While I feel SCO's claims are baseless it seems a little strange for IBM to say they can't find it. Why didn't they just say the code does not exist. Or IBM could have said it is contained in the AIX code that was already provided.
There is a combination of factors driving up health care costs. Lawyers and bureaucratic overhead is one of them. About a year ago I took my mom to the ER room and I was amazed that the devices were still not networked. There is still a boatload of paperwork in the health industry.
The lawyers are driving some doctors out of the field. One neurosurgeon told me that the lawyers and malpractice were driving them out of Ohio. While I agree there is role for the lawyers there needs to be some balance. Capping pain & suffering is one of them.
As for overall reform I believe medi-save accounts are the way to go. It's rather ridiculous that visit the doctor and then they hand you or the insurance company a bill.
Personally I think the Portable Media center is to functionally specific for it's given market. To me running video on a PDA makes a lot more sense. PDA have rougly the same size screen. The only question is can a PDA process video as fast.....??
The other limiting factor is that you are probably limited to Windows Media player formats. There is also the issue of digital rights limitations.
I agree it's a joke to think to that Sun can outbid IBM.
I don't think IBM is interested in owning Novell. On the otherhand I don't think IBM would want Sun to own Novell. So I think IBM will propose a deal to Novell to dramatically increase it's investment Novell. This way IBM neutralizes any acquistion by Sun.
You seem to forget the Microsoft has lot's of lawyers and endless amounts of money. Just look at all the problems SCO has caused so far.
Issues fairly easily resolved
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Ok let's see:
911: a issue now, but most people have cell phones.
Power: Harder problem, but most people have cell phones. Not certain if Power over POT's is possible.
Phonebook listings: I don't understand why we so behind. Why is it that when I want to lookup a business or person I am forced to enter a city or state. Why can't I just Google. Could need a regulatory solution. I think the phone companies want to maintain control.
Security: Encryption and other technologies are coming along.
So in summary I see problems, but no intractable issues.
Microsoft will use any tactics at their disposal to stop Open Source. We have already seen their tactics with Baystar. My guess is that Microsoft would use a similar tactic to attack open source.
Is it time for the Open Source community to consider switching to another license model.?? Or changing the GPL....?? Another option is for the OSDL to begin establishing defense fund. Another possiblity to take out liability insurance to fight a lawsuit.
If nothing else it should give the OSS community reason to contemplate it's weak side.
Microsoft spends a lot on marketing materials. Quite often when I go to their seminars they will blitz you with worthless material. I have only been to their local office and it seems to be lean operation. But like any large organization they have a large bureauracy.
It's time to bring a end to SCO's non-sensical lawsuit. It's amazing that they could even think of bringing such a baseless lawsuit. Microsoft deserves to be punished for their anti-competitive behavior. Microsofts actions essentially amounts to a bribe.....I am suprised that Microsoft did not ask SCO to name their own price for a license. Here is the email to complain to to the Plantiff (Microsoft anti-trust compliance officer):Complaints@TheTC.org
(http://news.com.com/2100-1007_3-5165427.html?tag= st_lh)
"IBM on Wednesday sent an open letter to Sun Microsystems urging Sun to make Java technology open source, CNET News.com has learned.
In a letter sent by Rod Smith, IBM's vice president of emerging technology, IBM offered to work with Sun to create a project that would shepherd development of Java through an open-source development model. If implemented, portions of Sun's most valuable software asset--Java--would be freely available, and contributors ranging from volunteer programmers to large corporations would submit changes to the Java software."
I rarely haar of anyone talk about C# development. Now it could be that it is the people in the Mono.NET community who are developing in C# primarilly.
This guy must be a MS partner.........Most of the.NET development is taking place primarilly in Windows only shops. Also the great majority of.NET development is VB.NET.
After seeing how Microsft corrupted the JVM and developed J++ it's hard to see how moving Java to pure open source will help.
As for the desktop.NET is only strong because because it has the propietary features to lock people in.
He talks about the need for componentitzation. This will prove to be Microsoft's biggest challenge yet. This will require Microsoft to rearchitect all their existing code.
I heard a similar story: I used to to do a lot bike racing. So if you are riding your bike and you are not carrying a drivers license a cop can hold you until someone identifies you.
