That excuse is such a load of horse sh-t. If we can reverse engineer drivers one Windows then what's stopping a company with resources to dedicate to the task from reverse engineering their secrets? Besides, what's stopping them from releasing a closed source driver? Yamaha won't be seeing any of my money anytime soon.
I know for a few migrations I've been asked about, the show stopper has been lack of tools like those provided by Sonic Foundary and other music maker tools. Vegas and Fruity Loops are the two that have lost me converts in the past and neither work in WINE. I'm not a music man so I didn't have anything to counterpoint with but this is one area where Linux apps (not the OS) need to play catch up since Win and Mac apparently have many good music composition apps available for them.
Well, with Microsoft off the board, they *could* resume their Linux efforts. As for the probability of it happening, very slim IMHO. Once bitten, twice shy.
You're right, the term "privacy" is never written explicity in the constitution itself. However, the 4th amendment does effectively create this right, as stated:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
This affirms my right to online (read: papers in electronic form) privacy (read: security). Granted, the choice of words, namely "security", is open to a degree of interpretation but I'd bet privacy is what they had in mind.
... and don't forget Licensing v6. There's nothing like perpetual licensing costs and having an upgrade forced down your throat every 3 years when you've been using the same OS for 8 years without the need to upgrade.
Not so fast with Linux Terminal Server Project you could just purchase one heavy duty box and run terminals on all the existing hardware. Also, CodeWeavers CrossOver Office would let you run MS Office remotely within Linux. Personally, I'd maintain a base image on the PCs from a central server but I'm sure there's more than just Office to consider here. What other apps do they use inhouse and can they be run without the need for Windows?
Along the same vein, ten years ago, I would never have believed that I'd be rooting for MS to die off. Ten years ago I was rooting for MS to put the hurt on IBM. Funny how things develop over time. However, I'm 100% behind IBM on this SCO thing! Ironically, if IBM managed to earn it's way back into my good books, it makes me wonder what I'll think of MS 10 years from now.
I really don't think WINE was high on their list of priorities here. I think their idea had several desired outcomes:
1 - force all non-longhorn users to upgrade 2 - force all software vendors to code to the new.NET API, and 3 - integrate SQL*Server into the OS
Also, imagine what a nice kick in the teeth to Java (which I'm sure is a bigger radar blip than WINE) this will be. I think this will backfire on them, lack of full backwards compatibility is *one* of the reasons why XP never took off. This one lacks any backwards compatibility so you can just extrapolate the barriers to adoption.
Let's see, SCO nee Caldera has about $18M in assets/cash. I never thought I'd say this but I'd rather see them counter-sued into oblivion. Granted, $20M is a lot of money to burn in pure legal expenses but a solid dose of customer backlash and a good counter-suit should use it up nicely. There's not much I can do about the counter-suit portion but I for one (yes I am in a position with influence on purchasing) will do anything in my power to have bids to purchase software/services from SCO denied. IBM is no heavenly saint but they have my full support in this instance.
This is a tough one... I mean you can block off any ports you don't need exposed but that wouldn't stop the packet from "going through the meter". I think setting up proxy tar-pits is the best existing solution. Enter the DOS Apache module. If some server is pinging you at a rate that doesn't add up then make it wait all day (ok 10 seconds) for your replies. There's no reason why this couldn't be implemented in front of any other exposed ports. Not much help in a targeted DDOS attack though.
That said, yeah... the one sending 'em should foot the bill but unless some worldwide organization springs up for this purpose, I wouldn't bet on it.
If it's taking you 1 minute and 22 seconds... something is wrong with your configuration. It takes SuSE 8.1 with a customized 2.4.21-pre5 kernel just shy of 30 seconds on my 1GHz "test" machine. I'm assuming that means it would boot faster than XP on your hardware if I borrow your proportional assumption.
