it just goes to prove that EVERYONE knows SCO is full of shit. You think that Ford would announce this massive move to Linux if they believed a single iota of the wasit-deep horse-shit that SCO is/was feeding the media?
great, these people will be using Linux desktops. How many of them use some sort of full-screened terminal application to access the information anyway?
Banks (while running OS/2 on the desktop) use full-screened VT-102 terminal emulators to access the bank's server. Have we ever seen those employees running to OS/2 because they used it at work?
Whoever won, the contract is a serious step forward for Linux in the corporporate market...
Are you meaning to tell me that Burlington Coat Factory's 1300 Linux boxes back in 1999 wasn't a major win for corporate Linux?;-)
At the time I remembering thinking that it was a pretty important step in showing that Linux was a viable alternative. Apparently no one listened. Is anyone going to listen to Ford?
Unfortunatly, you're wrong, dead wrong, I even contacted the FCC's number about this:
Q: What is an unreasonable expense?
A: Any requirement to pay a fee to the local authority for a permit to be allowed to install an antenna would be unreasonable because such permits are generally prohibited. It may also be unreasonable for a local government, community association or landlord to require a viewer to incur additional costs associated with installation. Things to consider in determining the reasonableness of any costs imposed include: (1) the cost of the equipment and services, and (2) whether there are similar requirements for comparable objects, such as air conditioning units or trash receptacles. For example, restrictions cannot require that expensive landscaping screen relatively unobtrusive DBS antennas. A requirement to paint an antenna so that it blends into the background against which it is mounted would likely be acceptable, provided it will not interfere with reception or impose unreasonable costs.
Apparently even though setup and installation are now free, $375 doesn't count as unreasonable (even if $375 is far more expensive than what you can possibly afford).
I called the FCC's contact number and asked them if the $375 was considered an excessive fee. They said no.
sadly this is the problem in our country (and I guess I fall into this category along with 99.9999% of everyone else).
Instead of standing up and fighting the bullshit going against our freedom we sit idly by and watch it happen.
Who else knew that this sort of bullshit would start coming? I surely did but what did I do about it? NOTHING.
For two reasons... People in my age bracket are not yet old enough to have a strong enough voice. We are looked at as protesters and not as lawmakers. The fear that me protesting (and not lawmaking) against this sort of legislation will land me in prison. Hell, I must already be earmarked on some sort of subvert list. I get stopped nearly everytime I fly. Whether or not you sport a beard isn't the line between normal and terrorist.
Instead of moving away from the problem someone needs to start a movement against it.
and what good would that do in this era? Have you noticed the cost of natural gas lately? Did you know that it is going WAY up?
Buy a smaller car that gets great gas mileage (ie Saturns are a good example) that doesn't cost much money (Saturn SL-series cars (before the ugly Ion's) were under 12k).
In order to put a game into the system, you have to: turn the phone off, take the back cover off, remove the battery, slide out the existing game, put the new one in, put the battery back in, replace the back cover, hold down the power button for several seconds, wait for the system to boot up, open the main menu, select the game, open it... And then your game starts loading.
Ok, so the thing LOOKS cool but is it functional. Apparently not. Who the hell wants to fumble around with removing a battery, sliding out an old cartridge, sliding in a new cartridge, and then replacing the cover?
The wait issue is of no relevance to me, who cares, what I care about is having to hold thirty things in my hands while I fumble around trying to switch games.
In this day and age, and all the devices that have come out (especially handheld gaming units) why would ANYONE think that this design would be acceptable?
The overall economic damage in August from overt and covert attacks as well as viruses and worms stood at an all-time high of $28.2-billion.
So while these "attacks" on servers totalling about the same damage amounts as usual there was quite a new record high obtained by the RPC vunerability...
So they are attacking an OS that is known to be running on more servers around the world and the "damage" from these attacks is holding steady, yet we don't mention in the article title that because Windows is MAJORLY vunerable, there was nearly 30 BILLION dollars in damage done!
The RIAA doesn't need to come up with a new business model just because Slashdot says so you know.
