I started to read the article, and the 9th word is spelled wrong. You'd think they were posting to/. I guess it shows how brilliant they are. First wasting $ on SCO (and funding their illigetimate legal tirade in the process), then throw out an explanation that has a simple spelling error in the first few words. My suggestion.... run,... run away as fast as you can.
P.S. If there are spelling errors in my submission, remember, this is/., and I wouldn't want to ruin the mood by proofreading;-).
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can (almost) do just this with Knoppix now. You boot off the Knoppix cd into a full Linux environment, which mounts your home drive from a USB flash drive. As long as any PC you come across has a bootable CD and a USB port, you can have your whole environment with you. it wouldn't be as easy installing new software, etc. but it's close.
I think I know why Microsoft keeps coming up with these "TCO" studies showing Microsoft costs less to own.... YOU DON'T OWN IT!! As you said They own you
I'd like to see a "TCBO" study - Total Cost of Being Owned. I imagine the cost goes up with each virus... because you're owned by the virus writers then to
I was thinking the same thing. Does anyone know if the Windows NFS client works well enough that "straightforward" file access from Windows to Linux will be available? This could be a boon to even more Linux server installations.
Oh, He's been doing wireless communications for quite some time now, long before any of these cellular providers came along (and the reception is clear everywhere). He's also been involved in state-of-the-art 3D imaging, grand-scale sound effects, and amazing tricks with the laws of physics, among other things.
AAGGHH. Not copy NT's event log. Talk about a pain and time-waster to find anything you need to know. I'd take tail/grep/cat on plain text log files over NT's event log anyday.
On a bike, you're part of the road, the scenery, nature,... the rain, snow, and ice. And if you're in wreak, you're the most likely one to be dead. But they're still nice.
It's fun to be able to "do-it yourself". But unless it's critically necessary to run your own email server, I recommend against it. There's alot to know to be able to do it right. And, unless you have a large user-base, or you have a critical need to run it yourself, I would recommend outsourcing it.
If you can't outsource it, I would highly recommend RH + CommuniGate Pro. They have a top-notch product with everything (SMTP/POP/IMAP/WebMail/LDAP, etc.) integrated, and easy to use. Highly recommended!
Finally, it is clear that the Open Source community needs a business model that is sustainable, if it is to grow beyond a part-time avocation into an enterprise-trusted development model. Free Open Source software primarily benefits large vendors, which sell hardware and expensive services that support Linux, but not Linux itself. By providing Open Source software without a warranty, these largest vendors avoid significant costs while increasing their services revenue. Today, that's the viable Open Source business model. Other Linux companies have already failed and many more are struggling to survive. Few are consistently profitable. It's time for everyone else in the industry, individuals and small corporations, to under this and to implement our own business model - something that keeps us alive and profitable. In the long term, the financial stability of software vendors and the legality of their software products are more important to enterprise customers than free software. Rather than fight for the right for free software, it's far more valuable to design a new business model that enhances the stability and trustworthiness of the Open Source community in the eyes of enterprise customers.
So basically he's admitting that SCO has failed at making money with their previous business model, so they've switched to a far more profitable one - litigation. But for the life of me, I can't figure out where the litigation buisness model enhances the stability and trustworthiness of the Open Source community. If he's thinking enterprise customers will be eager to partner themselves with SCO because of their "stability and trustworthiness".... well, I guess Linus was right about the crack.
But they need some income to fund the FUD campaign^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H lawsuit against IBM. My guess is that nice little injection of cash from MS and SUN is starting to run out.
Actually 98.6% of the "news" clippings they dropped on the floor were/. stories. They're happy for all these/. stories. It shows how relevant they are to the tech. industry.
So in the end, Microsoft's move is causing your contacts to open up accounts with other IM systems in order to communicate with you. If they do this, perhaps they'll get sick of using two IM programs and get they're contacts onto other IM systems. So you'll all be able to dump MSN. In the end Microsoft shoots itself in the foot. This can be good.
so be careful. Maybe you better just send them 699.99 right now to cover yourself. Then you'll be free to do what you want with it, without the fear of litigation.
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And DirectX, ActiveX, OCX, XP,... need I go on?
I started to read the article, and the 9th word is spelled wrong. You'd think they were posting to /. I guess it shows how brilliant they are. First wasting $ on SCO (and funding their illigetimate legal tirade in the process), then throw out an explanation that has a simple spelling error in the first few words. My suggestion .... run,... run away as fast as you can.
/., and I wouldn't want to ruin the mood by proofreading ;-).
P.S. If there are spelling errors in my submission, remember, this is
Especially if it's running on a C64. I did see someone post here that it could do that...
