So you think Microsoft can't steal technology from another country? Then bundle it with Windows for free. Then watch said pioneering company crumble like Netscape? Heh.
Godfather 3 was sublime. A beautful film.
Matrix Revolutions was awe-inspiring.
Revenge of the Nerds 3 did suck.
2/3 - that's why I don't come here for movie reviews.
Start filesharing copies of these stupid bills. Then we can complain to the media that these guys are trying to snuff free speech. They'll beg for their political lives.
My company has recently been using OSS. However, we also do custom programming on Linux and *BSD that you could think of as glue code. It's a combination of pre-existing OSS and custom code to tailor it to whatever problem we're working on.
We also get work because of offshoring - when the software comes back and is total crap and we have to redo it correctly.
I agree with you 100%. Redhat 9.0 was the fastest, easiest install I have done of an OS, and that includes W2K (which has to reboot 3 times during install, not to mention having to reboot upteen million fucking times for the updates).
I absolutely despise installing Windows. I spend more time rebooting, waiting for the freakin' Adaptec 2940 and Promise controllers to initialize than I do actually putting stuff on the disk.
Did you read the article? It wasn't a million people whining to the government. I'm personally not advocating government interaction, because I'd rather see minimal government intervention in all areas. How did it hurt this guy to have the tables turned on him? If it's not hurting me to get spammed, it's not hurting him either. An eye for an eye, I say. And it worked.
SCO's reality fits in quite well with the whole notion of the Matrix. Replace Agent Smith and friends with a bunch of rabid lawyers. Though I can't really picture Torvalds doing Martial Arts.
Bill Gates isn't interested in the money so much as the thrill, I believe. If you've ever seen "Triumph of the Nerds" then you know what I mean. Someone was relating a story about spending time with Gates at his grandparents. Everything was a contest with a reward for winning and a consequence for losing. This person said the entire weekend was that way.
Gates isn't satisfied with winning. Everyone else has to lose. And I don't think it's a money thing, really.
Don't get me wrong, I still think he's a piece of shit.
Personally, I don't like RedHat. They strike me as the "Microsoft Windows" of the Linux world. I will have to say though, that I installed RedHat 9 on my system here, just to use as a base to build an LFS system, and I was majorly impressed with the installer. It found ALL of my hardware and it worked right out of the box - and that includes a Sony IEEE1394 DVDRW. On the other hand, I was extremely disappointed that RedHat decided to remove ALL support for mp3s from the their distribution. So, that was kind of a pain in the ass, though not impossible to remedy.
You're right about the games. And you're right about if you need to develop for Windows. I have the luxury of telling my employer I refuse to develop for Windows for moral reasons. As for games, take a look at Tux Racer if you decide to give Linux another shot. It's a great proof-of-concept showing that great games under Linux can be produced in an open source/free software environment.
Others here have pointed out the various applications available. While the gimp is usable, I despise it. What a crappy interface. And I absolutely cannot live without 3dsmax, though there is a pov modeller for KDE that looks promising.
So, I think Linux is well out of infancy. It's outgrown its diapers and hit puberty. It won't be long before it is a real contender with Windows. And I don't mean that in a technical way - technically, it's been ahead of Windows for a long time now - I mean it in the sense that an average person could go pick it up off the shelf of Best Buy and actually be satisfied with it.
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When are these people going to realize that KDE is superior. This isn't a troll, it's the truth.
So you think Microsoft can't steal technology from another country? Then bundle it with Windows for free. Then watch said pioneering company crumble like Netscape? Heh.
Microsoft Bob?
In fact, here's a link.
Godfather 3 was sublime. A beautful film.
Matrix Revolutions was awe-inspiring.
Revenge of the Nerds 3 did suck.
2/3 - that's why I don't come here for movie reviews.
Start filesharing copies of these stupid bills. Then we can complain to the media that these guys are trying to snuff free speech. They'll beg for their political lives.
Quentin Tarantino? That guy can only make one movie. Fuck him.
Special Edition.
I have four words for you: GO. TO. THE. GYM!
We also get work because of offshoring - when the software comes back and is total crap and we have to redo it correctly.
I absolutely despise installing Windows. I spend more time rebooting, waiting for the freakin' Adaptec 2940 and Promise controllers to initialize than I do actually putting stuff on the disk.
do you suppose that's why it's called science fiction??
Did you read the article? It wasn't a million people whining to the government. I'm personally not advocating government interaction, because I'd rather see minimal government intervention in all areas. How did it hurt this guy to have the tables turned on him? If it's not hurting me to get spammed, it's not hurting him either. An eye for an eye, I say. And it worked.
I don't get 100 menus at my door every morning.
I guess Linus could be Morpheus. Or maybe the kid with the spoon. Calmly sitting on the floor and saying, "there is no copyright violation".
SCO's reality fits in quite well with the whole notion of the Matrix. Replace Agent Smith and friends with a bunch of rabid lawyers. Though I can't really picture Torvalds doing Martial Arts.
Gates isn't satisfied with winning. Everyone else has to lose. And I don't think it's a money thing, really.
Don't get me wrong, I still think he's a piece of shit.
Some people have a problem with Microsoft's (lack of) ethics. I know that sounds crazy in this post-Clinton-molesting-his-intern era, but it's true.
You're right about the games. And you're right about if you need to develop for Windows. I have the luxury of telling my employer I refuse to develop for Windows for moral reasons. As for games, take a look at Tux Racer if you decide to give Linux another shot. It's a great proof-of-concept showing that great games under Linux can be produced in an open source/free software environment.
Others here have pointed out the various applications available. While the gimp is usable, I despise it. What a crappy interface. And I absolutely cannot live without 3dsmax, though there is a pov modeller for KDE that looks promising.
So, I think Linux is well out of infancy. It's outgrown its diapers and hit puberty. It won't be long before it is a real contender with Windows. And I don't mean that in a technical way - technically, it's been ahead of Windows for a long time now - I mean it in the sense that an average person could go pick it up off the shelf of Best Buy and actually be satisfied with it.
Well, there went his credibility...
most of the artists are rich? So what's the problem?
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I find that 4gb (or is it 2gb?) file size limit rather annoying when doing video stuff.
Slashdotters? Surely you jest...
Just a joke, man... ;)