Sun confirms Java Desktop system will be open source. I just learned today from a Sun employee that the Java Desktop system will be open sourced and distributed as part of Gnome
The Java Desktop system will be the most leading edge GUI on the market. It will be at least several generations ahead of MAC OSX or Microsoft's forthcoming longhorn.
If you want more functionality and a richer experience like 3d then you will probably have to pay. Unless the the opensource community want's to step up and commit the progreamming resources necessary.
Just more Micrososft propoganda
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This Yahoo article is just more typical Microsoft propoganda.......
Java today is way ahead of.NET. Java has more than 250 million users, There is more Java chips sold then x86 chips last year. Most of the big.NET claims are MS shops switching over VB.NET.
On the otherhand there is some ease of development issues. But these problems are being solved by Eclipse and Sun's recent involvement.
The Zarus is a good pda but the processor to much of a power hog. Hopefully Sharp will start using the IBM 405lp. Personally I think IBM will sign a agreement to implement the 405lp with Sharp. IBM is well positioned to do a OEM agreement with Sharp.
IBM 405LP (Low Power)
We are about to see on of the biggest breakthoughs in Linux embedded devices. Recently Motorola announced the AC970 Linux based phone in Asia. Currently the Windows CE pda and phones have a big power problem. They can only last about 3 hours.
IBM has some big alliances in the cell phone chip market. It would make a lot of sense for IBM to incorporate their chip tecnology for cell phones.
I think next year we are going to start seeing pda's based upon the 405lp. It would not be improbable for IBM to do a limited production run of let's say 5000 of 405lp and give them to their employees and have them show the pdas to their customrers.
The shifting IT overseas is probably short term. The reason is that many of these developing countries like China or India will need IT people for their own IT industry.
There was a report recently that India has high turnover of help desk employees. The employees feel that they are not getting paid enough. A even bigger factor is that IT productivity has not improved much on a per man hour basis. There is a lot of room for IT to grow in the third world. So this equates to a dramatic increase in demand.
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The real question his how long will your wife or girlfriend put up with a car radiator in the house...????
The Zaurus SLC-3000 looks very cool where can I get one.....??? Too bad Sharp decided to quit distributing the Zaurus in the US
While I feel SCO's claims are baseless it seems a little strange for IBM to say they can't find it. Why didn't they just say the code does not exist. Or IBM could have said it is contained in the AIX code that was already provided.
There is a combination of factors driving up health care costs. Lawyers and bureaucratic overhead is one of them. About a year ago I took my mom to the ER room and I was amazed that the devices were still not networked. There is still a boatload of paperwork in the health industry. The lawyers are driving some doctors out of the field. One neurosurgeon told me that the lawyers and malpractice were driving them out of Ohio. While I agree there is role for the lawyers there needs to be some balance. Capping pain & suffering is one of them. As for overall reform I believe medi-save accounts are the way to go. It's rather ridiculous that visit the doctor and then they hand you or the insurance company a bill.
Personally I think the Portable Media center is to functionally specific for it's given market. To me running video on a PDA makes a lot more sense. PDA have rougly the same size screen. The only question is can a PDA process video as fast.....?? The other limiting factor is that you are probably limited to Windows Media player formats. There is also the issue of digital rights limitations.
I agree it's a joke to think to that Sun can outbid IBM. I don't think IBM is interested in owning Novell. On the otherhand I don't think IBM would want Sun to own Novell. So I think IBM will propose a deal to Novell to dramatically increase it's investment Novell. This way IBM neutralizes any acquistion by Sun.
You seem to forget the Microsoft has lot's of lawyers and endless amounts of money. Just look at all the problems SCO has caused so far.
Ok let's see: 911: a issue now, but most people have cell phones. Power: Harder problem, but most people have cell phones. Not certain if Power over POT's is possible. Phonebook listings: I don't understand why we so behind. Why is it that when I want to lookup a business or person I am forced to enter a city or state. Why can't I just Google. Could need a regulatory solution. I think the phone companies want to maintain control. Security: Encryption and other technologies are coming along. So in summary I see problems, but no intractable issues.
Well it seems to that a lawsuit that automatically freezes gpl distribution is a potential weakness. Not entirely certain more research is needed.
