I read the unemployment documentation yesturday. It basically said if you got fired you can still get unemployment, as long as you didnt intentionally get fired. Which ruled out my idea of breaking the boss's nose...
Debating if I should quit right now or not but the page won't load!!! I just want to go back to bed!
The company I work for just handed out 0-7% raises with an average of 3%... I am seriously considering quitting and collecting unemployment, at least through winter providing we get snow.
The argument that "I wouldn't buy it anyway" is a valid argument as far as I am concerned. They aren't losing any money on me.
Very good points. I do buy the movies/music/games(PC,Xbox) that I feel are really worth it. I am a software developer and respect the great work that is in some software available, therefore I will buy it because I know if I put in that hard work, I would want people to buy it.
I find it interesting when I go to a store to buy a CD with a group of co-workers to buy a CD and thet basically give me shit saying "Why are you buying that, I can burn it for you.." or "Just download all the MP3s and burn them.". To me that is Ok for some things, but if its anything that has any sort of impact on me, I will buy it out of respect.
I feel the current price is very fair, obviously some people don't though. Take a look on Kazaa, most major movies are ripped to a very watchable divx file. Either these are used precisely as backup copies or people feel that the current price is too much, so they pirate it just like music.
I honestly have quite the DVD collection, I was just curious if the trend is going to follow music.
I think its pretty 'shallow' of them to bring people to court over this issue. How do they know you don't legally own all the MP3s or movies you are downloading?...
But for real, I wish there was a page to 'sign up' or point to SCO that you use Linux. I would seriously really like to receive one of those in the mail.
Anyone know where one may start to get one of these?
Many have tried, a few are succeeding, but challenges abound.
Introduction
The use of open source software has become increasingly popular in production environments, as well as in research and software development. One obvious attraction is the low cost of acquisition. Commercial software has a higher initial cost, though it usually has advantages such as support and training. A number of business models designed by users and vendors combine open source and commercial software; they use open source as much as possible, adding commercial software as needed. They may use open source software as a central component of a product or service, but use other components to add value, which can then induce customers to pay for the offering (obviously, it is hard to compete with free software on price).
After a brief overview of the salient differences between open source and commercial software, this article will describe several basic business models in today's marketplace to highlight ways that value is added to open source software and services. For the most part, I will discuss only complete software systems sufficient for some useful purpose, such as network servers, which include an operating system and its associated components, any applications needed for the system's purpose, and necessary local configuration information. Many of the same principles apply to components such as applications and other software packages.
Open Source Development
The development process for open source software is often quite different from that of traditional commercial software. In some cases a single author or a small group may develop and distribute a program or system. Successful software often attracts additional developers, however, and larger projects generally require larger teams. These teams tend to be distributed, with participants in different locations and with different affiliations. Some members may contribute their own time; others may be paid to work on the project. Some projects develop infrastructure such as a consortium to coordinate the project; others work with a looser organization. In either case, projects are likely to be organized with less central control than in traditional software development. Some projects may have a strong central figure such as the initial author of the software, but many other projects have "outgrown" central control.
This less-centralized structure affects the development process for open source projects in several ways:
* Community support is often available via mailing lists associated with a project. Response ranges from rapid to nonexistent.
* Projects may have many volunteer contributors. Their abilities and availability can vary significantly.
* In terms of quality, Darwinism applies. Some software features may be added while the project is still incomplete or experimental. These features may eventually be removed or replaced, or they may be improved over time. The addition of features and other modifications is driven by the interests and wishes of the contributors (including companies that pay staff to extend open source software). As users of the software, these contributors have certain common interests in making the software stable and usable. They may have substantially different uses for the software, however, as well as different ideas about how the software should be engineered and extended. The direction taken by the software developers may be driven by those who have the most time to devote to development or by those with the greatest tolerance for the discussions on mailing lists for the project. When different groups design and implement the various subsystems, their architectures might not have similar or compatible styles.
* The open source process is inherently social and political. Group leaders spend as much time on organizational matters and conflict resolution as on technical issues. When members cannot agree, the groups sometimes split into different factions. This may result in pot
Microsoft is also releasing the "Clippy" worm, which is said to spread worse than MS Blaster and checks for un-authorized copies of M$ Office out there...
I haven't heard of David Pogue in years... I have always liked his writings. He use to write on the last page of MacWorld every month, but got replaced by some other (not as good) guy.
Slashdot Mirror
I almost thought there was no online shopping at work for me today!
HP hardware? Why the hell would I want to run any OS on that? =P
And Skynet has launched!!
but a Primestar dish is a little tougher to locate than a Pringles can or a floppy disk.
No dude.... They are right here!
I read the unemployment documentation yesturday. It basically said if you got fired you can still get unemployment, as long as you didnt intentionally get fired. Which ruled out my idea of breaking the boss's nose...
Debating if I should quit right now or not but the page won't load!!! I just want to go back to bed!
The company I work for just handed out 0-7% raises with an average of 3%... I am seriously considering quitting and collecting unemployment, at least through winter providing we get snow.
Show the full respect of the AS400... Just too bad for COBOL and RPG....
The cargo is expensive, and may be impossible to replace
Name one thing that they would need to bring up as cargo, that NASA could not replace....?
