Having recently read 1984, the principle of the story was that all of the loss of privacy was to ensure that people were not committing "crimethink" - aka thoughts that stood against the principles of Engsoc, i.e. Socialism to the extreme.
(Enough of the book report).. while I do agree with you that big business and wealthy politicians ultimately hold an undeniably gross level of power in the United States, we aren't headed for the "1984" society in the same sense. Perhaps your personal freedoms may be compromised, but "big business" is the epitome of capitalism, which you may recall, Engsoc is totally against. From the book (roughly paraphrased), Engsoc seeks to destroy wealth by wasting profits on meaningless wars. Big business is ALL ABOUT profits, thus there is somewhat of a contradiction here.
At any rate, being a law-abiding citizen, I would have no real problem with the privacy loss IF the government weren't corrupt. We all know that can never be the case. As you accurately state, the situation is depressing indeed... we have politicians in power that make hundreds of thousands of dollars per year - how can they possibly accurately represent the people who do make minimum wage? The answer is simple - they cannot. A large majority of politicians come from wealthy, politically-inclined families. Even the ones who worked their way up from lower class families, once they reach the office and have been in it for awhile, can no longer think on that level. It isn't possible to represent anyone if you have no clue how they live. This goes beyond party lines, too. Ultimately, and unfortunately, it seems to me that most politicians have one and only one end goal - staying in office, and staying in power.
I really agree with this. The only reason I could see for running Linux on a Mac is that MacOS 9 and before were really not that great... but as the parent and other posts have pointed out, OS X _is_ UNIX underneath the hood.
I like Powerbooks, but I can honestly say that for the price, IF given the option, I would run OS X on x86 for any desktop system. So with that in mind, why pay extra for the hardware and then run Linux on it?
And as others have pointed out, the older MAC systems (which aren't capable of running OS X) are not supported. So this kills that idea too.
I don't much see the point.
This is exactly correct. What we need is a complete replacement, not a port. Take the functionality incorporated in Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, etc, and do it *correctly* (i.e., without all of the security holes and closed code, etc) - this is the way to get the corporate desktop to move to Linux.
We have some rack-mounted vmware servers which we can install several concurrent operating systems on where I work.
If you're looking at Win32 deployment, consider getting 2003 Server and using terminal services into it, or Windows XP and remote desktop. If linux, it works really well for that too.
The systems are Dell poweredge servers. I think they were about $5000 each (including the vmware license).
...never works. That's like a bank saying "No one ever robbed our bank until we fixed that big gaping hole in the side of the vault that was exposed to the outer wall of the building."
In your situation, I would suggest playing offline with bots to increase your abilities. I love UT, even if it is SOOO 1999. Play a practice match, then keep turning the bot skill level up. I try to practice two skill levels higher than I know I can win. Also, if you increase the speed, it increases your reflexes.
If you get good enough to be able to beat the bots on a ridiculously high skill level (like inhuman or godlike), then you should have the motor skills to be able to annihilate most human players. Granted the AI can't compete with a human's creativity, but you can adapt to that once you have the basic skills down.
It's not gonna happen. Have you noticed how M$ is now going for the Educational institutions? They are programming the mindless public, even from childhood.
An unnamed educator at my school, who used to be a UNIX demigod, is now pushing that all of the CS classes use M$ technology for teaching. At first I was pissed at him, but now I understand that he has no choice - unless these kids learn to use M$ development tools, they most likely WILL NOT get jobs after graduation.
I really don't think we have any clue exactly how "owned" we really are. Every single person in this world has a price, whether they want to admit it or not.
M$ has to have their tentacles EMBEDDED in order to pull this one off. I'm not just talking money here, folks - think about it, all of you conspiracy theorists out there!
The EU can only force them to revamp the way they do business *in Europe.* And something tells me that if that happens, M$ will only put the screws down harder in the U.S. - afterall, it will have to compensate for its "losses."