The RIAA has been selling albums for years. Just because people want to download (FOR FREE) music now doesn't mean that if they change to an online distribution method (ala iTunes) that they are going to make the same amounts of money.
Personally I am impressed w/iTunes' success, but I don't think that there is any possible way that it will reach the numbers that Kazaa had (FOR FREE). I know the RIAA knows this.
They look at what they do and say, hmm, distributing online is cheaper for us to do but probably will not be any more popular than the current method.
Unless this business model you speak of is giving away music FOR FREE like Kazaa, it's not going to make one bit of a difference.
problem is that for working families (who sometimes DEPEND on OT that they get during their actual working months (ie contructon, etc)) might not have any use for comp'd time off. They are off a portion of the year and need that extra money to help them through.
It was shot down today anyway, so there won't be any changes to the way OT is paid out, at least not now.
A 3% raise, but a raise none the less. Part 2: The "variable" bonus which is counted as part of our salary, is now cut in half. This "variable" bonus by the way, has gone down each and every year I have been with this company. Now instead of top performers getting somewhere between 12.5% and 16%, I believe 6.5% is going to be the best you can do. Part 3: To save money this year, all pay increases, which normally take effect May 1, will not take effect until July.
Be glad you are getting a raise. As a state employee (who is quite thankful to have a job and not have been laid of in June) I am looking at a possible 1.5% *decrease* in wages 12/31/2003 *and* 12/31/2004 (that's a 3% decrease) with no COL increase (was supposed to get that 7/1/2003). I am looking at decreased benefits, no raises, no chance for promotion, and possibly no pay while they go on strike (which will accomplish little if anything).
The Bush Administration is trying to make changes to the law to stop OT pay all together for most workers and instead let the employer "repay" you by giving you time off at THEIR conveinience. Interesting.
Again, while I am thankful that I have a job, I am NOT happy that I have to take pay cuts, lose benefits (my low hourly wage was supposed to be offset by great benefits), and worry that I will lose a month's pay as I am forced to go on a strike I am uninterested in going on.
Please don't complain when you actually are making more money each year. Please.
I consider people who download illegal music to be reckless. I consider the record companies to be evil. Do you understand the difference?
Does it matter what you or I think? No, not really. What matter is that you aren't on topic. The girl was a nameless/ageless/faceless entity to them. They saw this entity sharing their music (which they own and thus have a RIGHT to sell for profit) and they went after it.
Our person feelings on the specifics of this entity are irrelevant.
Evil or not, they have the right to sue those that are infringing on their copyrights.
the RIAA is unaware of who is behind KaZaaLiteUser@kazaa you know. They know an IP, a Kazaa username, and what service you are from.
So they get your information from the ISP. They are going to find (most likely the mother's name or some other guardian). 12 year olds aren't allowed to sign up for ISPs you know.
So as far as the RIAA was concerned, this was a "large" file trader, using such and such ISP, and went after the account holder.
While I agree that it's not very smart and makes them look bad (go media) it's not entirely their fault. Do you expect them to stake-out the house first and watch with binoculars who is using Kazaa?
irrelevant. They released Linux kernel code under the GPL until Linux 2.4.x something. Whether they like it or not, they have agreed that anything prior to that will remain under the GPL.
unfortunately, this troll is worthless. SCO claims ownership of Linux code that includes SMP (in fact, they only can claim that code following 2.4.somethingorother is actually not GPL'd).
If you are going to troll, at least be smart about it.
the iPod might be great but it is terribly overpriced. The storage capacity and size are fine, the design is great, I guess it runs Linux (woohoo), but I just can't justify spending that much money to hold 10,000 songs...
I have posted before that I use a CD MP3 player that I got for under $50. It holds enough music and the price is right.
you didn't mention the conspiracy theory though. Didn't you know that you have to post a link from the NYT, the Register, mention how Bill Gates is the anti-christ, or that there was some conspiracy going on?
