I think there is a little more hope than that. But strangely I agree with you on some points, and I am from the political ideology you claim is doing this.
First thing. Corporations, much as you may love to villify them (ala John Katz) are not all really as evil as you portray. And even though some are relatively evil, most corporations have other corporations directly fighting them. Example: While walking through Best Buy yesterday I could walk by CD's (The RIAA oligarchy), MP3 players (companies that could care less about the RIAA), piles and piles of burnable CD ROM (companies thay may care about the RIAA but will sell these anyway). In almost every competitive realm there are at least two companies fighting it out for consumersl (even now in software with Linux vs. Windows).
Government is the real threat, there is only one of those, and it is being bought and sold by the unscruplous every day. The socialists (read Democrats) want to tell you what to do, how to do it and now want to redistribute you wealth so badly their babling incoherently about it. The right to its discredit wants to protect you from all the bad stuff out there (thus ironically telling you what to do and how to do it as well).
Government is the real one we need to watch out for. The above post is right about one thing. We will need to take back the goverment some day, somehow.
The above post is somewhat correct. My boss still shakes his head at the cost benefits of Linux. For one particlar problem we have it broke down like this:
Non-Linux Solution: almost $30,000 equipment and software.
Linux-Solution: maybe $8,000 worth of hardware.
We are persuing the Linux solution and it is working so far (we're still in early rollout stages).
An earlier project had a $14,000 to $2,000 comparision and the implemented Linux solution is working amazingly well.
The only consession I had to make to my boss was to train my support staff and other sysadmin in Linux. Needless to say the other sysadmin is picking it up really fast due to his background in Unix and the rest of the support staff training is going really well.
I am tired of the old "How are we going to support this line?" So I'm coming up with my own answer.
The kicker is my corporation doesn't officially support using Linux for anything. But my boss is giving me support and is tickled at the cost savings Linux affords.
I happen to like the extra stuff. I will use another e-mail client (other than the mozilla one) when there is another e-mail client on Linux that can do IMAP. Until then I'll keep using mozilla mail.
On a related note, I use mozilla for a browser after I've fired it up to read my mail. Lately I've been using Konqueror if I don't need to go into mail at the moment.
I love haveing a choice of 4 browsers on my Linux box (although I never use Netscape 4.7 anymore)!
they'll reinstate these NASA programs. Yeah, right. If they keep my tax cut, they'll just shovel my money down the same deep dark hole they're already putting it in.
Post your flip comments about people choosing a tax cut over a NASA program when I actually get some sort of CHOICE over where my money goes.
I don't see anybody on either side of the asile giving a shit about any space programs right now, they're too damn busy pandering and handing out entitlements. Even if they kept my tax cut, they give it to someone else, not to NASA.
Before you go spewing more boorish drivel, you should realize that some of us Americans actually like some of the imported Britsh television when we can find it on our TV. Dr. Who, albeit with the terribly cheesy special effects was a good show. Robot wars is a great show, as was Junkyard Wars (until they got rid of the Britsh Host). Who's Line is it Anyway was a good show, at least the Ameican version kept some of the same people.
Now British comidies, they are total crap. Execpting of course Monty Phython.
It doesn't matter if you trust them or not, they will do this. The major problem I see is that subscriptions will become the main way to sell commercial software. What scares me is that once you are on the subscription bandwagon, as soon as the new version comes out you will be forced to upgrade _and_ pay up more money.
I'm already in upgrade hell on the PC's I support now, forced upgrades would make it even worse.
But, on the bright side, this will only server to make Open Source Software much more appealing to many consumers, and many businesses. Who knows, perhaps this is what is needed to get Linux on the desktop.
I read an article in Smithsonian Magazine last year that talked about the history of barcodes. You know, those identification bars on all products you buy.
Interesting enough, when barcodes started being used in the 70's there was a huge uproar over how the consumers would be treated. There were even fears of the being some government "big brother" thing. It was fascinating to look at throught the looking glass of time.
Relating this new technology to the old bar code, I see no problem with this given that as with the matress tag mentioned above, I can remove/destroy the transmitter after I purchase said item.
I can't believe I'm doing this. Lotus Notes has a calendaring system and I'm pretty sure it can interface with LDAP. Plus the server runs on Linux, and the browser access is ok (with version 5.0.6).
That being said, I hate Notes, give me sendmail any day. The only thing worse than Notes would be exchange. I always love seeing the latest mail viruses come out when I can sit back and relax at home whie all the other administrators are rebuilding their exchange boxes.
Actually, you could make the argument that Open Source conscribes to capitalism as well. Linux is purely following Microsoft's path for entry into a market that they do not yet dominate (see internet explorer), give it away for free to get "customers". Many Linux business models focus on the service aspect of the business or on the hardware side value added software. HP is sharply reducing the price of their base HP-UX software on their new systems, there really is no difference with that vs. VA Systems business model.
