I have a friend with a 20" Dell and another with 20" Apple Cinema (both purchased within weeks of each other), and I will say that given nearly identical viewing conditions, the Apple Cinema is consistently brighter and offers a punchier picture. They're both phenomenal screens, but the picture of the Apple Cinema screen is more pleasing to view.
Running Linux has nothing to do with being anti-Windows. Running Linux on a server has everything to do with the perception that it's the best tool for a particular job. Zealotry has *zero* place in purchases.
That "schmuck" might purchase from a Windows-only vendor because of a huge installed base from that vendor making deep discounts possible and thus ends up being the cheapest solution, even if you factor in the phantom $800 for a wasted Windows license.
BTW -- Dell ships servers with Linux. Their enterprise offerings are also very far from "low end".
So if IDC is to be believed, the world's favorite open-source operating system is destined to remain a niche product serving Web pages for the time being, while Microsoft makes hay with its core product. It has been a long time since this reporter was able to ask Microsoft representatives if they still believe that Microsoft will ever succeed in the enterprise. It looks like it now has.
Niche as a webserver, eh? I have a client (one of the largest banks in the world) running their entire MQ server on a few *beefy* Linux boxes. I have another looking at deploying Linux boxes for the first time, to help with some of their issues. This company lists several major investment houses as their clients.
Sorry I can't be more specific -- I'm under NDAs -- but Linux is *not* a "niche player that just does webserver duties".
I actually interviewed for a position on this team, albeit in operations and not development, so I might be able to shed some light than someone completely on the outside.
My understanding is that some of the hash spoofing isn't spoofing cryptographically-strong hashes; not all networks use them.
If my interviewer's claims were correct, then this technology is v. effective at taking down certain files on certain networks. I unfortunately can't say more, because my interviewer declined to say more until I signed a NDA.
Absolutely. Alternatively, all the servers that do Real Work (tm) can live behind a firewall, so Most Things Won't Affect Me (famous last words, that:) )
Has it ever occurred to you that some of us are more comfortable separating our work clothes and our casual clothes, and therefore, are more comfortable working in a suit?
My previous employer was a 20ish employee small dev house. We bought 3 servers from Dell. We had an issue with one of them. Tech came out, swapped parts, and all that, just as indicated in our support contract.
Does it say Dell is cool and your vendor is crap? No. It just says we lucked out, and you had bad luck.
You also have to take into consideration that at least 1/2 of Japan's land mass are mountainous areas considered inhabitable. This only exasperates the problem, though.
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If you need that many xterms, perhaps it's time to look at a good system/network monitoring solution instead?
obDisclosure: I work for a company that builds monitoring solutions for financial institutions.
I have a friend with a 20" Dell and another with 20" Apple Cinema (both purchased within weeks of each other), and I will say that given nearly identical viewing conditions, the Apple Cinema is consistently brighter and offers a punchier picture. They're both phenomenal screens, but the picture of the Apple Cinema screen is more pleasing to view.
The power doesn't have to be grid-based. One can toss these in a hybrid vehicle, or one can power these using fuel cells.
If ride becomes an issue in a production vehicle, I'm sure they can mount the motors on the sprung side to drastically reduce unsprung weight.
Running Linux has nothing to do with being anti-Windows. Running Linux on a server has everything to do with the perception that it's the best tool for a particular job. Zealotry has *zero* place in purchases.
That "schmuck" might purchase from a Windows-only vendor because of a huge installed base from that vendor making deep discounts possible and thus ends up being the cheapest solution, even if you factor in the phantom $800 for a wasted Windows license.
BTW -- Dell ships servers with Linux. Their enterprise offerings are also very far from "low end".
Niche as a webserver, eh? I have a client (one of the largest banks in the world) running their entire MQ server on a few *beefy* Linux boxes. I have another looking at deploying Linux boxes for the first time, to help with some of their issues. This company lists several major investment houses as their clients.
Sorry I can't be more specific -- I'm under NDAs -- but Linux is *not* a "niche player that just does webserver duties".
Uh, yes it does. I've used applets to gather sensitive data from a client workstation and inject its results into the same session.
Their profits were through the roof partly because they know how to hang on to their money.
I think your sarcasm detector is offline :)
No, they weren't offering me a significant enough raise in stature or $$ to merit the move :)
I declined their offer for multiple reasons.
My understanding is that some of the hash spoofing isn't spoofing cryptographically-strong hashes; not all networks use them.
If my interviewer's claims were correct, then this technology is v. effective at taking down certain files on certain networks. I unfortunately can't say more, because my interviewer declined to say more until I signed a NDA.
Corporate Desktops, maybe.
On servers, the story is quite different. Many of our clients use Linux. All of our clients are large financial institutions.
another hard statement to defend :)
Absolutely. Alternatively, all the servers that do Real Work (tm) can live behind a firewall, so Most Things Won't Affect Me (famous last words, that :) )
Most of my security issues have been away from the kernel, so it's:
See? No restarts necessary :)
As always, YMMV
Besides, golf shirt and khakis are *so* 90's.
That reminds me of a quote I saw in some game back in the early 90's: "Makes space dust stay crunchy in milk!"
Your anecdote proves nothing.
My previous employer was a 20ish employee small dev house. We bought 3 servers from Dell. We had an issue with one of them. Tech came out, swapped parts, and all that, just as indicated in our support contract.
Does it say Dell is cool and your vendor is crap? No. It just says we lucked out, and you had bad luck.
Hahahahahaha I'd love to see them trying to screen the millions that ride NYC subways every day.
google on JNI.
Ugh, because everyone got it wrong:
SBC is Southwestern Bell. There's a separate entity called Bell South.
1) it's random seed value, presumably known to both parties, with a known time-based permutation/generation algorithm.
2) you can't turn it off.
You also have to take into consideration that at least 1/2 of Japan's land mass are mountainous areas considered inhabitable. This only exasperates the problem, though.
couple of not-funny knee-jerks:
This is why I pay with bills with duplicate serials
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This is why I pay with rolled coins.
Sorry, it's late.