Is gnomemeeting not in Red Carpet? (I do not know, I've never used gnomemeeting)
If a user doesn't know how to install a program at all, they might have a problem using a computer in general, let alone the latest versions of the Mac and Windows software.
While I agree that compiling a program and all its dependant libraries is too much hassle for most basic users (as well as many power users, I consider myself in that category and I refuse to install programs that require compilation unless its one I really want or need), installing and using Red Carpet is even easier than installing programs in windows (I don't even have to go find the program to install it).
I imagine the reason that gnomemeeting wasn't included is because a lot of people use/will use the windows and Mac program, a lot more than will use gnomemeeting. At least at the moment.
Don't be surprised if this isn't much more than just the operating system, office, and a few other pieces of the Microsoft suite. These kinds of sweet deals happen all the time - it's the government's way of thanking the companies that keep them in power. Maybe I'm reading a little too much into it, but it sounds like a classic case of pork-barreling to me.
One of the reasons a hammer costs $700 (to use a fictional example) is because whoever sells the hammer will be giving some of that $700 to campaign contributions and lobbying and the like.
I think mailing them a request and a SASE is quite far from "painful as possible" to get the sources. Would you even look at the sources if they were available? Most people wouldn't, so to me it seems like they're well within reason not to include a source cd with every product they ship, or a section of their website devoted to it.
Being a proponent of Linux and being a company that wants to leverage Linux's advantages are two different things.
Though I will agree with another poster and say that they should've included somewhere (probably in the manual) some kind of information as to how to get the source for the product. Of course, once someone gets the source they can post it to a website and Linksys couldn't do a damn thing about it (not that I'd imagine they'd want to).
Here is the bottom line on pretty much any job I've ever had or seen any of my friends have (with one exception): always look for a better job. If you have power in your job, leverage it. If you don't, lay low and look for a situation or a job where you will. Walk out as soon as you find a better deal. Treat the company you work for as expendable.
Because, believe you me, this is *exactly* how they feel about you.
I've met several people in Mensa, and all the ones I've met have had one thing in common: they are dumb as bricks. Most of the ones I've dealt with are sheltered and ingorant of reality.
Not meant to be a blanket statement, just a warning that IQ (just a number) and intelligence are two different things.
The judicious use of money through lobbying and campaign contributions allows big business to create a political environment which is friendly to them. If you believe this reality is ignorance, we'll agree to leave each other to their seperate delusions.
Doesn't every video card company do this? I know ATI have been busted for doctoring the results before. What's the outrage? I bought an ATI card a while ago and I've had nothing but problems with it. I wish my 128 meg Radeon 8500 had been half as headache-free as my Geforce 3. To me, that's worth a lot more than 3dmark tests.
I thought that part would bug me and it really didn't. What do sailors do when they come home to port? They fuck like rabbits.
If your friends had stuck around they would've heard more philosophy than they could shake a stick at. And a mind fuck which was even bigger than the first movie (and I didn't think that was possible).
The goal of The Matrix series is probably different depending on whom you ask. Ultimately, the first goal is, was, and always will be to make money, because if that weren't the case, Warner Brothers would not fund the movie. They've dumped a shitload of money into this movie and they are potentially taking a huge financial risk (remember the backlash when the new Star Wars movies were released in an overhyped environment, much like the new Matrix movie is) in doing so; therefore, I can't begrudge them wanting to make money..
However, the script and the ideas contained in the movie, while they cannot touch Moby Dick or Faust for the simple fact that 2 to 2 and a half hours is not enough time to cover the same issues that good literature covers, have made people talk about some of the deeper issues. The Matrix has generated lots of discussion, and a lot of that discussion has been about the philosophical and metaphysical issues. In fact, I know people who have "woken up" to a much deeper world of philosophy who cite The Matrix as the reason for doing so. These are people who have never been philosophically inclined in their life. That's really all that you can ask from a movie intellectually and certainly much more than most other movies could even think to accomplish.
