so I'm gonna get coding right away. Oh... But this'll cut into my/. time! Oh well... I guess the one is almost as much of a waste of time as the other.
... and developing countries Linux offers a viable alternative to commercial software (Read Microsoft). Linux offers a wonderful opportunity to provide services in many cash strapped communities and is really helping to bridge the "digital divide".
The company I work for has recently started a program of donating old PCs to schools in various parts of our country. Of course the schools (Who can't afford to buy hardware) can't afford the licensing fees on commercial software, so Linux (And many other open source products) is filling the gap and providing working systems for teaching and learning.
It would be good if the Linux community, as a whole, saw these criticisms in a positive light rather than getting our collective backs up and getting on the defensive. If Linux is ever going to replace Windows, we all have to be prepared to listen to criticism and then do something to correct the weaknesses, even if the weaknesses are only perceived, because to the perceiver, perception is reality.
Yeah, you are right, most of us do hate M$, but not without good reason.
Just think about what they are doing now. Do you really think that they had no idea what their legal costs were going to be? They must have known right from the start that they'd recover the cost from their customers. So hire the most expensive guy in town then when they lose the case, they blame it on him? Yeah! No wonder we hate 'em!
I've worked as an IT contractor for over 10 years now and IMHO it works really well. Many companies, specifically for their IT needs (Well that's the area I know best and that I'm most familiar with), choose to outsource rather than employing full time staff. In the IT industry, with things changing so rapidly, it makes sense to outsource your needs and when a "need" has been fulfilled, the outsourced staff move on to a different client.
I live in South Africa where, not to many years ago, sentiments such as yours were considered to be official government policy. Thus I'm pretty sure that investing money in education, rather that in weapons technology, is a much better investment.
... if the time and money spent of developing new weapons could be spent on education rather. But then again, a better educated future generation would probably be able to think up even more devastating weapons.
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A U.S. mayor only has the power to bomb his own city. You need to be a U.S. president before you're allowed to bomb a city in another country!
No! The spell checker changes colour to color.
... keep the bugs from getting squished on the lens at that speed?
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when da man has bin shot in da head?
He has a hole in his boombox PC!
Where is the WTF operator?
... but this whole Teutonic Plate Movement thing sounds kinda scary and images of blonde hair and blue eyes spring to mind.
when I'm most tired. As soon as I arrive at work... Zzzzzzz
so I'm gonna get coding right away. Oh... But this'll cut into my /. time! Oh well... I guess the one is almost as much of a waste of time as the other.
... really... Oooops! Here comes the boss!
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... that we'll eventually see the big bang? Assuming of course that the theory of the big bang is correct.
... and developing countries Linux offers a viable alternative to commercial software (Read Microsoft). Linux offers a wonderful opportunity to provide services in many cash strapped communities and is really helping to bridge the "digital divide".
The company I work for has recently started a program of donating old PCs to schools in various parts of our country. Of course the schools (Who can't afford to buy hardware) can't afford the licensing fees on commercial software, so Linux (And many other open source products) is filling the gap and providing working systems for teaching and learning.
I wonder how much _pride_ they having been taking in their share price lately?
It would be good if the Linux community, as a whole, saw these criticisms in a positive light rather than getting our collective backs up and getting on the defensive. If Linux is ever going to replace Windows, we all have to be prepared to listen to criticism and then do something to correct the weaknesses, even if the weaknesses are only perceived, because to the perceiver, perception is reality.
I just wish that other countries will now follow the example that the Germans have set.
I happen to be a _white_ South African.
... before the RIAA just decides to sue everyone on the Internet?
Yeah, you are right, most of us do hate M$, but not without good reason.
Just think about what they are doing now. Do you really think that they had no idea what their legal costs were going to be? They must have known right from the start that they'd recover the cost from their customers. So hire the most expensive guy in town then when they lose the case, they blame it on him? Yeah! No wonder we hate 'em!
What gonads?
Perhaps it will now start to sink in for those people who use M$ products?
I've worked as an IT contractor for over 10 years now and IMHO it works really well. Many companies, specifically for their IT needs (Well that's the area I know best and that I'm most familiar with), choose to outsource rather than employing full time staff. In the IT industry, with things changing so rapidly, it makes sense to outsource your needs and when a "need" has been fulfilled, the outsourced staff move on to a different client.
Ahhhh... Sorry, I misunderstood your posting.
I live in South Africa where, not to many years ago, sentiments such as yours were considered to be official government policy. Thus I'm pretty sure that investing money in education, rather that in weapons technology, is a much better investment.
... if the time and money spent of developing new weapons could be spent on education rather. But then again, a better educated future generation would probably be able to think up even more devastating weapons.
... for instance, is a happily celibate priest? Nahhhhh... This can't be real! Scrap the parallel universe theory!