I really don't like web sites that...
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don't allow you to go BACK! Too bad. This particular site looked to be FULL of interesting sh*t.
Oh Well.:|
Persevere - if you are good then...
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it'll happen - not overnight but it'll happen. Take that support job. It's a job in the industry and it will get you exposure to additional technology and experience. (Not to mention feeding you.) $12 - 20/hr. It looks better on a resume' than a job at McDonalds.
Get A+ certified - it is inexpensive and establishes additional credentials.
Intern with a company that offers training in the desired area of expertise. $0 - 10/hr.
Study constantly - stay current and sharp. Offer to do jobs for your current employer that are in the area of technology and experience desired.
Learn to cook up an impressive resume' and develop interpersonal skills. Always treat a prospective employer as your customer - with respect! Ask what you can do for them - offer services.
Set a target earning rate for the end of each year - a reasonable one. Work towards that goal. Never, I said, never take a rate cut! If you will work for peanuts then that is all you are going to get.
Codifex Maximus
There is some truth about divulging...
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too much info on your previous earnings hurting your future earnings; you end up starting the bidding low.
You are selling your services. If you are willing to accept their first minimum offer then expect to be making a minimum rate. If you tell them that you are used to making a low $x rate then they will be armed to get the best price from you. Get it in your mind what your target rate is and settle for nothing less. Tell them above or at your target rate; if they balk then thank them, leave your card and exit stage left. If they want you and will pay then they will call you - otherwise, you are just wasting your time.
Imagine you are selling something you own. Get the best price for it. Negotiate a little. Heck, think of a job search as something akin to an auction! Sell your skills to the highest bidder! (Remember, money is not the only form of compensation.):)
Yes and No. A frequently updated HWC-HOWTO is good and should form the basis for such a report as I'm suggesting. However, the HWC-HOWTO is not actually published in a forward sort of way though - it's merely available on a distro and at the LDP I believe.
We need a very public, very vocal report on the state of compatability that is based on the information in the updated HWC-HOWTO. Maybe LI could award certain corporate entities for being outstanding partners of the community - maybe rate the OEM for it's level of participation and/or support.
These are very coarse and first-generation ideas but they can probably be developed into a more comprehensive solicitation of and recognition for the participation of the industry in Linux.
Maybe, we could call it the TUX awards. Outstanding Support, Most Popular Tools, Most Popular Hardware, Outstanding Contribution to OpenSource, etc... etc... etc...
I feel that boycotting, in it's most pristine definition, is refusing to buy based on a principle and usually in the company of others who feel likewise - possibly because *I* have influenced their opinion.
My reasons for not purchasing Toshiba are many. Primarily, I don't like the support. (A purely consumer oriented reason.) Secondarily, I now build my own systems and am so satified with my own performance that I will buy from me again. Thirdly, I wont buy from an OEM that doesn't offer alternatives to Windows or at least give me an option of purchasing a barebones machine - I don't want Windows. Anyway, the principle is that I won't buy what I don't want. So... you might go so far as to say that I am boycotting based on a principle though my primary and secondary reasons make the tertiary reason mute! Therefore, I don't consider it a boycott in the purest sense of the word.
My thesis being... one should avoid purchasing from an OEM not because of principle (boycott) but because of consumer reasons: Bad support, no choice of OS, limited support by company for groups of consumers attempting to provide support for their hardware. A very fine line indeed but a line nonetheless!:)
Instead, create a list of products that aren't compatible with Linux and make it part of an extended report of those pieces of hardware that are compatible or are working towards compatability. Congratulate those companies who are making strides towards compatability and partnering with the Linux community.
Publish the report visibly! Kernel.org, LI, Slashdot.org, Freshmeat.net, c.o.l.a, LUG's, etc... Make press releases on state of compatability and compliance to Netcenter, Linuxtoday, LWN, ZDNet, InfoWorld.
desperately hanging on to the Microsoft tit. (Forgive me ladies)
Boycotting Toshiba is the last thing *I'd* do; instead, I just don't purchase their products. No boycotting involved - just fact. My reason is that I have dealt personnally with their support department and have found it sorely lacking.
Toshiba has such potential! Why do they persist in not utilizing it? Sad... so sad.
Let the stock go down and make money on it's fall, buy the stock at it's depressed value and hope it goes back up?
In that case, he could be liable for insider trading. I'd be looking pretty close at who is trading MS Stock these days.
Let's get down to business...
