"One of the certain things in the marketplace is that Microsoft products tend to advance when they are challenged," Marc Andreessen, a creator of the Netscape Communications browser that prompted Microsoft's abrupt shift toward Internet-based software, said in a recent interview with the Globe. "It won't necessarily put price pressure on them, but at least it will cause them to maybe innovate."
And if that fails then they can always resort to mud slinging and talking trash about the other product(s). You have to admit, if Microsoft didn't innovate FUD as a practice in the business world in general then they atleast perfected it.
Maybe the people at Mandrake should start thinking about making reforms, if they're having such a hard time staying business then don't stay in business. I can think of atleast one really good opensource project which puts out great software, lets you download ISO's and doesn't plead to people about forking over cash. Sounds harsh but..
Now even in space you can't hide from the retarded FTP protocol. As if we didn't have enough problems with it here down on Earth. I wonder how many ports NASA will open up in their firewalls for passive transfers?
I agree with the poster that identd is kinda pointless but that doesn't change the fact that it's a headache trying to find an irc server (on some networks) which doesn't require you to have identd running. FakeIdentd is small and simple, you start it up and give it a text string which it will use to reply to any servers. No bells & whistles but it does the job and compiles on pretty much every UNIX-like operating system I've tried.
Why the hell would you bash a technology with such a lame excuse like that? Mr. Lauder, in the spirit of all unix geeks out there, my only suggestion to you and your wife is: RTFM;)
/me wonders what time the Lauder family's VCR reads
This week, the Initiative for Software Choice counterattacked, telling the Defense Information Systems Agency that the Pentagon should not "openly promote the use" of open-source software, arguing that proprietary products are not inherently less secure.
Might not be less secure but I think the difference is how opensource projects respond to and handle security issues compared to some proprietary software companies. The latter have to consider reactions from shareholders, etc when informing users of vulnerabilities in their products, they have the choice to stay quiet more often since the source isn't open. That isn't the case with opensource projects, the source is right there for everyone to poke and prod at.
"I'm not proud," Valentine said, as he spoke to a crowd of developers here at the company's Windows.Net Server developer conference. "We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers... Our products just aren't engineered for security."
I used mutt for the longest time but after trying Pine I realised that mutt's IMAP support just doesn't compare to Pine's. For some links related to this, check this
page out (scroll down to the IMAP section).
Another advantage Pine has over mutt is its ability to store address books and configuration files on remote IMAP servers, thus allowing me to always have the same config and updated addresses no matter where I login from. Before flaming please keep in mind that I haven't used mutt since version 1.2.4 was out, if a lot has changed and features like the ones I've mentioned have been added then please feel free to provide more information.
Can you name me one company that takes all responsability and makes dental floss?
Umm, when you buy and use dental floss you pretty much are aware of its purpose and what its affects will be (depending on how effectively you use it). You can't say the same for GMO food. Considering that this technology is relatively new (about 3 decades old), it's safe to say that not enough research has been conducted on the long-term affects on humans. It is very irresponsible for biotech companies (and governments) to take this risk. In "developed" countries like Canada, over 90% of the population wants mandatory labelling of GMO food and yet recently a vote was carried out by the current government in which that motion was turned down. The health minister did not even bother to show up for the vote and later suggested voluntary labelling. Again, leaving that decision up to "responsible" corporations.
Experimentation happens, but no sane food/drug company would risk the impact of such a level of carelessness/unconcern.
Right, big corporations are just naturally responsible
in nature. I mean, why would they care about profits
instead of doing the right thing. Can someone please
point me to one biotech firm which says right now
that they assume all responsibility for any health
risks their products might cause in the future? Just one?
Does anyone have a mirror of the project site? I wanted to check out the screenshots which everyone's raving about but due to Sourceforge's servers being relocated I keep getting redirected to the main SF site instead.
