Side comment: Vienna (wien) is the Austrian Capital and one of the three places where the UNO has dependencies (the other two being New York and Geneva)
The whohle thing is noteworthy because Vienna has not only jumped the Linux Bandwagon but because they are in close contact with the people doing the same in Munich (not that far away). They have both offered to help and support other cities considering a change as well...
So this is not a single incident but - as they have stated themselves - a movement.
That is not a religious but a general group behaviour.
Examples: Khmer Rouge, Third Reich, aso.
Funny enough not only in humans but in most group orientated social structures, like dogs for example.
Attaching this to religions doesn't do all the other nice people out there any right who will do the same and never coincidence about a religious thought meanwhile.
I personally do not see the difference between the various justifications for killing innocents... the act of killing innocents - or let's say non combattants (see: Geneva Convention) makes all the difference that is needed IMHO.
I dont see how code submitted by them can make it anywhere without the communities help...
And given the very high awareness for potential abuse i have no doubt that anything they commit will be analyzed down to subatomic level, so i guess if they are so bold to try anything the code will not make it anywhere, let alone to popularity.
GPL doesnt protect, but the community will, as I think Unisys will be aware of.
AFAIK Hollywood is depending on the revenue of homevideo and dvd sales, since apparently the revenue generated by cinemas isnt large enough to earn anything substantial, largely to the immense cost of marketing.
So if they're really depending on homevideo and dvd's all kinds of pay-per-view or download technology that's developed is potential (and very real) concurrence and a very real danger to their wallets.
Logically, there are two ways around this: Obtaining a cut from the revenue of the pay-per-view cash or creating a delivery system that can compete with the download/streaming systems.
But you can bet that Hollywood has a careful eye out to all developments in that field.
There are situations where you just can't do that, especially if the person(s) using the machine didn't separate their data from their software...
If you've got 20 or more applications and half a milion places where the files have been saved to (cite: "yes, all files are there. the files containing [this]? no, those are [there]. the files containing [that]? no, over [there].") the mess is to big to be searched through
throw in fancy naming habits so you can't tell what is what...
You can eighther begin to search manually through all of the machine from there to separate the data so you can restore it after reinstall or risk to lost the stuff the customer "forgot to mention" (which they always do).
IMHO putting everyting into one partition is THE one mistake one should never make, especially with win...
Basically all of this is cleaning up other peoples mess - which i hate.
*apologizing mode on*
Just reread my comment and it looks a lot ruder than i really intended.
well.
What I wanted to say is:
Basically I like the US. But I have got the impression that the American political system is on the verge of sliding into a plutocratic aristocratiy.
Reason for this is the way the political right seems to try to unbalance the system so they can act uncontrolled but control all others, namely their own citizens and their political reps.
To me that looks too much like something that happened some 60 years in my country's northern neighbour, Germany, and lead to a bunch of my relatives sitting in not so nice places a little later.
Well. the US is the one and only military power in the world. And guess what scares me here.
If you wonder why, take a map and have a look where there are US Military bases now that havent been there 10 years ago, and be a little paranoid about it.
But aside from that: The point is that they maneuver around the law as they can if it suits them. If the Government does that there's real trouble, if you ask me, because that is dangerous in a 3rd world state, but even more so in the sole Superpower we've got left.
Hmm..
enough rambling.
I hope you see that I do think about the US alot, and I do care (even if on the paranoid side), and therefor accept the aforementioned apology.
Ehmmm...
The whole thing is not really about whether he did or not but rather how he did it...
At least that was the argument my clerical teachers used in boarding school (realy old style, conservative like, catholic. founded some 1230 years ago. *grin*)
Well, because they're aiming for the corporate sector. Companies want: a) A phone number in case something brakes b) Support by the SW Company c) Disks in House for emergencies d) Training, Manuals,...
Companies are used to what M$, SAP,... charge - what they have to pay for SuSE gives them a laugh. But they do mind whether a a Distributor looks like a "real" Company.
If you ask me, you'll see more of this in the future, since George W. and his bunch are heavily into discrediting natural sciences in favour of religious contents in school...