First, people might believe that $14.44 at Target is a great price for a DVD and will purchase a title or two at that price. Usually something that they feel is REALLY worth paying for (I have purchased the following DVDs recently: Family Guy Season 1 (yes, I also have downloaded all the episodes as well), Rush, and Ghostbusters)
Now, when I hop on Kazaa or www.suprnova.org and find a nice movie that's available for FREE why wouldn't I download it? The producers of DVDs cannot compete with FREE.
The argument that "I wouldn't buy it anyway" is a valid argument as far as I am concerned. They aren't losing any money on me. There is NO way I would be persuaded to go out and purchase (or rent for this particular example) Johnny English on DVD. I did see the DVD-rip on supernova and immediately downloaded it. Why? Because I was bored, didn't feel like paying $2.00 for a DVD rental and certainly didn't feel like it was worth anything more than free.
Don't create movies that suck ass, make sure that when you do decide to sink millions into a movie that it is actually worth seeing, buying, renting, and don't blame piracy when it doesn't make any money.
are you kidding? DVD purchases for MANY movies are under $15 with a CRAZY number of movies available for under $10...
Lower ticket prices are not going to happen. There are other costs that are required when watching a movie in a PHYSICAL location. Employees, heat/AC, electricity, new fangled sound/effects, etc.
DVDs are already on a fast release schedule to try and beat out piracy (rumors but seemingly true). The pirates OTOH just keep finding better ways to copy the DVDs!
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it just goes to prove that EVERYONE knows SCO is full of shit. You think that Ford would announce this massive move to Linux if they believed a single iota of the wasit-deep horse-shit that SCO is/was feeding the media?
great, these people will be using Linux desktops. How many of them use some sort of full-screened terminal application to access the information anyway?
Banks (while running OS/2 on the desktop) use full-screened VT-102 terminal emulators to access the bank's server. Have we ever seen those employees running to OS/2 because they used it at work?
Whoever won, the contract is a serious step forward for Linux in the corporporate market...
;-)
Are you meaning to tell me that Burlington Coat Factory's 1300 Linux boxes back in 1999 wasn't a major win for corporate Linux?
At the time I remembering thinking that it was a pretty important step in showing that Linux was a viable alternative. Apparently no one listened. Is anyone going to listen to Ford?
Unfortunatly, you're wrong, dead wrong, I even contacted the FCC's number about this:
Q: What is an unreasonable expense?
A: Any requirement to pay a fee to the local authority for a permit to be allowed to install an antenna would be unreasonable because such permits are generally prohibited. It may also be unreasonable for a local government, community association or landlord to require a viewer to incur additional costs associated with installation. Things to consider in determining the reasonableness of any costs imposed include: (1) the cost of the equipment and services, and (2) whether there are similar requirements for comparable objects, such as air conditioning units or trash receptacles. For example, restrictions cannot require that expensive landscaping screen relatively unobtrusive DBS antennas. A requirement to paint an antenna so that it blends into the background against which it is mounted would likely be acceptable, provided it will not interfere with reception or impose unreasonable costs.
Apparently even though setup and installation are now free, $375 doesn't count as unreasonable (even if $375 is far more expensive than what you can possibly afford).
I called the FCC's contact number and asked them if the $375 was considered an excessive fee. They said no.
No $400 deposit, no dish...
most of these people are those that are doing subtitling in other languages.
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I saw Johnny English DVD-rip (like 2 weeks after it was out in the theatre) with a subtitle file included in the
They even ship the fucking movies with the extras if you want them (menus, trailers, behind the scenes, etc).
sadly this is the problem in our country (and I guess I fall into this category along with 99.9999% of everyone else).
Instead of standing up and fighting the bullshit going against our freedom we sit idly by and watch it happen.
Who else knew that this sort of bullshit would start coming? I surely did but what did I do about it? NOTHING.
For two reasons... People in my age bracket are not yet old enough to have a strong enough voice. We are looked at as protesters and not as lawmakers. The fear that me protesting (and not lawmaking) against this sort of legislation will land me in prison. Hell, I must already be earmarked on some sort of subvert list. I get stopped nearly everytime I fly. Whether or not you sport a beard isn't the line between normal and terrorist.
