A distro that constantly gives back to the commmunity, provides free isos for download, concentrates on the desktop, and manages to make a profit? Who'd have thought?
With this corporate support, you can go out and buy a -supported- HP/Mandrake desktop. Which means you have Linux supported hardware if you don't like Mandrake.
All sorts of good things in the future...
Have you been in the military? Any good leader HAS to go off of his suboordinates. I don't remember telling my superiors only what they want to hear. That would be fatal in a combat situation
What most civilians don't realize is that there is no easy generalization for the military. The military is basically a microcosm of the civilian world as far as attitudes, leadership styles, etc. You have some leaders that listen, some that don't, and some that let you run the show. Just like the civilian world.
The Marine Corps constantly preaches that the small unit leader (junior NCO usually) makes the msot important decisions.
No, because one you get highly trained personnel in the military that hvae been there a while, know the systems we use, can PT, etc, etc, youw ant to keep them in.
Vietnam proved what happen when you get and keep people in the military that don't want to be there.
In the past 10 years, computer specialists in the military were offered large retention bonuses to stay in the military and reenlist. Now those bonuses aren't to be seen. I know from experience.
So why isn't the military trying harder to retain these already military trained computer specialists but supposedly drawing up a draft? Something doesn't jive here.
Web 'copycats' ripping off small businesses March 09 2004 by Will Sturgeon UK company first, followed by US company...
A serial website thief is ripping off content and other intellectual property wholesale - much to the annoyance of the companies and individuals whose businesses depend on the sites affected.
To date, silicon.com is aware of two companies that have suffered similar fates but the pattern and the ease with which these criminals can move on has raised concerns that many more companies could have fallen victim to this ploy - and that many others may do so in the future.
silicon.com was contacted by Shane O'Donoghue, who has been running a website called Car Enthusiast - dedicated to all things automotive - since 1999. It gets about four million impressions per month and O'Donoghue sells advertising on the site in order to pay the bills.
However, he recently noticed another site, called 'Car or Car', that had cropped up in the previous month or so and was ripping off his site design, content and even his copyright notice. It was then using his hard work to sell advertising of its own. The complete 'cut and paste' nature of the theft meant that O'Donoghue was even listed as Car or Car's editor - next to a picture of himself.
Understandably O'Donoghue was upset and tried to get in touch with the site's owners.
"We emailed them via the contact page, which was the same as our own, and heard nothing back," he said. "We then contacted the authority that controls the domain and heard nothing."
Part of the problem was that the site was being hosted outside EU jurisdiction, in Taiwan. This isn't altogether surprising - such a choice of location suggests that the site's owners were attempting to safeguard themselves from legal action.
While China, Taiwan and the Far East in general are not the lawless internet havens they once represented for the likes of spammers and fraudsters, they still present barriers when seeking legal recourse.
O'Donoghue said: "We're not a big company and we don't have the lawyers or the money to pursue legal action."
However, a twist in the tale came when silicon.com contacted Car or Car and informed them that their illegal business model had been rumbled. Although we received no reply the site vanished overnight, to reappear the next day in a new guise - this time a complete mirror image of another car enthusiast site - and this time one being run out of Rochester, New York, in the US.
Until its owners move on to their next victim, compare the genuine Sports Car Club of America website with the not-so-genuine Car or Car site. The only difference is the banner ad at the top left for a company called refinance-now.org, registered in Pennsylvania by an organisation called Webclients.
At the time of writing, Webclients had failed to respond to an email requesting it clarify its relationship with carorcar.com - which it may be sponsoring unaware of any crime being committed.
Michael Cover, a partner and intellectual property expert at law firm Faegre Benson Hobson Audley who also sits on WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) dispute panels, told silicon.com: "If you have this kind of problem in the UK, it is reasonably easy to resolve. But this can sometimes present very difficult problems, especially where a site is registered outside the EU."
But companies that think distance and national borders protect them may be disappointed to hear China is becoming increasingly open and Cover said: "Taiwan is a very developed jurisdiction and there should be no problems now pursuing cases such as this."
The copycat site certainly appears to be in breach of "copyright - such as design and literary content", he added and rectifying the situation may not be as problematic as first feared.
Lawyers agree that in the first instance the aggrieved companies should try "putting the frighteners" on the individuals behind these crimes, who doubtless know they are in breac
So what?! That's like saying a Sgt in the Marines actions in Iraq weren't directly ordered by Bush or Cheney. It's what we call in the military the chain of command or maybe the commander's intent. In other words, the commander lets his troops know what he wants done and how much freedom they have accomplishing this goal.
I believe Gates and Ballmer knew what was going on.
What kind of problems are you having? You should be able to do mos things in KDE Control Center (kcontrol), Peripherals. Let me know and I'll help you.
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Please contact me in my journal or at bax AT shepfamDOTnet
PJ from Groklaw is interested in this email. You could contact her directly as well.
"This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportion. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!"
predicted that with their stock recently dropping in price (again) that they would stage another publicity stunt.
Quote from yesterday before this happened "every time their stock goes down, they escalate the circus"
To prove we mean business, we're typing this WITH OUR CAP LOCK ON! (evil, maniacal laugh)
I doubt this will take place w/out a long drawn out fight. Microsoft will drag this out as long as possible.
Maybe they got the name from Fatbot on Futurama episodes Mars U and Crimes of the Hot.
From the-wantssss-it-yessss-we-do-dept
3D acceleration out of the box, an instlaler/uninstaller that's newbie friendly, better hardware detection, etc, etc.
Although I'd bet a distro that could run games would be popular just for the piracy potential.