I mean you didn't elect him in the first place so you're hardly accountable, but I'm really happy that I don't live in the US.
In case you wonder, have a look at www.iht.com and www.nyt.com on topics like sciences in schools...
If I were you I'd have a serious word with my representative. It's your country after all.
Count in the cost of troubleshooting over the time of usage (should be 5 years or more at least, i guess), the cost for schooling/learning and so on then you've got a different equation.
With all the crappy docu that is available for win based systems (as available to your mom&pop IT dept.) you can run around in circles to solve a given problem and have to come up with a hammer and chisel method to solve it, meaning it's usually a betting game whether it will work or not.
Usually it is less sweat to reinstall, but then there's no guarantee that it will work then.
With Linux/OSS you can find an answer and therefore solve the problem instead of patching around blind. If not you still can contact the dev's (who will actually answer you if you've got a real prblem)
Of course, you still will have to invest time and effort. But with FOSS you'll get improved stability with time.
Migration cost alone isn't all of the bill. Maintenance is the magic word - and the money dump.
*laugh*
well... American arms of course.
Don't forget, that Saddam was a CIA plant in the beginning.
Would have been just a too good weapons deal to pass up, nae?
Not that the French or Russian weapon dealers aer any better than American...
But I'm Austrian, so there's a totally different axe to grind.
*nods*
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Vienna (wien) is the Austrian Capital and one of the three places where the UNO has dependencies (the other two being New York and Geneva)
The whohle thing is noteworthy because Vienna has not only jumped the Linux Bandwagon but because they are in close contact with the people doing the same in Munich (not that far away).
They have both offered to help and support other cities considering a change as well...
So this is not a single incident but - as they have stated themselves - a movement.
here the official information by the MA14 (thats Magistrats Abteilung or City Dept. 14)
http://www.wien.gv.at/ma14/rtf/oss-studie-englisc
And the link to the MA 14 itself - if your interested ask them. (This is german, mind)
http://www.wien.gv.at/ma14/
Yeah, like this:
http://c0x2.de/lol/lol.html
I dont know whether it's fake or true, but if its true US citziens are in quite another heap of BS.
greetings,
Jakob
There is a fair in my country that is called "Ars Electronica" - that has been around for some 25 years i think now.
Its an international event and really, really good.
As well as popular of course.
Details to be found at their website:
www.aec.at
(Ars Electronic Center)
-> all very scientifc if a little crazy.
So, officially: yes it is art. possibly at least.
i sense some prior art here....
As my old math prof said:
Statistics are like a Bikini: showing interesting details but hiding the important stuff.
That is not a religious but a general group behaviour.
Examples: Khmer Rouge, Third Reich, aso.
Funny enough not only in humans but in most group orientated social structures, like dogs for example.
Attaching this to religions doesn't do all the other nice people out there any right who will do the same and never coincidence about a religious thought meanwhile.
I personally do not see the difference between the various justifications for killing innocents... the act of killing innocents - or let's say non combattants (see: Geneva Convention) makes all the difference that is needed IMHO.
A good thing the November election is not that far away any more.
I dont see how code submitted by them can make it anywhere without the communities help...
And given the very high awareness for potential abuse i have no doubt that anything they commit will be analyzed down to subatomic level, so i guess if they are so bold to try anything the code will not make it anywhere, let alone to popularity.
GPL doesnt protect, but the community will, as I think Unisys will be aware of.
Actually not.
Directly, that is.
AFAIK Hollywood is depending on the revenue of homevideo and dvd sales, since apparently the revenue generated by cinemas isnt large enough to earn anything substantial, largely to the immense cost of marketing.
So if they're really depending on homevideo and dvd's all kinds of pay-per-view or download technology that's developed is potential (and very real) concurrence and a very real danger to their wallets.
Logically, there are two ways around this: Obtaining a cut from the revenue of the pay-per-view cash or creating a delivery system that can compete with the download/streaming systems.
But you can bet that Hollywood has a careful eye out to all developments in that field.
There are situations where you just can't do that, especially if the person(s) using the machine didn't separate their data from their software...
