Of all the companies that SCO could go after Google does not appear to be a good choice money wise. Google isn't that big of a company. They are a high profile company though. This would support the theory that SCO doesn't care if it wins but how much exposure they get. Exposeure can bump of the stock price for all the executive offers owning stock.
Actaully the opensource car machanic isn't that far off. Not the machanic but the diagnostic codes and workshop manuals. Car makers have been pricing those so only the dealer can afford them where as the independent shop can't. Only recently has the courts started forcing them to be reasonable.
"many people who use IM systems are smart enough to limit incoming messages to those from their buddy lists."
That may be ok for some people but not ok when ever you want to contact a friend of a friend or you want people to contact you. IM is actual one of the best ways that I get jobs leads I wouldn't want to filter those out. If all IM systems have warnings, like AIM, that can be applied to IM names by the client then we have a self policing system already in place. That said, dump any gateways that make it quick and easy to register screennames.
Not a good idea for any large files. Right now cut and copy does not move any files until you do a paste. You are proposing that the cut and copy action copy the file to temp hard drive space first then again copy from the temp hard drive space to the new location upon a paste. Think about doing this with a 500MB file... This method you propose would use twice the hard drive space and take twice as long and you may not have 500MB of space in your home drive.
Maybe the purpose of the rants in not FUD but instead an attempt to get Redhat to listen to how the community is pissed off and to bring back the Redhat Linux line. The squeaky wheel method does work. Sun had planned to discontinue x86 Solaris. Enough people yelled and Sun released x86 Solaris 9
I've use Paragon Drive Backup. They have a regular verison for $60 and and enterprise 10 User version for $150+ that allows you backup over the network. For me it has worked very well. It can run as Windows or DOS based. The images can be restored to different size and different types (IDE/SCSI) of disks.
I use it to reimage test boxes in my QA lab daily. I also use to backup other specialized servers so we have a baseline to start with rather than reload the machine then restore from tape. Its been good for sale person laptops because they always get fucked up and filled with crap after three months. It takes about 1/2 hour per GB of data over the network. It take about 1/2 to restore a lean windows 2000 test box and only about 6-7 minutes to do a windows 98 test box. It has been invaluable for install testing when you need to be positive you have a clean environment. It also has an SID changer that allows you to change the SID. I have 4 matched test boxes that I interchange different OS images on. XP doesn't give me any trouble restoring to the same box. However when I move the image to a different matched box it whines that it needs to be reregistered (I'm guessing the different MAC address is enough to throw it off). The other good points is that it works with linux. I have backup up ext2 and reiser file systems. Reisier seems to go very slow though. Paragon claims it can backup any type of partition by going sector to sector. I have had trouble restoring a SCO partition because sco keeps track of hard drive cylinder values in it kernel config (just another reason SCO sucks). So with SCO the restore worked but it failed to boot correct when moved to a different disk. This is not an issue with windows/linux. You can also resize the files system to be larger. They also have a image mount program that allows you to mount NTFS/FAT to you can pull individual files. It can create/modify and delete partitions. It can create hidden partitions so you have more that 4 partition to a drive. The new version 6.0 claims it can burn images direct to cdr/dvdr.
Now the bad, their support is sucky. It took them 3 weeks to answer a simple qustion via email. Also there doesn't seem to be any organized user community. Also its sometimes difficult to get the client and master part to find each other over the network. Works fine if on the same hub but sometimes doesn't if spanning a couple of hubs. The network backup relies on bootable DOS floppies . The network can be IPX or packet (TCP/IP). Problem is, not all cards have packet drivers. The box that have 3com, intel and xircom cards and not problems Obscure and newer cards make not have DOS packet drivers and I'm not about to have IPX on my network. For some odd/unsupport cards you can get free drivers from Crynwr http://www.crynwr.com/
So all in all it a product I've been happy with and can recommend because it has paid for itself many times over in the time it has saved me.
more good points AC, I almost forgot though... If we just loaded AOL 9.0 Optimized on all our servers it will automatically fix all our problems just like the commercial says!!!
You haven't "worked" in IT, have you? Part of that time is testing the patches to make sure they work and don't break something else worse that what the worm/virus/hole will do. Anyone who lets Windows update run fully automated on production servers is a fool.
True, but you will also have to upgrade the OS to the next Fedora Core version every 3-6 months in order to get those security updates. I think this ranks higher on the pain in the ass meter than debian.