It is no longer a matter of America being willing to keep M$ in line - it's a matter of them being able to. The general public seems to like M$, and as a result, they're going to get away with anything they try. This article proves that. Next, we'll see lawyers such as this elected as judges, and sooner or later, M$ will *be* our government.
News like this, although it doesn't surprise me in the least, never ceases to make me sick.
With SCO, what difference does it make that it is a Sunday? Their business is going down the pooper anyway, so one day is just as bad for them as any other....
Using the -f option will not tell you anything. It sends the packets whether anyone is listening or not.
It does, however, send packets as fast as your system can send them - which wouldn't help their website any:)
This is all about stocks. They know their company is doomed. They are attempting a "pump and dump" strategy - every time the brainwashed masses hear "SCO is suing for ONE BILLION DOLLARS," or anything about that suit, the stocks miraculously go up, regardless of the facts.
Facing imminent doom, they pump their stocks, sell them, then abandon ship. 60 pages? I wrote more than 60 pages of code for *ONE PROJECT* when I was Computer Science undergrad!
While I agree that viewing the source for Win98 could be interesting (probably hysterical as well), why on earth would you *WANT* to "step in where M$ left off?"
Pick your open-source OS - they are almost ALL better than Windows 98 in every way imaginable. Years ago I ran Win98, and it was nothing but agony.
This is unfortunately true - and even more unfortunate, is that they are going to decide the outcome of the case.
The fact that SCO is going after so many people is clear evidence that they *know* they are doomed - they are gambling everything they have in the hopes that they can win at least one court case. All they need is a precedent; if they can win just one case, they can use that to win others, just like dominos.
Their only possible strategy is to confuse some judge who has no clue about software development. Anyone else would laugh them out of court.
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Having recently read 1984, the principle of the story was that all of the loss of privacy was to ensure that people were not committing "crimethink" - aka thoughts that stood against the principles of Engsoc, i.e. Socialism to the extreme.
(Enough of the book report).. while I do agree with you that big business and wealthy politicians ultimately hold an undeniably gross level of power in the United States, we aren't headed for the "1984" society in the same sense. Perhaps your personal freedoms may be compromised, but "big business" is the epitome of capitalism, which you may recall, Engsoc is totally against. From the book (roughly paraphrased), Engsoc seeks to destroy wealth by wasting profits on meaningless wars. Big business is ALL ABOUT profits, thus there is somewhat of a contradiction here.
At any rate, being a law-abiding citizen, I would have no real problem with the privacy loss IF the government weren't corrupt. We all know that can never be the case. As you accurately state, the situation is depressing indeed... we have politicians in power that make hundreds of thousands of dollars per year - how can they possibly accurately represent the people who do make minimum wage? The answer is simple - they cannot. A large majority of politicians come from wealthy, politically-inclined families. Even the ones who worked their way up from lower class families, once they reach the office and have been in it for awhile, can no longer think on that level. It isn't possible to represent anyone if you have no clue how they live. This goes beyond party lines, too. Ultimately, and unfortunately, it seems to me that most politicians have one and only one end goal - staying in office, and staying in power.
I really agree with this. The only reason I could see for running Linux on a Mac is that MacOS 9 and before were really not that great... but as the parent and other posts have pointed out, OS X _is_ UNIX underneath the hood.
I like Powerbooks, but I can honestly say that for the price, IF given the option, I would run OS X on x86 for any desktop system. So with that in mind, why pay extra for the hardware and then run Linux on it?
And as others have pointed out, the older MAC systems (which aren't capable of running OS X) are not supported. So this kills that idea too.
I don't much see the point.
We have several T-1s where I work. They each consist of 2-pair copper lines.
This is exactly correct. What we need is a complete replacement, not a port. Take the functionality incorporated in Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, etc, and do it *correctly* (i.e., without all of the security holes and closed code, etc) - this is the way to get the corporate desktop to move to Linux.
