Evolution can talk to Exchange but it is not a replacement for Outlook. Give Evolution to "civilians" and you'll have an uproar. This from the client side of things.
Also, in order for Exchange to work, you have to have a Windows domain controller. Which basically means a Windows network.
...basically means throwing away all your HR infrastructure, or retraining it. Windows servers administrators will be completely lost in a Unix environment (and vice-versa, of course).
Also, before all the fanboys out there start screaming "Linux is better", consider this: the reason Windows server software is present at most companies is not because of IIS nor because it offers a secure server environment. It is because of Exchange. Although it has MANY shortcomings, it works, and even though it is perfectly feasible to use open protocols to accomplish most of what Exchange does, you will not have a clear upgrade path (something that is important to upper management, however irrelevant it might be in real life) and you will have to go through hell to do the transition.
Basically, my opinion is the following: move your file servers, proxy servers and print servers to Linux. It should be fairly straightforward if you plan it well, or have a decent project manager. Leave Exchange for last and research the subject very well.
WMA has in-built copyright management by default. When you rip an album to wma you can only play it on your computer, unless, that is, you clear the "protect content" checkbox
Imho opinion, this attitude would be the one the record companies should pursue. By allowing you to make one copy for yourself that is, for all intents and purposes, undistributable, they at least show some respect for your rights.
I am not being a Microsoft fanboy here, btw, Dolby's ATRAC codec (as used in Minidiscs and Sony Clies) offers exactly the same capabilities, long before MS thought of it.
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I would think the 32'' tv would be the focal point of your entertainment system;-)
They are not secret, they are codenames for the releases. Marketing gives the final names for the products. However, the programmers need some internal name for the product. MS, I believe, codename their products after mountains in Seattle, Intel after rivers somewhere else...
It is no different to AMD having called the Athlon K7, Nvidia having called the Geforce 4 the NV25 (I think) etc. etc. etc. It is not really a novelty in the industry.
The only reason you don't know is because it is not your job to know. Both Longhorn and Blackcomb are future technologies. This basically means that unless you develop/maintain/worship Windows, you will probably not know anything about them
Come to that, what is the current version of the Linux OS? What about the next one?
Make the vendor aware of the problem. Send an email with a detailed explanation of the potential problem your company will experience when (not if) the script kiddies get easy tools to exploit it. Use the words bug, exploit and unsafe throughout the document. Send a couple of relevant links as well.
Most important of all, involve someone higher up at management, preferably puting them on the cc: of the mail you send. If you are responsible for the box, it is your ass on the line if things go wrong. By involving them, you put more pressure on the vendor. Be proactive, pass the problem to your vendor, rather than try to justify yourself when the inevitable happens.
So what? I mean, I can appreciate the geekiness of it, but what about the apps that come with it? Having played with a previous model for about 3 hours I found the bundled apps lacking a unified look and feel, and vastly inferior to the Palm equivalents.
PDA means Personal Digital Assistant. The Zaurus, geek factor aside, does not really know what it is. Is it a pda? A mini pc? A linux geek's toy?
I find it offensive that the/. editors count the usual corporate business plan (that is not even laid out properly on the news report, but never mind) as growth.
Growth means increase. Either of revenue, or profits... Is there even one word of real as opposed to expected growth for PKWare? Will the new format even be compatible with.zip???
In my book, the article can be resumed to:
1. Build a better.zip format
2. ???
3. Profit
It is the ??? the/. community should analyse, not the bullshit marketing.
This article (or at least its description) makes it seem as if Microsoft is hiring developers in India just because it wants to cut Linux's momentum. Excuse me? Would the quality of Indian developers have nothing to do with it? I know I am generalizing, but 90% of Indian developers who have worked with me are excellent professionals, and I think that anyone who is doing IT recruitement of a respectable size will eventually go to India...
This article's arguments are as valid as if it were saying "Microsoft is sabotaging the open source movement by recruiting the best minds at the best Universities. Give me a break...
Exploration cannot be measured by money spent or investment. The same goes to knowledge. If NASA's mission advances the knowledge we humans have of Mars, I say it is worth doing it.
It has just been forty years since astronauts / cosmonauts were celebrities, heroes, and a rocket launch was an event. Now, astronauts are glorified tv repairmen and a launch is no longer measured by its success or the limits it breaks but by the money it wastes.
I doubt there will be a lot of surprise in what we find in exploring the Earth's oceans, comparatively speaking. The surprises that can come from the exploration of an alien planet, however, can be revolutionary.
I am sorry, but your lame self-justifying comment is completely offensive to everybody out there who buys their DVDs. You went out and bought a divx pirate movie from your local pirate and you try to justify yourself by saying "well, I would have watched it through the net if they let me, but since the don't, well, I bought a stolen version.
