People are more likely to believe something if it doesn't glow when they read it.
This is true. If it doesn't come in an overpriced management tome or as a summary in some slick corporate rag, not only will the PHBs not believe it, they probably will not even read it.
They can say whatever they want in their EULA, but they can only have courts enforce what is LEGAL.
Didn't think you made an agreement when you purchased / loaded / used Microsoft's copyrighted operating system? Think again, you most certainly did, regardless of how much you would like to delude yourself into thinking you didn't.
But like I always say, don't like Windows? Don't use it. I know I try not to!
Well, no not really. You can't use WinXP unless you agree to their rules. It's in the EULA, and regardless of how you feel about the EULA (it stinks), that's the way it works. Here's a plan: If you can't stand M$ Rules, don't use M$ Products, use the Linux desktop which is perfectly adequate. If you "need" to use M$ Products, it's likely you need it for games or such, well, than you got to pay the M$ Tax...
Wonder if these cool and useful machines are still being used or is everything remote sensing now?
I can't remember if they actually ever used those (I really don't think so, I think the show used them because they are "cool"), but since right now they are interested mainly in seismic and gas, not rock samples and such, it's the remote sensors...
Copyright enforcement is NOT the job of the government, it's permission from the government for private parties to protect their intellectual property through civil courts.
Obviously, that is about to change. Legally. A law passed by people elected in an election that most people HERE didn't vote in...
Obviously, unless you want to go to jail, you should stop trading copyrighted material. If you "willingly" trade copyrighted material for which you don't own the copyright, than you get what you get. It seems just a bit harsh to me, but when we all know the law, if we break it, we should expect to meet the authorities on the issue, and most likely they will win.
You know, one of the reasons I take this position is because studies have shown that most people DON'T VOTE. Most people just bitch and moan. The people have the power, but they don't use it, and Big Biz knows this. The vast majority of Right Wing Assholes smile with their mouths shut as they vote. The vast majority of Liberal Thinkers scream and yell about rights, and don't vote.
You don't need a Starbucks, you just need a nearby laptop with a wifi card set up as a base station.
And this "nearby laptop with a wifi card" is connected to what? Remember, the parent is talking about a REPRESSIVE country such as China or North Korea, where it is unlikly this sort of thing would go unknown to the authorities for more than about 10 minutes.
I can see a reporter in a repressive country using it to get the stories out before the police take away their camera.
What are the chances that in this repressive country you speak of they have open WiFi hot spots that this rebel reporter can upload through? Nill... And even smaller than that possibility is that some rebel reporter would have or risk having taken away a camera that probibly runs close to $10k?
Read: "Case didn't want to spend the extra $73,000 a year to hire a full time Sr. Unix Admin to direct his dime a dozen MCSEs."
Exactly. Quit trying to tell people that Linux is a cheaper solution, than changing direction and telling us all that you need to hire an expensive Linux guru to run things.
I read the article and many of the issues faced by the "switch-backers" seemed to be issues with either the software they were running (illegal user entry crashed a web-store) or a poorly managed ISP (after switching from a Linux ISP to a Windows ISP downtime decreased). I also found it just amazing that one company claimed that under Linux there were few options for an SQL server, with Oracle being the only one.
So what. illegal user entry crashed a web-store is not a serious issue? And as toa "poorly managed ISP", don't you think maybe an OS should be solid enough that politics and work ethic don't cause it to blow up?
Look here: You want business to use Linux? Give business what they want in an OS: Reliability and ease of use. Otherwise, go back to sniffing your shit and thinking it smells like roses.
And don't forget! If you don't like one flavor, just roll you own! Fuck big business! They want "suport"? It's probobly because they are facists anyway! And if your app doesn't run on the Jow_Blow_Distro, maybe it's because the app SUX? Blaw, blaw, blaw.
People, this story tells us all exactly why Windows and Microsoft will always rule in the Enterprise. And until all the zelots PULL THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR ASSES and set some standards that make it just a teensie weensie bit easyer for someone who IS NOT A LINUX GURU to install and run a fucking program, well, put up or shut up.
In an old defense industry job I had, they still had cold war era security warnings around the buildings. They were printed two-tone on posterboard with war propaganda cartoons and obnoxious fonts...
This type of "visual aid" did not go away with the "cold war", and neither did the security paranoia that spawned them. As a current DoD employee, I can tell you that OP and COMSEC are alive and well, as is compartmentalized project security. There are some things where I work that you just don't talk about, and if you do, even to joke, you will very likely be interviewing with a security guy. Fortunately I don't work with any of that crap.
You would instantly run into, for example, "Level 5 with the video card of a level 8." or "Level 7 but double the ram," ect., etc.
I think that Microsoft has in mind that these "options" would not be possible, that the level is the level and that's it, no upgrades, must get new hardware.
normal people know nothing of these obscure distros. you'll be lucky if you can find someone in public that has even heard of linux at all.
Perhaps. But Linux WILL NOT EVER replace MS as the desktop of choice in Big Business, unless there are standards that enforce compatibility of applications across Linux platforms, and MS will crush commercial and "Average Computer User" (ACU) aceptance over time.