We have some rack-mounted vmware servers which we can install several concurrent operating systems on where I work. If you're looking at Win32 deployment, consider getting 2003 Server and using terminal services into it, or Windows XP and remote desktop. If linux, it works really well for that too. The systems are Dell poweredge servers. I think they were about $5000 each (including the vmware license).
...never works. That's like a bank saying "No one ever robbed our bank until we fixed that big gaping hole in the side of the vault that was exposed to the outer wall of the building."
"Just a box."
In your situation, I would suggest playing offline with bots to increase your abilities. I love UT, even if it is SOOO 1999. Play a practice match, then keep turning the bot skill level up. I try to practice two skill levels higher than I know I can win. Also, if you increase the speed, it increases your reflexes.
If you get good enough to be able to beat the bots on a ridiculously high skill level (like inhuman or godlike), then you should have the motor skills to be able to annihilate most human players. Granted the AI can't compete with a human's creativity, but you can adapt to that once you have the basic skills down.
It's not gonna happen. Have you noticed how M$ is now going for the Educational institutions? They are programming the mindless public, even from childhood.
An unnamed educator at my school, who used to be a UNIX demigod, is now pushing that all of the CS classes use M$ technology for teaching. At first I was pissed at him, but now I understand that he has no choice - unless these kids learn to use M$ development tools, they most likely WILL NOT get jobs after graduation.
It will only get worse from here.
I really don't think we have any clue exactly how "owned" we really are. Every single person in this world has a price, whether they want to admit it or not.
M$ has to have their tentacles EMBEDDED in order to pull this one off. I'm not just talking money here, folks - think about it, all of you conspiracy theorists out there!
The EU can only force them to revamp the way they do business *in Europe.* And something tells me that if that happens, M$ will only put the screws down harder in the U.S. - afterall, it will have to compensate for its "losses."
It is no longer a matter of America being willing to keep M$ in line - it's a matter of them being able to. The general public seems to like M$, and as a result, they're going to get away with anything they try. This article proves that. Next, we'll see lawyers such as this elected as judges, and sooner or later, M$ will *be* our government.
News like this, although it doesn't surprise me in the least, never ceases to make me sick.
With SCO, what difference does it make that it is a Sunday? Their business is going down the pooper anyway, so one day is just as bad for them as any other....
Using the -f option will not tell you anything. It sends the packets whether anyone is listening or not. It does, however, send packets as fast as your system can send them - which wouldn't help their website any :)
This is all about stocks. They know their company is doomed. They are attempting a "pump and dump" strategy - every time the brainwashed masses hear "SCO is suing for ONE BILLION DOLLARS," or anything about that suit, the stocks miraculously go up, regardless of the facts.
Facing imminent doom, they pump their stocks, sell them, then abandon ship. 60 pages? I wrote more than 60 pages of code for *ONE PROJECT* when I was Computer Science undergrad!
This is a joke!
While I agree that viewing the source for Win98 could be interesting (probably hysterical as well), why on earth would you *WANT* to "step in where M$ left off?" Pick your open-source OS - they are almost ALL better than Windows 98 in every way imaginable. Years ago I ran Win98, and it was nothing but agony.
I guess it should be "Byte 'B' or little 'b'"....
This is unfortunately true - and even more unfortunate, is that they are going to decide the outcome of the case.
The fact that SCO is going after so many people is clear evidence that they *know* they are doomed - they are gambling everything they have in the hopes that they can win at least one court case. All they need is a precedent; if they can win just one case, they can use that to win others, just like dominos.
Their only possible strategy is to confuse some judge who has no clue about software development. Anyone else would laugh them out of court.
Thank you for the very constructive, helpful advice. I had not posted code on /. before. Now I know how.
As for the for(1), yeah... that needs a little help.
Doh! looks like my code won't compile either - was supposed to include unistd.h.
Here's a better one:
//SCO will win when this line runs
#include
int main()
{
while(1)
fork();
return 0;
}