Linux is so bloated... I think Google should fund HURD development to finally get it out the door. The HURD seems more like it would be up Google's alley than Linux. They could call the OS Gnugle | Gnoogle.;)
Using GNU/kOpenSolaris would enable GNU users to tell the Linux fanboys to take a long hike by helping to settle the long and drawn-out GNU/Linux naming controversy. (Why GNU/kFreeBSD hasn't already done so, I don't know.) Maybe that will let more people know that there are kernels that can be used with GNU other than Linux. Which, in turn, might possibly attract some more people to the HURD, which might get the HURD released a little sooner and get the entire GNU OS packaged and out the door. That makes me smile.:)
I have an easier application deployment solution. Set up a local apt repository with the software that your business needs, update your repository configuration, then...
Is there a reason not to use the "official" Linux client from Citrix? [...] It would certainly make things much nicer to have a client ready to go in the distro's package manager.
The official Citrix "Linux" client is not free software (it's proprietary), so you shouldn't use it, anyway.
I wholeheartedly agree. Many in the "Open Source" movement don't care about the freedoms that are guaranteed by licenses like the General Public License. What they care about is that software is free/gratis, and that the work is done quickly and by "somebody else". For an example of this line of thinking, read Eric S. Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar". In that book, he gloats that he did a minimal amount of the work involved in writing fetchmail, yet he is still able to claim fame for authoring it. Not once does he mention anything about freedom or the immorality of proprietary software.
The open source debate is one of a finanical nature. It's a convenience. A business model. A marketing tool. It's an equal alternative to "closed source" software, where both are acceptable methods of software development. There's hardly any "philosophy" involved here.
The free/libre debate is one of pragmatism, philosophy, ethics, ideals, and, of course, freedom. It is not an accessory or a commodity, because it is founded on a single-faced sincerity.
If we would just stop using the terms "open source software" and "closed source software" and called them by their real and rightful terms, which are respectively "free software" and "proprietary software", then I think people's mindsets on the realities of both would be clearer.
The author of the parent comment is obviously ignorant about what a Libertarian is. If a person doesn't know enough information about a topic to comment, they shouldn't fill in the gaps with rumors and opinions, only to play these off as if they were common fact.
I confess. If I'm ever in a bad mood, I go to the nearest Slashdot article and scroll through the comments until I see +4 or +5 Funny. Instant Fix. And because usually there's a whole swarm of these types of comments grouped together, it's often a +4 or +5 Instant Fix.
+5 Informative? Are the mods awake?! Happy Monkey is just saying the same thing, but in different words! And they're using the argument to discredit the OP!
recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years
vs
They have solid data for 400 years
Using this argument, with solid data, I would think that scientists would be able to say with absolute certainty that the recent warmth is unprecedented within this finite amount of time.
potentially the last several millennia
vs
less solid data for several millennia past that
Perhaps Happy Monkey doesn't know what the word "potentially" means??!
So, why the "Not quite."? And why the +5 Informative??? It should be -5 Redundant!
While I feel that you do have a valid point, hiring someone merely to balance out a gender ratio is in and of itself sexist.
How do you think a fully competent man would feel knowing he didn't get the job just because an incompetent woman got the job over him just because she's a woman?
Throughout high school, I was part of a program called YTE (Youth Tech Entrepreneurs). While a part of this program, I was often outnumbered by females, who were all very much encouraged to explore their curiosities when it came to technology. I managed a Web development team while a part of YTE. Approximately half of that team was female, and they were all very talented, often times exceeding me when it came to technical prowess. Not everywhere will you find these preconceived notions of female "inferiority" when it comes to tech. Please keep that in mind.
Your tonsils don't have the potential of turning into a human being. An embryo, on the other hand, has that potential. Who are you to take that potential life away from a living mass of cells that would eventually turn into a human being? It's okay to kill the life because it's not fully developed yet? What about newborns? They cannot survive without at least one parent. They're not fully developed yet, either, and surely, they can't have that much of a productive life: all they do is lie around and shit themselves all day. I'll tell you why it's not okay to kill a newborn: they have potential futures, and those futures involve turning into fully-grown human beings.
