Why are people who see no need to have a computer being called Luddites? I don't know that any of these people are opposed to progress, they simply don't have access to email equipment or don't use email even if they have access.
My mom and dad are definitely not Luddites, my mom used to be a Cobol programmer and my dad taught me electronics when I was small; they simply don't see any need for a computer in their home. They have cell phones, a 5.1 channel sound system, and DirectTV; but no computer.
When people see no need for televisions in their homes, should they also be called Luddites?
I suspect that rather than service packs they will just release a new point version, just like most other major Linux applications do when there is a security patch.
Where I work now, too much light from the windows is a problem because it washes out the displays. I prefer to work in windowless buildings, although it is nice to have a break room that has windows.
Our cubicles do a reasonable job of dampening noise.
"Consider yourself lucky, if you have partition walls you can decorate, natural sunlight, a window you can open/close, a quiet room shared with maybe one or two other people. Having a cafeteria with a choice of ethnic meals is also a bonus."
Yes partition walls are nice; I don't really decorate them, I use them as an extension of my desktop. I like them because of the additional privacy and noise isolation. I just hope for enough power for when I have to build servers on my desk. I have popped circuit breakers.
Natural sunlight is not always a Good Thing. None of the buildings that I would work in would have windows that open; and this is a Good Thing. Very few people have the luxury of a semi-private office, and they can be a major problem if you have problems with your office mate. Cafeterias very seldom do well with ethnic meals anyway.
There is also the potential for a new lawyer to get media exposure in a high profile lawsuit. As long as they are winning, media exposure would have to be good for their budding career.
"It is the inability of "the little guy" to license patents in a way that doesn't cripple him, or make him subject to the whims of the patent holders."
The exact same thing could have been said in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Seldon patent crippled the ability of individuals to build cars, as did the RCA and AT&T patents on vacuum tubes, Bell's telephone patents, and the RCA radio patents. The courts ruled that the Seldon patent was not as mighty as all-inclusive as Seldon had claimed. The vacuum tube and radio patents were much more difficult to get around.
I am all for immunizations; my kids and cats have had all of their recommended shots. I do not know her reason for not trusting immunizations, but I can understand why she might not trust immunizations. There are serious questions regarding the safety of immunizations, especially regarding thimerosal preservatives.
Currently the only reason I need to run Windows on my work laptop is MS Office, especially Outlook working with Exchange. I have a Linux workstation that I use for almost everything, the only reason I have to have to take my laptop out of the bag is for mail and calender. I have tried Evolution, and I find it to be very clunky and jerky.
PRNG is used mostly by people who don't have a random number generator. PRNG is not needed by most (all?) current Unices and Linux distributions as they have a random number generator at/dev/random and/dev/urandom. Even older versions of Unix have patches that add a random number generator.
Isn't making money from AdSense and Thinkgeek pretty much Sourceforge's business plan? Don't they make money from other ads too? I don't normally see them, but I know that they do have ads beside AdSense.
SCO doesn't own Unix. Caldera (now called SCO) bought the old SCO Unix distribution. They also have the right to sell licenses to Unix System V; but they have to give 95% of the Unix license money to Novell (who owns Unix System V).
I am not sure what the Superbowl is, but the supermarket had great sales on munchies today for the "big game". It must involve football because they had graphics of footballs and football playing fields on most of the displays.
In many areas, securing right of way for rail lines is either impossible or prohibitively expensive. Buses sit in the same traffic as everybody else.
Around here it is virtually impossible to walk or ride a bicycle. There are no sidewalks or bicycle trails; the roads are narrow, very congested, and traffic is frequently traveling very fast; and interstate highways turn what should be a 1 mile walk into a 5 or more mile walk.
When you have been out of school long enough, you will start realizing that "next year" frequently means at least two to three years from now. This is especially true with Microsoft. Next quarter means next year sometime.
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Why are people who see no need to have a computer being called Luddites? I don't know that any of these people are opposed to progress, they simply don't have access to email equipment or don't use email even if they have access.
My mom and dad are definitely not Luddites, my mom used to be a Cobol programmer and my dad taught me electronics when I was small; they simply don't see any need for a computer in their home. They have cell phones, a 5.1 channel sound system, and DirectTV; but no computer.
When people see no need for televisions in their homes, should they also be called Luddites?
You might want to consider using a commercial email filtering service, such as messagelabs.com.
