I support over 1,000 desktops and a majority of those are Windows machines, Im willing to say about 700 Windows machines and and about 250 Linux machines a handful of Macs and the rest Sun Solaris. The Windows machines in my opinion are much easier to support. I have had no viruses, I have no spyware. Where manning is getting his figures I dont know, but seeing how he is part of the OSDL steering commitee, Im willing to say his logic is very flawed.
OOOOOOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOOOOW One game, you really made the choice and all you get is an OS with a bunch of design problems and usability issues, and one decent 3D games. It might be funny if it wasnt so idiotic.
Im not the biggest Linux fans in the world, in fact i advise all of my clients against using Linux. If they decide to use Linux, they do pay my company and myself more for consulting services and application development. Green Hills actually just added a layer by which to run more Linux application software, this is in no means an endorsement for Linux it just helps customers run Linux binaries. Personally for embedded I like Windows CE. This isnt a big deal at all. Don't worry guys, Linux is STILL a threat to National Security:)
He contradicted himself and spouted a lot of mistruths about the other players in the Linux field. Thats okay I dont trust troublemakers anyway and Rachiver and PubPat are nothing but troublemakers.
In 1996 they clearly and unequivocably transferred the copyrights to SCO in that Ammendmant to the sale.
Nothing new,
Novell producing documents from 1995 completely ignoring the fact that Amendmant X which is not disputed by Novell that they gave up their copyright hold on UNIX.
Funny, I never got hit by SQL Slammer, Blaster or any of the variants. In fact I have never had an intrusion on any of my systems. Luck or just the fact I know what I am doing. Another thing, many Linux advocates and preachers think that the Linux OS makes them safe and free from security concerns. It doesnt.
You guys produce support for your side, Microsoft provides support for their side. Personally I think Microsft and Novell are both full of shit. I use what i want when i want. I use Windows Server 2003 because I like Windows Server 2003, it works for me I havent had any problems with it and I think its the superior OS. Let the Linux users who have been struck in awe over this "Free" OS draw their own conclusions I have drawn mine. I use Windows Server 2003, I use Solaris. Novell can take SuSE Linux 9.x and Enterprise Server 8 and 9 and shove it up their ass, I am not going to change. i will change if i see a compelling reason to change, I dont see it, so i stay with what I like and what has proven time and time again for me to work very, very well.
From the GPL:
Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software
patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free
program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the
program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any
patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
So Novell has to give users free use of the software, meaning if they try to patent parts of the Ximian DE, ono or even Linux itself, I dont see how Novell would be able to protect its patents without being in violation of the GPL even against an aggressor.
Ok, you people are mixed. You say to abolish software patents but then when software patents are established to supposedly "protect" you then you are all for them. Doesnt make sense to me at all. As I said, I would be happy if a non-biased party has control over the patents because this is more of the same. Novell could easily try to enforce their patents if another like or derivative product starts to outsell theirs. Where is Novells statement or assurance that they will not seek patent infringement claims against other Open Source developers, I dont see it and I am not buying it.
People seem to be well enamored to these announcements. The only problem I see is a direct conflict with the terms of the GPL and the fact that you people will hate it if Novell uses its patents against other Open Source vendors, such as dotGNU for example and if they try to patent certain parts of the Linux kernel. I dont think well of this and I for one will not, nor ever consider Novells solutions for my business. I will be holding a meeting with my staff to ensue the deletion of Novell products from my network and I do plan to withdraw myself from their partner channel. If Novell would turn these patents over to OSDL or the FSF so it can be assured that these patents will be enforced unbiased then I would probably feel better about them.
I can understand this move. they have the royalty free license and from what i understand from a contact of mine this is not a shell for IE like Avante or MyIE2 this is a full browser. Also, alot of sites out their were developed for IE and I guess AOL wanted to keep that. one thing i can guarantee for certain is that Microsoft knew about this before AOL did it and i think Microsoft may be encouraging it. They dont want to develop anymore standalone releases for Win 9.x/ME/2000 and AOL just cant keep using the same engine in their new releases of the AOL software so I think this is the base of future AOL releases. Only time will tell though. i have seen the beta in action and it looks pretty nice. Im still waiting for Apple to port Safari tho:)
What a moron. let me guess, they should be using Linux and that microsofts going to loose that account because some moron who didnt do his job. Give me a break. This has nothing to do with microsoft. It sure hasnt changed my opinion about them or my decision to deploy 8 more Windows Server 2003 boxen in my datacenter.
