no, no, no, no, no!
"The Earth's magnetic field is shifting. You will have to walk back to your dorm with your floppy disk wrapped in tin foil and hold it it least 6 feet above the ground."
Drag... I had no idea. Thanks for the info. I just assumed, since past history supports the theory, that the Microsoft software was the mitigating factor.
Microsoft can learn a lesson here? Especially in the light of this hole, from which a spammer can clearly see that you have opened their messages and validate your address...
Well, that answers that! Quite informative, thank you. Although, I have to say my level of infuriation is growing as I dig deeper into US "intellectual property" law. The little guy has almost zero chance at succeeding... But that's a whole other topic.
Isn't it ironic, the idea of democracy for the most part (arguably) first flourished in the US, and now it's among the least democratic countries that claim a democracy...
Shit you want a great example? Here, I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone: Another reason why Microsoft and Bill are so evil, and how the entire US govt. is corrupt.
Bill Gates bought a very expensive Porsche, but for whatever reason, was not legal to import into the US. What do you do when you own the most powerful corporation in the US? Why you change the laws to suit your whims. Here is a very detailed and articulate post on another site dealing with this topic (read the reply to the original post):
Does anyone know whethere there is a copyright on printf()?
I don't know about that, but I've heard there is a copyright on the ASCII chars:
S C O
and that someone is claiming that, by implication, they own the entire ASCII scheme, and therefore the entire English language... I think a previous troll said it best:
On Groklaw, this was reported last Thursday. Not only will Germany vote no, but there is some pretty heavy pressure on France to do the same. In fact, to quote Groklaw, "They call business methods patents on software corporate racketeering and say they don't want to copy US methods"
The entities putting pressure on the French govt. include the head of MandrakeSoft, who has pretty heavy pull over in France. In fact, IIRC, a lot of French govt. agencies use Mandrake Linux.
Remember that dude who had McDonalds.com till the evil corp stole it from him? His was ronald@mcdonalds.com. In fact, IIRC, his name really was Ronald McDonald.
1. Control Panel - hunt and peck for what you want 2. No ntfs security attributes displayed by default 3. No network file sharing ability by default (not such a bad thing actually)
and it goes on and on like that. Also, I wonder why, if you were trying to make a valid point, you posted as AC? Afraid of losing Karma?
I finally got my friend John (a HARDCORE XP nerd btw) to try Linux for his corporate desktop machine. I chose FC1 and KDE 3.2.2. As I sat there with him, he is saying things like WOW! THAT'S SWEET! After I told him the cost of implementation (and let's face it guys, it's never zero) he was aghast. "So we can outfit an entire office for the cost of one Windows server license?"
As for the "higher cost of training" fud, thats utter bullshit. Within two hours he was just as productive as he was in XP. He's using Kontact (he actually liked it better than evolution), Mozilla, Open Office, etc.
Towards the end of the day, he said, "... if I ever go back to Windows... "
On a side-note, he asked me why everything starts with K. I told him about KDE's naming scheme. He called me up a while later and said, "How do I find my ip address? Is it kipconfig?":-)
Dude, of course you test the initial compile on a test server. After you distribute it to your production servers, do you not test it to make sure it works right?
it just occurred to me that I don't usually notice IBM announcing things like this that often.
I wonder if it's just that IBM gets more press lately because of the SCO thing? Or maybe you are right. Both theories seem logical enough.
Another theory is that maybe it is because of the technology-related parts of the economy are finally showing signs of life again. Now certainly is a better time for this sort of stuff than it was even 6 months ago.
In huge server rooms (well, at least in mine:-), you generally have 3 areas: a section of racks for servers, a section of racks for switches/routers/patch panels etc, and a section for electrical panels, inline surge protectors, etc.
So, if I can combine my networking and server areas into one, well hell, I can fit more servers into the same space without shelling out for data center expansion.
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no, no, no, no, no! "The Earth's magnetic field is shifting. You will have to walk back to your dorm with your floppy disk wrapped in tin foil and hold it it least 6 feet above the ground."
Quit blaming MS
Drag... I had no idea. Thanks for the info. I just assumed, since past history supports the theory, that the Microsoft software was the mitigating factor.
Sweet, thanks for the info. I will look into deploying it at our site.
Microsoft can learn a lesson here? Especially in the light of this hole, from which a spammer can clearly see that you have opened their messages and validate your address...
Well, that answers that! Quite informative, thank you. Although, I have to say my level of infuriation is growing as I dig deeper into US "intellectual property" law. The little guy has almost zero chance at succeeding... But that's a whole other topic.