I'll pay for a service when I can download MP3s (or OggVorbis) to my PC unencumbered by DRM. I don't need or want any proprietary WMF or RAM files. Kazaa (and it's kin) will be around as long as the record companies don't clue into this fact. Let's see, free in a format that I can do whatever I want with but with a crappy download facility -or- pay and get a DRM restricted format I have to hack to do anything with but with decent download facility. Tough decision... not. The record labels need to smarten up, stop listening to the software vendors, drop the DRM schtick, and offer downloads of plain un-DRMed audio files at $0.99 a pop (or somewhere in that price range). Until then, my wallet stay shut.
Yep... I buy 'em even if I don't want to play 'em. Exhibit 1, the unopened UT2003 box in my bookshelf. I, like most, am anxiously awaiting Doom 3 and might even buy a couple of extra "gift" copies.
I posted this in another thread, but booting an OS *that has access to hardware* is only feasible within Win95/98/ME. The current WinXP implementation doesn't provide a means of doing this (read DOS real mode) shy of writing a custom Windows hardware driver to abstract this layer for the guest OS (ie. VMWare).
Loadlin is cool for Win95/98/ME PCs but it doesn't work with the NT kernel Win flavours (NT/2K/XP) since it needs access to DOS real mode to access the hardware.
I'd be interested in knowing if anybody has a solution for the WinXP (not for me) crowd since gaming companies won't alienate the "new" (cough) PC crowd. The problem with Bochs is that it intercepts all the instructions making the performance... ummm... significant. With all due respect, Bochs was never intended as a gaming platform.
Sure thing; Google, Amazon, Merryl Lynch, CSFB, and E*Trade among others. As for that article, read it. The only thing that's not hardware related (ie. it affects MS too) is the scalability to 128 CPUs. However, how many 128 CPU Win2K boxes have you heard of?
Reality is that trying to displace MS from the desktop by attacking the desktop directly would be virtually impossible. So yeah, all of those you listed sound good. The one caveat to that is the corporate desktop, which we'll have to wait and see how that shapes up.
Also, I should have read that post before submitting it. "wedgie of a lifetime", that's just childish. I can't un-post it, so my apologies on the wording.
I think he means "bent" as in IBM is effectively taking away Microsoft's only OS growth market... Intel servers... by validating Linux as an enterprise caliber server OS. You folks seem to forget that the desktop market is already saturated by MS, there's no growth left for them there. So you just keep grinning and staring down at your precious desktop because Linux is setting up to give you the wedgie of a lifetime from the top-down.
I thought about this a while back and the main problem is the "reboot" portion. Think back to the old DOS days and you'll remember the inconveniences. Granted this approach provides a more "generic" console like environment on the PC but reality is that it just wouldn't be well accepted because of the need to reboot. Maybe a better approach would be a virtual machine a-la Bochs that is based on Linux. Either that or (gasp) Java3D.
The email is signed "Ciao, Laurie" so I'm assume this guy is a gal. I looked over the Newsweek site real quick but couldn't find her fullname on any articles. Has anybody found the true identity of our leak-prone mystery reporter?
"General Motors. Used to have 50% of the automobile marketshare, now they have around 20%. Are they irrelevant? They are the 2nd largest employer in the US(Wal-Mart is first but those are mostly part-time)
GM is the 6th largest and Walmart is the 2nd largest. As a side note, Microsoft has 35,000 employees and doesn't even come close to cracking the top 100. So by your definition I assume that would make them irrelevant.
"From online web services, to XBox, to applications, to development technologies and so on and so forth. Sure some of these are failures, but many aren't"
How about naming a single one other than their core Windows and Office lines?
They're already supposed to be doing number #2. How about if any legal costs associated with challenging a patent are to be borne by the patent holder if the patent is shown to be prior art or invalid. Top that off with substantial punitive judgments for not properly researching the patent before filing. That'll make them think twice before attempting to patent everything under the sun.