Usually stability is hardware related. I've had no such problems running Mandrake and I've been running it since 8.0
How about Mandrake laptops? With wireless, ACPI, etc, already supported?
A distro that constantly gives back to the commmunity, provides free isos for download, concentrates on the desktop, and manages to make a profit? Who'd have thought?
With this corporate support, you can go out and buy a -supported- HP/Mandrake desktop. Which means you have Linux supported hardware if you don't like Mandrake.
All sorts of good things in the future...
What w/ the laziness and impatience remarks? Just can't help making a dig at anything not Debian?
Have you been in the military? Any good leader HAS to go off of his suboordinates. I don't remember telling my superiors only what they want to hear. That would be fatal in a combat situation
What most civilians don't realize is that there is no easy generalization for the military. The military is basically a microcosm of the civilian world as far as attitudes, leadership styles, etc. You have some leaders that listen, some that don't, and some that let you run the show. Just like the civilian world.
The Marine Corps constantly preaches that the small unit leader (junior NCO usually) makes the msot important decisions.
Just imagine the Slashdot editors being drafted.
One can only dream...
No, because one you get highly trained personnel in the military that hvae been there a while, know the systems we use, can PT, etc, etc, youw ant to keep them in.
Vietnam proved what happen when you get and keep people in the military that don't want to be there.
That's why I mentioned "Contingency" as the title of my post.
This doesn't make too much sense to me.
In the past 10 years, computer specialists in the military were offered large retention bonuses to stay in the military and reenlist. Now those bonuses aren't to be seen. I know from experience.
So why isn't the military trying harder to retain these already military trained computer specialists but supposedly drawing up a draft? Something doesn't jive here.
At social events/family gatherings I see 20-30 somethings playing video games w/ teenagers all of the time.
Umm, so what's the conclusion? Was it a good choice?
Now the rest of the country will look like Southern California-pink, beige, and stucco.
Web 'copycats' ripping off small businesses
March 09 2004
by Will Sturgeon
UK company first, followed by US company...
A serial website thief is ripping off content and other intellectual property wholesale - much to the annoyance of the companies and individuals whose businesses depend on the sites affected.
To date, silicon.com is aware of two companies that have suffered similar fates but the pattern and the ease with which these criminals can move on has raised concerns that many more companies could have fallen victim to this ploy - and that many others may do so in the future.
silicon.com was contacted by Shane O'Donoghue, who has been running a website called Car Enthusiast - dedicated to all things automotive - since 1999. It gets about four million impressions per month and O'Donoghue sells advertising on the site in order to pay the bills.
However, he recently noticed another site, called 'Car or Car', that had cropped up in the previous month or so and was ripping off his site design, content and even his copyright notice. It was then using his hard work to sell advertising of its own. The complete 'cut and paste' nature of the theft meant that O'Donoghue was even listed as Car or Car's editor - next to a picture of himself.
Understandably O'Donoghue was upset and tried to get in touch with the site's owners.
"We emailed them via the contact page, which was the same as our own, and heard nothing back," he said. "We then contacted the authority that controls the domain and heard nothing."
Part of the problem was that the site was being hosted outside EU jurisdiction, in Taiwan. This isn't altogether surprising - such a choice of location suggests that the site's owners were attempting to safeguard themselves from legal action.
While China, Taiwan and the Far East in general are not the lawless internet havens they once represented for the likes of spammers and fraudsters, they still present barriers when seeking legal recourse.
O'Donoghue said: "We're not a big company and we don't have the lawyers or the money to pursue legal action."
However, a twist in the tale came when silicon.com contacted Car or Car and informed them that their illegal business model had been rumbled. Although we received no reply the site vanished overnight, to reappear the next day in a new guise - this time a complete mirror image of another car enthusiast site - and this time one being run out of Rochester, New York, in the US.
Until its owners move on to their next victim, compare the genuine Sports Car Club of America website with the not-so-genuine Car or Car site. The only difference is the banner ad at the top left for a company called refinance-now.org, registered in Pennsylvania by an organisation called Webclients.
At the time of writing, Webclients had failed to respond to an email requesting it clarify its relationship with carorcar.com - which it may be sponsoring unaware of any crime being committed.
Michael Cover, a partner and intellectual property expert at law firm Faegre Benson Hobson Audley who also sits on WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) dispute panels, told silicon.com: "If you have this kind of problem in the UK, it is reasonably easy to resolve. But this can sometimes present very difficult problems, especially where a site is registered outside the EU."
But companies that think distance and national borders protect them may be disappointed to hear China is becoming increasingly open and Cover said: "Taiwan is a very developed jurisdiction and there should be no problems now pursuing cases such as this."
The copycat site certainly appears to be in breach of "copyright - such as design and literary content", he added and rectifying the situation may not be as problematic as first feared.
Lawyers agree that in the first instance the aggrieved companies should try "putting the frighteners" on the individuals behind these crimes, who doubtless know they are in breac
So ex-Marines in your viewpoint CANNOT "understand half of what martial arts is about."
Please enlighten us, O learned one.
" I doubt Ballmer knows what's going on anywhere except the canteen."
And on the dance floor.
The call wasn't directly from Gates or Ballmer?
So what?! That's like saying a Sgt in the Marines actions in Iraq weren't directly ordered by Bush or Cheney. It's what we call in the military the chain of command or maybe the commander's intent. In other words, the commander lets his troops know what he wants done and how much freedom they have accomplishing this goal.
I believe Gates and Ballmer knew what was going on.
What kind of problems are you having? You should be able to do mos things in KDE Control Center (kcontrol), Peripherals. Let me know and I'll help you.