Didn't we have this whole antitrust case to stop them from doing things like this to Macromedia as they did in the past to Netscape. I hope the supposed antitrust monitors are watching this and realizing that Microsoft is up to the same shit again.
Or is this Microsoft's way of getting around the plugin patent case they just lost? You don't need plugins if every plugin is already embeded.
All the GUI install did was make it a pretty GUI. I use the text install because its faster. The UI install get in my way. I can't see as many packages at one time because of the fat icons.
Back around the time of Redhat 5 was when I frist started using linux. I tried all the major distros. I liked Redhat the best and became an advocate of it. Enough so that I was able to convince the rest of IT to convert most most of our back office servers from windows/novell over to redhat linux. As a small company we didn't really need direct support from Redhat but the subscription for Up2date was worthwhile for our main production boxes. Redhat Enterprise still isn't the answer for us. I feel Suse may follow Redhat's lead someday. Mandrake is a wild card and may stay in the consumer market since it will have less competition. The answer for us may be Debain for the server but I'm a little worried about them because I've heard they are a bit slow when it comes to releasing security patches.
Its not just Japan, it all of the 1st world countries. In one of Peter Drucker's recent books he documents this overall trend. I think I remembered that Italy for example the rate is well below 1.0 and that by 2050 it is expected that population of Italy will be about 20 million.
However some people need to transport more than just there bodies. This means many of the automobiles can't be eliminated. With a mix of bicyles and automobiles on the roads the number of fatalities and injuries from autos hitting the slower bicycles would sharply increase.
A single picture of this came up on one of the zaurus mailing lists about a month ago. Everyone dismissed it as a hoax. It appears now that this is a real prototype.
Perhaps NASA didn't waste million of dollars space pens because Oggle the Warrior discovered rubbing coal on the cave wall back in 200,000 BC. Number 2 graphite technology isn't that far off.
Besides pencils are better for NASA for those times you realized you forgot to convert from metric to english units and have to erase a few lines.
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Of all the companies that SCO could go after Google does not appear to be a good choice money wise. Google isn't that big of a company. They are a high profile company though. This would support the theory that SCO doesn't care if it wins but how much exposure they get. Exposeure can bump of the stock price for all the executive offers owning stock.
Actaully the opensource car machanic isn't that far off. Not the machanic but the diagnostic codes and workshop manuals. Car makers have been pricing those so only the dealer can afford them where as the independent shop can't. Only recently has the courts started forcing them to be reasonable.
Obvious retort... "Yes I am made out of meat, why don't you just eat me!"
Yeah but are those minimal feature worth the $300+ upgrade cost?
Hasn't the copyright expired on that 1950's music?
Even if that's true thats a piss poor arguement if you're trying to be a MS fanboy
"many people who use IM systems are smart enough to limit incoming messages to those from their buddy lists."
That may be ok for some people but not ok when ever you want to contact a friend of a friend or you want people to contact you. IM is actual one of the best ways that I get jobs leads I wouldn't want to filter those out. If all IM systems have warnings, like AIM, that can be applied to IM names by the client then we have a self policing system already in place. That said, dump any gateways that make it quick and easy to register screennames.
except when they forget to change the tape...
Not a good idea for any large files. Right now cut and copy does not move any files until you do a paste. You are proposing that the cut and copy action copy the file to temp hard drive space first then again copy from the temp hard drive space to the new location upon a paste. Think about doing this with a 500MB file... This method you propose would use twice the hard drive space and take twice as long and you may not have 500MB of space in your home drive.
Maybe the purpose of the rants in not FUD but instead an attempt to get Redhat to listen to how the community is pissed off and to bring back the Redhat Linux line. The squeaky wheel method does work. Sun had planned to discontinue x86 Solaris. Enough people yelled and Sun released x86 Solaris 9
I've use Paragon Drive Backup. They have a regular verison for $60 and and enterprise 10 User version for $150+ that allows you backup over the network. For me it has worked very well. It can run as Windows or DOS based. The images can be restored to different size and different types (IDE/SCSI) of disks.
