I had no idea the Brits were having such a problem with piracy? I had no idea the pirates were resorting to putting disks on planes for the purpose of taking the planes over. I mean, it has to be actual pirates to which this refers, I would hate to believe _this_ much effort is going into simply looking for undeclared optical media, esp. when a hard drive can hold so much more.
There's only one solution, don't do the stupid thing in the first place. The inability to undo what is already is not some new thing that came with the internet.
I think before that question is answered, one would have to ask: what kind of support does Dell offer for Windows? At least with Linux, they can offer to remotely fix machines via ssh, thereby bypassing some user ignorance - not a palatable solution for non-newbies, but I'm sure it would be for newbies, and a support person may very much rather talk to a shell than a end user (regardless of OS).
I have never understood how Fedora's link to a company with very strong interests in Linux is bad, while Ubuntu's link to Canonical Ltd. is good. Please explain.
If anyone actually still wants one but can't find one, last time I was at a Walmart I saw two, and at Costco, I saw over 21 of them (I did a conservative count)
What has Mr. Bill Hilf actually accomplished? This isn't the first time I've seen his name championed as Microsoft's OSS evangelist, which in and of it self is all well and good. However, I haven't actually heard/read of him doing anything that actually benefits OSS (not necessarily Linux). I'm hoping someone can enlighten me.
As long as I have CNN.com and Slashdot.org, they can do what they want. I just won't watch it. I didn't purchase a TV to watch cable (I use MythTV), so if they take away that option, it isn't exactly going to encourage me to give them my money.
Well luckily I hadn't been using MSO all that time, so I don't know nor do I care. So for me, it compares in the area where I care about: I don't have to run Windows to use it.
Slashdot Mirror
Great idea, and we could call it Mozilla, or Seamonkey.
At some point I guess I may understand what is wrong with fictional characters looking like dolls.
You make it sound as if DVD-Rs aren't DVD-Rs
Guess which dogs will be used for most in the near future: cancer or piracy
I had no idea the Brits were having such a problem with piracy? I had no idea the pirates were resorting to putting disks on planes for the purpose of taking the planes over. I mean, it has to be actual pirates to which this refers, I would hate to believe _this_ much effort is going into simply looking for undeclared optical media, esp. when a hard drive can hold so much more.
When I want my fix of violence, I just turn on the news.
There's only one solution, don't do the stupid thing in the first place. The inability to undo what is already is not some new thing that came with the internet.
Satan must be a pirate too, cause these guys seem to be trying to get an express ticket to his crib.
I just don't see how you come to that conclusion based on the statement you quoted.
Why do you think such a high percentage installs X at all?
Yes. You do know there's been no actual DOS for the last two versions of Windows at least, right?
Of course it is, that's rubbish, you can download the source right off their servers.
The moral of the story is that your friends only wanted you for your PVR capabilities?
If it works with Ubuntu, it may not with Fedora, since they have stricter packaging guidelines in terms of non-free software.
No sense of humor?
it was actually "community based support, with more Dell involvement" - choose that myself.
I think before that question is answered, one would have to ask: what kind of support does Dell offer for Windows? At least with Linux, they can offer to remotely fix machines via ssh, thereby bypassing some user ignorance - not a palatable solution for non-newbies, but I'm sure it would be for newbies, and a support person may very much rather talk to a shell than a end user (regardless of OS).
I have never understood how Fedora's link to a company with very strong interests in Linux is bad, while Ubuntu's link to Canonical Ltd. is good. Please explain.
If anyone actually still wants one but can't find one, last time I was at a Walmart I saw two, and at Costco, I saw over 21 of them (I did a conservative count)
Because nothing changed.
Good question.
What has Mr. Bill Hilf actually accomplished? This isn't the first time I've seen his name championed as Microsoft's OSS evangelist, which in and of it self is all well and good. However, I haven't actually heard/read of him doing anything that actually benefits OSS (not necessarily Linux). I'm hoping someone can enlighten me.
As long as I have CNN.com and Slashdot.org, they can do what they want. I just won't watch it. I didn't purchase a TV to watch cable (I use MythTV), so if they take away that option, it isn't exactly going to encourage me to give them my money.
Well luckily I hadn't been using MSO all that time, so I don't know nor do I care. So for me, it compares in the area where I care about: I don't have to run Windows to use it.
It seems to me that Dell is allowed to sell vanilla OO.org for any price they want.