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That excuse is such a load of horse sh-t. If we can reverse engineer drivers one Windows then what's stopping a company with resources to dedicate to the task from reverse engineering their secrets? Besides, what's stopping them from releasing a closed source driver? Yamaha won't be seeing any of my money anytime soon.
... if I remember correctly these were called "loopers" or "looping" apps. It's been a while since I researched it.
I know for a few migrations I've been asked about, the show stopper has been lack of tools like those provided by Sonic Foundary and other music maker tools. Vegas and Fruity Loops are the two that have lost me converts in the past and neither work in WINE. I'm not a music man so I didn't have anything to counterpoint with but this is one area where Linux apps (not the OS) need to play catch up since Win and Mac apparently have many good music composition apps available for them.
Well, with Microsoft off the board, they *could* resume their Linux efforts. As for the probability of it happening, very slim IMHO. Once bitten, twice shy.
You're right, the term "privacy" is never written explicity in the constitution itself. However, the 4th amendment does effectively create this right, as stated:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
This affirms my right to online (read: papers in electronic form) privacy (read: security). Granted, the choice of words, namely "security", is open to a degree of interpretation but I'd bet privacy is what they had in mind.
... and don't forget Licensing v6. There's nothing like perpetual licensing costs and having an upgrade forced down your throat every 3 years when you've been using the same OS for 8 years without the need to upgrade.
Not so fast with Linux Terminal Server Project you could just purchase one heavy duty box and run terminals on all the existing hardware. Also, CodeWeavers CrossOver Office would let you run MS Office remotely within Linux. Personally, I'd maintain a base image on the PCs from a central server but I'm sure there's more than just Office to consider here. What other apps do they use inhouse and can they be run without the need for Windows?
Along the same vein, ten years ago, I would never have believed that I'd be rooting for MS to die off. Ten years ago I was rooting for MS to put the hurt on IBM. Funny how things develop over time. However, I'm 100% behind IBM on this SCO thing! Ironically, if IBM managed to earn it's way back into my good books, it makes me wonder what I'll think of MS 10 years from now.
I really don't think WINE was high on their list of priorities here. I think their idea had several desired outcomes:
.NET API, and
1 - force all non-longhorn users to upgrade
2 - force all software vendors to code to the new
3 - integrate SQL*Server into the OS
Also, imagine what a nice kick in the teeth to Java (which I'm sure is a bigger radar blip than WINE) this will be. I think this will backfire on them, lack of full backwards compatibility is *one* of the reasons why XP never took off. This one lacks any backwards compatibility so you can just extrapolate the barriers to adoption.
Let's see, SCO nee Caldera has about $18M in assets/cash. I never thought I'd say this but I'd rather see them counter-sued into oblivion. Granted, $20M is a lot of money to burn in pure legal expenses but a solid dose of customer backlash and a good counter-suit should use it up nicely. There's not much I can do about the counter-suit portion but I for one (yes I am in a position with influence on purchasing) will do anything in my power to have bids to purchase software/services from SCO denied. IBM is no heavenly saint but they have my full support in this instance.
This is a tough one ... I mean you can block off any ports you don't need exposed but that wouldn't stop the packet from "going through the meter". I think setting up proxy tar-pits is the best existing solution. Enter the DOS Apache module. If some server is pinging you at a rate that doesn't add up then make it wait all day (ok 10 seconds) for your replies. There's no reason why this couldn't be implemented in front of any other exposed ports. Not much help in a targeted DDOS attack though.
... the one sending 'em should foot the bill but unless some worldwide organization springs up for this purpose, I wouldn't bet on it.
That said, yeah
If it's taking you 1 minute and 22 seconds ... something is wrong with your configuration. It takes SuSE 8.1 with a customized 2.4.21-pre5 kernel just shy of 30 seconds on my 1GHz "test" machine. I'm assuming that means it would boot faster than XP on your hardware if I borrow your proportional assumption.
I'll bet a dollar the answer is ... NO.