Isn't it ironic, the idea of democracy for the most part (arguably) first flourished in the US, and now it's among the least democratic countries that claim a democracy...
Shit you want a great example? Here, I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone: Another reason why Microsoft and Bill are so evil, and how the entire US govt. is corrupt.
Bill Gates bought a very expensive Porsche, but for whatever reason, was not legal to import into the US. What do you do when you own the most powerful corporation in the US? Why you change the laws to suit your whims. Here is a very detailed and articulate post on another site dealing with this topic (read the reply to the original post):
http://www.geekpunk.net/node/view/507
Does anyone know whethere there is a copyright on printf()?
I don't know about that, but I've heard there is a copyright on the ASCII chars:
S C O
and that someone is claiming that, by implication, they own the entire ASCII scheme, and therefore the entire English language... I think a previous troll said it best:
Don't forget to pay your $699 license fee!
Who wins there? I would think local law would trump any treaties, but am I wrong?
On Groklaw, this was reported last Thursday. Not only will Germany vote no, but there is some pretty heavy pressure on France to do the same. In fact, to quote Groklaw, "They call business methods patents on software corporate racketeering and say they don't want to copy US methods"
The entities putting pressure on the French govt. include the head of MandrakeSoft, who has pretty heavy pull over in France. In fact, IIRC, a lot of French govt. agencies use Mandrake Linux.
... oh. never mind. :-)
Does it run Linux? :)
I got through just fine. In fact I continue to get through, again and again and again and again.............
Remember that dude who had McDonalds.com till the evil corp stole it from him? His was ronald@mcdonalds.com. In fact, IIRC, his name really was Ronald McDonald.
http://www.pimpemail.com/
c ks.com
:-)
You can get free e-mail addresses like
@slappinbitches.com
@pimpdaddy.com
@turnintri
Just tryin to keep it real dawg!
Context: Godzilla has just appeared. Massive pain and utter destruction are imminent.
USA: D'OH!
should really read that essay! Maybe then we wouldn't need dual-core 4-6 GHz CPUs and 2GB ram to run their new OS.
1. Control Panel - hunt and peck for what you want
2. No ntfs security attributes displayed by default
3. No network file sharing ability by default (not such a bad thing actually)
and it goes on and on like that. Also, I wonder why, if you were trying to make a valid point, you posted as AC? Afraid of losing Karma?
Agreed. I am (was? I think it's expired now, never use em anyway) a MCP in:
- Windows 2000 Pro
- Windows 2000 Server
- Active Directory
The first time I used XP I was lost for like 3 days. The same goes for almost anyone else I talk to.
I finally got my friend John (a HARDCORE XP nerd btw) to try Linux for his corporate desktop machine. I chose FC1 and KDE 3.2.2. As I sat there with him, he is saying things like WOW! THAT'S SWEET! After I told him the cost of implementation (and let's face it guys, it's never zero) he was aghast. "So we can outfit an entire office for the cost of one Windows server license?"
... if I ever go back to Windows ... "
:-)
As for the "higher cost of training" fud, thats utter bullshit. Within two hours he was just as productive as he was in XP. He's using Kontact (he actually liked it better than evolution), Mozilla, Open Office, etc.
Towards the end of the day, he said, "
On a side-note, he asked me why everything starts with K. I told him about KDE's naming scheme. He called me up a while later and said, "How do I find my ip address? Is it kipconfig?"
that's all I need is another good read while i'm trying to get some work done... grrrrr
Dude, of course you test the initial compile on a test server. After you distribute it to your production servers, do you not test it to make sure it works right?
sheeeeeit! what set you claimin? dont make me bust a male-rj45 cap in yo punkass wit my hard-drive gat yo!
it just occurred to me that I don't usually notice IBM announcing things like this that often.
I wonder if it's just that IBM gets more press lately because of the SCO thing? Or maybe you are right. Both theories seem logical enough.
Another theory is that maybe it is because of the technology-related parts of the economy are finally showing signs of life again. Now certainly is a better time for this sort of stuff than it was even 6 months ago.
In huge server rooms (well, at least in mine :-), you generally have 3 areas: a section of racks for servers, a section of racks for switches/routers/patch panels etc, and a section for electrical panels, inline surge protectors, etc.
So, if I can combine my networking and server areas into one, well hell, I can fit more servers into the same space without shelling out for data center expansion.
It's almost a no-brainer.