some satellites and give us all 1Gb worth of free bandwidth each.
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