I'll pay for a service when I can download MP3s (or OggVorbis) to my PC unencumbered by DRM. I don't need or want any proprietary WMF or RAM files. Kazaa (and it's kin) will be around as long as the record companies don't clue into this fact. Let's see, free in a format that I can do whatever I want with but with a crappy download facility -or- pay and get a DRM restricted format I have to hack to do anything with but with decent download facility. Tough decision ... not. The record labels need to smarten up, stop listening to the software vendors, drop the DRM schtick, and offer downloads of plain un-DRMed audio files at $0.99 a pop (or somewhere in that price range). Until then, my wallet stay shut.
Yep ... I buy 'em even if I don't want to play 'em. Exhibit 1, the unopened UT2003 box in my bookshelf. I, like most, am anxiously awaiting Doom 3 and might even buy a couple of extra "gift" copies.
I posted this in another thread, but booting an OS *that has access to hardware* is only feasible within Win95/98/ME. The current WinXP implementation doesn't provide a means of doing this (read DOS real mode) shy of writing a custom Windows hardware driver to abstract this layer for the guest OS (ie. VMWare).
Loadlin is cool for Win95/98/ME PCs but it doesn't work with the NT kernel Win flavours (NT/2K/XP) since it needs access to DOS real mode to access the hardware.
... ummm ... significant. With all due respect, Bochs was never intended as a gaming platform.
I'd be interested in knowing if anybody has a solution for the WinXP (not for me) crowd since gaming companies won't alienate the "new" (cough) PC crowd. The problem with Bochs is that it intercepts all the instructions making the performance
Sure thing; Google, Amazon, Merryl Lynch, CSFB, and E*Trade among others. As for that article, read it. The only thing that's not hardware related (ie. it affects MS too) is the scalability to 128 CPUs. However, how many 128 CPU Win2K boxes have you heard of?
Reality is that trying to displace MS from the desktop by attacking the desktop directly would be virtually impossible. So yeah, all of those you listed sound good. The one caveat to that is the corporate desktop, which we'll have to wait and see how that shapes up.
Also, I should have read that post before submitting it. "wedgie of a lifetime", that's just childish. I can't un-post it, so my apologies on the wording.
I think he means "bent" as in IBM is effectively taking away Microsoft's only OS growth market ... Intel servers ... by validating Linux as an enterprise caliber server OS. You folks seem to forget that the desktop market is already saturated by MS, there's no growth left for them there. So you just keep grinning and staring down at your precious desktop because Linux is setting up to give you the wedgie of a lifetime from the top-down.
I thought about this a while back and the main problem is the "reboot" portion. Think back to the old DOS days and you'll remember the inconveniences. Granted this approach provides a more "generic" console like environment on the PC but reality is that it just wouldn't be well accepted because of the need to reboot. Maybe a better approach would be a virtual machine a-la Bochs that is based on Linux. Either that or (gasp) Java3D.
Oops Laurie Garrett, mod these away away away since they're wrong wrong wrong.
3rd post ... looks like we might have a winner here!
http://www.benadorassociates.com/mylroie.php
I spoke too soon, looks like it could be LAURIE MYLROIE?
The email is signed "Ciao, Laurie" so I'm assume this guy is a gal. I looked over the Newsweek site real quick but couldn't find her fullname on any articles. Has anybody found the true identity of our leak-prone mystery reporter?
Really? Here are the facts:
GM is the 6th largest and Walmart is the 2nd largest. As a side note, Microsoft has 35,000 employees and doesn't even come close to cracking the top 100. So by your definition I assume that would make them irrelevant.
"From online web services, to XBox, to applications, to development technologies and so on and so forth. Sure some of these are failures, but many aren't"
How about naming a single one other than their core Windows and Office lines?
I thought so
They're already supposed to be doing number #2. How about if any legal costs associated with challenging a patent are to be borne by the patent holder if the patent is shown to be prior art or invalid. Top that off with substantial punitive judgments for not properly researching the patent before filing. That'll make them think twice before attempting to patent everything under the sun.