Calling something an X Killer does nothing but acknowledge the superiority of X.
Example: "Is the Zune an iPod killer?" Think about that. In one sentence, you've pointed out the superior position of the iPod. Whether the Zune is better or not (it's not IMO, but substitute your favorite runner-up and the concept still works) is now irrelevant. Now, instead of being a good or great product on its own, the Zune will have to go beyond matching the iPod--it must surpass it. You're dead in the water before you get started.
I don't want Google to kill PowerPoint. I want Google to put out a great presentation app. Same goes for the rest of their online apps. Heck, same goes for OOo. NOTE TO DEVS: Don't make it a killer, just make it better.
Look at how much people are arguing over the legality of this that and the other. Colbert's entire "candidacy" has already brought to light the absurdity of campaign finance laws. As it goes on, he'll continue to toe the line, all the while mocking the laws and illustrating just how convoluted presidential races have become. I may not always agree with him, but I think this is a brilliant move.
My gut just tells me that we will find out he loaded up spyware on these PC's to get the advertising dollars to feed his...... nah, I'm just being cynical again.
Would he have found said software in the official Ubuntu repositories, or would it be in Multiverse?
Dude, have you been following me or something?:) That pretty much mirrors my experience.
I used RedHat up until they dropped RH9. (It didn't help that my RPM database was obliterated, making any attempt at package management futile.) I switched to Gentoo for a while and loved it. It was the first time I ever really dug into Linux, and I still make use of that knowledge today as a happy Ubuntu user.
More to the point, it's going to take a pretty big overhaul of RPM to get me to use it again. I recently installed Fedora Core 5 to test it out, and it was not pleasant. Neither was Suse. To date, my worst Linux experiences have been RPM-based distros.
Also, I refuse to use a distro that requires me to burn more than one installation CD. I am not going to download and burn 5 iso's when I can get one and install extras later (easily).
You really wouldn't need to lock down menus. Since each user has his/her own preferences, which include menus, they can pretty much do whatever they want without messing things up for others. If their menu becomes unusable, delete the.gnome and/or.gnome2 folders (dunno the KDE equivalents), log out, and log in again. If you really wanted to lock them down, I suppose you could include menu and desktop settings in a skeleton-type configuration and make them unwritable by default.
I taught for couple of years, and I really pushed to get Linux in the lab. It didn't happen, but I did set up one box as an X-server and 2 or 3 other boxes as thin clients for some of the students to play with. I loved the fact that they could tweak their desktops however they wanted (within reason, of course, as far as wallpapers went), and not break anyone else's settings (I hate you, Win2k).
Another thing you could do is tweak your user/group settings to fine tune which apps students can run. For example, you could have Gaim available only to people in a certain group, such as teachers, and prevent students from running it. I know you shouldn't admit to such restrictions on Slashdot, but in a classroom setting, controlling what programs students can or can't run is not always a bad thing.
Here's how you negotiate with terror sponsors:
"The Soviet Union responded to the [April 14, 1986] raid by canceling scheduled talks between Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and Secretary of State George Shultz that were intended to formalize plans for a summit meeting between Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who promised Gaddafi that the USSR would help Libya strengthen its military defenses. But Gaddafi, described by Reagan as the "mad dog of the Middle East," was strangely subdued in the aftermath of the raid. According to Secretary Shultz, the administration's leading proponent of strong action against Libya, Gaddafi "retreated into the desert." An Arab diplomat told Donald Gregg, national security adviser to Vice-President George Bush, that when Gaddafi was seen "carrying the body of his dead child out of the wreckage, he lost all stature because it as shown that he couldn't protect his family." For whatever reason, Gaddafi acted with uncharacteristic restraint in the years that followed. According to a 1989 Department of State Bulletin, while terrorist activity continued on the rise in 1987 and 1988, Libyan-sponsored terrorist acts declined significantly."
If I was a scientist, you know what I would clone? Hot dogs! Think of all the possibilities, Norm! Imagine, a world with...Hey, what's going on?...Imagine...hold on! Imagine a world with an endless supply of hot dogs! You could have a hot dog anytime you wanted! They'd be so abundant, they'd become our currency! 20 hot dogs would equal roughly a nickel, depending on the strength of the yen, I'm not quite sure, but...you know what, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's just keep praying that we can clone one of these hot dogs.
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...of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. You have our gratitude.
Remember when Mr. Potato Head came with a pipe? I used to use that pipe and pretend I was Popeye. Oh wait, Popeye can't have a pipe anymore either.
Megatron used to transform into a gun, too. There's all sorts of old toys "back then" that would be recalled today due to our hypersensitivity.
Calling something an X Killer does nothing but acknowledge the superiority of X.
Example: "Is the Zune an iPod killer?" Think about that. In one sentence, you've pointed out the superior position of the iPod. Whether the Zune is better or not (it's not IMO, but substitute your favorite runner-up and the concept still works) is now irrelevant. Now, instead of being a good or great product on its own, the Zune will have to go beyond matching the iPod--it must surpass it. You're dead in the water before you get started.
