Yet Microsoft is clearly mindful of the threat Linux poses as it grows. Its share of the server operating system market is now more than 30 percent, and Linux ISVs are now targeting the desktop as well.
Bill Gates, in other words: "Really, Windows has 98% of the market, it's just that 28% of the servers are Unauthorized. Can you get the BSA on the line for me?"
It doesn't matter if IBM is providing your Linux tech support, and it doesn't matter how pretty the pixels are.. What's important is that the movie is good, and I've never even heard of this company before.
certainly better than Red Hat who's up2date tool requires subscription for all updates, even security ones.
Sure, they charge you to use the tool which makes things much easier.. But you're welcome to download the updated source code or rpm package and install it yourself at no charge. I think up2date is primarily aimed at sys admins with a lot of systems to keep current.
I've always heard that did happen in places during the series finale of M*A*S*H on TV. But I'm not old enough to remember, so it could just be an urban legend.
"Bittorrent as a protocol has nothing to fear from the RIAA."
You can't seriously believe that.. can you?
Kazza, Morpheous, Grokster.. They have non-infringing uses, too, but the RIAA hasn't given up yet on shutting them down. IIRC, there have only been preliminary judgements thus far, and we have lots of appeals left to watch. Why would they ignore Bittorrent?
The rest of your comment is absolutely right, though, so please don't take this as a flame.
Oh... I thought we were going to start being Politically Correct and stop saying bad things about script kiddies.. I'm relieved to see the world hasn't quite reached that level or purgatory just yet.
"Apple must leave the choice of OS to customers - right now you still have to pay for OSX when you are buying Mac even if you plan to use Mac with Linux or BeOS or BSD."
Apple doesn't prevent you from using a different OS, though. That's like saying Lexmark shouldn't include an ink cartridge with the printer when you buy it -- if nothing prevents you from changing it, I don't see why it would be a problem.
Even more security advisories will be released for open source products in the future, while the number of Microsoft security vulnerabilities will remain flat or decrease, Aberdeen's Eric Hemmendinger predicted.
I see three problems here. First, they are comparing advisories to vulnerabilities. That's not exactly the same thing. Second, because Linux is open-source, Linux security problems are handled openly, in many cases with interested parties doing audits of source code and finding vulnerabilities before they become Big Problems. A Windows security problem is usually only handled openly if it's already been exploited, so problems should naturally be less visible to the general public. Third, this is a prediction, and lots of predictions are simply wrong.
This doesn't mean that Linux is 100% secure, of course. Only that your facts are questionable.
Advertisements aren't the only stream of revenue for mp3.com -- they've been doing their best since January to get artists to sign up for so-called "premium" services.
Also, one of the major goals of mp3.com these days is to act as an advertisement for Vivendi-Universal's signed mainstream acts. Perhaps we should think of it as an advertising campaign that isn't working as well as they had hoped for.
You're right, I was somewhat mistaken. The U.S. government came to the conclusion I mentioned after the war, and as with most government conclusions, it's debatable.
Yes, the United States is the only country to use a nuclear weapon, but we used it responsibly
If I recall correctly, didn't we have intelligence that the Japanese would have surrendered soon even without the use of an atomic bomb? And were they given time to arrange a surrender before we dropped another one? I strongly suspect using it had more to do with the U.S. giving a clear message of "Don't mess with us again" than it did about being the only way to end WW2.
Don't get me wrong, the U.S. is certainly nowhere near the worst government in the world.. But we mustn't ignore slavery, forced relocation of native citizens, the DMCA, and the recent holding of U.S. citizens without being charged with a crime, among many other not-very-good things.
Why would that possibly be better? People using Linux, especially those using it on a $199 computer, don't generally need the latest-greatest in video support. There may be exceptions, of course, but these systems aren't catering to the hardcore gamers, CAD designers, etc.. On-board video should be more than adequate in most cases.
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Yet Microsoft is clearly mindful of the threat Linux poses as it grows. Its share of the server operating system market is now more than 30 percent, and Linux ISVs are now targeting the desktop as well.
Bill Gates, in other words: "Really, Windows has 98% of the market, it's just that 28% of the servers are Unauthorized. Can you get the BSA on the line for me?"
It doesn't matter if IBM is providing your Linux tech support, and it doesn't matter how pretty the pixels are.. What's important is that the movie is good, and I've never even heard of this company before.
Good thing it's so cheap -- he'll have to study the photos very carefully if he wants to recover it when the helium finally leaks out!
certainly better than Red Hat who's up2date tool requires subscription for all updates, even security ones.
