That sounds like a very reasonable thing to do. It means that Microsoft can put forward a solid, well though out and reasoned debate. In essence, what Microsoft are saying is this:
"Nyeh, nyeh, nyeh - I can't hear you, I can't hear you!"
Have you people not got the facts? Browsing the web using Microsoft Windows - and especially when using the excellent Microsoft Internet Explorer is proven to much more secure than using those namby-pamby, tree-hugging, communist hippy programs you can get, like that Linux thing and Firefox. I mean, no-one uses those things anyway, do they? I always make sure that I am fully patched, and that my anti-spyware and anti-virus programs and up to date. Every morning I check through my root-kit and trojan scanner reports, right after my defrag has finished. I know for a fact that this so-called exploit hasn't affected me in th [NO CARRIER]
I've found it to be totally the opposite. I can provision a Linux Server in under an hour from scratch. A similar Microsoft Windows Server 2003 system takes the best part 4 hours before it can be put into production.
The same goes for desktops - to get provision a Linux Desktop takes me less than 30 minutes from scratch. A similar Microsoft Windows XP SP2 system takes over 5 hours.
The on-going maintenance time for the Windows systems is roughly 75% greater than the Linux systems, plus nearly 25% of the Windows Systems have to come back for re-provisioning withing 6 months as they become unusable.
Of all the support tickets generated to date for the year 2005, over 80% are for Windows.
But then thats just me. I'm sure someone, somewhere is having a great time with Windows!
Of course they are simply selling a product. In much the same way that gun manufacturers aren't supporting armed crime, and producers of poorly secured software aren't supporting on-line fraud. Heck, they could be selling gloves but that doesn't mean they support "happy slapping"!
Looks like we're in for some treats in a years time then! Having tried many desktops (such as Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Gnome, etc) KDE is by far the best in every aspect. It is much faster, more stable, easier to use and basically a joy to work on. Rather than becoming annoyed and aggrivated with something like, say, the Microsoft Windows desktop, using KDE is just a much richer and more pleasurable experience.
Innovative and intuitive window management, a wealth of icons and themes to allow customisation to the way I like things. Tabbed applications extended beyond the browser bring a more complete integration of the way things work. A wealth of applications such as Kword and Korganizer extend KDE beyond any other desktop available. Its all there and its all great!
I'm really looking forward to KDE4 - as I'm sure many of you are!
Microsoft Exchange was mentioned, so you may be looking for something like Oracle's Collaboration Suite which, like Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft's Active Directory, features a Directory, Calendar, Tasks and Email system.
100 users is a very small implementation, but even at these low figures you'd probably be surprised to find out that a market leader such as Oracle can provide a system that is actually much cheaper than Microsoft's!
To be honest, if can can avoid locking yourself into the Microsoft route then you'll be doing yourself a favour. You'll probably be looking to throw the whole lot out once "Vista" comes along anyway and if you don't do it now, then you'll be forced that way one Microsoft stop supporting 2003. On top of that, its a licensing minefield!
Then think of your disaster recovery routines. Ever tried to restore a Microsoft Windows system? Onto different hardware? Then you'll know the pain.
And do you really want that all important anti-virus software slowing everything down? And what happens when the thing you relied on to protect you, suddenly doesn't quite integrate so well with the latest operating system patch?
An excellent article, sir, with only two minor drawbacks: One, we already know about this FREE virus shipment and two, we we already know about this FREE virus shipment. Now I know technically speaking that's only one article, but I thought it was such a big one, it was worth mentioning twice.
* theft n. the generic term for all crimes in which a person intentionally and fraudulently takes personal property of another without permission or consent and with the intent to convert it to the taker's use (including potential sale).
They appear quite clear that software piracy is theft.
verb (past stole; past part. stolen) 1 take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2 give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3 move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously. 4 (in various sports) gain (a point, advantage, etc.) unexpectedly or by exploiting the temporary distraction of an opponent.
Any good to you? You can easily get up to 128Gb in a single drive, 3GB/s bandwidth, fits in a drive bay.
Who cares what "RAM" the motherboard supports?
Just a though, don't know if it would be any good for your environment.
On top a being that, it is FUD in a candy casing, this time advocating Mac OS X and Solaris.
Wait a moment. I don't have a problem with that;)
But seriously, this is just word soup. A collection of marketing words and phrases neatly packaged together with little or no glue.
Here is what my poor old brain thinks about choice components of the article:
You can quit proclaiming Linux the Windows killer.
I don't think many people really to proclaim that anyway. Linux is an alernative to Windows, as are many other operating systems.
...you can't turn Linux into a platform even if you brand it, box it, and put a pricey sticker on it.
This struck me as really dumb because he makes this statement without first giving his definition of "platform". A full 4 paragraphs later, he does finally give his definition:
An operating system is a rack into which device drivers and APIs are inserted. A platform is a rack into which applications are inserted.
Hm. Hang on. Back in paragraph two he states:
Linux is an operating system, a way -- and probably the best way -- to make system hardware do what it's told
I'm not even going to bother. You can vaguely see what he is attempting to say, but it is done is such a way it makes you think the guy is nuts and doesn't know what he is talking about.
