Perhaps because Linux is not an OS? For example, let's say that MS decided to release NT Kernel to the public and RMS decided to make a GNU/NT OS out of it. Chances are that the normal Windows installer won't work on GNU/NT. However, Mozilla, OpenOffice, and nVidia driver installers seem to work well on several different distros and kernels without having to download different versions.
I really doubt that Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and France has malpractice lawsuit problems as U.S. does.
Have you heard if Medicare? If you are really broke or near broke, you quilify for it. Otherwise, you can get insurance for less than $200 a month, and every college I've been to had insurance plans that costed less then that. It's sad that many people here have money for useless junks but none for health care and wants someone else to pay for it.
I used to work at UPS as a package handler during my college days and they offered good health and dental plans even to the part timers. And due to the high turnover rate, they are always hiring. So if your are unployed and don't quilify Medicare, then go get a job at UPS.
As someone who also started using Linux with Red Hat distro and used FC1, I'd recommend Slackware. Slackware seems faster out of box than Red Hat (including FC1) and Mandrake. It is one of the more not so user friendly distro, but it also forced me to learn more about how Linux works in general. Slackware also uses the offical kernel without modifications and upgrading the kernel to version 2.6.4 as a snap. I'm planning on using the knowledge I learned from using Slackware to try a Linux-From-Scratch project and see if I can roll out by own distro someday.
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So this means that you are not really paying for the software, rather, you are paying for the work of putting it together, support, and updates. I don't see a problem with that as Red Hat is a for-profit corporation afterall. I doubt that there are many slashdotters who are willing to give up their day job, create their own linux distro, and support and update them full time without asking for money.
I think that MBA now has become what IT degrees has become during the boom. Since IT job market sucks, money hungry workers are turning to MBA programs, which encourages paper mills to pump them out.
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But thinking outside the box will make you lose your PHB status and turn you into WHB (Wise Headed Boss).
I guess people like you need to come up with excuses not to save/invest. Just don't blame me when you retire and end up working at the Wal-Mart to make the ends meet because Social Security fall short.
The point that I was trying to make is that security through obscurity does not work. Otherwise, it would be eaiser to write viruses for open source E-mail clients, such as Mozilla.
If it's true, MS and BSA will argue that the open-source software has to be stopped because it will let terrorist see the code and come up with exploits based on it.
Many people how are supposedly "moral" are infact quite selfish. For example, lets suppose that all businesses stops outsourcing. There is a chance that it could create more jobs for the slashdotters but it also means that others will end up losing their job (such as people working at Japanise auto plants in the US). So I guess morality on slashdot means looking out for the Number One.
It's the "Ant and the Grasshopper" story. During the boom, many people with high paying jobs purchased expensive house, SUVs, boats, and various other toys and got into even more debt. When the bust happend and their last their jobs, they blamed everyone except themselves. Meanwhile, the "Grasshoppers" saved their money and bought stocks at dirty cheap prices during the bust.
It's perhaps immoral but for-profit businesses purpose of existance is for profit afterall. When Intuit introduced the activation feature on the previous version of TurboTax, its customers boycotted, so Intuit removed that feature for the current version as it was hurting their profits. When the people boycotting businesses that outsource its workers and hurts the businesses' profits, then and only then will the businesses stop outsourcing.
Kerry has a plan to stop tax breaks to businesses that outsource. While a noble plan, it may not work since it still may be cheaper for the businesses to outsource then to get the tax break.
I've been to ACM programming contest myself and pretty much agree with the parent. The sad part was that there where more slots open then participents in my school and I had to actively recruit some of the teammates.
The contest I competed in had IBM as its sponsor, and there was a rep there collecting resumes. There was another regional non-regional that I've competed in sponsored by Sun Microsystems and they where collecting resumes there as well.
I believe that, aside from the challenge, these contests are great way to network with employers, and in a tough job market, every bit counts.
Why worry about subliminal message on store bought CDs? I'm pretty sure a caring and well respected RIAA would never do anything other can put the artists' and customers' best interests. In fact, I welcome our new RIAA overlords... That reminds me, I need to go to the store and buy high quility CD's full of equally high quility songs (without any fillers) endorsed by high quility RIAA directors.
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Perhaps because Linux is not an OS? For example, let's say that MS decided to release NT Kernel to the public and RMS decided to make a GNU/NT OS out of it. Chances are that the normal Windows installer won't work on GNU/NT. However, Mozilla, OpenOffice, and nVidia driver installers seem to work well on several different distros and kernels without having to download different versions.
I really doubt that Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and France has malpractice lawsuit problems as U.S. does.
