Red Hat is easily the most accessible distro to the average Joe. It's easier to set up than debian and it's had good support. If Linux is to gain greater acceptance on the desktop, we need more distributions like Red Hat.
I don't see this causing much of a problem for filters. Just check to see if the words are valid. If they're not, chances are you are not interested in a message with random garbage.
The fact that stuff like this is even being considered shows that SCO's tactics are working, and that is not a good thing. Think about it, companies would not take steps like this unless they thought there was a credible threat to Linux. Everyone on Slashdot knows that SCO's claims are such utter bullshit they stand no chance of ever prevailing in a court of law. To the average Joe however, SCO might own half the Linux kernel. Heck look at the "experts" on Wall Street. We've seen it before though. Keep up a constant drumbeat of lies in the press and people will believe it.
In a larger context, this is just one of the symptoms of the copyright witchhunt of the past few years. The RIAA, MPAA, etc. have attempted to curtail freedoms in media by publishing absurdly inflated loss figures due to unauthorized use and threatening legal action to those who don't use media exactly the way they want. Now SCO threatens to bring the same restrictions to open source software by scaring people with even more ridiculous claims than the media giants and shoving "PIRACY!!!" down everyone's throat.
The only way this is going to stop is to educate more people on why SCO poses no real challenge to Linux and has no right to any of its components. And instead of continually putting out a deluge of SCO press releases, the major media outlets need to play a little more fairly and let the other side speak a little louder.
Oh god I'm just talking about the stuff that volunteers itself. If you actually wanted to see it, I'm sure the floodgates would be open (no pun intended).
That's because Mac users won't tolerate anything less. They are used to stuff that just works. Hence that's what companies have to put out if they want to be competitive in the Mac space. Whereas on Windows everyone is used to going through hell with media players and managing the holy war over file associations.
While there's certainly no shortage of 'write an essay about us/you and we might give you a scholarship' offerings, I find it hard to swallow that there aren't more and more valuable scholarships to encourage growth in the tech sector. Are there?"
Those are often very valuable. I wrote at least a half dozen essays for ones like those. I was selected by one of them and awarded a $1000 grant each semester for 4 years. That equates to $8000.
And yes there are plenty for technology focused majors. I am going to Georgia Tech, one of the best Technology schools in the south.
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Dupes are right on schedule to start out the new year with.
Notice I did not state the reason that was so. It could very well be from lack of sufficient funds or from waste/bad management of the current budget. I'm merely saying that the situation needs to be addressed before they start any more huge programs. I don't know what the solution would be and that's why I didn't specify one.
In my opinion, every aspect of the fleet should always be tested, simulated, improved, and tested some more every single month.
And where's the money for that going to come from. NASA's budget is stretched to the limit as it is. That needs to be upgraded first. If they're not careful the failures they have had with probes because of Faster, Better, Cheaper will cross over to manned flights.
Somewhere around BBEdit 4 or so I may have agreed with you, but not anymore. BBEdit has been suffering from feature bloat ever since people figured out it was a great HTML editor
As far as software goes these days (what isn't bloated?) BBedit is one of the least bloated and highly focused programs out there. They have added a few more features recently, but I see them as more of a useful extension of what it already did rather than unnecessary junk.
If BBEdit adds the site management that Dreamweaver has, I may switch to BBEdit full time...
Not going to happen. BBEdit is such a good program because it is simple. It is developed by Bare Bones software. It is a bare bones text editor. It does what it does and is the best at it. It's not going to morph into something else.
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Funny, I never thought Steve was the type to whore about his achievements on Slashdot.
I like Apple's remake of their famous 1984 ad. This time the woman wears an iPod.
I agree. I would rate Mandrake a close second in ease of use.
Red Hat is easily the most accessible distro to the average Joe. It's easier to set up than debian and it's had good support. If Linux is to gain greater acceptance on the desktop, we need more distributions like Red Hat.
Perhaps I'll dust my old 1MP camera off and see if I can do anything similar.
If you had RTFA, you would know that you can't.
Have you tried APM Tuner?