The argument that "I wouldn't buy it anyway" is a valid argument as far as I am concerned. They aren't losing any money on me.
Very good points. I do buy the movies/music/games(PC,Xbox) that I feel are really worth it. I am a software developer and respect the great work that is in some software available, therefore I will buy it because I know if I put in that hard work, I would want people to buy it.
I find it interesting when I go to a store to buy a CD with a group of co-workers to buy a CD and thet basically give me shit saying "Why are you buying that, I can burn it for you.." or "Just download all the MP3s and burn them.". To me that is Ok for some things, but if its anything that has any sort of impact on me, I will buy it out of respect.
Are you kidding? x2
I feel the current price is very fair, obviously some people don't though. Take a look on Kazaa, most major movies are ripped to a very watchable divx file. Either these are used precisely as backup copies or people feel that the current price is too much, so they pirate it just like music.
I honestly have quite the DVD collection, I was just curious if the trend is going to follow music.
Can we push for lower ticket prices or lower costs to own a DVD?
Or is downloading movies off the internet not a big enough issue yet?
Build a better building!
Minneapolis Deja Vu, right across the street from "Sex World"... Not that I would ever go there, being a regular at /. at all... *sigh*
Deja Vu? Why do you get feelings of a strip club with this M$ security story?
If anyone is actually going, can I go with you?! =P
I think its pretty 'shallow' of them to bring people to court over this issue. How do they know you don't legally own all the MP3s or movies you are downloading?...
lol, its true...
But for real, I wish there was a page to 'sign up' or point to SCO that you use Linux. I would seriously really like to receive one of those in the mail.
Anyone know where one may start to get one of these?
Well then you're talking about offering a 'service' not a 'product'.
Read the comment, THEN reply.
I think offering Subscribtion services is about the best way to make money with open source (Transgaming, Lindows, Slashdot?, even tech support).
Many have tried, a few are succeeding, but challenges abound. Introduction
The use of open source software has become increasingly popular in production environments, as well as in research and software development. One obvious attraction is the low cost of acquisition. Commercial software has a higher initial cost, though it usually has advantages such as support and training. A number of business models designed by users and vendors combine open source and commercial software; they use open source as much as possible, adding commercial software as needed. They may use open source software as a central component of a product or service, but use other components to add value, which can then induce customers to pay for the offering (obviously, it is hard to compete with free software on price).
After a brief overview of the salient differences between open source and commercial software, this article will describe several basic business models in today's marketplace to highlight ways that value is added to open source software and services. For the most part, I will discuss only complete software systems sufficient for some useful purpose, such as network servers, which include an operating system and its associated components, any applications needed for the system's purpose, and necessary local configuration information. Many of the same principles apply to components such as applications and other software packages.
Open Source Development
The development process for open source software is often quite different from that of traditional commercial software. In some cases a single author or a small group may develop and distribute a program or system. Successful software often attracts additional developers, however, and larger projects generally require larger teams. These teams tend to be distributed, with participants in different locations and with different affiliations. Some members may contribute their own time; others may be paid to work on the project. Some projects develop infrastructure such as a consortium to coordinate the project; others work with a looser organization. In either case, projects are likely to be organized with less central control than in traditional software development. Some projects may have a strong central figure such as the initial author of the software, but many other projects have "outgrown" central control.
This less-centralized structure affects the development process for open source projects in several ways:
* Community support is often available via mailing lists associated with a project. Response ranges from rapid to nonexistent.
* Projects may have many volunteer contributors. Their abilities and availability can vary significantly.
* In terms of quality, Darwinism applies. Some software features may be added while the project is still incomplete or experimental. These features may eventually be removed or replaced, or they may be improved over time. The addition of features and other modifications is driven by the interests and wishes of the contributors (including companies that pay staff to extend open source software). As users of the software, these contributors have certain common interests in making the software stable and usable. They may have substantially different uses for the software, however, as well as different ideas about how the software should be engineered and extended. The direction taken by the software developers may be driven by those who have the most time to devote to development or by those with the greatest tolerance for the discussions on mailing lists for the project. When different groups design and implement the various subsystems, their architectures might not have similar or compatible styles.
* The open source process is inherently social and political. Group leaders spend as much time on organizational matters and conflict resolution as on technical issues. When members cannot agree, the groups sometimes split into different factions. This may result in pot
I think offering Subscribtion services is about the best way to make money with open source (Transgaming, Lindows, Slashdot?, even tech support).
I assume "The Rebirth of Comics" is following "The Death of Comics"? Anyone?!
Up next, "The Rebirth of Linux!"
Microsoft is also releasing the "Clippy" worm, which is said to spread worse than MS Blaster and checks for un-authorized copies of M$ Office out there...
I haven't heard of David Pogue in years... I have always liked his writings. He use to write on the last page of MacWorld every month, but got replaced by some other (not as good) guy.
Anyone ever read Hard Drive by Pogue?
Hey... Geordi Laforge is cool.
Yeah, you don't see anyone else doing Reading Rainbow!
The register is reporting that Forrester is predicting that a third of all music sales will be made by downloads in the next five years.
I wouldn't go as far as to say 'sales'...