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At a glance, this is impressive not so much for content as for format. In essence this book is a Talmudic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud breakdown of interpretation.
The FOSS movement as a whole seems to be experiencing growing pains. This article basically points to the existence of a software multiverse...meaning there are alternatives. FOSS is a reaction to Microsoft desktop dominance (ignoring UNIX for now) and we now or will soon have exactly what we wanted: a choice. It doesn't mean that Microsoft will now die or go away. I believe it's very telling that people using unlicensed MS software made it into the report at all...
Assumption: internet access. My suggestion is to purchase a wifi phone and a Linksys WRT54G wireless router along with VOIP service...oh yeah, and 2 super long range antennas for the router. The phone and the service are self-explanatory. The router has available an OSS firmware upgrade @ http://www.sveasoft.com/, one advantage of which is to up the power output to the FCC legal limit for said hardware. The antennas (research needed) are required to put that power to use. One should be able to reach a few thousand feet or so rather easily.
When someone, or a team, puts so much hard work into something pride prevents one from stepping back to say "Wow. That's really messed up. We need to abandon/start over/find a new job"...leadership is lacking.
It doesn't necessarily mean that every project needs a dictator. Sometimes a person will step up and provide direction before disappearing into the masses. Sometimes natural chaos works, sometimes a king is sorely lacking. Direction should never be taked for granted, however.
Why not press up a few hundred copies of The OpenCD, screen 'em with a catchy logo...something like "Free Software! Fully functional Microsoft Word clone!"...and put stacks of 'em wherever you see AOL discs.
People will find their own support, as they have and always will. Some choose to call Microsoft, some choose to call their nerdy cousin, and many simply cope. Wouldn't it be much easier to cope with the software on The OpenCD?
Part of me can't believe this is happening but the other, more cynical part of me thinks that this is just a sign of things to come as our population grows and our technological prowess pervades most corners of society. Cameras are so small and so inexpensive now...we're moving past the science fiction of last century.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we should look at this not as some sort of horrific "thing" but more as a new by-product of our decreasing privacy. Time to break out the psychology books...
...then again, what was that sci-fi book with the apartments with clear walls?
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At a glance, this is impressive not so much for content as for format. In essence this book is a Talmudic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud breakdown of interpretation.
The FOSS movement as a whole seems to be experiencing growing pains. This article basically points to the existence of a software multiverse...meaning there are alternatives. FOSS is a reaction to Microsoft desktop dominance (ignoring UNIX for now) and we now or will soon have exactly what we wanted: a choice. It doesn't mean that Microsoft will now die or go away. I believe it's very telling that people using unlicensed MS software made it into the report at all...
Assumption: internet access. My suggestion is to purchase a wifi phone and a Linksys WRT54G wireless router along with VOIP service...oh yeah, and 2 super long range antennas for the router. The phone and the service are self-explanatory. The router has available an OSS firmware upgrade @ http://www.sveasoft.com/, one advantage of which is to up the power output to the FCC legal limit for said hardware. The antennas (research needed) are required to put that power to use. One should be able to reach a few thousand feet or so rather easily.
When someone, or a team, puts so much hard work into something pride prevents one from stepping back to say "Wow. That's really messed up. We need to abandon/start over/find a new job"...leadership is lacking. It doesn't necessarily mean that every project needs a dictator. Sometimes a person will step up and provide direction before disappearing into the masses. Sometimes natural chaos works, sometimes a king is sorely lacking. Direction should never be taked for granted, however.
Why not press up a few hundred copies of The OpenCD, screen 'em with a catchy logo...something like "Free Software! Fully functional Microsoft Word clone!"...and put stacks of 'em wherever you see AOL discs. People will find their own support, as they have and always will. Some choose to call Microsoft, some choose to call their nerdy cousin, and many simply cope. Wouldn't it be much easier to cope with the software on The OpenCD?
Part of me can't believe this is happening but the other, more cynical part of me thinks that this is just a sign of things to come as our population grows and our technological prowess pervades most corners of society. Cameras are so small and so inexpensive now...we're moving past the science fiction of last century.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we should look at this not as some sort of horrific "thing" but more as a new by-product of our decreasing privacy. Time to break out the psychology books...
...then again, what was that sci-fi book with the apartments with clear walls?
No wonder Google looks like it's positioning itself to take over the world...