I only said that because my bayesian filter already blocks 90+% of these messages. So obviously this tactic isn't throwing it off too much.
I don't see this causing much of a problem for filters. Just check to see if the words are valid. If they're not, chances are you are not interested in a message with random garbage.
The fact that stuff like this is even being considered shows that SCO's tactics are working, and that is not a good thing. Think about it, companies would not take steps like this unless they thought there was a credible threat to Linux. Everyone on Slashdot knows that SCO's claims are such utter bullshit they stand no chance of ever prevailing in a court of law. To the average Joe however, SCO might own half the Linux kernel. Heck look at the "experts" on Wall Street. We've seen it before though. Keep up a constant drumbeat of lies in the press and people will believe it.
In a larger context, this is just one of the symptoms of the copyright witchhunt of the past few years. The RIAA, MPAA, etc. have attempted to curtail freedoms in media by publishing absurdly inflated loss figures due to unauthorized use and threatening legal action to those who don't use media exactly the way they want. Now SCO threatens to bring the same restrictions to open source software by scaring people with even more ridiculous claims than the media giants and shoving "PIRACY!!!" down everyone's throat.
The only way this is going to stop is to educate more people on why SCO poses no real challenge to Linux and has no right to any of its components. And instead of continually putting out a deluge of SCO press releases, the major media outlets need to play a little more fairly and let the other side speak a little louder.
What's the pun here coolmacdude?
"waves from Cyclone Heta swept over Niue's thirty metre cliffs, destroying everything"
Oh god I'm just talking about the stuff that volunteers itself. If you actually wanted to see it, I'm sure the floodgates would be open (no pun intended).
Whenever I think of .nu russian kiddie porn comes to mind.
I wouldn't worry too much about him. He'll probably make that much the first year he's out.
The story is from the AP. Many news sites are carrying the exact same thing.
Oh please. The Senate voted something like 99 to 1 against the Kyoto protocol. No one was for it.
That's because Mac users won't tolerate anything less. They are used to stuff that just works. Hence that's what companies have to put out if they want to be competitive in the Mac space. Whereas on Windows everyone is used to going through hell with media players and managing the holy war over file associations.
While there's certainly no shortage of 'write an essay about us/you and we might give you a scholarship' offerings, I find it hard to swallow that there aren't more and more valuable scholarships to encourage growth in the tech sector. Are there?"
Those are often very valuable. I wrote at least a half dozen essays for ones like those. I was selected by one of them and awarded a $1000 grant each semester for 4 years. That equates to $8000.
And yes there are plenty for technology focused majors. I am going to Georgia Tech, one of the best Technology schools in the south.
Dupes are right on schedule to start out the new year with.
Notice I did not state the reason that was so. It could very well be from lack of sufficient funds or from waste/bad management of the current budget. I'm merely saying that the situation needs to be addressed before they start any more huge programs. I don't know what the solution would be and that's why I didn't specify one.
In my opinion, every aspect of the fleet should always be tested, simulated, improved, and tested some more every single month.
And where's the money for that going to come from. NASA's budget is stretched to the limit as it is. That needs to be upgraded first. If they're not careful the failures they have had with probes because of Faster, Better, Cheaper will cross over to manned flights.
There is an excellent list of laptop bag companies in this MacNN thread.
Some of them are geared toward the Apple Powerbook, but most are general purpose ones that would work well with any computer.
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Somewhere around BBEdit 4 or so I may have agreed with you, but not anymore. BBEdit has been suffering from feature bloat ever since people figured out it was a great HTML editor
As far as software goes these days (what isn't bloated?) BBedit is one of the least bloated and highly focused programs out there. They have added a few more features recently, but I see them as more of a useful extension of what it already did rather than unnecessary junk.
If BBEdit adds the site management that Dreamweaver has, I may switch to BBEdit full time...
Not going to happen. BBEdit is such a good program because it is simple. It is developed by Bare Bones software. It is a bare bones text editor. It does what it does and is the best at it. It's not going to morph into something else.
Hah, when I first scanned it quickly I thought it said Ion Cannon.