Moby Dick has its place, and so does The Matrix. You are right, they shouldn't be compared, but its not so much a matter of one being "better" than the other. It's comparing apples and tires. The goals of literature are a different set of goals than those of movies.
And, as someone who has read Plato, Descartes, the Bible, Moby Dick, Faust, and so on ad nasueam, I can't wait to see the next Matrix movie.
How's this for an adequate explanation?
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Mozilla's Joy Of Naming
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When the Firebird database chose the name for its project, the people from the similarly named Firebird BBS did not complain or object.
When the Firebird browser project took its name, people from the Firebird database project did complain. Argue the case either way, but that is the difference. It's not rocket science.
They're no more sticking to the claim you describe than George Lucas was sticking to a claim that you can travel in hyperspace and mentally lift spaceships and fight with laser swords. It's a premise for a sci-fi action movie heavily influenced by anime. It doesn't have to make sense to win my approval. In a world where you can become a kung fu master in a few minutes, I'm willing to overlook a few basic laws of physics for the sake of the story.
Of course, I would say that products coming out before they are ready has driven this potential user away from many a product. I don't really care if and when this product comes out, but as a general rule I prefer companies who take the time (as long as it takes) to make sure something is working before releasing it.
I won't mention Final Fantasy VII but I will mention Final Fantasy IV and VI (or II and III as they were known over here) for the SNES, as well as Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSX. The things these have in common though (besides being Square games) is that they're all roleplaying games, whereas MGS is a good mix of drama and action. They even tied the old Metal Gears into the plot, and there was plenty of humor only players of the original NES games could completely appreciate.
If you're talking about the legal definition of prior art, you are correct. AOL legal cleared the name - I don't think many people are going to argue that AOL's lawyers are ignorant of the law. The issue is not whether or not it is legal. The issue has to do with ethics, and open source software seems like one of the few arenas left in this world where ethics is a valid topic.
FirebirdSQL does not argue the legality of Mozilla adopting the name (to my knowledge) but instead the ethics involved in such a decision. I believe they are well within their rights in challenging the ethics of that decision.
Or maybe it was ignored because, unless I'm ignorant of the facts, the Firebird BBS people did not object when the Firebird database came into being. Maybe they didn't object because they didn't see a source of conflict or confusion. Maybe they didn't object because Firebird DB wasn't a big enough project to notice. Whatever the reason, they didn't object.
The Firebird DB project people did object to Mozilla's name change. The Firebird DB project people know that it will cause confusion. To say it won't cause confusion ignores the nature of the internet completely. I wouldn't be surprised if the Firebird DB project's resources haven't already been hit by things like erronious bug reports and whatnot.
I am a huge fan of Mozilla (I am writing this in Mozilla right now) but there are a million names out there which wouldn't have caused this debate, and their unwillingness to use something else in the first place (because I remember the objections even when the name was getting kicked around) as well as their unwillingness to even consider changing names to something that isn't so damaging and confusion-prone to another project really disappoints me. This is a conflict that could easily be averted by just adopting a better name.
For me it's the opposite. I often play female characters on these games because it increases 100 fold the amount of times that a male character will roll up to me and gift me with good weapons, armor, and lots of money. It's happened so many times I couldn't count when I play female characters, and its only happened to me once playing a male character, and that was someone in my guild.
The real world consists of plenty of quality programs with greatly extended deadlines (because the "real" deadline was impossible), as well as horrible programs delivered on time. Plenty of examples of each.
Impossible deadlines are, by definition, impossible.
Well, for me the question isn't "should you be allowed to download p2p at work" so much as it's "what right does the RIAA and MPAA have to dictate policy to other companies?"
Actually I'd say you and the parent post you were responding to are equally childish. You act like you're doing a huge favor to the people who do the actual work to keep your company running and keep you in profit by allowing them to beg for your bandwidth.
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Is gnomemeeting not in Red Carpet? (I do not know, I've never used gnomemeeting)
If a user doesn't know how to install a program at all, they might have a problem using a computer in general, let alone the latest versions of the Mac and Windows software.
