"At the risk of being called flamebait, that won't do spit of good toward a true Desktop Linux end-user solution. Those of us developing software can give as well as take. But Joe End-User just wants to get their job done. Take take take. The mantra of the end-user."
How many Joe End-Users do you know that could code, let alone code well? How many could even be TAUGHT to code? Remember, many still have the virus-attachment-clickiphilia.
"On the other hand the less free Xbox has neither of these problems, because you have to be using an unmodded Xbox and title to play online and developers don't have a chance to patch a botched release."
Except that MS has already patched some of their releases via Xbox Live.
You should actually base it off of BSD, then you could call it BSdows. I don't think MS owns a trademark on BSdows, but I'm sure people will confused with the real BS.
Smart how? There are specific clauses in the license that they can't sue for damages, or for anything for that matter. They are selling that is questionably not theirs. They have no proof that it is theirs.
The smart thing to do is to wait until the despute is settled in court, then purchase the license, if need be.
Not to mention, SCO has willfully distributed the Linux Kernel under the GPL since this has gone to court. Therefore, this is a bullshit license and the kernel is, and will be, available under the GPL.
Well, see, Windows "needs" Internet Explorer. Media Player is used by Internet Explorer. Therefore, if IE is required for the OS to work, that must mean WMP is also required.
Linux machines suffered 13,654 successful attacks, or 80 percent of the survey total.
Windows based servers enjoyed a sharp decline in successful breaches, with only 2,005 attacks.
Ok, so there were only 2,005 successful attacks on Windows servers. How many servers were surveyed? 2,006? 100,000?
Ok, there are 13,654 successful attacks on Linux servers, 80% of those surveyed. That means there were only about 17,067 servers surveyed. How many Linux servers total online?
They do a direct comparison, not a relative comparison.
I'd still spout the same were Windows machines shown most vulerable, because these statistics ARE meaningless.
100,000 Linux servers, survey 17,000, 13,000 hacked. 100,000 Windows servers, 3,000 surveyed, 2,000 hacked.
Oh wow! Only 2,000 Windows servers were hacked compared to 13,000 Linux servers! Linux is most insecure!
"TCO for insisting on running Red Hat 5.0 today is probably considerable."
Hmm, Windows 2000 comes with IE 5.0. My Windows 2000 with slipstreamed SP3 still has IE 5.0. Not to mention, I still have IE 5.0 installed, because I don't use IE.
How many places do you know still have Windows 2000 compared to places with Red Hat 5.0? Exactly.
Maybe you should compare it to a relatively new Red Hat version, like 7.3 or say 8.0.
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Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Exactly, because Canada gets hit with terrorist attacks ALL the time.
Everyone is afraid of Canada, right?
"At the risk of being called flamebait, that won't do spit of good toward a true Desktop Linux end-user solution. Those of us developing software can give as well as take. But Joe End-User just wants to get their job done. Take take take. The mantra of the end-user."
How many Joe End-Users do you know that could code, let alone code well? How many could even be TAUGHT to code? Remember, many still have the virus-attachment-clickiphilia.
Did anyone else notice that the iFolder project page only mentions GNOME?
iFolder: integrated file sharing in the GNOME, Windows, and OS X desktops.
Also, iFolder is written in C#. I guess that comes with the territory.
Development Status: 2 - Pre-Alpha
Environment: Win32 (MS Windows), Gnome
Intended Audience: Developers, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Operating System: MacOS, Windows, Linux
Programming Language: C#
Topic: File Sharing, Gnome, Filesystems
"On the other hand the less free Xbox has neither of these problems, because you have to be using an unmodded Xbox and title to play online and developers don't have a chance to patch a botched release."
Except that MS has already patched some of their releases via Xbox Live.
"Personally though, I like to use Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus 2004 (Professional). Well worth the $45.00 (CDN, After Rebate) I paid."
Until you have to buy 2005, then 2006, while other use free anti-virus software for free.
Paying for Norton's is near as bad as Microsoft lock-in.
You should actually base it off of BSD, then you could call it BSdows.
I don't think MS owns a trademark on BSdows, but I'm sure people will confused with the real BS.
Except that Taco Bell is relatively successful.
Smart how?
There are specific clauses in the license that they can't sue for damages, or for anything for that matter.
They are selling that is questionably not theirs. They have no proof that it is theirs.
The smart thing to do is to wait until the despute is settled in court, then purchase the license, if need be.
Not to mention, SCO has willfully distributed the Linux Kernel under the GPL since this has gone to court.
Therefore, this is a bullshit license and the kernel is, and will be, available under the GPL.
Windows XPSE?
But it uses the NT kernel so it could also be called Windows NTXPSE.
I'm sure MS can get more letters in that abbreviation.
Well, see, Windows "needs" Internet Explorer. Media Player is used by Internet Explorer. Therefore, if IE is required for the OS to work, that must mean WMP is also required.
Linux doesn't make/code the media player.
Not to mention, most distributions have more than one media player bunded, so there's choice.
He has a big screen plasma, I doubt ANYTHING is out of his budget.
"Actually I think that would be the majority of robot movies."
Fine example being Dot Matrix from "Spaceballs". Voice by Joan Rivers, but the actual actor was Lorene Yarnell.
Linux machines suffered 13,654 successful attacks, or 80 percent of the survey total.
Windows based servers enjoyed a sharp decline in successful breaches, with only 2,005 attacks.
Ok, so there were only 2,005 successful attacks on Windows servers. How many servers were surveyed? 2,006? 100,000?
Ok, there are 13,654 successful attacks on Linux servers, 80% of those surveyed. That means there were only about 17,067 servers surveyed. How many Linux servers total online?
They do a direct comparison, not a relative comparison.
I'd still spout the same were Windows machines shown most vulerable, because these statistics ARE meaningless.
100,000 Linux servers, survey 17,000, 13,000 hacked. 100,000 Windows servers, 3,000 surveyed, 2,000 hacked.
Oh wow! Only 2,000 Windows servers were hacked compared to 13,000 Linux servers! Linux is most insecure!
Lindrake? Mandrix? Windrake? Mandrows?
Rumor has it, they'll be named "FireHippopotamus" and "ThunderOrangutan".
"TCO for insisting on running Red Hat 5.0 today is probably considerable."
Hmm, Windows 2000 comes with IE 5.0. My Windows 2000 with slipstreamed SP3 still has IE 5.0. Not to mention, I still have IE 5.0 installed, because I don't use IE.
How many places do you know still have Windows 2000 compared to places with Red Hat 5.0?
Exactly.
Maybe you should compare it to a relatively new Red Hat version, like 7.3 or say 8.0.
Maybe they'll stumble across your missing spelling checker.
Yes, duel processor. It's kind of like "Dueling Banjos", only it's for nerds.
"36-24-36"
She sounds hot! What's her name?
I think there should be a Steve Balmer quip around here somewhere...
Except the hardware lock-in and cost ways, right?
I thought it was supposed to be a GNU, not a YAK.