I am only going to speak for the small workgroup thing - not having a true internet wiki
A lot of projects in shops that use Microsoft store a lot of documents in Word, even if the document needs none of the capabilities of Word. These stored documents for the core knowledge of these groups.
People use the web, they know what hyperlinks are, people generally "get it". All wikis do is give people the ability to build web pages with links easily. I don't have to get a sysadmins approval, I just change the page and I don't need an external program - I just use my web browser. Most wikis have a page that shows the most recent changes. Wikis tend to allow people to keep information updated a lot more easily and build relationships between pages.
Could I use other software, yes. Wikis are the most general and provide no structure other than what a group of users bring to the table. Maybe slashcode or scoop would be better for a place because those impose a structure.
I don't buy it. And perhaps it's because I fall into the young category and might be lacking the "real world" experience.
Well, pick a project and prove everyone wrong.:)
The big thing is that there is no true path, yet. This programming thing is pretty young and everyone is feeling their way around. "Big Planning" works for some, agile works for others, and a lot of people fail.
That's what makes the HURD really nice is all the modularity is planned and laid out. There's a structure and you know the direction the development will take. Big picture stuff.
Delivery does count, and planning is only a good thing if it helps the delivery. IMHO, I think they should rethink the plan as it does not seem to be giving the guidance they need.
Adding to that, the author gives the update cycle as "every 3 or 4 months" when it has been 6 month cycles for a while. The author's comments about NetBSD are also offbase.
I would guess it is another poorly researched article that looks good enough to get a mention on slashdot. Normally that website has some pretty good articles, so I guess it was probably accepted on reputation of the source.
The individual's responsibility begins where the corporation's ends.
You might have a different attitude if your car manufacture screws the pooch as bad as that McDonald's did or perhaps your hard drive manufacture. They got in trouble because they knowingly served coffee that was unfit for its primary purpose (drinking). She has every right to sue a company who is that stupid. It is probably a good thing she wasn't actually driving.
This lawsuit is a favorite because it sounds like a frivolous lawsuit until you get into the detail (scalding coffee, repeat happenings, etc.). Common sense says I can consume food and beverages bought at a drive through.
I grew up in North Dakota around relative who had and used guns. Guns were "tools" for hunting and self defense (more later). I was taught about guns and the bad consequences. Unfortunately, many people who own guns take the "hide it" approach from their children instead of the educate and warn. Also, parents should get into the ritual of "remove ammo" before putting gun away.
Also, you should have a clear plan of how you are going to deal with the intruder (get ammo, load gun, verify it is an intruder and not your kid coming in late, etc.). I agree with the other poster, the warning shot thing is only for movies. I guess you could get some rock salt shot.
On self defense, sometimes in rural areas guns are still used for defense against animals, back in the 80's a cousin of mine encountered a pack of wild dogs (not wolf / coyotes - just dogs) when he was a quarter mile from his house. It seems it had become the habit of some people to drop off the dog outside town when it ceased to be a cute puppy. Well a pack of dogs will attack anything and decided my cousin was food. He had his shotgun with him and fired a shot into the pack and ran for it. When they got unstartled and pursued, he fired another shot (he did not have enough shots to kill all of them). He made it to his house, where his Dad helped him deal with the whole pack (gotta kill them when they get like that - can't re-domesticate them). I think they really wished they could have "dealt with" the twits that did that originally got the dogs.
Accessing filesystems as SQL data has always been a dream of anyone who has had many files. They just never knew about it.
Since I have ended up being a SQL Monkey (again) at work, I assure you that I have no desire to use SQL to access my file system. I don't even want a middle layer that translates to SQL. Heck, I am not even sure I want a relational database for a file system.
Once, that is handled, look at all the trouble people have mapping our current batch of Object-Oriented Languages to SQL. Know, that you will write a natural language query engine for the end-users, so developers need an API / Object Hierarchy that works. Pick something that will be easy to program, allow decent, extendable meta-data, and fits nicely with objects.
As many have pointed out, it is the name they chose, not the format that makes for a lawsuit. Handy tip, do not chose a name that sound identical to somebody's trademark.
My cousin downloaded the mp3s for Metallica's latest album, and now nobody else can listen to it.
--Please thank your cousin on my behalf. The world is a better place because of him.
while your thanking your cousin, please tell him / her to download any song that has been played 50 times in a day on a Clear Channel radio station. It will be fun listening to them pick some new music.
Apple is doing a pretty good job dealing with open software in a good way. It is a learning curve, but putting them in the same category as Microsoft and SCO, while praising IBM (who has its own skeletons in the closet) is not exactly telling the whole story.
Most of the programs I own for OS X, do check for upgrades. It seems to have become a tradition for OS X to have a "check for update" menu item and a preference for automatically doing so each time the program is started.
and yes, a mouse is required (well, unless you love the wacom tablets)
I love OpenBSD, but I still think the typical software installation on OS X is easier than any BSD. How much easier do you get then dragging the software to the Applications folder. Even including the download, there is no typing - Download, (maybe unzip, unstuff, or open disk image), Drag to Applications folder, maybe add to Dock.
As a side comment, I'm not sure I got the review, it seemed a little unfair. Dragonfly is new, but it seems a lot more stable and friendly then the review would wish you to believe.
The far more common form of pancreatic cancer is called adenocarcinoma, which is currently not curable and usually carries a life expectancy of around one year after diagnosis. I mention this because when one hears "pancreatic cancer" (or Googles it), one immediately encounters this far more common and deadly form, which, thank god, is not what I had.