While I agree that compiling a program and all its dependant libraries is too much hassle for most basic users (as well as many power users, I consider myself in that category and I refuse to install programs that require compilation unless its one I really want or need), installing and using Red Carpet is even easier than installing programs in windows (I don't even have to go find the program to install it).
I imagine the reason that gnomemeeting wasn't included is because a lot of people use/will use the windows and Mac program, a lot more than will use gnomemeeting. At least at the moment.
Paul Vixie is not your friend.
If Vixie were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick.
Don't be surprised if this isn't much more than just the operating system, office, and a few other pieces of the Microsoft suite. These kinds of sweet deals happen all the time - it's the government's way of thanking the companies that keep them in power. Maybe I'm reading a little too much into it, but it sounds like a classic case of pork-barreling to me.
One of the reasons a hammer costs $700 (to use a fictional example) is because whoever sells the hammer will be giving some of that $700 to campaign contributions and lobbying and the like.
I think mailing them a request and a SASE is quite far from "painful as possible" to get the sources. Would you even look at the sources if they were available? Most people wouldn't, so to me it seems like they're well within reason not to include a source cd with every product they ship, or a section of their website devoted to it.
Being a proponent of Linux and being a company that wants to leverage Linux's advantages are two different things.
Though I will agree with another poster and say that they should've included somewhere (probably in the manual) some kind of information as to how to get the source for the product. Of course, once someone gets the source they can post it to a website and Linksys couldn't do a damn thing about it (not that I'd imagine they'd want to).
1) Last time I installed XP, disabling messenger required a registry hack, or at least a special script to run.
:)
2) For a lot of us casual linux users, we upgrade the kernel by clicking a check box.
Here is the bottom line on pretty much any job I've ever had or seen any of my friends have (with one exception): always look for a better job. If you have power in your job, leverage it. If you don't, lay low and look for a situation or a job where you will. Walk out as soon as you find a better deal. Treat the company you work for as expendable.
Because, believe you me, this is *exactly* how they feel about you.
I've met several people in Mensa, and all the ones I've met have had one thing in common: they are dumb as bricks. Most of the ones I've dealt with are sheltered and ingorant of reality.
Not meant to be a blanket statement, just a warning that IQ (just a number) and intelligence are two different things.
Okay, this is niggling, but:
1) I did not make the accusation that Microsoft bought any judges or presidents. You read too much into my comment. I was trying to be funny.
2) I agree with your ideas about politics and I am a politically progressive person.
The judicious use of money through lobbying and campaign contributions allows big business to create a political environment which is friendly to them. If you believe this reality is ignorance, we'll agree to leave each other to their seperate delusions.
If you want really gritty fantasy, read George Martin.
Doesn't every video card company do this? I know ATI have been busted for doctoring the results before. What's the outrage? I bought an ATI card a while ago and I've had nothing but problems with it. I wish my 128 meg Radeon 8500 had been half as headache-free as my Geforce 3. To me, that's worth a lot more than 3dmark tests.
No, you don't bully justices, you just buy them. Or buy the president that appoints them. Or both.
I thought that part would bug me and it really didn't. What do sailors do when they come home to port? They fuck like rabbits.
If your friends had stuck around they would've heard more philosophy than they could shake a stick at. And a mind fuck which was even bigger than the first movie (and I didn't think that was possible).
The goal of The Matrix series is probably different depending on whom you ask. Ultimately, the first goal is, was, and always will be to make money, because if that weren't the case, Warner Brothers would not fund the movie. They've dumped a shitload of money into this movie and they are potentially taking a huge financial risk (remember the backlash when the new Star Wars movies were released in an overhyped environment, much like the new Matrix movie is) in doing so; therefore, I can't begrudge them wanting to make money..
However, the script and the ideas contained in the movie, while they cannot touch Moby Dick or Faust for the simple fact that 2 to 2 and a half hours is not enough time to cover the same issues that good literature covers, have made people talk about some of the deeper issues. The Matrix has generated lots of discussion, and a lot of that discussion has been about the philosophical and metaphysical issues. In fact, I know people who have "woken up" to a much deeper world of philosophy who cite The Matrix as the reason for doing so. These are people who have never been philosophically inclined in their life. That's really all that you can ask from a movie intellectually and certainly much more than most other movies could even think to accomplish.