I suspect that rather than service packs they will just release a new point version, just like most other major Linux applications do when there is a security patch.
Where I work now, too much light from the windows is a problem because it washes out the displays. I prefer to work in windowless buildings, although it is nice to have a break room that has windows.
Our cubicles do a reasonable job of dampening noise.
"Consider yourself lucky, if you have partition walls you can decorate, natural sunlight, a window you can open/close, a quiet room shared with maybe one or two other people. Having a cafeteria with a choice of ethnic meals is also a bonus."
Yes partition walls are nice; I don't really decorate them, I use them as an extension of my desktop. I like them because of the additional privacy and noise isolation. I just hope for enough power for when I have to build servers on my desk. I have popped circuit breakers.
Natural sunlight is not always a Good Thing. None of the buildings that I would work in would have windows that open; and this is a Good Thing. Very few people have the luxury of a semi-private office, and they can be a major problem if you have problems with your office mate. Cafeterias very seldom do well with ethnic meals anyway.
Somebody with a mission critical server should be running real Solaris, not OpenSolaris.
It won't work any better, it just won't fully melt into a puddle.
A great example of that sort of thing currently being done for the SCO litigation is at http://groklaw.net/
There is an agreement between MS and Novell that probably covers this sort of favoritism.
Well, Comcast claims that the FCC can't control them.
ISPs and the ISP divisions of telcos in the US are not common carriers.
There is also the potential for a new lawyer to get media exposure in a high profile lawsuit. As long as they are winning, media exposure would have to be good for their budding career.
"It is the inability of "the little guy" to license patents in a way that doesn't cripple him, or make him subject to the whims of the patent holders."
The exact same thing could have been said in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Seldon patent crippled the ability of individuals to build cars, as did the RCA and AT&T patents on vacuum tubes, Bell's telephone patents, and the RCA radio patents. The courts ruled that the Seldon patent was not as mighty as all-inclusive as Seldon had claimed. The vacuum tube and radio patents were much more difficult to get around.
I am all for immunizations; my kids and cats have had all of their recommended shots. I do not know her reason for not trusting immunizations, but I can understand why she might not trust immunizations. There are serious questions regarding the safety of immunizations, especially regarding thimerosal preservatives.
To the best of my knowledge, there haven't been any OS zealots who have called for the deaths of heretics.
Fundies, whether Muslim or Christian are amazingly stupid.
Currently the only reason I need to run Windows on my work laptop is MS Office, especially Outlook working with Exchange. I have a Linux workstation that I use for almost everything, the only reason I have to have to take my laptop out of the bag is for mail and calender. I have tried Evolution, and I find it to be very clunky and jerky.
Washington does equal Washington, DC. Washington also equals Washington state.
Granted, nobody I know calls it Washington; around here (National Capital Area) it is usually called "The District" or "The City" or just DC.
PRNG is used mostly by people who don't have a random number generator. PRNG is not needed by most (all?) current Unices and Linux distributions as they have a random number generator at /dev/random and /dev/urandom. Even older versions of Unix have patches that add a random number generator.
Isn't making money from AdSense and Thinkgeek pretty much Sourceforge's business plan? Don't they make money from other ads too? I don't normally see them, but I know that they do have ads beside AdSense.
SCO doesn't own Unix. Caldera (now called SCO) bought the old SCO Unix distribution. They also have the right to sell licenses to Unix System V; but they have to give 95% of the Unix license money to Novell (who owns Unix System V).
Neither Novell nor SCO owns the "Unix" name, UNIX® is a registered trademark of The Open Group. http://www.unix.org/trademark.html
I am not sure what the Superbowl is, but the supermarket had great sales on munchies today for the "big game". It must involve football because they had graphics of footballs and football playing fields on most of the displays.
If it is reasonably tough, this might be good for coloring jewelry used in body piercing.
What malware are you speaking of? Do you know something about these servers that the security folks don't know?
In many areas, securing right of way for rail lines is either impossible or prohibitively expensive. Buses sit in the same traffic as everybody else. Around here it is virtually impossible to walk or ride a bicycle. There are no sidewalks or bicycle trails; the roads are narrow, very congested, and traffic is frequently traveling very fast; and interstate highways turn what should be a 1 mile walk into a 5 or more mile walk.
When you have been out of school long enough, you will start realizing that "next year" frequently means at least two to three years from now. This is especially true with Microsoft. Next quarter means next year sometime.