If my unborn child had been lost earlier on during its zygotic period due to a natural circumstance, it would have been no different to me than if that same child had been born stillborn or if that same child had died after birth from natural causes/complicaitons. And if a malicious person were responsible for the loss of my unborn child during its zygotic period, I would have that person tried for murder, and I would win, because that was my child who had a name, an identity, and a potential future. The fact that this child would've been underdeveloped at the time should not be of any consequence, just as a newborn baby is underdeveloped in its own ways.
Some people argue that a zygote doesn't have a beating heart, so it's not yet alive, so it's okay to kill it. What about a child who has a defective heart, and who depends on a machine to live? That child's heart never fully developed, either. Does that mean it's okay to kill it?
Yes. Items 11 and 12 cover warranty and liability terms:
NO WARRANTY
11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN
OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS
TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY
YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Exactly! Who needs Digital Restrictions Management, anyway? If there were a way to remove the DRM features in an Xbox 360, I might actually consider getting one...
The best way to eradicate spammers would simply be to go after their clients.
Darn! So, the guns, knives, beatings, mailbombs, cyanide, anthrax, botulism, molotov cocktails, psychic attacks, creepy phone calls at inappropriate times of day, DDoS attacks, avian flu, electric chair, sledgehammers, drive-by shootings, cement shoes, slow dismemberment, asphyxiation, bloodletting, faulty parachute, waterboarding, [...goes on for a few days...] won't do it, huh? Shame...
Why NOT target high school students? There are several programs--that I know of--in high schools that cater to technologically-inclined students, one of them being Youth Tech Entrepreneurs. I think it would make total sense to get programs such as YTE involved in Google's Summer of Code. When I was directly involved with YTE, there were several students--including me--who were also enrolled in an AP C++ course (the AP course is Java now). With a little nudging from Google, I'm sure high school geeks/hackers would bloom very nicely given the opportunity to participate in a program like SoC.
It may not be news to you, but then again, nothing is ever news to everyone. Perhaps you should save your comments for when you have something useful to chip in.
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Linux is so bloated... I think Google should fund HURD development to finally get it out the door. The HURD seems more like it would be up Google's alley than Linux. They could call the OS Gnugle | Gnoogle. ;)
Using GNU/kOpenSolaris would enable GNU users to tell the Linux fanboys to take a long hike by helping to settle the long and drawn-out GNU/Linux naming controversy. (Why GNU/kFreeBSD hasn't already done so, I don't know.) Maybe that will let more people know that there are kernels that can be used with GNU other than Linux. Which, in turn, might possibly attract some more people to the HURD, which might get the HURD released a little sooner and get the entire GNU OS packaged and out the door. That makes me smile. :)
I have an easier application deployment solution. Set up a local apt repository with the software that your business needs, update your repository configuration, then...
# aptitude install openoffice.org
If you want a completely automated process, stick that in a shell script and force defaults:
# aptitude -y install openoffice.org
No licensing woes, installer IDs, registry hell, anything like that. yum works just as well for you rpm fiends.
Many African tribes still breed slaves of the human variety. Why don't you go bark up their trees, instead?
You know, I have been wondering this for the longest time. How do you cut and paste from a Web site? I can only ever seem to copy and paste...
Your powers of perception simply amaze me.
I wholeheartedly agree. Many in the "Open Source" movement don't care about the freedoms that are guaranteed by licenses like the General Public License. What they care about is that software is free/gratis, and that the work is done quickly and by "somebody else". For an example of this line of thinking, read Eric S. Raymond's "The Cathedral and the Bazaar". In that book, he gloats that he did a minimal amount of the work involved in writing fetchmail, yet he is still able to claim fame for authoring it. Not once does he mention anything about freedom or the immorality of proprietary software.
The open source debate is one of a finanical nature. It's a convenience. A business model. A marketing tool. It's an equal alternative to "closed source" software, where both are acceptable methods of software development. There's hardly any "philosophy" involved here.
The free/libre debate is one of pragmatism, philosophy, ethics, ideals, and, of course, freedom. It is not an accessory or a commodity, because it is founded on a single-faced sincerity.
If we would just stop using the terms "open source software" and "closed source software" and called them by their real and rightful terms, which are respectively "free software" and "proprietary software", then I think people's mindsets on the realities of both would be clearer.
The author of the parent comment is obviously ignorant about what a Libertarian is. If a person doesn't know enough information about a topic to comment, they shouldn't fill in the gaps with rumors and opinions, only to play these off as if they were common fact.
