Sure.... send you $9.50 now and gain later... yeah.... Nigerian scam.... but wait.... this is from out space.... Would it be a space scam... or a satillite scam.... Now where did I leave my tinfoil hat....
>> Any new users created in XP Pro or 2000 Pro are created in the Users group by default.
Some of the most vunerable people are the home users. They are usually the one without the firewalls and antiviruses. The majority of people at home use the home edition.
That's funny most of the users I talked to seemed to think more that it was an attach from Microsoft. They didn't care why it was there, they just were annoyed at Windows for letting it be there.
Our local county school system keeps funnelling them money in hopes of having a perfect system they costs NULL to operate. The commercials seem to say so to "Do more with less". They show all these companies spending little on Microsoft and then at the end of each on they end up saving thousands or millions. That comes pretty close to Nigerian scam. Thanks. I'd never made the connection before.
If the holes could be patched immediately, this might show some of the dedication of OSers. Also, if Microsoft starts publicly showing security holes in linux, then that means the rest of us should do the same for Microsoft. Right??? Instead of giving them time to fix their holes before we tell the world, just let them read about it off bugtraq or some such list. Don't give them any prep.
I'm usually not pro-Microsoft. In fact, normally, I'm biased against them. But, it's good to occasionally be reminded of the way things are up there. Kinda brings me back to an almost neutral point. Sometimes I just get the wrong picture in my mind. It's nice to have that picture changed.
Having a patent and using it to blow everyone else out of the water is one situation. Having a patent, and not using it, so that everyone can use your idea is a very different thing. In a sense it's almost like puting your idea in the public domain.
> Unless you're a total Linux zealot, you'd see that it's not ready for the business desktop. If it can't inter-op with other Windows desktops with ease (and don't go on about open office, evolution, etc...they're buggy and not proven at all), then it's not ready.
I could start by insulting you, but that would take away any credibility I might otherwise have. I think I'll just start we a revamp of your statement instead.
Unless you're a total Windows zealot, you'd see that it's not always the best solution for the business desktop.
Depending on the applications you use, Linux isn't always the best solution to your computing needs. But it very well can be. This applies equaly to Windows.
>> If it can't inter-op with other Windows desktops with ease (and don't go on about open office, evolution, etc...they're buggy and not proven at all), then it's not ready.
Okay.... not proven at all.... You mean you've never gotten around to trying them yourself.... or at least in recent versions? Oh well. It's stable enough for me. I guess some people have better standards than I...
>> He's a smart guy and yet simple things like checking his email, opening attachments, things like that - just didn't work properly.
No, I believe that it worked properly, I just believe it didn't work the way he assumed it would. There is a difference between not working properly and not working the way you want it to. Chances are that after using Windows (or OS X as you said) his expectations just didn't meet the design of the software.
Tell me about it. An 800 pound gorilla is good to have on your side, until you realize that the gorilla is systematically killing you and the rest of his followers while you kill his competition. Me thinks that would be a bad sign. Oh well, that's just an opinion.
> Why is this relevant? The fact that anybody that HAD seen the source code to Interbase could exploit it was enough. This could include ex-employees and contractors. Would you be happy with Microsoft including a back-door to all their software as long as only they knew how to exploit it?
What?! They don't already? Oh I forgot the Backdoor, uh, I mean DRM isn't due in Windows until Longhorn...
"We know painfully well what happens. He will try to get it installed and either doesn't have a positive experience or puts a lot of pressure on your support systems," he said.
Translation:
My 90-year-old father tried to get me to install Linux, but I had no idea what I was doing.
Tell me about it. There's times when I still think that Windows isn't quite ready for the desktop (usually when I'm trying to explain to people that they have to install and update the antivirus, that they can't just buy one and forget about it. Not that I'm blaming all viruses on Microsoft.) For several years Windows (and DOS) should have never seen a desktop, but they did. And they improved because of it. Had they have geared more toward the technically savvy, I believe Windows would be much more difficult to use (though I don't think I'd miss people asking how to view attachments.)
Just now you posted "There is no way to predict what the final output will be. This build is just to keep the Longhorn name in people's minds."
But earlier in the article, you posted "They're not marketing to anybody--this isn't the final product.
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Is this marketing, or is it not? Or do you just want to troll away at slashdot users? That's the only consistancy in your comments.
In the first one you said "
Just as I predicted, Slashbots are making their judgements based on the leak of something not due out for another two years, simply because it's Microsoft."
In the this one you said "But, of course, I fully expect people here to treat this like a final product (two years...) and bash away. Because it's Microsoft!".
Your arguements contridict each other. All you've done is troll.
If they weren't marketing, I believe Microsoft has the power to keep snapshots from "leaking" out. They wanted people to see the brand new features. "Wow! Now I've got 2 clocks!". They're trying to keep people from migrating to OSes while they're finishing theirs.
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Some of the most vunerable people are the home users. They are usually the one without the firewalls and antiviruses. The majority of people at home use the home edition.
Okay.... how did you break your RPMs.... I'm dying to know....
I'm usually not pro-Microsoft. In fact, normally, I'm biased against them. But, it's good to occasionally be reminded of the way things are up there. Kinda brings me back to an almost neutral point. Sometimes I just get the wrong picture in my mind. It's nice to have that picture changed.
Finally! A quote I can agree with! :P
Wouldn't the real difference their be the effiency of the software, not the effiency of actual processor?
I could start by insulting you, but that would take away any credibility I might otherwise have. I think I'll just start we a revamp of your statement instead.
Unless you're a total Windows zealot, you'd see that it's not always the best solution for the business desktop.
Depending on the applications you use, Linux isn't always the best solution to your computing needs. But it very well can be. This applies equaly to Windows.
>> If it can't inter-op with other Windows desktops with ease (and don't go on about open office, evolution, etc...they're buggy and not proven at all), then it's not ready.
Okay.... not proven at all.... You mean you've never gotten around to trying them yourself.... or at least in recent versions? Oh well. It's stable enough for me. I guess some people have better standards than I...
No, I believe that it worked properly, I just believe it didn't work the way he assumed it would. There is a difference between not working properly and not working the way you want it to. Chances are that after using Windows (or OS X as you said) his expectations just didn't meet the design of the software.
Now why would SCO backdoor their own code... because all your Linux is belongs to SCO.
My God! It's full of stars!
1 x 4 x 9
That monolith... oh... kernel.... right...
What?! They don't already? Oh I forgot the Backdoor, uh, I mean DRM isn't due in Windows until Longhorn...
Translation:
My 90-year-old father tried to get me to install Linux, but I had no idea what I was doing.
I believe the people who end up calling would be confused whether they were using Windows, Apple, Linux or even pen and paper.
Just now you posted "There is no way to predict what the final output will be. This build is just to keep the Longhorn name in people's minds."
But earlier in the article, you posted " They're not marketing to anybody--this isn't the final product. "
Is this marketing, or is it not? Or do you just want to troll away at slashdot users? That's the only consistancy in your comments.
In the first one you said " Just as I predicted, Slashbots are making their judgements based on the leak of something not due out for another two years, simply because it's Microsoft."
In the this one you said "But, of course, I fully expect people here to treat this like a final product (two years...) and bash away. Because it's Microsoft!".
Your arguements contridict each other. All you've done is troll.