Just because there are these excellent software packages and tools available freely doesn't mean there is any less need for skilled IT professionals to implement them for companies. No company is going to just take Cyrus IMAP server and stick it on a server without a sysadmin to make sure it's installed properly and is functioning the way they want it to, and in many instances they will also have developers customising it to their own needs.
Also, I don't think that software companies are doing any less development. IBM, Novell and others have thousands of developers working on Open Source projects, and they aren't working for free. Plus, Sage and other proprietary software isn't going away, and it never will.
Well, what happens when all the nice bells and whistles are only added to the proprietary version of evolution? This version becomes much more appealing. As a result, there is a demand for it and users begin to leave the GPL version in drones.
Yes, because everyone chooses to use StarOffice over OpenOffice and Crossover over Wine.
Hopefully it will integrate with KDE a little better. Little things like sound would be nice - or being able to configure it without having to fire up Gnome Control Centre.
It's probably never going to happen, because Evolution is Gnome through and through, but it would be nice to be able to run it without all those Gnome libraries eating up memory. The performance hit since upgrading to SuSE 9.1 has been really noticeable.... and before someone mentions KMail, I've tried it, I hate it, and it crashes. Which is annoying since I use all the other elements of Kontact.
Why doesn't the real (slim?) Katie make katie.com a convienient mirror of, say, goatse.
because her best chance of winning this in court (bearing in mind that there has only been one previous legal precedent and the legality is still a little muddy) is to prove that she is not keeping ownership of the domain to "cash in on" or deliberately adversely affect the book or the publishers' reputation.
Raising the concerns of running linux with a one button mouse is NOT trolling. Why is it that when you make an even vaguely negative comment about an Apple product you instantly get modded down?
I'm an apple fan; they're beautiful, reliable and generally all good, but they are NOT PERFECT.
Actually, it appears they were aware of the domain name issue, as the book was originally to be titled "girl.com" and was renamed, one assumes because "girl.com" is a sex site.
So they were most likely aware, but went ahead and did it anyway - probably assuming a lawyer could sort out the problem later with minimal hassle.
Basically it allows you to keep all your existing stuff (from what i gathered) and move to a completely different and (in many people's opinion) better processor architecture, not to mention fancy keyboard/mouse with cool looking box/monitor.
I agree entirely, but am I the only one filled with dread at the idea of running Linux with only one mouse button?
Yes, but we UK ATM users are spoiled, because we have the Link network, and so using the cash machine of ANY UK high street bank is now unchargable. Unlike a few years ago, when I (banking with HSBC) could not withdraw from Barclays or Gnat West without being charged. I get the impression from the article that this is not the case in the states, where charging is the norm.
The charging machines are very easy to spot:
1. they're smaller than a traditional ATM 2.they appear in places where a traditional ATM would not (ie. my local bowling alley, where I am quite happy to pay £1.50 to save having to stop off at another ATM on the way). 3. They're also not usually built into anything, but free-standing, plugged into a mains socket with a normal power lead, and also into a BT ADSL socket on the wall.
They also always warn you about the charge before concluding the transaction.
My primary feeling on this is that Joss should never compromise to try to gain a wider audience. Mutant Enemy did that for the beginning of Angel Season 5, to attempt to garner a wider audience, which I think we can all agree was a mistake. That season only picked up when they stopped doing that, about half way through.
I don't see how any Computer Science course can possibly be fulfilling its remit by only teaching how to use one OS. Forget that it's Microsoft for a moment, it's just one of the operating systems that exist.
When I went to school, there was a truly varied environment, including Apple Macs, PCs and Acorn Archimedeseseseses. Oh, and the odd Electron or BBC Micro thrown in for comedy value (in fact, literally in the case of the electron).
Long gone are the days when you were taught how to use computers, now you just get taught how to use Microsoft. I just don't think that's right.
What propelled Microsoft Windows sucess was preloads, pure and simple.
Do you really thing preloads mean a thing in the Enterprise world? In the world of CALs, and TSCALs? No, of course it doesn't. Every company with more than ten machines has to have a stringent licensing policy, and that means a little more than just buying OEM PCs.
Well, then, what happened to this strategy? Office doens't come bundled with Windows, in fact I don't know if it ever did.
When you buy a well packaged linux distribution, on the other hand, it comes with a software package for (as far as possible) every application already covered. Since installing SuSE 9.1 I can't recall having to download a single package, excepting mplayer for DVD playback support, and there are very good reasons why that's not included in the package.
In fact, this is an arguement that is increasingly being used by Linux advocates (like myself) who argue that the total cost of installation is considerably lower than a Windows setup with all the applications required.
So, parent complains that there were features of the iPod UI that he didn't know about, and apparently weren't obvious. So, if he had read the manual he would have known about those things. How is pointing that out off topic?
Reading the manual may not be the ubergeek thing to do, but isn't it a good idea to know all the things that the expensive toy you just bought can do?
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Is it tragic that I know about the origins of Beowolf from Star Trek: Voyager?