How come it is that all the anti-MS scrubs that inhabit Slashdot always make some outrageous claim that everyone and their mother has changed to Firefox or Linux. If over half of the comments on Slashdot were true and these commentors really got all these people to switch to Linux, Linux would be the dominant OS right now, all crap. Most parents especially if you dont live with them are not changing anything. Average users have no cares about the browser wars, they just want a browser thats gonna do what they need when they need it and IE does that.
You cannot redistribute the source code without the customer signing the license. But if I creat a product for Linux I can redistribute until the cows come home in binary form.
Personally I dont feel this is a big deal unless you make it one. You can access the source code, you can redistribute the only catch is you have to acknowledge the patent. Unless someone can give me specific examples of why this violates the GPL and other open source licenses other than "Its Microsoft and Microsoft is evil" I do plan to deliver a software application utilizing this technology for Linux. I may be contacted at:
This requires some physical access to a system to be infected should someone try to write a virus. This is not a critical issue. Saying that a massive virus attack will come from this is like saying that Single User Mode on a Linux or UNIX installation is a security risk. If someone else has access to your system, its not your system anymore.
I like Netscape more than the others, I for one am very glad that we have this new release. Sure it might just be Mozilla 1.7 rebranded with some of netscapes proprietary extensions but a lot of people in the business world still use it a lot.
The last exploit I had was not with any of my 16 Windows Server 2003 boxes or 173 Windows XP pro Desktops, it was with my SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Box.
If you look at SCO's complaint against Daimler Chrysler, the only thing SCO wanted was a agreement of compliance which the judge allowed them. The suit was about UNIX not about Linux.
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I support over 1,000 desktops and a majority of those are Windows machines, Im willing to say about 700 Windows machines and and about 250 Linux machines a handful of Macs and the rest Sun Solaris. The Windows machines in my opinion are much easier to support. I have had no viruses, I have no spyware. Where manning is getting his figures I dont know, but seeing how he is part of the OSDL steering commitee, Im willing to say his logic is very flawed.
OOOOOOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOOOOW One game, you really made the choice and all you get is an OS with a bunch of design problems and usability issues, and one decent 3D games. It might be funny if it wasnt so idiotic.
Im not the biggest Linux fans in the world, in fact i advise all of my clients against using Linux. If they decide to use Linux, they do pay my company and myself more for consulting services and application development. Green Hills actually just added a layer by which to run more Linux application software, this is in no means an endorsement for Linux it just helps customers run Linux binaries. Personally for embedded I like Windows CE. This isnt a big deal at all. Don't worry guys, Linux is STILL a threat to National Security :)
He contradicted himself and spouted a lot of mistruths about the other players in the Linux field. Thats okay I dont trust troublemakers anyway and Rachiver and PubPat are nothing but troublemakers.
Where the reference to an illegal copy of SoundForge was used?
In 1996 they clearly and unequivocably transferred the copyrights to SCO in that Ammendmant to the sale.
Nothing new,
Novell producing documents from 1995 completely ignoring the fact that Amendmant X which is not disputed by Novell that they gave up their copyright hold on UNIX.
Funny, I never got hit by SQL Slammer, Blaster or any of the variants. In fact I have never had an intrusion on any of my systems. Luck or just the fact I know what I am doing. Another thing, many Linux advocates and preachers think that the Linux OS makes them safe and free from security concerns. It doesnt.
You guys produce support for your side, Microsoft provides support for their side. Personally I think Microsft and Novell are both full of shit. I use what i want when i want. I use Windows Server 2003 because I like Windows Server 2003, it works for me I havent had any problems with it and I think its the superior OS. Let the Linux users who have been struck in awe over this "Free" OS draw their own conclusions I have drawn mine. I use Windows Server 2003, I use Solaris. Novell can take SuSE Linux 9.x and Enterprise Server 8 and 9 and shove it up their ass, I am not going to change. i will change if i see a compelling reason to change, I dont see it, so i stay with what I like and what has proven time and time again for me to work very, very well.
How many admins have downloaded and installed it already, not too many admins read Slashdot.
