The results of this poll show that companies percieve the lack of a lock-in period as an advantage of using open source software.
What does your post have to do with this? As I understand it you are saying that for software VENDORS having a lock-in period is good for them.
Sure, that's all fine and good (and economically true, obviously), and companies USING various software are saying that they don't like it, and find the lack of a lock-in period to be an advantage of oss.
You seem to be saying that/. readers and this article are saying that lock-ins are bad for software VENDORS -- no, it's the other way around, we are saying that lockin is bad for the customers (well, we aren't saying it, they are saying it via this poll).
Yes, believe it or not Microsoft bases their actions on making a profit. This is how the business world works. And there are many, many situations in which this arrangement is a symbiotic relationship; just because Microsoft is making money from a transaction with a party does not mean that the said party is getting screwed.
Now it is possible that they are, and you suggest that they are (brick wall, etc) but you provide no evidence. Please, either back up your claims or end the FUD.
Keylogging is the easiest way to get people's information. The only solution I see is to ensure all public machines are much more secure from the user's end, and to actually have the machine itself inaccessible (i.e. locked in a drawer, etc.). I guess the only 'perfect' solution (if there is one) would be to use a keyboard that is projected from an inaccessible area, so that it cannot be tampered with whatsoever.
This accomplishes nearly nothing as any phisher could install a software keylogger from the network.
Did you even read the parent to the post you are replying to?
He's responding to someone who convinced a linux newbie to whipe his hard drive for no apparent reason.
This is the difference between pretty good programmers who can accomplish interesting tasks but not always in the best way and expert programmers who know languages inside out and how to best utilize them.
The same carries over to sysadmins and basically everyone in IT.
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What exactly is the benefit of 100dpi rather than a higher resolution?
I prefer using an editor that doesn't require me to move my hand to the arrow keys at all.
Why yes, that would be a satisfactory arrangement.
The results of this poll show that companies percieve the lack of a lock-in period as an advantage of using open source software. What does your post have to do with this? As I understand it you are saying that for software VENDORS having a lock-in period is good for them. Sure, that's all fine and good (and economically true, obviously), and companies USING various software are saying that they don't like it, and find the lack of a lock-in period to be an advantage of oss. You seem to be saying that /. readers and this article are saying that lock-ins are bad for software VENDORS -- no, it's the other way around, we are saying that lockin is bad for the customers (well, we aren't saying it, they are saying it via this poll).
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I'm not saying that he should be physically or legally unable to write them. I'm just asking him to stop.
Please stop pretending that you are anything more than a very good programmer and a good teacher (On Lisp was good).
You're beginning to sound like Eric Raymond with this non stop barrage of contentless gasbag articles.
Not only this, but the .pdf is dated april 2003.
In TFA: Published: May 5, 2004
Who wants to bet this is a year old dupe?
Yes, believe it or not Microsoft bases their actions on making a profit. This is how the business world works. And there are many, many situations in which this arrangement is a symbiotic relationship; just because Microsoft is making money from a transaction with a party does not mean that the said party is getting screwed.
Now it is possible that they are, and you suggest that they are (brick wall, etc) but you provide no evidence. Please, either back up your claims or end the FUD.
Yes, and his was in the 80s.
Believe it or not just because a company is shitty now doesn't mean they didn't ever do anything worthwhile.
This is why I only buy used books.
In particular from half-price books.
Installing a keylogger has nothing to do with being smart, I'm not sure what the hell this fellow was thinking.
This accomplishes nearly nothing as any phisher could install a software keylogger from the network.
Well then, I guess it's safe to say you're a fucking idiot.
Can you not type like an AOLer?
Turn on your sarcasm detectors folks.
Did you even read the parent to the post you are replying to? He's responding to someone who convinced a linux newbie to whipe his hard drive for no apparent reason.
I think it has to do with the fact that your comment contributed absolutely nothing to the discussion.
Since many of us don't own Macs could you explain what the difference in the cp man page is?
Go back to the genius bar you elitist dolt.
You may want to look into using a compiler cache, http://www.ccache.samba.org/ is a good one.
This is the difference between pretty good programmers who can accomplish interesting tasks but not always in the best way and expert programmers who know languages inside out and how to best utilize them.
The same carries over to sysadmins and basically everyone in IT.
Oh you silly mods. Read the original story. Now look at this link. Now mod this overrated, troll, or flamebait.
The coast guard.