Microsoft will use any tactics at their disposal to stop Open Source. We have already seen their tactics with Baystar. My guess is that Microsoft would use a similar tactic to attack open source. Is it time for the Open Source community to consider switching to another license model.?? Or changing the GPL....?? Another option is for the OSDL to begin establishing defense fund. Another possiblity to take out liability insurance to fight a lawsuit. If nothing else it should give the OSS community reason to contemplate it's weak side.
Microsoft spends a lot on marketing materials. Quite often when I go to their seminars they will blitz you with worthless material. I have only been to their local office and it seems to be lean operation. But like any large organization they have a large bureauracy.
I think Sun will work on more interoperability with .NET via standards. Sun will keep Java alive it has too much invested now.
It's time to bring a end to SCO's non-sensical lawsuit. It's
amazing that they could even think of bringing such a baseless
lawsuit. Microsoft deserves to be punished for their anti-competitive
behavior. Microsofts actions essentially amounts to a bribe.....I am
suprised that Microsoft did not ask SCO to name their own price for a
license.
Here is the email to complain to to the Plantiff
(Microsoft anti-trust compliance officer):Complaints@TheTC.org
(http://news.com.com/2100-1007_3-5165427.html?tag= st_lh)
"IBM on Wednesday sent an open letter to Sun Microsystems urging Sun to make Java technology open source, CNET News.com has learned.
In a letter sent by Rod Smith, IBM's vice president of emerging technology, IBM offered to work with Sun to create a project that would shepherd development of Java through an open-source development model. If implemented, portions of Sun's most valuable software asset--Java--would be freely available, and contributors ranging from volunteer programmers to large corporations would submit changes to the Java software."
I rarely haar of anyone talk about C# development. Now it could be that it is the people in the Mono .NET community who are developing in C# primarilly.
This guy must be a MS partner.........Most of the .NET development is taking place primarilly in Windows only shops. Also the great majority of .NET development is VB .NET.
After seeing how Microsft corrupted the JVM and developed J++ it's hard to see how moving Java to pure open source will help.
As for the desktop .NET is only strong because because it has the propietary features to lock people in.
He talks about the need for componentitzation. This will prove to be Microsoft's biggest challenge yet. This will require Microsoft to rearchitect all their existing code.
I heard a similar story: I used to to do a lot bike racing. So if you are riding your bike and you are not carrying a drivers license a cop can hold you until someone identifies you.
Sun confirms Java Desktop system will be open source. I just learned today from a Sun employee that the Java Desktop system will be open sourced and distributed as part of Gnome
It will be interesting to find out if and what parts of the code are compiled.
The Java Desktop system will be the most leading edge GUI on the market. It will be at least several generations ahead of MAC OSX or Microsoft's forthcoming longhorn. If you want more functionality and a richer experience like 3d then you will probably have to pay. Unless the the opensource community want's to step up and commit the progreamming resources necessary.
This Yahoo article is just more typical Microsoft propoganda....... Java today is way ahead of .NET. Java has more than 250 million users, There is more Java chips sold then x86 chips last year. Most of the big .NET claims are MS shops switching over VB .NET.
On the otherhand there is some ease of development issues. But these problems are being solved by Eclipse and Sun's recent involvement.
The Zarus is a good pda but the processor to much of a power hog. Hopefully Sharp will start using the IBM 405lp. Personally I think IBM will sign a agreement to implement the 405lp with Sharp. IBM is well positioned to do a OEM agreement with Sharp.
IBM 405LP (Low Power) We are about to see on of the biggest breakthoughs in Linux embedded devices. Recently Motorola announced the AC970 Linux based phone in Asia. Currently the Windows CE pda and phones have a big power problem. They can only last about 3 hours. IBM has some big alliances in the cell phone chip market. It would make a lot of sense for IBM to incorporate their chip tecnology for cell phones. I think next year we are going to start seeing pda's based upon the 405lp. It would not be improbable for IBM to do a limited production run of let's say 5000 of 405lp and give them to their employees and have them show the pdas to their customrers.
The shifting IT overseas is probably short term. The reason is that many of these developing countries like China or India will need IT people for their own IT industry. There was a report recently that India has high turnover of help desk employees. The employees feel that they are not getting paid enough. A even bigger factor is that IT productivity has not improved much on a per man hour basis. There is a lot of room for IT to grow in the third world. So this equates to a dramatic increase in demand.