Instead of moving away from the problem someone needs to start a movement against it.
I wish it could be me (so everyone says).
Guilty as charged.
I have owned a Saturn SL (1999 and now a 2002) and I have never had a problem w/topping the gas tank off.
and what good would that do in this era? Have you noticed the cost of natural gas lately? Did you know that it is going WAY up?
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Buy a smaller car that gets great gas mileage (ie Saturns are a good example) that doesn't cost much money (Saturn SL-series cars (before the ugly Ion's) were under 12k).
That's my worthless
In order to put a game into the system, you have to: turn the phone off, take the back cover off, remove the battery, slide out the existing game, put the new one in, put the battery back in, replace the back cover, hold down the power button for several seconds, wait for the system to boot up, open the main menu, select the game, open it... And then your game starts loading.
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Ok, so the thing LOOKS cool but is it functional. Apparently not. Who the hell wants to fumble around with removing a battery, sliding out an old cartridge, sliding in a new cartridge, and then replacing the cover?
The wait issue is of no relevance to me, who cares, what I care about is having to hold thirty things in my hands while I fumble around trying to switch games.
In this day and age, and all the devices that have come out (especially handheld gaming units) why would ANYONE think that this design would be acceptable?
Just my worthless
The overall economic damage in August from overt and covert attacks as well as viruses and worms stood at an all-time high of $28.2-billion.
So while these "attacks" on servers totalling about the same damage amounts as usual there was quite a new record high obtained by the RPC vunerability...
So they are attacking an OS that is known to be running on more servers around the world and the "damage" from these attacks is holding steady, yet we don't mention in the article title that because Windows is MAJORLY vunerable, there was nearly 30 BILLION dollars in damage done!
Interesting spin.
and did you read the article?
A MAN SHOT HIMSELF BECAUSE HE ENDED UP TRAINING HIS INDIAN REPLACEMENT.
So, if this man could come to the US and BE TRAINED by a CITIZEN what could this man do that the CITIZEN could not?
The RIAA doesn't need to come up with a new business model just because Slashdot says so you know.
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The RIAA has been selling albums for years. Just because people want to download (FOR FREE) music now doesn't mean that if they change to an online distribution method (ala iTunes) that they are going to make the same amounts of money.
Personally I am impressed w/iTunes' success, but I don't think that there is any possible way that it will reach the numbers that Kazaa had (FOR FREE). I know the RIAA knows this.
They look at what they do and say, hmm, distributing online is cheaper for us to do but probably will not be any more popular than the current method.
Unless this business model you speak of is giving away music FOR FREE like Kazaa, it's not going to make one bit of a difference.
Just my worthless
problem is that for working families (who sometimes DEPEND on OT that they get during their actual working months (ie contructon, etc)) might not have any use for comp'd time off. They are off a portion of the year and need that extra money to help them through.
It was shot down today anyway, so there won't be any changes to the way OT is paid out, at least not now.
A 3% raise, but a raise none the less. Part 2: The "variable" bonus which is counted as part of our salary, is now cut in half. This "variable" bonus by the way, has gone down each and every year I have been with this company. Now instead of top performers getting somewhere between 12.5% and 16%, I believe 6.5% is going to be the best you can do. Part 3: To save money this year, all pay increases, which normally take effect May 1, will not take effect until July.
Be glad you are getting a raise. As a state employee (who is quite thankful to have a job and not have been laid of in June) I am looking at a possible 1.5% *decrease* in wages 12/31/2003 *and* 12/31/2004 (that's a 3% decrease) with no COL increase (was supposed to get that 7/1/2003). I am looking at decreased benefits, no raises, no chance for promotion, and possibly no pay while they go on strike (which will accomplish little if anything).
The Bush Administration is trying to make changes to the law to stop OT pay all together for most workers and instead let the employer "repay" you by giving you time off at THEIR conveinience. Interesting.
Again, while I am thankful that I have a job, I am NOT happy that I have to take pay cuts, lose benefits (my low hourly wage was supposed to be offset by great benefits), and worry that I will lose a month's pay as I am forced to go on a strike I am uninterested in going on.