If you've got 20 or more applications and half a milion places where the files have been saved to (cite: "yes, all files are there. the files containing [this]? no, those are [there]. the files containing [that]? no, over [there].") the mess is to big to be searched through
throw in fancy naming habits so you can't tell what is what...
You can eighther begin to search manually through all of the machine from there to separate the data so you can restore it after reinstall or risk to lost the stuff the customer "forgot to mention" (which they always do).
IMHO putting everyting into one partition is THE one mistake one should never make, especially with win...
Basically all of this is cleaning up other peoples mess - which i hate.
One thing is true:
SCO and the according coverage has been the best source of entertainment in the FOSS area for a while...
They and their puppets are even more funny than Austrian Politics (which are comedian to the boot IMHO).
I say: More power to them, but they should really swap their business to standup comedy.
Thats what they're good at.
*apologizing mode on*
Just reread my comment and it looks a lot ruder than i really intended.
well.
What I wanted to say is:
Basically I like the US. But I have got the impression that the American political system is on the verge of sliding into a plutocratic aristocratiy.
Reason for this is the way the political right seems to try to unbalance the system so they can act uncontrolled but control all others, namely their own citizens and their political reps.
To me that looks too much like something that happened some 60 years in my country's northern neighbour, Germany, and lead to a bunch of my relatives sitting in not so nice places a little later.
Well. the US is the one and only military power in the world. And guess what scares me here.
If you wonder why, take a map and have a look where there are US Military bases now that havent been there 10 years ago, and be a little paranoid about it.
But aside from that: The point is that they maneuver around the law as they can if it suits them. If the Government does that there's real trouble, if you ask me, because that is dangerous in a 3rd world state, but even more so in the sole Superpower we've got left.
Hmm..
enough rambling.
I hope you see that I do think about the US alot, and I do care (even if on the paranoid side), and therefor accept the aforementioned apology.
Ehmmm... The whole thing is not really about whether he did or not but rather how he did it... At least that was the argument my clerical teachers used in boarding school (realy old style, conservative like, catholic. founded some 1230 years ago. *grin*)
Well, because they're aiming for the corporate sector. ...
... charge - what they have to pay for SuSE gives them a laugh. But they do mind whether a a Distributor looks like a "real" Company.
Companies want:
a) A phone number in case something brakes
b) Support by the SW Company
c) Disks in House for emergencies
d) Training, Manuals,
Companies are used to what M$, SAP,
If you ask me, you'll see more of this in the future, since George W. and his bunch are heavily into discrediting natural sciences in favour of religious contents in school... I mean you didn't elect him in the first place so you're hardly accountable, but I'm really happy that I don't live in the US. In case you wonder, have a look at www.iht.com and www.nyt.com on topics like sciences in schools... If I were you I'd have a serious word with my representative. It's your country after all.
Count in the cost of troubleshooting over the time of usage (should be 5 years or more at least, i guess), the cost for schooling/learning and so on then you've got a different equation. With all the crappy docu that is available for win based systems (as available to your mom&pop IT dept.) you can run around in circles to solve a given problem and have to come up with a hammer and chisel method to solve it, meaning it's usually a betting game whether it will work or not. Usually it is less sweat to reinstall, but then there's no guarantee that it will work then. With Linux/OSS you can find an answer and therefore solve the problem instead of patching around blind. If not you still can contact the dev's (who will actually answer you if you've got a real prblem) Of course, you still will have to invest time and effort. But with FOSS you'll get improved stability with time. Migration cost alone isn't all of the bill. Maintenance is the magic word - and the money dump.
Just in case you haven't stumbled across this:
S RA ID
the guides/how-to's on "the linux documenation project" cover about all the basics...
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/os.html#O
the software RAID guide as about all basic information in it, with pro/con as required.
*bows*
*laugh* well... American arms of course. Don't forget, that Saddam was a CIA plant in the beginning. Would have been just a too good weapons deal to pass up, nae? Not that the French or Russian weapon dealers aer any better than American... But I'm Austrian, so there's a totally different axe to grind. *nods*