I use *BSD for all my server needs and I have one Win2k workstation. As much as I love and enjoy using *BSD operating systems, Mozilla (my primary web browser) seems to be way more responsive on Windoze. Web browsing is pretty much all I use the workstation for, maybe a quick game of quake and a whole bunch of ssh sessions. Once I have enough money for a new Powermac G4 I will say goodbye to Win2k (as a desktop OS) forever.
I wonder how easy (or hard) will it be to recycle these discs. Otherwise I'll have a lot more coasters to use around the house other than the AOL cd's.
That was especially true in the Detroit area, where many intravenous drug users in the 1970s began mixing antibiotics, including methicillin, with heroin.
Does that sound odd to anyone else? Someone's willing to inject heroin into their blood stream but damn, you gotta watch out for those dirty needles. You wouldn't want to get an infection or something or oh I dunno.. die of a fucking heroin overdose maybe?!
I was wondering the same thing. If it's possible to use these new nVidia drivers on NetBSD then perhaps I might start considering their cards again. Right now I usually just go with Matrox.
On another note, it's kinda funny nVidia are releasing drivers for an OS which is supposedly dying.
I've tried Opera on Windows 2000 Pro, FreeBSD 4.6 and NetBSD 1.6.. when I used it on *BSD, only the linux version was available and it had a really 'chunky' appearance which didn't match the rest of the KDE environment (the default one or the themes I tried). I know they have 2 versions of the browser available : a statically linked QT one and a dynamically linked one. I've tried both but no luck. Other than that it's a great, fast browser which I'd definetly like to purchase.
That being said, as each day passes it's going to be harder and harder to pry Mozilla from my cold dead hands, especially with such great add-on software.
Be thankful that MS does SOMETHING to repair SOME holes.
Now I have to be thankful to a software company to provide me with security fixes for a product that I'm forking out big $$ for? I guess it's kinda silly of me, I always thought it was said company's obligation to its customers to make sure they're informed and protected. Especially in Microsoft's case considering organizations like the DoD and banks will be using their products.
What's your definition of an easy installer? I would rather have something functional over easy/GUI. When I first installed OpenBSD I had only used Debian since then (only for a year or so). I printed out the entire FAQ and read it back and forth whenever I had some free time. If you read it, you will notice that it walks you through the entire installation procedure. If I was able to install OpenBSD using their excellent text installer just by reading the documentation available on their site then I'm sure anyone (who's willing to do research) can. It also helps to have an old box to install on first, play around, install again.. rinse and repeat as required.
too bad online legislation moves so slowly... i think i'm going to register for every spam list i can with my representatives' email addresses, and see if that gets things moving along...
Representatives read emails? When did this happen??
Their business practices might be vile but looks like this is one of the few companies with websites which seemed to handle the/. effect pretty well. Or am I speaking too soon?;)
Slashdot Mirror
Before you think about whipping out that joystick and playing with others, double wrap it damnit.
And if that fails then they can always resort to mud slinging and talking trash about the other product(s). You have to admit, if Microsoft didn't innovate FUD as a practice in the business world in general then they atleast perfected it.
Maybe the people at Mandrake should start thinking about making reforms, if they're having such a hard time staying business then don't stay in business. I can think of atleast one really good opensource project which puts out great software, lets you download ISO's and doesn't plead to people about forking over cash. Sounds harsh but..
/me needs coffee
Let me see if I can help you understand why government figures are allowing this to happen with just two words: BLING BLING
I agree with the poster that identd is kinda pointless but that doesn't change the fact that it's a headache trying to find an irc server (on some networks) which doesn't require you to have identd running. FakeIdentd is small and simple, you start it up and give it a text string which it will use to reply to any servers. No bells & whistles but it does the job and compiles on pretty much every UNIX-like operating system I've tried.
I posted that comment before the /. editors made the Gary Lauder update so my apologies to him and his wife.
/me wonders what time the Lauder family's VCR reads
Might not be less secure but I think the difference is how opensource projects respond to and handle security issues compared to some proprietary software companies. The latter have to consider reactions from shareholders, etc when informing users of vulnerabilities in their products, they have the choice to stay quiet more often since the source isn't open. That isn't the case with opensource projects, the source is right there for everyone to poke and prod at.
