A PDF converter in the context of the article means taking a PDF and turning it into a document. So, the on and on and on comment doesn't query but asserts bad information.
Also, your saying that tax software is something someone uses one a year is rather short sited. I'm a CPA and as such I use tax software everyday.So, you say that my profession isn't worthy of using Linux?
If I want to view a DVD from a Linux computer, for example, when I travel to Europe from the US what choices do I have?
Ever read Plato? Familair with the concept of a pretense of knowledge.
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The person submitting the article picked the wrong link out of another story. Glad it was me.
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You're correct. I wrote the article with the link and that doesn't have anything to do with the subject. The article that Playfully Clever should have submitted is this one:
That's unreasonable. It's not even enough money to warrant a Class C Misdemeanor. How do you know he didn't have exemptions. Most states follow the model paper work redution act. Mass is usually among the states that follow the model acts. The O'Reilly article says he that his boss was contacted and said he had permission.
RTFA.
It's news for nerds because it's about free software in the government - Linux, Openoffice.org, Firefox.
It's also sad because Microsoft has to stoop to dirty tricks and can't accept it's loss like men.
Where have you been?
He's the guy Microsoft hates for making the OASIS OpenDocument Format the state standard and opening the door to openoffice.org and Sun's Star Office 8. He's been instrumental in getting government to use open source software.
After the ruling Microsoft went bonkers. here a quote from Bernard Golden of IDG:
Microsoft has reached out to a couple of politicians in Massachusetts and gotten them to object to the process of this decision. The politicians have raised issues that mandating ODF would also mandate use of OpenOffice and that OpenOffice's open source license would mean that any commercial product that attempted to comply with the mandate would also become open source. This would certainly cause commercial vendors to avoid participating in Massachusetts IT tenders, thereby reducing choice for the state.
You're correct about Microsoft being down the list as far as money spent -- hey, I agree with you.
But a difference exists. Lockheed Martin is the largest spender BTW. The larger spenders have something of a product to sell like Stealth Bombers and Missle Guidance Systems, Laboratories, etc. I worked at a M&O contracter after college.
I worked at a DOE lab that cost more than Microsoft has sold the government. So, this is not about government sales.
It's about influencing people to keep them from preventing Microsoft from getting the rest of us. This is about letting Microsoft harvest money from the people.
That's a huge difference and they have unparalleled power in that domain./p
For all the well-deserved skepticism, Project Looking Glass breaks the vaporware mold. It's the real thing. I saw it running on Peder Ulander's laptop at Linux world in January and on Curtis Sasaki's in May 27th in Dallas.
It's real and it adds startling capabilities to the X11 platform. I expect it to propel the Linux desktop. It may also have developers working on Java instead of dot net.
Here's the thing. Until it's out and everybody sees it, you'll live in your concepts of reality and not reality itself. So, stay there if you must.
Our economy grows and slows in relation to the money supply. If the banking system has a reserve requireent of 10% of deposits and you put $10,000 in the bank that turns into $100,000 in the money supply. (Basic economics 101).
Another little factoid relates to jobs. Every full time equivalency created in the job market produces 7 additional jobs.
So, your premise is correct with regard to shifting money to the local economy.
When a company or government takes money out of the economy it reduces jobs in the same exponential rate because of the "reserve requirement".
Microsoft's $45 billion in reserves reduces the money supply for the technology sector. Another reason monopolies don't get good press.
That $45 billion turns into half of a trillion of investment capital. Oh, and we wonder why the technology sector can't get off the ground.
One of the largest VC Funds in the country has one billion in cash and they think they hung the moon.
In Texas, would you rather pay Microsoft fees and stop the insurance program for children or keep your insurance program and not pay Microsoft fees?
Think Global, act local? Did I read that somewhere?