This is bad for everyone because there is no choice. Unfortunately greed rules this world and it will take enforced legislation to change this shameful, irresponsible abuse.
This would be such a terrific blessing for new XP users
A superlative suggestion, sir, with just two minor flaws.
One, my Gran doesn't have a broadband connection, and two, my Gran doesn't have a broadband connection. Now I realise that, technically speaking, that's only one flaw but I thought it was such a big one it was worth mentioning twice.
(Thanks to Red Dwarf)
This would be a moronic and hideous pain in the arse for new users. Expect a network connection and also expect someone not to get totally befuddled! Madness. Such things should stay in the Server realm where at least you can hope that the person is tech-savvy.
Yes. Simply take a look at me. I played frogger as an impressionable child and haven't stopped once to think that perhaps playing "chicken" with 6 lanes of speeding motorway traffic, followed by a "quick dip" is deadly rapids is a bad thing.
Then there is my friend Brigitte. Her favourite game was always head-over-heels. She is now a bio-chemist...
it shouldn't take 30 seconds to swap Firefox back in.
Or Outlook, or any other application for that matter. Yes, my Windows users have that same problem too. They expect me to have a solution as well. I can't see any solution other than switching them over to Linux or OS X. Some I have already moved to OS X and they are happy. Some don't understand why they need to be changed, for some reason they think I can fix it! Are there any ways to stop Windows from running like a lame dog? Of course, this is probably the 20th such article of this nature that I have read, and no amount of "defrag", "partitions" or registry changes has made the slightest bit of difference so far...
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$0.01? A bit of an over-estimation, surely?
If you have "some marketing guy" installing software, then you're just asking for trouble!
That sounds like a very reasonable thing to do. It means that Microsoft can put forward a solid, well though out and reasoned debate. In essence, what Microsoft are saying is this:
"Nyeh, nyeh, nyeh - I can't hear you, I can't hear you!"
Have you people not got the facts? Browsing the web using Microsoft Windows - and especially when using the excellent Microsoft Internet Explorer is proven to much more secure than using those namby-pamby, tree-hugging, communist hippy programs you can get, like that Linux thing and Firefox. I mean, no-one uses those things anyway, do they? I always make sure that I am fully patched, and that my anti-spyware and anti-virus programs and up to date. Every morning I check through my root-kit and trojan scanner reports, right after my defrag has finished. I know for a fact that this so-called exploit hasn't affected me in th [NO CARRIER]
Well, lets see. Having to crawl around under desks, behind dusty racks, behind and through walls for rewiring... I know - I'll wear a suite! Not.
On top of that, which IT worker (non-management - REAL IT workers) actually gets paid enough to buy clothes? I have a hard time affording lunch...
I've found it to be totally the opposite. I can provision a Linux Server in under an hour from scratch. A similar Microsoft Windows Server 2003 system takes the best part 4 hours before it can be put into production.
The same goes for desktops - to get provision a Linux Desktop takes me less than 30 minutes from scratch. A similar Microsoft Windows XP SP2 system takes over 5 hours.
The on-going maintenance time for the Windows systems is roughly 75% greater than the Linux systems, plus nearly 25% of the Windows Systems have to come back for re-provisioning withing 6 months as they become unusable.
Of all the support tickets generated to date for the year 2005, over 80% are for Windows.
But then thats just me. I'm sure someone, somewhere is having a great time with Windows!
Will obviously have the name "C1ala1s"
Thanks for the idea. I've just made a Troll called CmdrTaco on Thunderhorn server.
Of course they are simply selling a product. In much the same way that gun manufacturers aren't supporting armed crime, and producers of poorly secured software aren't supporting on-line fraud. Heck, they could be selling gloves but that doesn't mean they support "happy slapping"!
Looks like we're in for some treats in a years time then! Having tried many desktops (such as Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Gnome, etc) KDE is by far the best in every aspect. It is much faster, more stable, easier to use and basically a joy to work on. Rather than becoming annoyed and aggrivated with something like, say, the Microsoft Windows desktop, using KDE is just a much richer and more pleasurable experience.
Innovative and intuitive window management, a wealth of icons and themes to allow customisation to the way I like things. Tabbed applications extended beyond the browser bring a more complete integration of the way things work. A wealth of applications such as Kword and Korganizer extend KDE beyond any other desktop available. Its all there and its all great!
I'm really looking forward to KDE4 - as I'm sure many of you are!
Oracle has directory services too.
Microsoft Exchange was mentioned, so you may be looking for something like Oracle's Collaboration Suite which, like Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft's Active Directory, features a Directory, Calendar, Tasks and Email system.
100 users is a very small implementation, but even at these low figures you'd probably be surprised to find out that a market leader such as Oracle can provide a system that is actually much cheaper than Microsoft's!