I use it to reimage test boxes in my QA lab daily. I also use to backup other specialized servers so we have a baseline to start with rather than reload the machine then restore from tape. Its been good for sale person laptops because they always get fucked up and filled with crap after three months. It takes about 1/2 hour per GB of data over the network. It take about 1/2 to restore a lean windows 2000 test box and only about 6-7 minutes to do a windows 98 test box. It has been invaluable for install testing when you need to be positive you have a clean environment. It also has an SID changer that allows you to change the SID. I have 4 matched test boxes that I interchange different OS images on. XP doesn't give me any trouble restoring to the same box. However when I move the image to a different matched box it whines that it needs to be reregistered (I'm guessing the different MAC address is enough to throw it off). The other good points is that it works with linux. I have backup up ext2 and reiser file systems. Reisier seems to go very slow though. Paragon claims it can backup any type of partition by going sector to sector. I have had trouble restoring a SCO partition because sco keeps track of hard drive cylinder values in it kernel config (just another reason SCO sucks). So with SCO the restore worked but it failed to boot correct when moved to a different disk. This is not an issue with windows/linux. You can also resize the files system to be larger. They also have a image mount program that allows you to mount NTFS/FAT to you can pull individual files. It can create/modify and delete partitions. It can create hidden partitions so you have more that 4 partition to a drive. The new version 6.0 claims it can burn images direct to cdr/dvdr.
Now the bad, their support is sucky. It took them 3 weeks to answer a simple qustion via email. Also there doesn't seem to be any organized user community. Also its sometimes difficult to get the client and master part to find each other over the network. Works fine if on the same hub but sometimes doesn't if spanning a couple of hubs. The network backup relies on bootable DOS floppies . The network can be IPX or packet (TCP/IP). Problem is, not all cards have packet drivers. The box that have 3com, intel and xircom cards and not problems Obscure and newer cards make not have DOS packet drivers and I'm not about to have IPX on my network. For some odd/unsupport cards you can get free drivers from Crynwr http://www.crynwr.com/
So all in all it a product I've been happy with and can recommend because it has paid for itself many times over in the time it has saved me.
more good points AC, I almost forgot though... If we just loaded AOL 9.0 Optimized on all our servers it will automatically fix all our problems just like the commercial says!!!
You haven't "worked" in IT, have you? Part of that time is testing the patches to make sure they work and don't break something else worse that what the worm/virus/hole will do. Anyone who lets Windows update run fully automated on production servers is a fool.
Redhat 9 (2.4 kernel) supports my serial ATA devices just fine. Although I'm not positive that the drivers are in the kernel source or not.
True, but you will also have to upgrade the OS to the next Fedora Core version every 3-6 months in order to get those security updates. I think this ranks higher on the pain in the ass meter than debian.
Didn't we have this whole antitrust case to stop them from doing things like this to Macromedia as they did in the past to Netscape. I hope the supposed antitrust monitors are watching this and realizing that Microsoft is up to the same shit again.
Or is this Microsoft's way of getting around the plugin patent case they just lost? You don't need plugins if every plugin is already embeded.
All the GUI install did was make it a pretty GUI. I use the text install because its faster. The UI install get in my way. I can't see as many packages at one time because of the fat icons.
VNC good though
So unlike the devil, Stan can't write to others? How will he continue the internet campaige for Howard Dean?
Back around the time of Redhat 5 was when I frist started using linux. I tried all the major distros. I liked Redhat the best and became an advocate of it. Enough so that I was able to convince the rest of IT to convert most most of our back office servers from windows/novell over to redhat linux. As a small company we didn't really need direct support from Redhat but the subscription for Up2date was worthwhile for our main production boxes. Redhat Enterprise still isn't the answer for us. I feel Suse may follow Redhat's lead someday. Mandrake is a wild card and may stay in the consumer market since it will have less competition. The answer for us may be Debain for the server but I'm a little worried about them because I've heard they are a bit slow when it comes to releasing security patches.
It looks like someone badly attempting to cheat at tic tac toe
Its not just Japan, it all of the 1st world countries. In one of Peter Drucker's recent books he documents this overall trend. I think I remembered that Italy for example the rate is well below 1.0 and that by 2050 it is expected that population of Italy will be about 20 million.
However some people need to transport more than just there bodies. This means many of the automobiles can't be eliminated. With a mix of bicyles and automobiles on the roads the number of fatalities and injuries from autos hitting the slower bicycles would sharply increase.
A single picture of this came up on one of the zaurus mailing lists about a month ago. Everyone dismissed it as a hoax. It appears now that this is a real prototype.
Perhaps NASA didn't waste million of dollars space pens because Oggle the Warrior discovered rubbing coal on the cave wall back in 200,000 BC. Number 2 graphite technology isn't that far off.
Besides pencils are better for NASA for those times you realized you forgot to convert from metric to english units and have to erase a few lines.
Yup, religion and corporation should both be kept out of public schools