This is starting to be one of those lessons in being specific with an explanation because the most common result on a search engine is not what you want people to think (also more examples of Google as a verb).
Slashdot Mirror
also, try to pick a concept that wasn't implemented in the classic Mac OS that Apple is likely to bring forward into OS X.
Customs has been doing this for years, it is nothing new. For some basic research look up the King Cobra knockoffs called King Snake.
A lot of projects in shops that use Microsoft store a lot of documents in Word, even if the document needs none of the capabilities of Word. These stored documents for the core knowledge of these groups.
People use the web, they know what hyperlinks are, people generally "get it". All wikis do is give people the ability to build web pages with links easily. I don't have to get a sysadmins approval, I just change the page and I don't need an external program - I just use my web browser. Most wikis have a page that shows the most recent changes. Wikis tend to allow people to keep information updated a lot more easily and build relationships between pages.
Could I use other software, yes. Wikis are the most general and provide no structure other than what a group of users bring to the table. Maybe slashcode or scoop would be better for a place because those impose a structure.
better ping times, less chance of losing all data
if your doing something I think is cool.
put the efforts where they're most needed
if your doing something I don't think is cool.
Well, pick a project and prove everyone wrong. :)
The big thing is that there is no true path, yet. This programming thing is pretty young and everyone is feeling their way around. "Big Planning" works for some, agile works for others, and a lot of people fail.
That's what makes the HURD really nice is all the modularity is planned and laid out. There's a structure and you know the direction the development will take. Big picture stuff.
Delivery does count, and planning is only a good thing if it helps the delivery. IMHO, I think they should rethink the plan as it does not seem to be giving the guidance they need.
I would guess it is another poorly researched article that looks good enough to get a mention on slashdot. Normally that website has some pretty good articles, so I guess it was probably accepted on reputation of the source.
You might have a different attitude if your car manufacture screws the pooch as bad as that McDonald's did or perhaps your hard drive manufacture. They got in trouble because they knowingly served coffee that was unfit for its primary purpose (drinking). She has every right to sue a company who is that stupid. It is probably a good thing she wasn't actually driving.
This lawsuit is a favorite because it sounds like a frivolous lawsuit until you get into the detail (scalding coffee, repeat happenings, etc.). Common sense says I can consume food and beverages bought at a drive through.
A thread of macslash.org about ReCycle generated some pretty funny posts based on no explanation of program function. It also generated some of the "it's so great that if you haven't heard of it your not worthy to use it" comments.
South of Bismarck (Salem area). I do wish people would remember that cute puppies grow into big dogs - sigh......
Also, you should have a clear plan of how you are going to deal with the intruder (get ammo, load gun, verify it is an intruder and not your kid coming in late, etc.). I agree with the other poster, the warning shot thing is only for movies. I guess you could get some rock salt shot.
On self defense, sometimes in rural areas guns are still used for defense against animals, back in the 80's a cousin of mine encountered a pack of wild dogs (not wolf / coyotes - just dogs) when he was a quarter mile from his house. It seems it had become the habit of some people to drop off the dog outside town when it ceased to be a cute puppy. Well a pack of dogs will attack anything and decided my cousin was food. He had his shotgun with him and fired a shot into the pack and ran for it. When they got unstartled and pursued, he fired another shot (he did not have enough shots to kill all of them). He made it to his house, where his Dad helped him deal with the whole pack (gotta kill them when they get like that - can't re-domesticate them). I think they really wished they could have "dealt with" the twits that did that originally got the dogs.
Since I have ended up being a SQL Monkey (again) at work, I assure you that I have no desire to use SQL to access my file system. I don't even want a middle layer that translates to SQL. Heck, I am not even sure I want a relational database for a file system.
I would rather they start, by looking at the speed of the file system and take some hints from the file system for Sprite and maybe some of the capabilities of Plan 9's filesystem / model.
Once, that is handled, look at all the trouble people have mapping our current batch of Object-Oriented Languages to SQL. Know, that you will write a natural language query engine for the end-users, so developers need an API / Object Hierarchy that works. Pick something that will be easy to program, allow decent, extendable meta-data, and fits nicely with objects.
As many have pointed out, it is the name they chose, not the format that makes for a lawsuit. Handy tip, do not chose a name that sound identical to somebody's trademark.
--Please thank your cousin on my behalf. The world is a better place because of him.
while your thanking your cousin, please tell him / her to download any song that has been played 50 times in a day on a Clear Channel radio station. It will be fun listening to them pick some new music.
off topic, but - how did you folks get the casino money? I thought the ND - Tribal compact banded direct payments to tribal members.
Apple is doing a pretty good job dealing with open software in a good way. It is a learning curve, but putting them in the same category as Microsoft and SCO, while praising IBM (who has its own skeletons in the closet) is not exactly telling the whole story.
and yes, a mouse is required (well, unless you love the wacom tablets)
As a side comment, I'm not sure I got the review, it seemed a little unfair. Dragonfly is new, but it seems a lot more stable and friendly then the review would wish you to believe.
newtonscript if you feel like visiting eBay for a Newton.
This is starting to be one of those lessons in being specific with an explanation because the most common result on a search engine is not what you want people to think (also more examples of Google as a verb).
Get well Steve and long, happy life
thinking about it, it would probably work.
They have it for download, but I use a Mac so it is GCC for me (well, maybe IBM - later).