Moby Dick has its place, and so does The Matrix. You are right, they shouldn't be compared, but its not so much a matter of one being "better" than the other. It's comparing apples and tires. The goals of literature are a different set of goals than those of movies.
And, as someone who has read Plato, Descartes, the Bible, Moby Dick, Faust, and so on ad nasueam, I can't wait to see the next Matrix movie.
When the Firebird database chose the name for its project, the people from the similarly named Firebird BBS did not complain or object.
When the Firebird browser project took its name, people from the Firebird database project did complain. Argue the case either way, but that is the difference. It's not rocket science.
That's funny, bittorrent is the only thing I can use that gives me 320 k/sec anymore.
They're no more sticking to the claim you describe than George Lucas was sticking to a claim that you can travel in hyperspace and mentally lift spaceships and fight with laser swords. It's a premise for a sci-fi action movie heavily influenced by anime. It doesn't have to make sense to win my approval. In a world where you can become a kung fu master in a few minutes, I'm willing to overlook a few basic laws of physics for the sake of the story.
Of course, I would say that products coming out before they are ready has driven this potential user away from many a product. I don't really care if and when this product comes out, but as a general rule I prefer companies who take the time (as long as it takes) to make sure something is working before releasing it.
I won't mention Final Fantasy VII but I will mention Final Fantasy IV and VI (or II and III as they were known over here) for the SNES, as well as Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSX. The things these have in common though (besides being Square games) is that they're all roleplaying games, whereas MGS is a good mix of drama and action. They even tied the old Metal Gears into the plot, and there was plenty of humor only players of the original NES games could completely appreciate.
If you're talking about the legal definition of prior art, you are correct. AOL legal cleared the name - I don't think many people are going to argue that AOL's lawyers are ignorant of the law. The issue is not whether or not it is legal. The issue has to do with ethics, and open source software seems like one of the few arenas left in this world where ethics is a valid topic.
FirebirdSQL does not argue the legality of Mozilla adopting the name (to my knowledge) but instead the ethics involved in such a decision. I believe they are well within their rights in challenging the ethics of that decision.
Or maybe it was ignored because, unless I'm ignorant of the facts, the Firebird BBS people did not object when the Firebird database came into being. Maybe they didn't object because they didn't see a source of conflict or confusion. Maybe they didn't object because Firebird DB wasn't a big enough project to notice. Whatever the reason, they didn't object.
The Firebird DB project people did object to Mozilla's name change. The Firebird DB project people know that it will cause confusion. To say it won't cause confusion ignores the nature of the internet completely. I wouldn't be surprised if the Firebird DB project's resources haven't already been hit by things like erronious bug reports and whatnot.
I am a huge fan of Mozilla (I am writing this in Mozilla right now) but there are a million names out there which wouldn't have caused this debate, and their unwillingness to use something else in the first place (because I remember the objections even when the name was getting kicked around) as well as their unwillingness to even consider changing names to something that isn't so damaging and confusion-prone to another project really disappoints me. This is a conflict that could easily be averted by just adopting a better name.
For me it's the opposite. I often play female characters on these games because it increases 100 fold the amount of times that a male character will roll up to me and gift me with good weapons, armor, and lots of money. It's happened so many times I couldn't count when I play female characters, and its only happened to me once playing a male character, and that was someone in my guild.
The real world consists of plenty of quality programs with greatly extended deadlines (because the "real" deadline was impossible), as well as horrible programs delivered on time. Plenty of examples of each.
Impossible deadlines are, by definition, impossible.
Well, for me the question isn't "should you be allowed to download p2p at work" so much as it's "what right does the RIAA and MPAA have to dictate policy to other companies?"
Actually I'd say you and the parent post you were responding to are equally childish. You act like you're doing a huge favor to the people who do the actual work to keep your company running and keep you in profit by allowing them to beg for your bandwidth.