Have you heard if Medicare? If you are really broke or near broke, you quilify for it. Otherwise, you can get insurance for less than $200 a month, and every college I've been to had insurance plans that costed less then that. It's sad that many people here have money for useless junks but none for health care and wants someone else to pay for it.
I used to work at UPS as a package handler during my college days and they offered good health and dental plans even to the part timers. And due to the high turnover rate, they are always hiring. So if your are unployed and don't quilify Medicare, then go get a job at UPS.
As someone who also started using Linux with Red Hat distro and used FC1, I'd recommend Slackware. Slackware seems faster out of box than Red Hat (including FC1) and Mandrake. It is one of the more not so user friendly distro, but it also forced me to learn more about how Linux works in general. Slackware also uses the offical kernel without modifications and upgrading the kernel to version 2.6.4 as a snap. I'm planning on using the knowledge I learned from using Slackware to try a Linux-From-Scratch project and see if I can roll out by own distro someday.
So this means that you are not really paying for the software, rather, you are paying for the work of putting it together, support, and updates. I don't see a problem with that as Red Hat is a for-profit corporation afterall. I doubt that there are many slashdotters who are willing to give up their day job, create their own linux distro, and support and update them full time without asking for money.
That doesn't prevent students from buying games and gaming machines.
I think that MBA now has become what IT degrees has become during the boom. Since IT job market sucks, money hungry workers are turning to MBA programs, which encourages paper mills to pump them out.
But thinking outside the box will make you lose your PHB status and turn you into WHB (Wise Headed Boss).
Maybe it's time to be sending out resumes instead of bitching on slashdot.
U.S. Jobs growth soars
Dude, some people view slashdot while eating.
Duh! Bull999999 -- (-1 stupid)
I guess people like you need to come up with excuses not to save/invest. Just don't blame me when you retire and end up working at the Wal-Mart to make the ends meet because Social Security fall short.
That's why they'll most likely use the key words, like "terrorist" and "terrorism". Bush used them to invade Iraq so why wouldn't MS and BSA use them.
The point that I was trying to make is that security through obscurity does not work. Otherwise, it would be eaiser to write viruses for open source E-mail clients, such as Mozilla.
"And why are you afraid of them arguing that if it's so obviously wrong?"
I didn't say I was afraid, I just said they will make that point. Besides, FUD generated by SCO did not help the open source movement.
"Security through obscurity may not be reliable but it is at least a useful barrier to sort out opportunists and the unskilled but predatory."
Then why are Outlook based viruses so popular?
If it's true, MS and BSA will argue that the open-source software has to be stopped because it will let terrorist see the code and come up with exploits based on it.
Many people how are supposedly "moral" are infact quite selfish. For example, lets suppose that all businesses stops outsourcing. There is a chance that it could create more jobs for the slashdotters but it also means that others will end up losing their job (such as people working at Japanise auto plants in the US). So I guess morality on slashdot means looking out for the Number One.
I guess thoses business majors are as stupid as many slashdotters claim to be.
It's the "Ant and the Grasshopper" story. During the boom, many people with high paying jobs purchased expensive house, SUVs, boats, and various other toys and got into even more debt. When the bust happend and their last their jobs, they blamed everyone except themselves. Meanwhile, the "Grasshoppers" saved their money and bought stocks at dirty cheap prices during the bust.
It's perhaps immoral but for-profit businesses purpose of existance is for profit afterall. When Intuit introduced the activation feature on the previous version of TurboTax, its customers boycotted, so Intuit removed that feature for the current version as it was hurting their profits. When the people boycotting businesses that outsource its workers and hurts the businesses' profits, then and only then will the businesses stop outsourcing.
Kerry has a plan to stop tax breaks to businesses that outsource. While a noble plan, it may not work since it still may be cheaper for the businesses to outsource then to get the tax break.
At least Scott can say that he brought cash into the company when he's fighting to hold on to the CEO title.
I've been to ACM programming contest myself and pretty much agree with the parent. The sad part was that there where more slots open then participents in my school and I had to actively recruit some of the teammates.
The contest I competed in had IBM as its sponsor, and there was a rep there collecting resumes. There was another regional non-regional that I've competed in sponsored by Sun Microsystems and they where collecting resumes there as well.
I believe that, aside from the challenge, these contests are great way to network with employers, and in a tough job market, every bit counts.
It's the same reason why multiplayer games are popular. Win for your team in CTF means loss for the other team.
Why worry about subliminal message on store bought CDs? I'm pretty sure a caring and well respected RIAA would never do anything other can put the artists' and customers' best interests. In fact, I welcome our new RIAA overlords... That reminds me, I need to go to the store and buy high quility CD's full of equally high quility songs (without any fillers) endorsed by high quility RIAA directors.
Hopefully, IBM learned its lessions from getting stung by MS and its failure with MCA.
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