Sure, they charge you to use the tool which makes things much easier.. But you're welcome to download the updated source code or rpm package and install it yourself at no charge. I think up2date is primarily aimed at sys admins with a lot of systems to keep current.
Any chance of them hiring one of us to tell them how to get the server back up?
(article snippet) recent threats to expand its legal battle against copyright theft.
Cool, I didn't know I could commit copyright theft! I want the copyright to "Hey Jude"!! How can I do this?
So are they saying an announcer used up an hour of air-time on TechTV to read off a list of nearly 1000 names?
No wonder I don't bother paying for cable!
I've always heard that did happen in places during the series finale of M*A*S*H on TV. But I'm not old enough to remember, so it could just be an urban legend.
sorry, i was aiming for "funny" with that...
This is SlashDot, not SlantNot!
The committee attached the pro-consumer proposal to a bill funding the Justice and State departments for 2004.
Finally, an attachment that might be safe to open!! *Proceeds to double-click in Outlook*
"Bittorrent as a protocol has nothing to fear from the RIAA."
You can't seriously believe that.. can you?
Kazza, Morpheous, Grokster.. They have non-infringing uses, too, but the RIAA hasn't given up yet on shutting them down. IIRC, there have only been preliminary judgements thus far, and we have lots of appeals left to watch. Why would they ignore Bittorrent?
The rest of your comment is absolutely right, though, so please don't take this as a flame.
Oh... I thought we were going to start being Politically Correct and stop saying bad things about script kiddies.. I'm relieved to see the world hasn't quite reached that level or purgatory just yet.
"Apple must leave the choice of OS to customers - right now you still have to pay for OSX when you are buying Mac even if you plan to use Mac with Linux or BeOS or BSD."
Apple doesn't prevent you from using a different OS, though. That's like saying Lexmark shouldn't include an ink cartridge with the printer when you buy it -- if nothing prevents you from changing it, I don't see why it would be a problem.
If your connection is too slow or unstable to handle Google, how are you going to load the web page your search returns??
The quick-summary from your link:
Even more security advisories will be released for open source products in the future, while the number of Microsoft security vulnerabilities will remain flat or decrease, Aberdeen's Eric Hemmendinger predicted.
I see three problems here. First, they are comparing advisories to vulnerabilities. That's not exactly the same thing. Second, because Linux is open-source, Linux security problems are handled openly, in many cases with interested parties doing audits of source code and finding vulnerabilities before they become Big Problems. A Windows security problem is usually only handled openly if it's already been exploited, so problems should naturally be less visible to the general public. Third, this is a prediction, and lots of predictions are simply wrong.
This doesn't mean that Linux is 100% secure, of course. Only that your facts are questionable.
A real genious would have remembered to steal some powerstrips, too. ^_-
Advertisements aren't the only stream of revenue for mp3.com -- they've been doing their best since January to get artists to sign up for so-called "premium" services.
Also, one of the major goals of mp3.com these days is to act as an advertisement for Vivendi-Universal's signed mainstream acts. Perhaps we should think of it as an advertising campaign that isn't working as well as they had hoped for.
Actually, mp3.com is owned by Vivendi-Universal which is a RIAA member. I don't think the mp3.com folks are overly concerned about being sued by RIAA.
"no one at RIAA bitched when people were trading tapes"
The recording industry did their best to fight against dual cassette boom-boxes, if i recall correctly..
You're right, I was somewhat mistaken. The U.S. government came to the conclusion I mentioned after the war, and as with most government conclusions, it's debatable.
Yes, the United States is the only country to use a nuclear weapon, but we used it responsibly
If I recall correctly, didn't we have intelligence that the Japanese would have surrendered soon even without the use of an atomic bomb? And were they given time to arrange a surrender before we dropped another one? I strongly suspect using it had more to do with the U.S. giving a clear message of "Don't mess with us again" than it did about being the only way to end WW2.
Don't get me wrong, the U.S. is certainly nowhere near the worst government in the world.. But we mustn't ignore slavery, forced relocation of native citizens, the DMCA, and the recent holding of U.S. citizens without being charged with a crime, among many other not-very-good things.
Why would that possibly be better? People using Linux, especially those using it on a $199 computer, don't generally need the latest-greatest in video support. There may be exceptions, of course, but these systems aren't catering to the hardcore gamers, CAD designers, etc.. On-board video should be more than adequate in most cases.
That, or they're just ashamed to admit it. I'd be!
Wait.. It took you three hours to write that..??