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"a T3E or an O2K would easily blow away your cluster simply due to RPC overhead."
You are probably right. However, with SMP, the overhead due to RPC would be drastically reduced. Would you not agree?
I don't have millions of dollars to spend on a Cray. But, I may be able to spend $10,000USD on hardware to build a Beowulf system. And the fact that SMP boards for PPC's are becoming available means that I get more power per watt than if I used x86.
Beowulf brings SuperComputing into the realm of possibility for the average Joe/Jane. What a wonderful thing it is to have such power available to you. Makes basement experimentation and research possible in this highly technical, expensive and fast moving world!
That's the real point isn't it?
Sounds like Microsoft Philosophy!
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If the guy wants an Alpha, x86 or PPC SMP Beowulf cluster then let him. He might want to use it for Distributed.net or something, he may want to solve the Towers of Hanoi, maybe calculate PI to the next level of precision, maybe delve deeper into physics, perfect a virtual reality system. The point is that with SMP systems, it makes Beowulf even more powerful. Four processors in one machine are faster than four processors on separate motherboards (especially when running a *nix variant.) Couple SMP systems together in a Beowulf cluster and you have a substantial increase in power.
a way to ensure integrity of a filesystem in case of powerdown or other calamity.
When a file is written, an entry is first made to the journal indicating what was to be written, then an attempt is made at writing to the filesystem, if the write was successful then the journal entry is removed or marked done else the write can be attempted again or rolled back.
In the case of an error in the filesystem, the journal can be used to bring it back into sane state.
Think of journaling as a form of transaction processing for a filesystem. This is my understanding of the process.
NTFS is a journaling filesystem with advanced Access Control Lists. It's the best and only real thing that NT has going for it; too bad the rest of the OS has so many problems. When NTFS read/write is available for Linux then we can say that Linux is a better NT than NT? --- Note play on words...:)
You deserve the recognition as does the whole SlashDot crew - Hemos, Sengan, etc...
P.S. If you do decide to have the business types help run the financial side of SlashDot, make sure they work for you rather than you working for them. (Maintain control and make sure their pay is based on how well they represent Slashdot.)
The dent in Microsoft's prestige will be bigger than thier pocketbook. When the industry finds out that Microsoft backed warranties are worthless, Microsoft's word will count for squat.
Refunding users who didn't want Windows would do two things. It would set the dangerous precedent that Microsoft actually cares for the customer and it would give them credability in court.
My guess is that Microsoft wont give the refunds - too bad for them.
than we do. We are Linux proponents; Gartner is the stiff-upper-lip type group. They don't just jump on every bandwagon that comes by you know. If Gartner says something then MSE's, MidSize Enterprizes as they call them, are likely to listen AND the message they are saying is not IF Linux will come into full use in corporate america but WHEN to implement.
Try to see things from their perspective... If you do, you will probably notice the article as avocative.:)
because I'm interested in getting an SMP machine going. (I don't want the high electric bills involved with using a PentiumII either) I just wonder who is going to be the first to offer best bang for the buck - PPC or Alpha?
Supply vs. Demand! Lower the price; increase the demand.
I origionally had a RH5.1 system and upgraded to 5.2. I keep my kernels up-to-date... was running Linux2.0.36 on 5.1.
After the 2.2 kernel was declared stable, I downloaded the source, read the readme's, downloaded the packages it said I had to upgrade, and began planning.
On a lark, I decided to configure and try to compile the 2.2.0 kernel without adding all the other stuff. IT WORKED FINE!
I now use the framebuffer and it works fine. My virtual terminals in KDE, under 1280x1024x16 hi-res backgrounds, switch twice as fast as they did under 2.0.36. Everything is snappier and the video looks alot more smooth. Sound works like a champ. x11amp is broke so I use freeamp.:) Needless to say, I ain't even THOUGHT about going back to 2.0.36, I've considered getting myself a multiprocessor box.
What can I say? Linus and the Kernel Crew did a fine job! That's what.
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don't allow you to go BACK! Too bad. This particular site looked to be FULL of interesting sh*t.
:|
Oh Well.
it'll happen - not overnight but it'll happen. Take that support job. It's a job in the industry and it will get you exposure to additional technology and experience. (Not to mention feeding you.) $12 - 20/hr. It looks better on a resume' than a job at McDonalds.
Get A+ certified - it is inexpensive and establishes additional credentials.
Intern with a company that offers training in the desired area of expertise. $0 - 10/hr.
