I'll agree with that, it is a must read for nerds. As I type this I can turn my head 30 degrees and see the entire set on my book shelf. But its still a story that could only fly on a sunday night. What I can say though, I'm readin/. right now aint I, so whatever is posted is news for me.:)~
ACtually I think its the other way around. Look at the Ximian Desktop, RedHats Blue Curve & KDE. They are all mimicing windows/apple UIs. In there defense, there is but so much you can do to have a differnt UI that is "eye-candy". Personally I use FluxBox and love it. I enjoy having "windows" and multiple desktops, but I don't need glossy start menus. Windows would do their users a great service by incorperating things like that and ease off the memory hogging graphics. It looks like you need a GForce just to run the desktop. Just my 2 cents.
and hasn't realized that computers have far surpassed mans computing power and memory or he meant to say anlyitical capabilities. Either way, statements like the following crop up ever so often. I think many are just saying stuff and hoping they will be right so that years he can look back and say. "See, I said it first"
"...computers with the CPU power and memory of the human brain by 2040"
Well, because it is a new idea. Diaries were kept for private viewing,
It was once said (not verbatum): That people who keep diaries, do so with the hope that someday others will read them.
Not very difficult to understand is it? Do people who write diaries go back and read them? Do they try to get some insight into their own thoughts? Without having any numbers I would safley say that most if not all do not. It does then stand to reason that the only reason for keeping a diary is to share your thoughts with others.
Exactly what is the market for a Laptop like this? I Understand Apple's market, the users that are using it for Graphic work. But, what PC apps (except maybe games) does having a 17' Laptop enhance? Any ideas?
Mod parent and grandparent and great-grandparent down.
Also, mod parents children down.
Also, mod great-great-grandparents great-great-granddaughters down.
Also, say up unto them verily, that the mod of the parent will be cast down the generations to be a mod on the children, and on the children's children, and on the children's children's chilluns.
And also, mod down the nephews of the parents of the sibilings of the grandparent for though they be trolls or flaimbait, they are righteous in the eyes of the moderators.
And thou shalt visit the mods onto the descendents on through the generations, for I, your Mod, have smote upon thee a mod pestilence that shalt not be lifted until the second coming of the JonKats.
I.B.M.'s Opponent in Suit Criticizes Linux Advocate By STEVE LOHR
In a new court document, the SCO Group criticizes Linus Torvalds, the guardian of the freely shared Linux operating system.
SCO's amended suit against I.B.M., filed late Monday, contends that Mr. Torvalds, who has overseen the development of Linux, appears to have a casual attitude toward intellectual property rights. Linux is distributed free and improved upon by a far-flung network of developers.
SCO, based in Lindon, Utah, sued I.B.M. in March, contending that the computer company improperly copied Unix code into Linux.
SCO bought the source code and license rights to Unix in 1995. I.B.M. denies the allegations and counters that SCO is vastly overstating its contract rights.
"As I.B.M. executives know," the filing states, "a significant flaw of Linux is the inability and/or unwillingness of the Linux process manager, Linus Torvalds, to identify the intellectual property origins of contributed source code that comes in from those many different software developers."
"If source code is copied from protected Unix code," the SCO document adds, "there is no way for Linus Torvalds to identify that fact."
Mr. Torvalds developed the software engine, or kernal, of Linux as a university student in Finland in 1991. Today, Mr. Torvalds lives in Silicon Valley and he still oversees the Linux kernal, though with many contributions from others.
SCO executives assert there is a "don't ask, don't tell" mentality toward intellectual property that pervades the Linux programming culture. As an example, they point to an e-mail message exchange last August on the Linux mailing list. One programmer said there was a patent matter that "we can't just ignore."
Mr. Torvalds replied, "Actually, we can, and I will."
"I do not look up any patents on principle because (a) it's a horrible waste of time and (b) I don't want to know."
"The fact is technical people are better off not looking at patents. If you don't know what they cover and where they are, you won't be knowingly infringing on them," Mr. Torvalds wrote in the e-mail message last August.
In an e-mail interview earlier this month, Mr. Torvalds explained that his was a candid view in the murky, complex realm of software patents these days.
"Hey, one of the advantages of not personally being involved in any of the commercial Linux players is that I can be honest," Mr. Torvalds wrote. "In fact, openness pretty much requires it -- there is no corporate speak here. Ask any lawyer in a tech company (off the record, so that he can be honest too), and he'll tell you that engineers should absolutely not try to look up other people's patents. It's not their job, and you don't want them tainted."
Moreover, Mr. Torvalds made the case that open-source software projects like Linux -- where code is shared and openly published for all to see -- provide more visibility and accountability than the more closed realm of traditional propriety software, where source code is a closely guarded trade secret. So, he added, if there are intellectual property transgressions, they are easier to track.
"Me, I prefer the open approach," Mr. Torvalds explained. "Does it guarantee that everybody is honest? No. But it, fundamentally, makes it much more likely that people are honest, and the transparency in the process also means that if dishonesty happens, you can go back and see what went on."