Just because there are these excellent software packages and tools available freely doesn't mean there is any less need for skilled IT professionals to implement them for companies. No company is going to just take Cyrus IMAP server and stick it on a server without a sysadmin to make sure it's installed properly and is functioning the way they want it to, and in many instances they will also have developers customising it to their own needs.
Also, I don't think that software companies are doing any less development. IBM, Novell and others have thousands of developers working on Open Source projects, and they aren't working for free. Plus, Sage and other proprietary software isn't going away, and it never will.
Yes, because everyone chooses to use StarOffice over OpenOffice and Crossover over Wine.
... pratt.
Hopefully it will integrate with KDE a little better. Little things like sound would be nice - or being able to configure it without having to fire up Gnome Control Centre.
It's probably never going to happen, because Evolution is Gnome through and through, but it would be nice to be able to run it without all those Gnome libraries eating up memory. The performance hit since upgrading to SuSE 9.1 has been really noticeable.
will this garner anything useful, or will there just be three hundred different LJ/DJ/blogging connectors?
because her best chance of winning this in court (bearing in mind that there has only been one previous legal precedent and the legality is still a little muddy) is to prove that she is not keeping ownership of the domain to "cash in on" or deliberately adversely affect the book or the publishers' reputation.
Oh for God's sake.
Raising the concerns of running linux with a one button mouse is NOT trolling. Why is it that when you make an even vaguely negative comment about an Apple product you instantly get modded down?
I'm an apple fan; they're beautiful, reliable and generally all good, but they are NOT PERFECT.
Actually, it appears they were aware of the domain name issue, as the book was originally to be titled "girl.com" and was renamed, one assumes because "girl.com" is a sex site.
So they were most likely aware, but went ahead and did it anyway - probably assuming a lawyer could sort out the problem later with minimal hassle.
I agree entirely, but am I the only one filled with dread at the idea of running Linux with only one mouse button?
Three more: Never gonna happen :)
I made myself one of those too, and very effective it is too.
For anyone else who wants one, what you do is, you walk down to your local furniture store and buy what we in England like to call a "shelf".
You do know you don't have to escape your spaces on Slashdot?
This can't be true. Only yesterday I loaned out a copy of Sounds of the Supermarket: 20 Shopping Greats.
I was about to say, the reason Shiremail probably costs so much is because of the lawyers they have to pay :)
Aforementioned Reg article
That's why I hardly ever follow BBC News coverage anymore, instead opting for my free weekly copy of the Sutton Coldfield Observer.
I hate those big media companies.
Yes, but we UK ATM users are spoiled, because we have the Link network, and so using the cash machine of ANY UK high street bank is now unchargable. Unlike a few years ago, when I (banking with HSBC) could not withdraw from Barclays or Gnat West without being charged. I get the impression from the article that this is not the case in the states, where charging is the norm.
The charging machines are very easy to spot:
1. they're smaller than a traditional ATM
2.they appear in places where a traditional ATM would not (ie. my local bowling alley, where I am quite happy to pay £1.50 to save having to stop off at another ATM on the way).
3. They're also not usually built into anything, but free-standing, plugged into a mains socket with a normal power lead, and also into a BT ADSL socket on the wall.
They also always warn you about the charge before concluding the transaction.
Rachel, doing a crossword: "Heating device?" Phoebe: "Radiator" Rachel: "Five letters" Phoebe: "Rdetr"
My primary feeling on this is that Joss should never compromise to try to gain a wider audience. Mutant Enemy did that for the beginning of Angel Season 5, to attempt to garner a wider audience, which I think we can all agree was a mistake. That season only picked up when they stopped doing that, about half way through.
I hope it was painfully obvious that I was kidding!
Hey, that's interesting. Did you know your school was named after a rexx interpreter?
I don't see how any Computer Science course can possibly be fulfilling its remit by only teaching how to use one OS. Forget that it's Microsoft for a moment, it's just one of the operating systems that exist.
When I went to school, there was a truly varied environment, including Apple Macs, PCs and Acorn Archimedeseseseses. Oh, and the odd Electron or BBC Micro thrown in for comedy value (in fact, literally in the case of the electron).
Long gone are the days when you were taught how to use computers, now you just get taught how to use Microsoft. I just don't think that's right.
Do you really thing preloads mean a thing in the Enterprise world? In the world of CALs, and TSCALs? No, of course it doesn't. Every company with more than ten machines has to have a stringent licensing policy, and that means a little more than just buying OEM PCs.
Well, then, what happened to this strategy? Office doens't come bundled with Windows, in fact I don't know if it ever did.
When you buy a well packaged linux distribution, on the other hand, it comes with a software package for (as far as possible) every application already covered. Since installing SuSE 9.1 I can't recall having to download a single package, excepting mplayer for DVD playback support, and there are very good reasons why that's not included in the package.
In fact, this is an arguement that is increasingly being used by Linux advocates (like myself) who argue that the total cost of installation is considerably lower than a Windows setup with all the applications required.
KDE also does this.
So, parent complains that there were features of the iPod UI that he didn't know about, and apparently weren't obvious. So, if he had read the manual he would have known about those things. How is pointing that out off topic?
Reading the manual may not be the ubergeek thing to do, but isn't it a good idea to know all the things that the expensive toy you just bought can do?