I don't want Google to kill PowerPoint. I want Google to put out a great presentation app. Same goes for the rest of their online apps. Heck, same goes for OOo. NOTE TO DEVS: Don't make it a killer, just make it better.
...that Colbert is doing something right.
Look at how much people are arguing over the legality of this that and the other. Colbert's entire "candidacy" has already brought to light the absurdity of campaign finance laws. As it goes on, he'll continue to toe the line, all the while mocking the laws and illustrating just how convoluted presidential races have become. I may not always agree with him, but I think this is a brilliant move.
"Amazon MP3 does not yet offer the complete Dixie Chicks catalog..."
Everybody wins.My gut just tells me that we will find out he loaded up spyware on these PC's to get the advertising dollars to feed his...... nah, I'm just being cynical again.
Would he have found said software in the official Ubuntu repositories, or would it be in Multiverse?Arr, where isOliver Wendell Jones and his swashbuckling Banana PC when ye need them!
That's Banana Junior, matey. Didn't even need the full-on Banana to get the job done. Here's a glimpse at the wonder that is the Banana Junior.Now I have to change the combination on my luggage.
Thanks a heap.
Same as it ever was...
...for now.
Dude, have you been following me or something? :) That pretty much mirrors my experience.
I used RedHat up until they dropped RH9. (It didn't help that my RPM database was obliterated, making any attempt at package management futile.) I switched to Gentoo for a while and loved it. It was the first time I ever really dug into Linux, and I still make use of that knowledge today as a happy Ubuntu user.
More to the point, it's going to take a pretty big overhaul of RPM to get me to use it again. I recently installed Fedora Core 5 to test it out, and it was not pleasant. Neither was Suse. To date, my worst Linux experiences have been RPM-based distros.
Also, I refuse to use a distro that requires me to burn more than one installation CD. I am not going to download and burn 5 iso's when I can get one and install extras later (easily).
It's the only way to be sure.
Doesn't matter...they'll all be betas.
Dude, have you actually heard what Steve Ballmer has to say? He cares less about making money and more about destroying the competition.
That's easy to say when you're worth billions. Don't kid yourself--it's about money. By destroying the competition, they can make more money.Not really.
You really wouldn't need to lock down menus. Since each user has his/her own preferences, which include menus, they can pretty much do whatever they want without messing things up for others. If their menu becomes unusable, delete the .gnome and/or .gnome2 folders (dunno the KDE equivalents), log out, and log in again. If you really wanted to lock them down, I suppose you could include menu and desktop settings in a skeleton-type configuration and make them unwritable by default.
I taught for couple of years, and I really pushed to get Linux in the lab. It didn't happen, but I did set up one box as an X-server and 2 or 3 other boxes as thin clients for some of the students to play with. I loved the fact that they could tweak their desktops however they wanted (within reason, of course, as far as wallpapers went), and not break anyone else's settings (I hate you, Win2k).
Another thing you could do is tweak your user/group settings to fine tune which apps students can run. For example, you could have Gaim available only to people in a certain group, such as teachers, and prevent students from running it. I know you shouldn't admit to such restrictions on Slashdot, but in a classroom setting, controlling what programs students can or can't run is not always a bad thing.
Yes, Oracle will soon offer a bus with Linux on it.
Speed 3, starring Larry Ellison.http://www.fairtax.org/
"/Yeah, I can believe MS would commit murder to steal code."
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REALLY??!
Here's how you negotiate with terror sponsors: "The Soviet Union responded to the [April 14, 1986] raid by canceling scheduled talks between Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and Secretary of State George Shultz that were intended to formalize plans for a summit meeting between Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who promised Gaddafi that the USSR would help Libya strengthen its military defenses. But Gaddafi, described by Reagan as the "mad dog of the Middle East," was strangely subdued in the aftermath of the raid. According to Secretary Shultz, the administration's leading proponent of strong action against Libya, Gaddafi "retreated into the desert." An Arab diplomat told Donald Gregg, national security adviser to Vice-President George Bush, that when Gaddafi was seen "carrying the body of his dead child out of the wreckage, he lost all stature because it as shown that he couldn't protect his family." For whatever reason, Gaddafi acted with uncharacteristic restraint in the years that followed. According to a 1989 Department of State Bulletin, while terrorist activity continued on the rise in 1987 and 1988, Libyan-sponsored terrorist acts declined significantly."
...the bot can make you a sandwich.
Beowulf?
Maybe they can give vouchers instead. "Sorry we stole your info...have a printer on us." Doesn't that work in Redmond?
Toss a chair.
If I was a scientist, you know what I would clone? Hot dogs! Think of all the possibilities, Norm! Imagine, a world with...Hey, what's going on?...Imagine...hold on! Imagine a world with an endless supply of hot dogs! You could have a hot dog anytime you wanted! They'd be so abundant, they'd become our currency! 20 hot dogs would equal roughly a nickel, depending on the strength of the yen, I'm not quite sure, but...you know what, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's just keep praying that we can clone one of these hot dogs.