Modded funny? How about not factual at all. Source Gear is an independant company. Eric just happens to write a bunch of stuff that ends up on MSDN. As do dozens of other authors.
That bastard! How dare he not hire everyone out there who needs a job!
In the real world, people use filters of different types. Me, I make 'em code first.
Ignorant of world news? Yeah, to some extent, no doubt. But when you are the world's #1 economic and military power, that's pretty natural. The other thing to consider is the physical size of the United States. When compared to Europe, well, Europe is simply quite small, and it is necessary for people to have a better undstanding on their neighboring nations. Take a look at New York, Cleveland, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angelos, Seattle, Denver, Columbus, Boston, and so on - all in the same country, but it is just as long of a flight from New York to LA as it is from New York to Paris. Point being, the a reason that American's can be ignorant of much of what goes on in the world is that it simply doesn't matter. Why would I, living in Illinois, care about what happens in Paris more than I do about Philidelphia? This also fits in quite well with the isolationist tendencies that were mentioned earlier.
Don't know what you're referring to about President Bush. He won the election according to the Constitution (and all the newspaper recounts as well), and he was dealt a pretty shitty hand with the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
Harumph. Fat? Yup, we have plenty of food for ourselves and a large chunk of the rest of the world (if we don't eat it all). Quick to Anger? Puhlease. The world generally has to drag us into wars and such (the isolationist streak is still strong here). Vain? Yup. Greedy? Capitalism is good! Highest rate of gun crime? Maybe, but I'm not sure I'd want to be hanging around in a country like Somalia where the warlords run the place, or the old Soviet Union where they'd just starve people to death. Oh yeah, I almost forgot "Stupid". That one is unanswerable. There are smart people, average people, and stupid people in every nation. Overall, I'd say our standard of living tends to say that we are doing pretty well for ourselves.
Of course, this whole thing started with insults based on *old* stereotypes, so maybe we should just say that the United States of America will never be an industrial, military, or sea power!:)
Like Frostman above, I agree. I started my own business and found that the only way to really be effective was to rent an office. It's only 8 minutes from my home, but it makes a difference. Having the separate workspace (outside the home), at least for me, is important.
F'd Company has had its 15 minutes. It is now pretty much nothing but a bunch of racist gay baiting (on the part of the comments, not on the part of what's his name who runs it). Not worth my time.
But in all honesty, I'd be interested in some of these horror stories if anyone has links to valid, well written, articles.
My thing is, if you want to provide source for your product, that's fine, but why should you stipulate (as per GPL) that anyone can then give it away? I'm happy to include the source with my products, but not to allow people to then take that source and sell it to others. Mainly I want them to know that if I die in by getting run over by a beer truck (or my business is wiped out by a bomb), their business can still operate...
I also think the word evil is being a bit overused. Hitler was evil. Pol Pot was evil. North Korea is evil (in today's terms). Closed source is just not 'ideal'.:)
It's a win win solution, unlike closed development models. No one looses out at all, except the companies that exist to be the middle man.
I have a bit of a problem with this line of thinking. If a person forms a company to provide software that others want to buy, what's the problem? If I make something you want, and it is worth it to you, then why would you not expect to pay?
Now, if someone wants to compete with them by creating an open source version of the product, then more power to them, but remember, most companies actually serve a purpose (excluding a bunch of bubble companies!) I'm simply amazed at the number of people on Slashdot who think that any profit motive is 'evil'.
Cheapo appliance route : Go to Best Buy, buy one, follow the big shiny sheet that shows you how to plug things in, and you're up and running in 10 minutes.
Linux route : Find old computer that still boots, find a linux installation that works, spend 3 weeks trying to get it to install, buy 4 books on how to configure IPTables, Reinstall 6 times, finally go to Best Buy, buy a cheapo appliance,...
"It costs a lot of money to backport security/bug fixes to old releases for years on end."
Yup, yet people on Slashdot lose their minds when MS discontinues support on products after 5-7 years. I'm not comparing what RedHat to MS by any stretch, but I think the readers here will get my drift.
Thousand to one? I'd take million to one! I didn't catch the implication that he thought he had something to do with the arrest. No way he had anything to do with it.
Yeah, I understand that. But if you are going to *sell* it, then it eliminates the subject of the parent topic about needing a free accounting system (like OpenOffice fits the bill on the Office front kinda).
I would rephrase your statement to "... one of several profitable...' - don't know about 'many'...
Hey now, hold on a sec... come closer... let me see you... yes, that's right, just a bit closer, my cane isn't long enough to smack you upside the head until you get really close...