I confess. If I'm ever in a bad mood, I go to the nearest Slashdot article and scroll through the comments until I see +4 or +5 Funny. Instant Fix. And because usually there's a whole swarm of these types of comments grouped together, it's often a +4 or +5 Instant Fix.
vsUsing this argument, with solid data, I would think that scientists would be able to say with absolute certainty that the recent warmth is unprecedented within this finite amount of time.
vsPerhaps Happy Monkey doesn't know what the word "potentially" means??!
So, why the "Not quite."? And why the +5 Informative??? It should be -5 Redundant!
While I feel that you do have a valid point, hiring someone merely to balance out a gender ratio is in and of itself sexist.
How do you think a fully competent man would feel knowing he didn't get the job just because an incompetent woman got the job over him just because she's a woman?
Throughout high school, I was part of a program called YTE (Youth Tech Entrepreneurs). While a part of this program, I was often outnumbered by females, who were all very much encouraged to explore their curiosities when it came to technology. I managed a Web development team while a part of YTE. Approximately half of that team was female, and they were all very talented, often times exceeding me when it came to technical prowess. Not everywhere will you find these preconceived notions of female "inferiority" when it comes to tech. Please keep that in mind.
Nope! It was some god damn black hat cracker.
Your tonsils don't have the potential of turning into a human being. An embryo, on the other hand, has that potential. Who are you to take that potential life away from a living mass of cells that would eventually turn into a human being? It's okay to kill the life because it's not fully developed yet? What about newborns? They cannot survive without at least one parent. They're not fully developed yet, either, and surely, they can't have that much of a productive life: all they do is lie around and shit themselves all day. I'll tell you why it's not okay to kill a newborn: they have potential futures, and those futures involve turning into fully-grown human beings.
If my unborn child had been lost earlier on during its zygotic period due to a natural circumstance, it would have been no different to me than if that same child had been born stillborn or if that same child had died after birth from natural causes/complicaitons. And if a malicious person were responsible for the loss of my unborn child during its zygotic period, I would have that person tried for murder, and I would win, because that was my child who had a name, an identity, and a potential future. The fact that this child would've been underdeveloped at the time should not be of any consequence, just as a newborn baby is underdeveloped in its own ways.
Some people argue that a zygote doesn't have a beating heart, so it's not yet alive, so it's okay to kill it. What about a child who has a defective heart, and who depends on a machine to live? That child's heart never fully developed, either. Does that mean it's okay to kill it?
Yes. Items 11 and 12 cover warranty and liability terms:
There is no debate. Global warming is real and it is caused by humans, and anyone who denies it is a quack with laughable logical skills.
I'd say that just about sums it up...
Exactly! Who needs Digital Restrictions Management, anyway? If there were a way to remove the DRM features in an Xbox 360, I might actually consider getting one...
Wow, can they really ban Anonymous Coward?
The best way to eradicate spammers would simply be to go after their clients.
Darn! So, the guns, knives, beatings, mailbombs, cyanide, anthrax, botulism, molotov cocktails, psychic attacks, creepy phone calls at inappropriate times of day, DDoS attacks, avian flu, electric chair, sledgehammers, drive-by shootings, cement shoes, slow dismemberment, asphyxiation, bloodletting, faulty parachute, waterboarding, [...goes on for a few days...] won't do it, huh? Shame...
I'd like to see a spammer redirect those attacks!
Why NOT target high school students? There are several programs--that I know of--in high schools that cater to technologically-inclined students, one of them being Youth Tech Entrepreneurs. I think it would make total sense to get programs such as YTE involved in Google's Summer of Code. When I was directly involved with YTE, there were several students--including me--who were also enrolled in an AP C++ course (the AP course is Java now). With a little nudging from Google, I'm sure high school geeks/hackers would bloom very nicely given the opportunity to participate in a program like SoC.
:%s/Your/You're/
It may not be news to you, but then again, nothing is ever news to everyone. Perhaps you should save your comments for when you have something useful to chip in.
Score:1, Offtopic should read Score:-5, Stupid.
Hey mods, can we get this removed from the FRONT PAGE and/or deleted? Thanks!
larry wasn't bitching. larry was criticizing ajdlinux.