If the next version of IE comes out with tabbed browsing, pop up blocking and support for cascading style sheets, would you call that innovation? I would call it a monopolist trying to play catch up after being caught flat footed and unprepared for real competition after leveling Netscape.
If history repeats itself, MS's contribution to "innovation" will be in the form of MS only extensions designed to lock out all other competing products. There are still a number of IE only sites on the web. And don't be surprised if MS files with the US Patent Office to protect their "innovative" IP.
As of now, WinFS is vaporware. How hard can it be to decide whether to port a non-existent file system to XP? Without a product, what possible difference does it make?
but the promise of profitability also provides incentive for them to put funds into R&D and clinical trials of new drugs. These are expensive undertakings which that have made or broken many a pharmaceutical company.
Unlike many of the dodgy software and business methods patents that the USPTO issues, these are unique, new products that address real problems.
Plenty of prior art doesn't mean that a lawsuit can't be filed. For somebody who doesn't have the financial resources to overturn the patent, it is totally discouraging. For the well heeled corporate developer, it's full speed ahead.
Your characterization of the Postal Service is incorrect. The Postal Service is completely run by the government. All of its employees are government employees and all of its operations are self funded. Structurally, its set up as a separate government corporation which gives it a measure of autonomy, but the USPS is still answerable to Congress.
Hmmm, is there going to be a sub vs dub debate on/.?
The problem with fansubs is the unevenness of quality from group to group and even from within the groups.
Some people have taken the position that all dubs are evil and all fansubs are saintly. Almost all of them can't speak a lick of Japanese beyond the few phrases they are able to discern from watching fansubs. None of them will acknowledge that any dub can be well done and "accurate" in their translations. They often cite attempts to match lip movements with words in dubbing as a fault.
"home distributions" are a bunch of hardcore linux fans , for some reason they choose to make their own custom kernel , supposedly tuned to the corp's specific needs. It's never up to date, there is not enough people on the team to make this a reality. Sad.
The ability to make a custom kernel is one of the attractions of Linux. While an ordinary desktop workstation with a stock build will suffice for most, developers and security sensitive users may prefer a custom compiled kernel. For any public access server, I strongly recommend building a kernel without loadable kernel modules.
"Red hatter" are the marketing linux kind with "enterprise class support" and "certified hardware". They are pathetic for two reason :
1) if we want certified hardware we go for solaris, ibm or hp.
2) The european representation of red hat is wayyyy behind any other unix vendor and their offers make them look like clowns.
One of the most compelling reasons to use Linux is to take advantage of the favorable x86 performance per dollar ratio and stay away from proprietary hardware solutions. At a local community college, the CS department would like to upgrade from Oracle 9i to 10g on their HP server. However, that would require a kernel upgrade which would blowout the funds needed for the 10g upgrade. Solution? Do nothing. True Sadness.
Debian : no non-sense, real open source, well defined option.
The fact is, the tide has turned, and Windows is now on its way out. It's still early, but I don't see any possible reversal in the process. It's too much to expect them to go quietly, so we have all this whining and FUD. Good riddance.
Maybe, what you say is true. If the tide turns from Windows to Linux, then the attention of elite hackers and virus/trojan writers (not script kiddies) will turn as well. Not to say that Linux has been given a free ride due to its obscurity.
More eyes are on the OS, but unfortunately, some of them are evil.
Yeah, I buy 99%, although the last time I logged on it was for help with my Slackware box.
Ah, but Slackware is linux, which according to SCO is their stolen IP (yes, they are in the process of trying to steal it). More evidence of criminality on IRC.
Indeed, why should I use an SQL back-end for this sort of app when something like Berkely DB is closer to what I want to start with? No wonder MySQL is so popular....
MySQL seems like an example of less is more. However, when I do want more, less seems less like more and more like less.
One of the most exciting features of 8.0 is plperl, their Perl-based server side language
I'm not convinced. SQL is supposed to a standard, so you can move from one database server to another with not much effort. This is a big step away from that. Much like the features you'd find in Oracle or MS SQL.
Hardly.
First of all, SQL is supposed to be a sub-language used by other languages to access an RDMS. PL/Perl is a server side procedural language which allows you to write PgSQL functions in Perl. How standard is PL/SQL for Oracle? It's proprietary. In fact, Oracle and MS SQL are not entirely compliant with SQL 92 as they have their own extensions.
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Better on-line times while needing to be reboot quite often does not compute.
I don't usually wear a tinfoil hat but aren't compulsive tweakers usually looking for improvements in performance?
There oughta be a law against it. Fortunately, horses are widely used for public transportation anymore.
You evidently haven't watched any televangists.
If the next version of IE comes out with tabbed browsing, pop up blocking and support for cascading style sheets, would you call that innovation? I would call it a monopolist trying to play catch up after being caught flat footed and unprepared for real competition after leveling Netscape.
If history repeats itself, MS's contribution to "innovation" will be in the form of MS only extensions designed to lock out all other competing products. There are still a number of IE only sites on the web. And don't be surprised if MS files with the US Patent Office to protect their "innovative" IP.
As of now, WinFS is vaporware. How hard can it be to decide whether to port a non-existent file system to XP? Without a product, what possible difference does it make?
I always seem to end up with your code before the week is up.
but the promise of profitability also provides incentive for them to put funds into R&D and clinical trials of new drugs. These are expensive undertakings which that have made or broken many a pharmaceutical company. Unlike many of the dodgy software and business methods patents that the USPTO issues, these are unique, new products that address real problems.
Plenty of prior art doesn't mean that a lawsuit can't be filed. For somebody who doesn't have the financial resources to overturn the patent, it is totally discouraging. For the well heeled corporate developer, it's full speed ahead.
Your characterization of the Postal Service is incorrect. The Postal Service is completely run by the government. All of its employees are government employees and all of its operations are self funded. Structurally, its set up as a separate government corporation which gives it a measure of autonomy, but the USPS is still answerable to Congress.
Perjury means lying under oath. No trial, no oath, no perjury.
Yes, it matters. Otherwise, the case will be thrown out faster SCO's case against IBM.
Works with ksh too.
Which parts of the criminal code have they violated? If raising the hackles of the FOSS community was a crime, Gates and Ballmer would be doing life.
No, he isn't!
Hmmm, is there going to be a sub vs dub debate on /.?
The problem with fansubs is the unevenness of quality from group to group and even from within the groups.
Some people have taken the position that all dubs are evil and all fansubs are saintly. Almost all of them can't speak a lick of Japanese beyond the few phrases they are able to discern from watching fansubs. None of them will acknowledge that any dub can be well done and "accurate" in their translations. They often cite attempts to match lip movements with words in dubbing as a fault.
One of the most compelling reasons to use Linux is to take advantage of the favorable x86 performance per dollar ratio and stay away from proprietary hardware solutions. At a local community college, the CS department would like to upgrade from Oracle 9i to 10g on their HP server. However, that would require a kernel upgrade which would blowout the funds needed for the 10g upgrade. Solution? Do nothing. True Sadness.
Fortunately, one of many viable options.
I've had trouble getting WINE to run notepad.exe.
Lisa was Apple's outright theft of the PARC-Xerox GUI.
More eyes are on the OS, but unfortunately, some of them are evil.
I'm getting it a 2.5kb/s. It'll take about 24 hours at this rate.
First of all, SQL is supposed to be a sub-language used by other languages to access an RDMS. PL/Perl is a server side procedural language which allows you to write PgSQL functions in Perl. How standard is PL/SQL for Oracle? It's proprietary. In fact, Oracle and MS SQL are not entirely compliant with SQL 92 as they have their own extensions.