To be honest, if can can avoid locking yourself into the Microsoft route then you'll be doing yourself a favour. You'll probably be looking to throw the whole lot out once "Vista" comes along anyway and if you don't do it now, then you'll be forced that way one Microsoft stop supporting 2003. On top of that, its a licensing minefield!
Then think of your disaster recovery routines. Ever tried to restore a Microsoft Windows system? Onto different hardware? Then you'll know the pain.
And do you really want that all important anti-virus software slowing everything down? And what happens when the thing you relied on to protect you, suddenly doesn't quite integrate so well with the latest operating system patch?
Just some things to think about!
An excellent article, sir, with only two minor drawbacks: One, we already know about this FREE virus shipment and two, we we already know about this FREE virus shipment. Now I know technically speaking that's only one article, but I thought it was such a big one, it was worth mentioning twice.
(Modified. Original from Red Dwarf, Holoship)
Out of any software company, Microsoft has the worst security record in history. I wonder if this could have anything to do with it? Just a guess...
Now all I need to do is figure out wether or not to copyright myself...
That was from the Concise Oxford English dictionary.
Lets take a look at the definition from here
* theft n. the generic term for all crimes in which a person intentionally and fraudulently takes personal property of another without permission or consent and with the intent to convert it to the taker's use (including potential sale).
They appear quite clear that software piracy is theft.
These guys seem to use the word "theft" too.
If 'steal' was correct, then we wouldn't use the word pirated, now would we?
Nor would we use annexation, appropriation, boost, break-in, burglary, caper, cheating, crime, defrauding, deprivation, embezzlement, extortion, filch, fleece, fraud, grab, heist, holdup, hustle, job, larceny, lift, looting, mugging, pilferage, pilfering, pillage, pinch, piracy, plunder, purloining, racket, rapacity, rip-off, robbery, robbing, score, shoplifting, snatch, snitch, steal, stickup, swindle, swindling, swiping, thievery, thieving, touch or vandalism. Doh! :)
theft (n)
the action or crime of stealing.
steal (v)
verb (past stole; past part. stolen) 1 take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2 give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3 move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously. 4 (in various sports) gain (a point, advantage, etc.) unexpectedly or by exploiting the temporary distraction of an opponent.
So I can have your Social Security number and you won't mind? Thanks. Just post it on Slashdot. Thanks.
Any good to you? You can easily get up to 128Gb in a single drive, 3GB/s bandwidth, fits in a drive bay. Who cares what "RAM" the motherboard supports? Just a though, don't know if it would be any good for your environment.
Indeed.
;)
...you can't turn Linux into a platform even if you brand it, box it, and put a pricey sticker on it.
;)
On top a being that, it is FUD in a candy casing, this time advocating Mac OS X and Solaris.
Wait a moment. I don't have a problem with that
But seriously, this is just word soup. A collection of marketing words and phrases neatly packaged together with little or no glue.
Here is what my poor old brain thinks about choice components of the article:
You can quit proclaiming Linux the Windows killer.
I don't think many people really to proclaim that anyway. Linux is an alernative to Windows, as are many other operating systems.
This struck me as really dumb because he makes this statement without first giving his definition of "platform". A full 4 paragraphs later, he does finally give his definition:
An operating system is a rack into which device drivers and APIs are inserted. A platform is a rack into which applications are inserted.
Hm. Hang on. Back in paragraph two he states:
Linux is an operating system, a way -- and probably the best way -- to make system hardware do what it's told
I'm not even going to bother. You can vaguely see what he is attempting to say, but it is done is such a way it makes you think the guy is nuts and doesn't know what he is talking about.
Wait a moment
Thats right. Its called a "monopoly".
This is bad for everyone because there is no choice. Unfortunately greed rules this world and it will take enforced legislation to change this shameful, irresponsible abuse.
"Any colour - so long as it's black."
Henry Ford
Thanks for that. Now my girlfriend has a new target weight to reach by next April.
*sigh*
This would be such a terrific blessing for new XP users
A superlative suggestion, sir, with just two minor flaws.
One, my Gran doesn't have a broadband connection, and two, my Gran doesn't have a broadband connection. Now I realise that, technically speaking, that's only one flaw but I thought it was such a big one it was worth mentioning twice.
(Thanks to Red Dwarf)
This would be a moronic and hideous pain in the arse for new users. Expect a network connection and also expect someone not to get totally befuddled! Madness. Such things should stay in the Server realm where at least you can hope that the person is tech-savvy.
Then there is my friend Brigitte. Her favourite game was always head-over-heels. She is now a bio-chemist...
I mean, they are big on security, right? Perhaps they could offer $50k to someone who can write a virus that infects Microsoft Windows?
Or Outlook, or any other application for that matter. Yes, my Windows users have that same problem too. They expect me to have a solution as well. I can't see any solution other than switching them over to Linux or OS X. Some I have already moved to OS X and they are happy. Some don't understand why they need to be changed, for some reason they think I can fix it! Are there any ways to stop Windows from running like a lame dog? Of course, this is probably the 20th such article of this nature that I have read, and no amount of "defrag", "partitions" or registry changes has made the slightest bit of difference so far...