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/0 5/020905hnmssecure.xml
"I'm not proud," Valentine said, as he spoke to a crowd of developers here at the company's Windows .Net Server developer conference. "We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers ... Our products just aren't engineered for security."
You mean you don't buy a different CD for your car, cd player, home and office?!!
Another advantage Pine has over mutt is its ability to store address books and configuration files on remote IMAP servers, thus allowing me to always have the same config and updated addresses no matter where I login from. Before flaming please keep in mind that I haven't used mutt since version 1.2.4 was out, if a lot has changed and features like the ones I've mentioned have been added then please feel free to provide more information.
I think Lao Tzu said that.
Umm, when you buy and use dental floss you pretty much are aware of its purpose and what its affects will be (depending on how effectively you use it). You can't say the same for GMO food. Considering that this technology is relatively new (about 3 decades old), it's safe to say that not enough research has been conducted on the long-term affects on humans. It is very irresponsible for biotech companies (and governments) to take this risk. In "developed" countries like Canada, over 90% of the population wants mandatory labelling of GMO food and yet recently a vote was carried out by the current government in which that motion was turned down. The health minister did not even bother to show up for the vote and later suggested voluntary labelling. Again, leaving that decision up to "responsible" corporations.
Dental floss, give me a break.
Right, big corporations are just naturally responsible in nature. I mean, why would they care about profits instead of doing the right thing. Can someone please point me to one biotech firm which says right now that they assume all responsibility for any health risks their products might cause in the future? Just one?
Fish-Tomato anyone?
Does anyone have a mirror of the project site? I wanted to check out the screenshots which everyone's raving about but due to Sourceforge's servers being relocated I keep getting redirected to the main SF site instead.
I use *BSD for all my server needs and I have one Win2k workstation. As much as I love and enjoy using *BSD operating systems, Mozilla (my primary web browser) seems to be way more responsive on Windoze. Web browsing is pretty much all I use the workstation for, maybe a quick game of quake and a whole bunch of ssh sessions. Once I have enough money for a new Powermac G4 I will say goodbye to Win2k (as a desktop OS) forever.
I wonder how easy (or hard) will it be to recycle these discs. Otherwise I'll have a lot more coasters to use around the house other than the AOL cd's.
Does that sound odd to anyone else? Someone's willing to inject heroin into their blood stream but damn, you gotta watch out for those dirty needles. You wouldn't want to get an infection or something or oh I dunno.. die of a fucking heroin overdose maybe?!
On another note, it's kinda funny nVidia are releasing drivers for an OS which is supposedly dying.
101. Giant lizards are cool Much more exciting than a blue e.
I'm sure the number of people switching from IE to Mozilla will skyrocket mainly because of that reason. *shakes his head*
That being said, as each day passes it's going to be harder and harder to pry Mozilla from my cold dead hands, especially with such great add-on software.
Now I have to be thankful to a software company to provide me with security fixes for a product that I'm forking out big $$ for? I guess it's kinda silly of me, I always thought it was said company's obligation to its customers to make sure they're informed and protected. Especially in Microsoft's case considering organizations like the DoD and banks will be using their products.
What's your definition of an easy installer? I would rather have something functional over easy/GUI. When I first installed OpenBSD I had only used Debian since then (only for a year or so). I printed out the entire FAQ and read it back and forth whenever I had some free time. If you read it, you will notice that it walks you through the entire installation procedure. If I was able to install OpenBSD using their excellent text installer just by reading the documentation available on their site then I'm sure anyone (who's willing to do research) can. It also helps to have an old box to install on first, play around, install again.. rinse and repeat as required.
Representatives read emails? When did this happen??
Their business practices might be vile but looks like this is one of the few companies with websites which seemed to handle the /. effect pretty well. Or am I speaking too soon? ;)