Please don't complain when you actually are making more money each year. Please.
I consider people who download illegal music to be reckless. I consider the record companies to be evil. Do you understand the difference?
Does it matter what you or I think? No, not really. What matter is that you aren't on topic. The girl was a nameless/ageless/faceless entity to them. They saw this entity sharing their music (which they own and thus have a RIGHT to sell for profit) and they went after it.
Our person feelings on the specifics of this entity are irrelevant.
Evil or not, they have the right to sue those that are infringing on their copyrights.
Don't troll.
the RIAA is unaware of who is behind KaZaaLiteUser@kazaa you know. They know an IP, a Kazaa username, and what service you are from.
So they get your information from the ISP. They are going to find (most likely the mother's name or some other guardian). 12 year olds aren't allowed to sign up for ISPs you know.
So as far as the RIAA was concerned, this was a "large" file trader, using such and such ISP, and went after the account holder.
While I agree that it's not very smart and makes them look bad (go media) it's not entirely their fault. Do you expect them to stake-out the house first and watch with binoculars who is using Kazaa?
irrelevant. They released Linux kernel code under the GPL until Linux 2.4.x something. Whether they like it or not, they have agreed that anything prior to that will remain under the GPL.
unfortunately, this troll is worthless. SCO claims ownership of Linux code that includes SMP (in fact, they only can claim that code following 2.4.somethingorother is actually not GPL'd).
If you are going to troll, at least be smart about it.
the iPod might be great but it is terribly overpriced. The storage capacity and size are fine, the design is great, I guess it runs Linux (woohoo), but I just can't justify spending that much money to hold 10,000 songs...
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I have posted before that I use a CD MP3 player that I got for under $50. It holds enough music and the price is right.
Just my worthless
enough of the MS-hating bullshit.
If/when the scales tip in favor of Linux so will the virus writers desire to write for Linux.
not terribly practical? Running snort on a wireless router isn't practical?
Slow? 125mhz MIPS is slow?
Might want to better explain what you mean.
you didn't mention the conspiracy theory though. Didn't you know that you have to post a link from the NYT, the Register, mention how Bill Gates is the anti-christ, or that there was some conspiracy going on?
Jesus, shame on you.
if I had mod points, I would mod you as fucking clueless.
/., participate in any discussion of computers, etc.
First off, you are apparently not in the majority of women. The majority of women do not read
Second, you watch Sci-Fi and sports.
Third, the major demographic to be interested in reality TV is that of the female sex.
You have it all wrong.
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First, people might believe that $14.44 at Target is a great price for a DVD and will purchase a title or two at that price. Usually something that they feel is REALLY worth paying for (I have purchased the following DVDs recently: Family Guy Season 1 (yes, I also have downloaded all the episodes as well), Rush, and Ghostbusters)
Now, when I hop on Kazaa or www.suprnova.org and find a nice movie that's available for FREE why wouldn't I download it? The producers of DVDs cannot compete with FREE.
The argument that "I wouldn't buy it anyway" is a valid argument as far as I am concerned. They aren't losing any money on me. There is NO way I would be persuaded to go out and purchase (or rent for this particular example) Johnny English on DVD. I did see the DVD-rip on supernova and immediately downloaded it. Why? Because I was bored, didn't feel like paying $2.00 for a DVD rental and certainly didn't feel like it was worth anything more than free.
Don't create movies that suck ass, make sure that when you do decide to sink millions into a movie that it is actually worth seeing, buying, renting, and don't blame piracy when it doesn't make any money.
That's my worthless
are you kidding? DVD purchases for MANY movies are under $15 with a CRAZY number of movies available for under $10...
Lower ticket prices are not going to happen. There are other costs that are required when watching a movie in a PHYSICAL location. Employees, heat/AC, electricity, new fangled sound/effects, etc.
DVDs are already on a fast release schedule to try and beat out piracy (rumors but seemingly true). The pirates OTOH just keep finding better ways to copy the DVDs!