To develop a 'boring' system like an accounting system, especially a full featured, stable one with things like tax table updates and all that other stuff is what people do when they get paid to do it. If I remember right, a while ago there was a thread on/. about Gnucash not having any interest from developers anymore besides the core one or two. Imagine what it would be like getting a bunch of people to write a system 10x more complicated, with little chance of getting any renumeration for it... Writing Linux code is 'cool' because you're striking a blow for freedom. Writing Gimp is cool because who doesn't like nifty graphics? Writing stuff for OpenOffice is cool because, again, you're striking a blow for freedom. Spending 3 years full time writing a full fledged accounting system so you can give it away is cool why?
If I spent that amount of time to do something, I'd like to get paid for it.
For those of you who say that a company could fund it and give it away, I ask... Why should they?
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At 36, I'd have to disagree. :)
Even for a troll, this is about the stupidest thing I've ever seen posted here.
Modded funny? How about not factual at all. Source Gear is an independant company. Eric just happens to write a bunch of stuff that ends up on MSDN. As do dozens of other authors.
That bastard! How dare he not hire everyone out there who needs a job!
In the real world, people use filters of different types. Me, I make 'em code first.
Just drag the font files into the Fonts folder. Works like a champ.
That's the beauty of arrogance. We don't care.
Viewsonic has it through the base station. It's my secondary monitor right now...
Don't know what you're referring to about President Bush. He won the election according to the Constitution (and all the newspaper recounts as well), and he was dealt a pretty shitty hand with the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
Of course, this whole thing started with insults based on *old* stereotypes, so maybe we should just say that the United States of America will never be an industrial, military, or sea power! :)
Like Frostman above, I agree. I started my own business and found that the only way to really be effective was to rent an office. It's only 8 minutes from my home, but it makes a difference. Having the separate workspace (outside the home), at least for me, is important.
But in all honesty, I'd be interested in some of these horror stories if anyone has links to valid, well written, articles.
Thanks.
We're basically on the same page.
My thing is, if you want to provide source for your product, that's fine, but why should you stipulate (as per GPL) that anyone can then give it away? I'm happy to include the source with my products, but not to allow people to then take that source and sell it to others. Mainly I want them to know that if I die in by getting run over by a beer truck (or my business is wiped out by a bomb), their business can still operate...
I also think the word evil is being a bit overused. Hitler was evil. Pol Pot was evil. North Korea is evil (in today's terms). Closed source is just not 'ideal'. :)
The part about laying off the programmers right before xmas?
True. The only problem is that if you have a serious accident and are unconscious. Thats where these systems should come in handy.
I have a bit of a problem with this line of thinking. If a person forms a company to provide software that others want to buy, what's the problem? If I make something you want, and it is worth it to you, then why would you not expect to pay?
Now, if someone wants to compete with them by creating an open source version of the product, then more power to them, but remember, most companies actually serve a purpose (excluding a bunch of bubble companies!) I'm simply amazed at the number of people on Slashdot who think that any profit motive is 'evil'.
Cheapo appliance route : Go to Best Buy, buy one, follow the big shiny sheet that shows you how to plug things in, and you're up and running in 10 minutes.
Linux route : Find old computer that still boots, find a linux installation that works, spend 3 weeks trying to get it to install, buy 4 books on how to configure IPTables, Reinstall 6 times, finally go to Best Buy, buy a cheapo appliance, ...
Love your sig! :)
Yup, yet people on Slashdot lose their minds when MS discontinues support on products after 5-7 years. I'm not comparing what RedHat to MS by any stretch, but I think the readers here will get my drift.
Thousand to one? I'd take million to one! I didn't catch the implication that he thought he had something to do with the arrest. No way he had anything to do with it.
Never try. Can't change anything. See that guy breaking into the car down the block? Don't report him, cops won't catch him...
I would rephrase your statement to "... one of several profitable ...' - don't know about 'many'...
Take care.
"I blame President Bush and his tax cuts!"
:)
To develop a 'boring' system like an accounting system, especially a full featured, stable one with things like tax table updates and all that other stuff is what people do when they get paid to do it. If I remember right, a while ago there was a thread on /. about Gnucash not having any interest from developers anymore besides the core one or two. Imagine what it would be like getting a bunch of people to write a system 10x more complicated, with little chance of getting any renumeration for it... Writing Linux code is 'cool' because you're striking a blow for freedom. Writing Gimp is cool because who doesn't like nifty graphics? Writing stuff for OpenOffice is cool because, again, you're striking a blow for freedom. Spending 3 years full time writing a full fledged accounting system so you can give it away is cool why?
If I spent that amount of time to do something, I'd like to get paid for it.
For those of you who say that a company could fund it and give it away, I ask... Why should they?