Indeed, because Linux code is published publicly, it is easier to track what I.B.M. contributed to the operating system. But the issue, of course, is whether SCO's Unix license covered any of the code I.B.M. put into Linux.
Should the SCO suit turn up any offending code, the open nature of Linux -- and the many programmers working on it -- will ensure a quick solution, according to open- source software experts.
Where does the the line between "News for Nerds and Stuff that Matter" and Crap end? I can't take another SCO Article. Where is John Katz when you need him.
Do you mods ever stop to wonder if this guy could have been asking a legit question? Its possible he doesn't know. Also possible that others don't. I know...I know..., this is/. how could he not know right. It is still very possible. I'm not saying he should have been modded up, but by modding him down someone may miss the chance to read his post and reply to it with an intelligent answer. All of that being said. I would answer his question. But now that I think about, I'm not sure what it is. I 'think' I know. But, I think he and I are in the same boat.
I also thought about posting this as an AC, but I won't. Then surley someone will just think that it was the original poster posting as an AC. He may be trolling. He may not be. It won't hurt to answer the question.
a guy (and a whole association of people) that will be out of jobs (or at least no longer have some B.S. association that I'm sure someone throws some funding at). I mean comon the "International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting." What in the world does this body of people do?
> First remember to think in terms of the company. While you and your fellow admins might be uber-gurus you might not be with the company forever. Will they find other slashdot reading uber-gurus to replace you, or will they be left with less capable people?
In other words, untill the job market/econmy turns around. Drop RH. To easy to write yourself out of a job.
LFS should be a good start. Also, don't document anything! This way at minimum they have to keep you around to train your replacement.
I RTFA, I was replying to the post not the article.
The point I was trying to make, is that any sum of money great than a few thousand dollars would be better than (at best) quzi-gainfull employment.
Your response screams of someone that hasn't had to pay a nut greater than your car note. I ask neither for sympathy nor empathy, but I get the impression that you don't have the capacity to neither as you have no first hand knowledge of what I speak. I hope my point comes across as what I intend it to be, an opinion. Not a flame.
The money is nice and stuff, but with the economy the way it is right now, how about making first prize A JOB???
Speaking as some one who as been unemployed for a while and have used all thier benifts, I'd take the million.
Why? Because with the economy still being what it is, unless I got a contract that said I couldn't be fired for at least 5 - 10 years but could leave anytime I wanted to. The million would go much further.
Slashdot Mirror
Japanese tourists this attracts.
I'll agree with that, it is a must read for nerds. As I type this I can turn my head 30 degrees and see the entire set on my book shelf. But its still a story that could only fly on a sunday night. What I can say though, I'm readin /. right now aint I, so whatever is posted is news for me. :)~
what the hell passes as "News for nerds"? I know earl grey is caffeinated, but if its not sold hereit won't keep ya awake.
ACtually I think its the other way around. Look at the Ximian Desktop, RedHats Blue Curve & KDE. They are all mimicing windows/apple UIs. In there defense, there is but so much you can do to have a differnt UI that is "eye-candy". Personally I use FluxBox and love it. I enjoy having "windows" and multiple desktops, but I don't need glossy start menus. Windows would do their users a great service by incorperating things like that and ease off the memory hogging graphics. It looks like you need a GForce just to run the desktop. Just my 2 cents.
this built on MSN Chat Technology? Do the masses really need to have interfaces that look could be named "Sony's My First Desktop"?
"...computers with the CPU power and memory of the human brain by 2040"
It was once said (not verbatum): That people who keep diaries, do so with the hope that someday others will read them.
Not very difficult to understand is it? Do people who write diaries go back and read them? Do they try to get some insight into their own thoughts? Without having any numbers I would safley say that most if not all do not. It does then stand to reason that the only reason for keeping a diary is to share your thoughts with others.
Close your eyes and then no one will be able see you.
Exactly what is the market for a Laptop like this? I Understand Apple's market, the users that are using it for Graphic work. But, what PC apps (except maybe games) does having a 17' Laptop enhance? Any ideas?
Will any of the content still be available anywhere on the web?
Its call AOL!
In a protest against any more SCO articles on /.
Or at least have them all written by Weird Al to the tune of Billy Jean.
You have angered the /. gods now.
Mod parent and grandparent and great-grandparent down.
Also, mod parents children down.
Also, mod great-great-grandparents great-great-granddaughters down.
Also, say up unto them verily, that the mod of the parent will be cast down the generations to be a mod on the children, and on the children's children, and on the children's children's chilluns.
And also, mod down the nephews of the parents of the sibilings of the grandparent for though they be trolls or flaimbait, they are righteous in the eyes of the moderators.
And thou shalt visit the mods onto the descendents on through the generations, for I, your Mod, have smote upon thee a mod pestilence that shalt not be lifted until the second coming of the JonKats.
Thanks be to Mod, Amen
Well 70% of all stats are made up on the spot. 40% of the people know that.
Is it that Hollywood would want to sell their own software to do this? Is it lost opportunity cost?
No, its just one of those things like when you asked your parents "why" and they said, "Because I said so!
only 1 country in all of the developed/undeveloped world admits that the playing feild is unleved. Well, progess is progess.