Study constantly - stay current and sharp. Offer to do jobs for your current employer that are in the area of technology and experience desired.
Learn to cook up an impressive resume' and develop interpersonal skills. Always treat a prospective employer as your customer - with respect! Ask what you can do for them - offer services.
Set a target earning rate for the end of each year - a reasonable one. Work towards that goal. Never, I said, never take a rate cut! If you will work for peanuts then that is all you are going to get.
Codifex Maximus
too much info on your previous earnings hurting your future earnings; you end up starting the bidding low.
:)
You are selling your services. If you are willing to accept their first minimum offer then expect to be making a minimum rate. If you tell them that you are used to making a low $x rate then they will be armed to get the best price from you. Get it in your mind what your target rate is and settle for nothing less. Tell them above or at your target rate; if they balk then thank them, leave your card and exit stage left. If they want you and will pay then they will call you - otherwise, you are just wasting your time.
Imagine you are selling something you own. Get the best price for it. Negotiate a little. Heck, think of a job search as something akin to an auction! Sell your skills to the highest bidder! (Remember, money is not the only form of compensation.)
Yes and No. A frequently updated HWC-HOWTO is good and should form the basis for such a report as I'm suggesting. However, the HWC-HOWTO is not actually published in a forward sort of way though - it's merely available on a distro and at the LDP I believe.
We need a very public, very vocal report on the state of compatability that is based on the information in the updated HWC-HOWTO. Maybe LI could award certain corporate entities for being outstanding partners of the community - maybe rate the OEM for it's level of participation and/or support.
These are very coarse and first-generation ideas but they can probably be developed into a more comprehensive solicitation of and recognition for the participation of the industry in Linux.
Maybe, we could call it the TUX awards.
Outstanding Support, Most Popular Tools, Most Popular Hardware, Outstanding Contribution to OpenSource, etc... etc... etc...
I feel that boycotting, in it's most pristine definition, is refusing to buy based on a principle and usually in the company of others who feel likewise - possibly because *I* have influenced their opinion.
:)
My reasons for not purchasing Toshiba are many. Primarily, I don't like the support. (A purely consumer oriented reason.) Secondarily, I now build my own systems and am so satified with my own performance that I will buy from me again. Thirdly, I wont buy from an OEM that doesn't offer alternatives to Windows or at least give me an option of purchasing a barebones machine - I don't want Windows. Anyway, the principle is that I won't buy what I don't want. So... you might go so far as to say that I am boycotting based on a principle though my primary and secondary reasons make the tertiary reason mute! Therefore, I don't consider it a boycott in the purest sense of the word.
My thesis being... one should avoid purchasing from an OEM not because of principle (boycott) but because of consumer reasons: Bad support, no choice of OS, limited support by company for groups of consumers attempting to provide support for their hardware. A very fine line indeed but a line nonetheless!
We're trying to build bridges here!
Instead, create a list of products that aren't compatible with Linux and make it part of an extended report of those pieces of hardware that are compatible or are working towards compatability. Congratulate those companies who are making strides towards compatability and partnering with the Linux community.
Publish the report visibly! Kernel.org, LI, Slashdot.org, Freshmeat.net, c.o.l.a, LUG's, etc... Make press releases on state of compatability and compliance to Netcenter, Linuxtoday, LWN, ZDNet, InfoWorld.
desperately hanging on to the Microsoft tit. (Forgive me ladies)
Boycotting Toshiba is the last thing *I'd* do; instead, I just don't purchase their products. No boycotting involved - just fact. My reason is that I have dealt personnally with their support department and have found it sorely lacking.
Toshiba has such potential! Why do they persist in not utilizing it? Sad... so sad.
Let the stock go down and make money on it's fall, buy the stock at it's depressed value and hope it goes back up?
In that case, he could be liable for insider trading. I'd be looking pretty close at who is trading MS Stock these days.
"a T3E or an O2K would easily blow away your cluster simply due to RPC overhead."
You are probably right. However, with SMP, the overhead due to RPC would be drastically reduced. Would you not agree?
I don't have millions of dollars to spend on a Cray. But, I may be able to spend $10,000USD on hardware to build a Beowulf system. And the fact that SMP boards for PPC's are becoming available means that I get more power per watt than if I used x86.
Beowulf brings SuperComputing into the realm of possibility for the average Joe/Jane. What a wonderful thing it is to have such power available to you. Makes basement experimentation and research possible in this highly technical, expensive and fast moving world!