From the GPL: Finally, any free program is threatened constantly by software patents. We wish to avoid the danger that redistributors of a free program will individually obtain patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all. So Novell has to give users free use of the software, meaning if they try to patent parts of the Ximian DE, ono or even Linux itself, I dont see how Novell would be able to protect its patents without being in violation of the GPL even against an aggressor.
Ok, you people are mixed. You say to abolish software patents but then when software patents are established to supposedly "protect" you then you are all for them. Doesnt make sense to me at all. As I said, I would be happy if a non-biased party has control over the patents because this is more of the same. Novell could easily try to enforce their patents if another like or derivative product starts to outsell theirs. Where is Novells statement or assurance that they will not seek patent infringement claims against other Open Source developers, I dont see it and I am not buying it.
People seem to be well enamored to these announcements. The only problem I see is a direct conflict with the terms of the GPL and the fact that you people will hate it if Novell uses its patents against other Open Source vendors, such as dotGNU for example and if they try to patent certain parts of the Linux kernel. I dont think well of this and I for one will not, nor ever consider Novells solutions for my business. I will be holding a meeting with my staff to ensue the deletion of Novell products from my network and I do plan to withdraw myself from their partner channel. If Novell would turn these patents over to OSDL or the FSF so it can be assured that these patents will be enforced unbiased then I would probably feel better about them.
I can understand this move. they have the royalty free license and from what i understand from a contact of mine this is not a shell for IE like Avante or MyIE2 this is a full browser. Also, alot of sites out their were developed for IE and I guess AOL wanted to keep that. one thing i can guarantee for certain is that Microsoft knew about this before AOL did it and i think Microsoft may be encouraging it. They dont want to develop anymore standalone releases for Win 9.x/ME/2000 and AOL just cant keep using the same engine in their new releases of the AOL software so I think this is the base of future AOL releases. Only time will tell though. i have seen the beta in action and it looks pretty nice. Im still waiting for Apple to port Safari tho :)
What Anti-Trust violations?
What a moron. let me guess, they should be using Linux and that microsofts going to loose that account because some moron who didnt do his job. Give me a break. This has nothing to do with microsoft. It sure hasnt changed my opinion about them or my decision to deploy 8 more Windows Server 2003 boxen in my datacenter.
Sure, you expect me to believe that. I willwait for a judges ruling first.
How come it is that all the anti-MS scrubs that inhabit Slashdot always make some outrageous claim that everyone and their mother has changed to Firefox or Linux. If over half of the comments on Slashdot were true and these commentors really got all these people to switch to Linux, Linux would be the dominant OS right now, all crap. Most parents especially if you dont live with them are not changing anything. Average users have no cares about the browser wars, they just want a browser thats gonna do what they need when they need it and IE does that.
Whats wrong about this? WinGIMP.org does the same thing, so I get my GIMP for Windows from somewhere else.
You cannot redistribute the source code without the customer signing the license. But if I creat a product for Linux I can redistribute until the cows come home in binary form.
Six to be exact, 2 for my use and the others as gifts. They just look to damn awesome. I might buy one for the museum of art later :))
Personally I dont feel this is a big deal unless you make it one. You can access the source code, you can redistribute the only catch is you have to acknowledge the patent. Unless someone can give me specific examples of why this violates the GPL and other open source licenses other than "Its Microsoft and Microsoft is evil" I do plan to deliver a software application utilizing this technology for Linux. I may be contacted at:
robertojdohnert@msn.com
This requires some physical access to a system to be infected should someone try to write a virus. This is not a critical issue. Saying that a massive virus attack will come from this is like saying that Single User Mode on a Linux or UNIX installation is a security risk. If someone else has access to your system, its not your system anymore.
I like Netscape more than the others, I for one am very glad that we have this new release. Sure it might just be Mozilla 1.7 rebranded with some of netscapes proprietary extensions but a lot of people in the business world still use it a lot.
The last exploit I had was not with any of my 16 Windows Server 2003 boxes or 173 Windows XP pro Desktops, it was with my SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Box.
If you look at SCO's complaint against Daimler Chrysler, the only thing SCO wanted was a agreement of compliance which the judge allowed them. The suit was about UNIX not about Linux.
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If you look at the original complaint, SCO got exactly what they wanted.