I.B.M.'s Opponent in Suit Criticizes Linux Advocate
By STEVE LOHR
In a new court document, the SCO Group criticizes Linus Torvalds, the guardian of the freely shared Linux operating system.
SCO's amended suit against I.B.M., filed late Monday, contends that Mr. Torvalds, who has overseen the development of Linux, appears to have a casual attitude toward intellectual property rights. Linux is distributed free and improved upon by a far-flung network of developers.
SCO, based in Lindon, Utah, sued I.B.M. in March, contending that the computer company improperly copied Unix code into Linux.
SCO bought the source code and license rights to Unix in 1995. I.B.M. denies the allegations and counters that SCO is vastly overstating its contract rights.
"As I.B.M. executives know," the filing states, "a significant flaw of Linux is the inability and/or unwillingness of the Linux process manager, Linus Torvalds, to identify the intellectual property origins of contributed source code that comes in from those many different software developers."
"If source code is copied from protected Unix code," the SCO document adds, "there is no way for Linus Torvalds to identify that fact."
Mr. Torvalds developed the software engine, or kernal, of Linux as a university student in Finland in 1991. Today, Mr. Torvalds lives in Silicon Valley and he still oversees the Linux kernal, though with many contributions from others.
SCO executives assert there is a "don't ask, don't tell" mentality toward intellectual property that pervades the Linux programming culture. As an example, they point to an e-mail message exchange last August on the Linux mailing list. One programmer said there was a patent matter that "we can't just ignore."
Mr. Torvalds replied, "Actually, we can, and I will."
"I do not look up any patents on principle because (a) it's a horrible waste of time and (b) I don't want to know."
"The fact is technical people are better off not looking at patents. If you don't know what they cover and where they are, you won't be knowingly infringing on them," Mr. Torvalds wrote in the e-mail message last August.
In an e-mail interview earlier this month, Mr. Torvalds explained that his was a candid view in the murky, complex realm of software patents these days.
"Hey, one of the advantages of not personally being involved in any of the commercial Linux players is that I can be honest," Mr. Torvalds wrote. "In fact, openness pretty much requires it -- there is no corporate speak here. Ask any lawyer in a tech company (off the record, so that he can be honest too), and he'll tell you that engineers should absolutely not try to look up other people's patents. It's not their job, and you don't want them tainted."
Moreover, Mr. Torvalds made the case that open-source software projects like Linux -- where code is shared and openly published for all to see -- provide more visibility and accountability than the more closed realm of traditional propriety software, where source code is a closely guarded trade secret. So, he added, if there are intellectual property transgressions, they are easier to track.
"Me, I prefer the open approach," Mr. Torvalds explained. "Does it guarantee that everybody is honest? No. But it, fundamentally, makes it much more likely that people are honest, and the transparency in the process also means that if dishonesty happens, you can go back and see what went on."
Indeed, because Linux code is published publicly, it is easier to track what I.B.M. contributed to the operating system. But the issue, of course, is whether SCO's Unix license covered any of the code I.B.M. put into Linux.
Should the SCO suit turn up any offending code, the open nature of Linux -- and the many programmers working on it -- will ensure a quick solution, according to open- source software experts.
Where does the the line between "News for Nerds and Stuff that Matter" and Crap end? I can't take another SCO Article. Where is John Katz when you need him.
Or "The Dentist" and then when that gets replaced we can call it the "Anti-Dentite".
Do you mods ever stop to wonder if this guy could have been asking a legit question? Its possible he doesn't know. Also possible that others don't. I know...I know..., this is /. how could he not know right. It is still very possible. I'm not saying he should have been modded up, but by modding him down someone may miss the chance to read his post and reply to it with an intelligent answer. All of that being said. I would answer his question. But now that I think about, I'm not sure what it is. I 'think' I know. But, I think he and I are in the same boat.
I also thought about posting this as an AC, but I won't. Then surley someone will just think that it was the original poster posting as an AC. He may be trolling. He may not be. It won't hurt to answer the question.
a guy (and a whole association of people) that will be out of jobs (or at least no longer have some B.S. association that I'm sure someone throws some funding at). I mean comon the "International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting." What in the world does this body of people do?
In other words, untill the job market/econmy turns around. Drop RH. To easy to write yourself out of a job.
LFS should be a good start. Also, don't document anything! This way at minimum they have to keep you around to train your replacement.
The point I was trying to make, is that any sum of money great than a few thousand dollars would be better than (at best) quzi-gainfull employment.
Your response screams of someone that hasn't had to pay a nut greater than your car note. I ask neither for sympathy nor empathy, but I get the impression that you don't have the capacity to neither as you have no first hand knowledge of what I speak. I hope my point comes across as what I intend it to be, an opinion. Not a flame.
Speaking as some one who as been unemployed for a while and have used all thier benifts, I'd take the million.
Why? Because with the economy still being what it is, unless I got a contract that said I couldn't be fired for at least 5 - 10 years but could leave anytime I wanted to. The million would go much further.