Yes indeed. And what is the purpose of this distro? Is he doing because he is very smart and simply wants to build his own? Does it serve any specialized purpose for which no other distro meets the need? Or, is it simply a "vanity" distro that only serves to muddy the waters of compatibility to further alienate non-Linux OS users? Another fucking distro is not what we need.
This guy should donate his time to another Linux distro in search of purpose, most of which have been mentioned here. Or better yet, look into a much more solid OS, OpenBSD...
Meanwhile the Mambo community had a discussion on the matter (this is one of several threads) with a general irreverence toward Connolly and his claims of copyright infringement, and the usual flippant remarks and misguided legal analysis that can be found on nearly any blog or forum that discusses such matters.
I love this paragraph. As a long time/. reader, it just had me snickering away...
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This is true. If it doesn't come in an overpriced management tome or as a summary in some slick corporate rag, not only will the PHBs not believe it, they probably will not even read it.
So, with the MS Fat Patent rejected, does that mean we will see a new slimmer Windows OS?
Didn't think you made an agreement when you purchased / loaded / used Microsoft's copyrighted operating system? Think again, you most certainly did, regardless of how much you would like to delude yourself into thinking you didn't.
But like I always say, don't like Windows? Don't use it. I know I try not to!
Ah yes. Get ready for all the "You may not have heard, but Richard Stallman has passed on..." jokes... Please don't beat me.
Well, no not really. You can't use WinXP unless you agree to their rules. It's in the EULA, and regardless of how you feel about the EULA (it stinks), that's the way it works. Here's a plan: If you can't stand M$ Rules, don't use M$ Products, use the Linux desktop which is perfectly adequate. If you "need" to use M$ Products, it's likely you need it for games or such, well, than you got to pay the M$ Tax...
I can't remember if they actually ever used those (I really don't think so, I think the show used them because they are "cool"), but since right now they are interested mainly in seismic and gas, not rock samples and such, it's the remote sensors...
Obviously, that is about to change. Legally. A law passed by people elected in an election that most people HERE didn't vote in...
You know, one of the reasons I take this position is because studies have shown that most people DON'T VOTE. Most people just bitch and moan. The people have the power, but they don't use it, and Big Biz knows this. The vast majority of Right Wing Assholes smile with their mouths shut as they vote. The vast majority of Liberal Thinkers scream and yell about rights, and don't vote.
And this "nearby laptop with a wifi card" is connected to what? Remember, the parent is talking about a REPRESSIVE country such as China or North Korea, where it is unlikly this sort of thing would go unknown to the authorities for more than about 10 minutes.
And that the reporter was a woman is relevant why? Most of CNN (and other TV "reporters") are idiots, male or female.
I got the info here: http://www.whois.sc/nerdorama.com How it works, I don't know.
What are the chances that in this repressive country you speak of they have open WiFi hot spots that this rebel reporter can upload through? Nill... And even smaller than that possibility is that some rebel reporter would have or risk having taken away a camera that probibly runs close to $10k?
Probibly not, as it seems that the Nerdorama folks are running their server on a dial-up line from a basement someplace.
But seriously, if they expect to any amount of business at all, they need to get a dedicated server. The one they are on has 37 domains on it.
Exactly. Quit trying to tell people that Linux is a cheaper solution, than changing direction and telling us all that you need to hire an expensive Linux guru to run things.
So what. illegal user entry crashed a web-store is not a serious issue? And as toa "poorly managed ISP", don't you think maybe an OS should be solid enough that politics and work ethic don't cause it to blow up?
Look here: You want business to use Linux? Give business what they want in an OS: Reliability and ease of use. Otherwise, go back to sniffing your shit and thinking it smells like roses.
People, this story tells us all exactly why Windows and Microsoft will always rule in the Enterprise. And until all the zelots PULL THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR ASSES and set some standards that make it just a teensie weensie bit easyer for someone who IS NOT A LINUX GURU to install and run a fucking program, well, put up or shut up.
Oh come on. Bad joke maybe. Troll? As usual the /. mods are smoking crack.
Basically, the test pilot / "Astronaut" decided not to die on that day.
This type of "visual aid" did not go away with the "cold war", and neither did the security paranoia that spawned them. As a current DoD employee, I can tell you that OP and COMSEC are alive and well, as is compartmentalized project security. There are some things where I work that you just don't talk about, and if you do, even to joke, you will very likely be interviewing with a security guy. Fortunately I don't work with any of that crap.
I think that Microsoft has in mind that these "options" would not be possible, that the level is the level and that's it, no upgrades, must get new hardware.
Perhaps. But Linux WILL NOT EVER replace MS as the desktop of choice in Big Business, unless there are standards that enforce compatibility of applications across Linux platforms, and MS will crush commercial and "Average Computer User" (ACU) aceptance over time.
This guy should donate his time to another Linux distro in search of purpose, most of which have been mentioned here. Or better yet, look into a much more solid OS, OpenBSD...
And of course we all know that the standard wildcard char is the "~".
Yes, I *DO* think Slashdot should allow the B*L*I*N*K tag.
I love this paragraph. As a long time /. reader, it just had me snickering away...