Which is a sure way to ensure no one RTFA. Which ensures the discussion is nice and lively.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can (almost) do just this with Knoppix now. You boot off the Knoppix cd into a full Linux environment, which mounts your home drive from a USB flash drive. As long as any PC you come across has a bootable CD and a USB port, you can have your whole environment with you. it wouldn't be as easy installing new software, etc. but it's close.
- Dan
I think I know why Microsoft keeps coming up with these "TCO" studies showing Microsoft costs less to own.... YOU DON'T OWN IT!! As you said They own you
I'd like to see a "TCBO" study - Total Cost of Being Owned. I imagine the cost goes up with each virus... because you're owned by the virus writers then to
- Dan
... a few years back...
Was that before the dot-com crash and before the status of the IT employment market fell to it's current levels.
Past performance is not indicative of future returns.
simple, fun, addictive, and open source.
I was thinking the same thing. Does anyone know if the Windows NFS client works well enough that "straightforward" file access from Windows to Linux will be available? This could be a boon to even more Linux server installations.
Sontag says SCO has provided 1 million pages of documents
I don't think he realizes that press releases don't count.
Oh, He's been doing wireless communications for quite some time now, long before any of these cellular providers came along (and the reception is clear everywhere). He's also been involved in state-of-the-art 3D imaging, grand-scale sound effects, and amazing tricks with the laws of physics, among other things.
Just hope they have the directional acuracy/precision of the laser right.
So, on top of the water sloshing around your computer, we have small explosions going on.
/.'ed?
Yeah. But it'd sure be fun to watch through that plexiglass side of the aluminum case.
By the way... is Slashdot being.., er..
AAGGHH. Not copy NT's event log. Talk about a pain and time-waster to find anything you need to know. I'd take tail/grep/cat on plain text log files over NT's event log anyday.
But at least those prized possessions can't be traced back to you anymore....
On a bike, you're part of the road, the scenery, nature, ... the rain, snow, and ice. And if you're in wreak, you're the most likely one to be dead. But they're still nice.
It's fun to be able to "do-it yourself". But unless it's critically necessary to run your own email server, I recommend against it. There's alot to know to be able to do it right. And, unless you have a large user-base, or you have a critical need to run it yourself, I would recommend outsourcing it.
If you can't outsource it, I would highly recommend RH + CommuniGate Pro. They have a top-notch product with everything (SMTP/POP/IMAP/WebMail/LDAP, etc.) integrated, and easy to use. Highly recommended!
Finally, it is clear that the Open Source community needs a business model that is sustainable, if it is to grow beyond a part-time avocation into an enterprise-trusted development model. Free Open Source software primarily benefits large vendors, which sell hardware and expensive services that support Linux, but not Linux itself. By providing Open Source software without a warranty, these largest vendors avoid significant costs while increasing their services revenue. Today, that's the viable Open Source business model. Other Linux companies have already failed and many more are struggling to survive. Few are consistently profitable. It's time for everyone else in the industry, individuals and small corporations, to under this and to implement our own business model - something that keeps us alive and profitable. In the long term, the financial stability of software vendors and the legality of their software products are more important to enterprise customers than free software. Rather than fight for the right for free software, it's far more valuable to design a new business model that enhances the stability and trustworthiness of the Open Source community in the eyes of enterprise customers.
So basically he's admitting that SCO has failed at making money with their previous business model, so they've switched to a far more profitable one - litigation. But for the life of me, I can't figure out where the litigation buisness model enhances the stability and trustworthiness of the Open Source community. If he's thinking enterprise customers will be eager to partner themselves with SCO because of their "stability and trustworthiness".... well, I guess Linus was right about the crack.
But they need some income to fund the FUD campaign^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H lawsuit against IBM. My guess is that nice little injection of cash from MS and SUN is starting to run out.
Actually 98.6% of the "news" clippings they dropped on the floor were /. stories. They're happy for all these /. stories. It shows how relevant they are to the tech. industry.
You'd have to cripple the entire operating system while the document is open.
Sounds like Paladium (or whatever weired cryptic name they give it these days).
- Dan
So in the end, Microsoft's move is causing your contacts to open up accounts with other IM systems in order to communicate with you. If they do this, perhaps they'll get sick of using two IM programs and get they're contacts onto other IM systems. So you'll all be able to dump MSN. In the end Microsoft shoots itself in the foot. This can be good.
Can't be RedHat. It's IBM behind it all... no, really, I'm up on these things. I have a good, reliable source *cough* Darl McBride *cough*.
so be careful. Maybe you better just send them 699.99 right now to cover yourself. Then you'll be free to do what you want with it, without the fear of litigation.