Installing Ubuntu or whatever on it seems like more of a performance hit than a properly optimized "off the shelf" NAS box, since they most likely don't run Dbus, GNOME, Hald, bluetooth or any other desktop software atop the basic kernel and networking services.
Just install the Server Edition instead of the Desktop Edition.
It is already mentioned on their homepage. Server is a minimal (headless) installation...
"Your reservation for 'Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all' is not possible. Would you like some help with that?"
"The shuttle destination 'stupidf@$kingclippyclone' has no spare capacity left, were would you like to go today?"
I see lots of possibilities here...
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Someone who deals with time and money being spent sounds more like a secretary than a manager.
A manager is someone who is experienced, has detailed understanding + knowledge, and is able to make good decisions.
Maybe in a/. universe a very good manager would be modded 'Insightful' most of the time and technical people would rank high in the 'Informative' department. The typical PHB would have a mix of 'Offtopic' and 'Redundant'...
Patents are not necessarily bad. Software patents, trivial patents, business model patents, submarine patents with open standards are the main issues that stifle innovation...
Patents are there to protect the inventors AND the common interests. It's about balance. And here, the ones that designed the phone did their best to publish as much as they could. Commendable.
Perhaps designing your own 'core' and produce it would constitute a more formidable obstacle on your path to cell phone tycoonship than the patent-encumbered part of the deal?
Does their marketting team have anything to do with their success?
It's not entirely fair to say the success of Ubuntu is due entirely to marketing and paid developers... What about Suse, RH, Linspire etc. Many have tried before.
It think - for once - the often overused word 'vision' is appropriate
Maybe, I'm not worried, because I do not, as a matter of principle, steal other people's intellectual property
If you would live in Zimbabwe, you wouldn't have a thing to fear - as long as you vote for Mugabe.
Those boring things like 'privacy', 'due process', 'habeas corpus', 'Separation of powers' etc. exist to make sure nobody can grab the power and install a dictatorship. Lots of dictators were elected and stayed in power by removing most of the democratic checks and balances. Mugabe was elected in 1980, Hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933 democratically, Mussolini was elected in parliament and legally appointed prime minister.
I can't really think of any communist dictators that were actually elected. Most fought for power. But that's another problem...
How many people you know that pay for support for software?
You're right, people don't pay for support. Companies do.
I've personally known about such contracts. One example was for close to a million Euro in support, spread over 3 years, on top of a license fee of 800K. And for software (not Linux or Ubuntu) they did not even use for 2 years... Those who sign, don't really care, it does not come out of their own pockets.
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You know it should be:
Hi, i'm a Mac
And I'm a PC
Hello gorgeous, I'm Natalie Portman
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Now it's official, Sir, Windows is sub-standard
Just install the Server Edition instead of the Desktop Edition.
It is already mentioned on their homepage. Server is a minimal (headless) installation...
Doesn't anybody think of the children? On second thought, better not. Although that judge did. Ouch, now my brain hurts...
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"Your reservation for 'Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all' is not possible. Would you like some help with that?"
"The shuttle destination 'stupidf@$kingclippyclone' has no spare capacity left, were would you like to go today?"
I see lots of possibilities here...
Maybe in a /. universe a very good manager would be modded 'Insightful' most of the time and technical people would rank high in the 'Informative' department. The typical PHB would have a mix of 'Offtopic' and 'Redundant'...
English? No, French, definitely French!
Patents are not necessarily bad. Software patents, trivial patents, business model patents, submarine patents with open standards are the main issues that stifle innovation...
Patents are there to protect the inventors AND the common interests. It's about balance. And here, the ones that designed the phone did their best to publish as much as they could. Commendable.
Perhaps designing your own 'core' and produce it would constitute a more formidable obstacle on your path to cell phone tycoonship than the patent-encumbered part of the deal?
It's open, not necessarily free (both as in beer and speech) Which means you can look at it.
I think the phone design itself is open and free...
And excellent examples are the mp3 license and patent issues, but that didn't hamper the format too much...
It's not entirely fair to say the success of Ubuntu is due entirely to marketing and paid developers... What about Suse, RH, Linspire etc. Many have tried before.
It think - for once - the often overused word 'vision' is appropriate
And the scene at The Bridge of Death:
I would have a big problem with that...
If you would live in Zimbabwe, you wouldn't have a thing to fear - as long as you vote for Mugabe.
Those boring things like 'privacy', 'due process', 'habeas corpus', 'Separation of powers' etc. exist to make sure nobody can grab the power and install a dictatorship. Lots of dictators were elected and stayed in power by removing most of the democratic checks and balances. Mugabe was elected in 1980, Hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933 democratically, Mussolini was elected in parliament and legally appointed prime minister.
I can't really think of any communist dictators that were actually elected. Most fought for power. But that's another problem...
Meanwhile, in Cobb County, those would be referred to as the Theories of Thermodynamics, after all energy is^H^H could be inteligently designed...
You live in a tree? Me NOT Jane, you Tarzan?
Wouldn't that be more of a SpamAssassin?
Anyway, I'm very sorry for the innocent. Dead and alive...
Because "WOOSH" sounds better in that format?
That should obviously be: ...since there's more of eu.
According to Wikipedia
Bad spelling, bad boy. Did any girls respond yet?
Don't you love virtual desktops? One for the browser and mail, one for the IDE, one for the PDF documentation and finally one spare...
I'm not kidding, but it is one of the reasons I consider Windows not ready for my desktop.
Yeah, as long as you're certain the slashdot crowd is dependable, honest and therefore trustworthy...
Homer? Is that you?
As do the Afghans. Terrible recipe for peace and harmony.
BTW I'm quite sure most of property in New York for example, was originally acquired under the Dutch or English crown, before 1776...
You're right, people don't pay for support. Companies do.
I've personally known about such contracts. One example was for close to a million Euro in support, spread over 3 years, on top of a license fee of 800K. And for software (not Linux or Ubuntu) they did not even use for 2 years... Those who sign, don't really care, it does not come out of their own pockets.