Not if they wanted to disguise the fact that it was a/. mail list they stole. Let's just say I'm VERY suspicious about this. My email address isn't that old and I don't get much spam...
chances are everyone won't get the email at the same time./. effect occurs because link is posted to/. and noticed by everyone within an hour or so. the emails will probably arrive over a whole day or more.
yes, i'd like to see this answered too. my -nospam- address is the one i use here so unless there's a pretty clever email bot out there, someone got their hands on an internal/. mail list.
I was a developer on the ODB-II project with ICL and while I totally agree that the application had its bad points, it also had a lot of potential. I do agree though that it possibliy was ready for commercial use.
What Computer Associates & Fujitsu have done with Jasmine is rewritten core parts of the database, added a sophisticated GUI front-end, a web page generator (like a simple combination of ASP & ADO) and done extreme testing on performance and reliability and have come out with a product that is FAR FAR superior to ODB-II. There are also some excellent Java bindings available.
I no longer work for any related company but I do think Jasmine is an excellent choice for data that is suited for an OODBMS. Whether this suits your data or not is your decision.
I think I read somewhere that the Computer Associates & Fujitsu object database Jasmine is coming to Linux. No idea of current availability or schedule though - sorry.
OK, I know the Slashbox headlines come from the Netscape defined RDF documents which are on the remote sites web server. But how can you get the URL of the RDF file? Is there a default location that web servers are using? Is there a database of these suckers somewhere?
I agree that cars are much more reliable than software systems but they also cost a lot more and have much slower release cycles. A car is very modular in design, which allows most functions to fail (eg. wipers) without stopping its primary function.
Windows NT is closer to this when compared to Windows 95/98. We all know how bad Windows is at stability. Linux is even closer again but by no means perfect. Once the OS is reliable, and the software is well tested, I see no reason why the average user needs to know what is going on under the hood. Of course, there's no reason to PREVENT them from tinkering if they wish to do so, but it shouldn't be a requirement.
The Linux distributions are like the car manufacturers. The kernel versions are different engine makes. Some are more stable and powerful than others, but what really matters is that whatever kernel is used, it's very well tested before a release. Once that is done and a (GUI) shell is built around it, why should you have to get your hands dirty if you don't want to?
I admit Windows was very unsuccessful at hiding its guts using a GUI, but I think the Mac does a reasonably good job.
I'm actually wondering for my own interest what happens when a non-profit org becomes commercial. Should you be allowed keep the.org domain? What's the point of.org if you're allowed to setup commericial organizations on it?
But, I guess its kinda like a university that starts selling products from its.edu domain. As long as the organization's primary function is educational, it's okay. Hmm.
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Sorry I didn't mean to insinuate that /. sold the list of emails but rather that they were stolen...
Not if they wanted to disguise the fact that it was a /. mail list they stole. Let's just say I'm VERY suspicious about this. My email address isn't that old and I don't get much spam...
chances are everyone won't get the email at the same time. /. effect occurs because link is posted to /. and noticed by everyone within an hour or so. the emails will probably arrive over a whole day or more.
yes, i'd like to see this answered too. my -nospam- address is the one i use here so unless there's a pretty clever email bot out there, someone got their hands on an internal /. mail list.
me too
Excellent point
It's more secure. You don't need a firewall for each machine.
What Computer Associates & Fujitsu have done with Jasmine is rewritten core parts of the database, added a sophisticated GUI front-end, a web page generator (like a simple combination of ASP & ADO) and done extreme testing on performance and reliability and have come out with a product that is FAR FAR superior to ODB-II. There are also some excellent Java bindings available.
I no longer work for any related company but I do think Jasmine is an excellent choice for data that is suited for an OODBMS. Whether this suits your data or not is your decision.
Correction - Java is not a good language for big "user" applications. For big "server" applications it's great.
Also CocoBase Enterprise Jasmine may be of interest.
I check freshmeat.net and couldn't find it...
I checked freshmeat.net and couldn't find it...
Yes I know its a source code control system too!
Check out JavaWorld - they have done lots of performance tests in the past including ones with other languages (C/C++ I think).
And I would suspect that the products, documentation and support channels for Java are MUCH better.
OK, I know the Slashbox headlines come from the Netscape defined RDF documents which are on the remote sites web server. But how can you get the URL of the RDF file? Is there a default location that web servers are using? Is there a database of these suckers somewhere?
$5? - you crazy man.
Windows NT is closer to this when compared to Windows 95/98. We all know how bad Windows is at stability. Linux is even closer again but by no means perfect. Once the OS is reliable, and the software is well tested, I see no reason why the average user needs to know what is going on under the hood. Of course, there's no reason to PREVENT them from tinkering if they wish to do so, but it shouldn't be a requirement.
The Linux distributions are like the car manufacturers. The kernel versions are different engine makes. Some are more stable and powerful than others, but what really matters is that whatever kernel is used, it's very well tested before a release. Once that is done and a (GUI) shell is built around it, why should you have to get your hands dirty if you don't want to?
I admit Windows was very unsuccessful at hiding its guts using a GUI, but I think the Mac does a reasonably good job.
My $0.02 :)
Are you for real?
eh, being a portal makes slashdot commercial because it SELLS ADS based on page views. same way yahoo makes money!
i've seen email address @aol.com like that..
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I'm actually wondering for my own interest what happens when a non-profit org becomes commercial. Should you be allowed keep the .org domain? What's the point of .org if you're allowed to setup commericial organizations on it?
But, I guess its kinda like a university that starts selling products from its .edu domain. As long as the organization's primary function is educational, it's okay. Hmm.
My question is where do you draw the .org line?
Just a thought.. When does slashdot stop being a .ORG and become a .COM? Hey, I love /. but it seems to be getting more and more COMMERCIAL by the day.