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A PDF converter in the context of the article means taking a PDF and turning it into a document. So, the on and on and on comment doesn't query but asserts bad information. Also, your saying that tax software is something someone uses one a year is rather short sited. I'm a CPA and as such I use tax software everyday.So, you say that my profession isn't worthy of using Linux? If I want to view a DVD from a Linux computer, for example, when I travel to Europe from the US what choices do I have? Ever read Plato? Familair with the concept of a pretense of knowledge.
The person submitting the article picked the wrong link out of another story. Glad it was me.
The article that should have been submiited is: The RIAA - Hollywood - DRM - Linux Suicide Pacthttp://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/48802/index.
You're correct. I wrote the article with the link and that doesn't have anything to do with the subject. The article that Playfully Clever should have submitted is this one:
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/48802/index.h tml
That's unreasonable. It's not even enough money to warrant a Class C Misdemeanor. How do you know he didn't have exemptions. Most states follow the model paper work redution act. Mass is usually among the states that follow the model acts. The O'Reilly article says he that his boss was contacted and said he had permission. RTFA.
It's news for nerds because it's about free software in the government - Linux, Openoffice.org, Firefox. It's also sad because Microsoft has to stoop to dirty tricks and can't accept it's loss like men.
Where have you been? He's the guy Microsoft hates for making the OASIS OpenDocument Format the state standard and opening the door to openoffice.org and Sun's Star Office 8. He's been instrumental in getting government to use open source software. After the ruling Microsoft went bonkers. here a quote from Bernard Golden of IDG: Microsoft has reached out to a couple of politicians in Massachusetts and gotten them to object to the process of this decision. The politicians have raised issues that mandating ODF would also mandate use of OpenOffice and that OpenOffice's open source license would mean that any commercial product that attempted to comply with the mandate would also become open source. This would certainly cause commercial vendors to avoid participating in Massachusetts IT tenders, thereby reducing choice for the state.
You're correct about Microsoft being down the list as far as money spent -- hey, I agree with you.
But a difference exists. Lockheed Martin is the largest spender BTW. The larger spenders have something of a product to sell like Stealth Bombers and Missle Guidance Systems, Laboratories, etc. I worked at a M&O contracter after college.
I worked at a DOE lab that cost more than Microsoft has sold the government. So, this is not about government sales.
It's about influencing people to keep them from preventing Microsoft from getting the rest of us. This is about letting Microsoft harvest money from the people.
That's a huge difference and they have unparalleled power in that domain./p
actually, inmates run the assylum in government -- or prisoners = inmates.
For all the well-deserved skepticism, Project Looking Glass breaks the vaporware mold. It's the real thing. I saw it running on Peder Ulander's laptop at Linux world in January and on Curtis Sasaki's in May 27th in Dallas. It's real and it adds startling capabilities to the X11 platform. I expect it to propel the Linux desktop. It may also have developers working on Java instead of dot net. Here's the thing. Until it's out and everybody sees it, you'll live in your concepts of reality and not reality itself. So, stay there if you must.
Our economy grows and slows in relation to the money supply. If the banking system has a reserve requireent of 10% of deposits and you put $10,000 in the bank that turns into $100,000 in the money supply. (Basic economics 101). Another little factoid relates to jobs. Every full time equivalency created in the job market produces 7 additional jobs. So, your premise is correct with regard to shifting money to the local economy. When a company or government takes money out of the economy it reduces jobs in the same exponential rate because of the "reserve requirement". Microsoft's $45 billion in reserves reduces the money supply for the technology sector. Another reason monopolies don't get good press. That $45 billion turns into half of a trillion of investment capital. Oh, and we wonder why the technology sector can't get off the ground. One of the largest VC Funds in the country has one billion in cash and they think they hung the moon. In Texas, would you rather pay Microsoft fees and stop the insurance program for children or keep your insurance program and not pay Microsoft fees? Think Global, act local? Did I read that somewhere?
It's more likely to get passed by Republicans - you know conservation :)
I give it a good chance of passing. Unknown to people outside of Texas, Carona should be a US Senator. Heck, I'd vote for him as governor.
This should get international attention.
I give it 70-30 chance to pass this session.