You could very well have bought the dvd at amazon.co.uk. It would have been there in a couple of days, a couple of weeks, whatever. You could have gone to the local equivalent of Blockbuster and rent it. The fact is you chose to steal it, and then you later found a justification for it.
I don't mean to start a war here, but, personal choices of the/. community aside, something like 95% of the world's desktops run Windows, in one way or another. Furthermore, and I would argue more importantly, the typical Linux enthusiast is very vocal in his/her choice of free (beer/speech, irrelevant really), therefore such a paying service would, really, just induce laughter in the Linux community.
I think that blocking Mac users is far more stupid. I mean, they are content on shelling out some $100 a year for.mac, I think that testing such a service would be a no brainer.
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Also, in order for Exchange to work, you have to have a Windows domain controller. Which basically means a Windows network.
He says they are using Windows IT infrastructure.
Also, before all the fanboys out there start screaming "Linux is better", consider this: the reason Windows server software is present at most companies is not because of IIS nor because it offers a secure server environment. It is because of Exchange. Although it has MANY shortcomings, it works, and even though it is perfectly feasible to use open protocols to accomplish most of what Exchange does, you will not have a clear upgrade path (something that is important to upper management, however irrelevant it might be in real life) and you will have to go through hell to do the transition.
Basically, my opinion is the following: move your file servers, proxy servers and print servers to Linux. It should be fairly straightforward if you plan it well, or have a decent project manager. Leave Exchange for last and research the subject very well.
Or post another Ask Slashdot :-D
Imho opinion, this attitude would be the one the record companies should pursue. By allowing you to make one copy for yourself that is, for all intents and purposes, undistributable, they at least show some respect for your rights.
I am not being a Microsoft fanboy here, btw, Dolby's ATRAC codec (as used in Minidiscs and Sony Clies) offers exactly the same capabilities, long before MS thought of it.
I would think the 32'' tv would be the focal point of your entertainment system ;-)
It is no different to AMD having called the Athlon K7, Nvidia having called the Geforce 4 the NV25 (I think) etc. etc. etc. It is not really a novelty in the industry.
I would definitely find Balmer's dancing routine the most interesting part :-)
Come to that, what is the current version of the Linux OS? What about the next one?
Chaotic Windows naming? I don't think so ;-)
Check this out.
Windows 2000 Server is the current server version of Windows
Windows .Net Server is the next server version of Windows
Now, that wasn't very hard, was it? Did it take 40 minutes?
Longhorn refers to the next version of the Windows Server OS. I sometimes wonder whether the editors do any fact checking or even read the articles...
Most important of all, involve someone higher up at management, preferably puting them on the cc: of the mail you send. If you are responsible for the box, it is your ass on the line if things go wrong. By involving them, you put more pressure on the vendor. Be proactive, pass the problem to your vendor, rather than try to justify yourself when the inevitable happens.
The Harry Potter vcd was made with a dv camera and is of no comparable quality.
Exec 2: But sir, what can we do?
Exec 3: How about making all films in 3d? This way everyone who enters a theatre will have to wear these red/green glasses!
(silence)
Studio President: Give the man a cigar!
Also, wtf is a pirater?
My answer? If you need emacs on your pda, then by all means, the Zaurus is perfect for you! Otherwise, perhaps there are better choices.
PDA means Personal Digital Assistant. The Zaurus, geek factor aside, does not really know what it is. Is it a pda? A mini pc? A linux geek's toy?
Growth means increase. Either of revenue, or profits... Is there even one word of real as opposed to expected growth for PKWare? Will the new format even be compatible with .zip???
In my book, the article can be resumed to:
1. Build a better .zip format
2. ???
3. Profit
It is the ??? the /. community should analyse, not the bullshit marketing.
This article's arguments are as valid as if it were saying "Microsoft is sabotaging the open source movement by recruiting the best minds at the best Universities. Give me a break...
It has just been forty years since astronauts / cosmonauts were celebrities, heroes, and a rocket launch was an event. Now, astronauts are glorified tv repairmen and a launch is no longer measured by its success or the limits it breaks but by the money it wastes.
I doubt there will be a lot of surprise in what we find in exploring the Earth's oceans, comparatively speaking. The surprises that can come from the exploration of an alien planet, however, can be revolutionary.
You could very well have bought the dvd at amazon.co.uk. It would have been there in a couple of days, a couple of weeks, whatever. You could have gone to the local equivalent of Blockbuster and rent it. The fact is you chose to steal it, and then you later found a justification for it.
Now, stealing was not your only option, was it?
I think that blocking Mac users is far more stupid. I mean, they are content on shelling out some $100 a year for .mac, I think that testing such a service would be a no brainer.
Until I can buy it, it is vaporware.