That's the real point isn't it?
If the guy wants an Alpha, x86 or PPC SMP Beowulf cluster then let him. He might want to use it for Distributed.net or something, he may want to solve the Towers of Hanoi, maybe calculate PI to the next level of precision, maybe delve deeper into physics, perfect a virtual reality system. The point is that with SMP systems, it makes Beowulf even more powerful. Four processors in one machine are faster than four processors on separate motherboards (especially when running a *nix variant.) Couple SMP systems together in a Beowulf cluster and you have a substantial increase in power.
So, go back to perfecting Wolfpack - Bill.
If I could make payments. I want an SMP box so bad I can taste it!
a way to ensure integrity of a filesystem in case of powerdown or other calamity.
:)
When a file is written, an entry is first made to the journal indicating what was to be written, then an attempt is made at writing to the filesystem, if the write was successful then the journal entry is removed or marked done else the write can be attempted again or rolled back.
In the case of an error in the filesystem, the journal can be used to bring it back into sane state.
Think of journaling as a form of transaction processing for a filesystem. This is my understanding of the process.
NTFS is a journaling filesystem with advanced Access Control Lists. It's the best and only real thing that NT has going for it; too bad the rest of the OS has so many problems. When NTFS read/write is available for Linux then we can say that Linux is a better NT than NT? --- Note play on words...
I was bothered by the restrictions placed on the information but was alarmed that they consider the information their 'Intellectual Property'.
Sounds mighty corporate to me.
1.6 Million is a drop-in-the-bucket these dayz; 1.6 Billion sounds closer to the mark. Is there some verification of this? A URL?
Computer art on the wall - and it is in service too! My kinda art. :)
You deserve the recognition as does the whole SlashDot crew - Hemos, Sengan, etc...
P.S. If you do decide to have the business types help run the financial side of SlashDot, make sure they work for you rather than you working for them. (Maintain control and make sure their pay is based on how well they represent Slashdot.)
Rob is sucessful because he unselfishly serves the community and deserves whatever goodwill that gets sent his way.
As for you, you reap what you sow. By the way, I'm 36.
The dent in Microsoft's prestige will be bigger than thier pocketbook. When the industry finds out that Microsoft backed warranties are worthless, Microsoft's word will count for squat.
Refunding users who didn't want Windows would do two things. It would set the dangerous precedent that Microsoft actually cares for the customer and it would give them credability in court.
My guess is that Microsoft wont give the refunds - too bad for them.
You smile any bigger yer gonna crack yer face!
Dorks rule.
than we do. We are Linux proponents; Gartner is the stiff-upper-lip type group. They don't just jump on every bandwagon that comes by you know. If Gartner says something then MSE's, MidSize Enterprizes as they call them, are likely to listen AND the message they are saying is not IF Linux will come into full use in corporate america but WHEN to implement.
:)
Try to see things from their perspective... If you do, you will probably notice the article as avocative.
It's as easy as that. The BSD guys deserve a pat on the back - a few words during bootup or something isn't too much to ask is it?
litteraly! That is exactly what I said yesterday though you stated it a bit more eloquently. :)
Bottom line: If you don't evaluate and investigate your subjects both objectively and thoroughly, you don't have anything worth saying.
The author of the origional article should take the Bottom line fact to heart.
because I'm interested in getting an SMP machine going. (I don't want the high electric bills involved with using a PentiumII either) I just wonder who is going to be the first to offer best bang for the buck - PPC or Alpha?
Supply vs. Demand! Lower the price; increase the demand.
I origionally had a RH5.1 system and upgraded to 5.2. I keep my kernels up-to-date... was running Linux2.0.36 on 5.1.
:) Needless to say, I ain't even THOUGHT about going back to 2.0.36, I've considered getting myself a multiprocessor box.
After the 2.2 kernel was declared stable, I downloaded the source, read the readme's, downloaded the packages it said I had to upgrade, and began planning.
On a lark, I decided to configure and try to compile the 2.2.0 kernel without adding all the other stuff. IT WORKED FINE!
I now use the framebuffer and it works fine. My virtual terminals in KDE, under 1280x1024x16 hi-res backgrounds, switch twice as fast as they did under 2.0.36. Everything is snappier and the video looks alot more smooth. Sound works like a champ. x11amp is broke so I use freeamp.
What can I say? Linus and the Kernel Crew did a fine job! That's what.
it's either an early April 1st joke or we have a new computing science. I hope it's the latter. :/