From a customer perspective, Linux fits the capitalistic model well, too. It's got the lowest price, its what the consumer should buy. Mind you there are other cost (and preference, and for now performance) factors, which is the only reason Linux isn't on all servers.
Linux is the way to break free from Microsoft's monoplistic rule of the software business (which has a far worse impact on progress than anything Linux would ever do.
I like capitalism and belive it is the best way to run a society. But monoplies like Microsoft are like black holes to the continuium of capitalism, devouring all business around them. The government's role should be to make sure monoplies are not allowed to exist, they are actually the biggest threat to capitalism there is.
This is too true. For some time SP5 for NT broke Lotus Notes servers.
On HP-UX Oracle more or less requires you to change your kernel settings and recompile.
The all the actual memory manufacturers should perform a sort of sit-in, refusing to make memory unless Rambus drops its patent. Rambus has shown no capability to actually make product. The ram manufacturers could destroy Rambus in public opinion with this kind of move. People are fed up with this kind of crap from corporations. I think Rambus is actually incapable to make memory chips, with no royalties and no income from manufacturing, they would die.
I would be unbelievably painful for the computer industry, an absolute nightmare. It would prove that the lawyers have taken over every aspect of business and thrown all ethics out the window. But something has to be done to stop this. The memory manufacturers have the power to do this.
It may be ethically wrong. But there are alot of people and alot of companies doing very unethical things and not getting punished for it (they're getting rewarded in fact!!)
What good are ethics when there is no punishment for violating them. This is a very slippery slope that only leads to disaster. I hope RAMBUS doesn't get away with this, it will be yet another area where ethics it dealt a loss, too many more hits and ethics in all aspects of life will be completely rendered meaningless.
I've done this as well. I think you'll find it more common in the community than people think.
I bought Caldera's Linux 2.4 preview edition and didn't mail in the rebate.
These companies need our support to stay in business.
Then there's also the convienience factor. It alot easier installing a distro than it is to piece together your own. Sure there's iso's but my connection to the internet isn't that fast.
Actually it is against the law for prospective employers to ask how old you are in an interview. True, you resume could give away some things, but after having a couple of jobs on there the education portion of your resume becomes the less important part and amazingly, they most of the time won't even bother to do the math to deduce your age from when you graduated (which nowadays is unclear sometimes anyway, you can't always take 18 + years in college and get the right age).
Oh and as to getting a good boss, don't stop looking for one until you find one. Then learn as much as you can.
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I think there is a little more hope than that. But strangely I agree with you on some points, and I am from the political ideology you claim is doing this.
First thing. Corporations, much as you may love to villify them (ala John Katz) are not all really as evil as you portray. And even though some are relatively evil, most corporations have other corporations directly fighting them. Example: While walking through Best Buy yesterday I could walk by CD's (The RIAA oligarchy), MP3 players (companies that could care less about the RIAA), piles and piles of burnable CD ROM (companies thay may care about the RIAA but will sell these anyway). In almost every competitive realm there are at least two companies fighting it out for consumersl (even now in software with Linux vs. Windows).
Government is the real threat, there is only one of those, and it is being bought and sold by the unscruplous every day. The socialists (read Democrats) want to tell you what to do, how to do it and now want to redistribute you wealth so badly their babling incoherently about it. The right to its discredit wants to protect you from all the bad stuff out there (thus ironically telling you what to do and how to do it as well).
Government is the real one we need to watch out for. The above post is right about one thing. We will need to take back the goverment some day, somehow.
Linux may not be Unix, but its close enough for me :-)
P.S. - To be somewhat on topic with all of this. To the guy who has to implement an acess based system for his boss and use ODBC for it....
I'm sorry.
That solution is the last one I'd ever pick, I did so once in the past and its not a fun path to follow.
The above post is somewhat correct. My boss still shakes his head at the cost benefits of Linux. For one particlar problem we have it broke down like this:
Non-Linux Solution: almost $30,000 equipment and software.
Linux-Solution: maybe $8,000 worth of hardware.
We are persuing the Linux solution and it is working so far (we're still in early rollout stages).
An earlier project had a $14,000 to $2,000 comparision and the implemented Linux solution is working amazingly well.
The only consession I had to make to my boss was to train my support staff and other sysadmin in Linux. Needless to say the other sysadmin is picking it up really fast due to his background in Unix and the rest of the support staff training is going really well.
I am tired of the old "How are we going to support this line?" So I'm coming up with my own answer.
The kicker is my corporation doesn't officially support using Linux for anything. But my boss is giving me support and is tickled at the cost savings Linux affords.
C'mon, if Mozilla was a Microsoft product, Mozilla 1.0 would be version 4.0.
I happen to like the extra stuff. I will use another e-mail client (other than the mozilla one) when there is another e-mail client on Linux that can do IMAP. Until then I'll keep using mozilla mail.
On a related note, I use mozilla for a browser after I've fired it up to read my mail. Lately I've been using Konqueror if I don't need to go into mail at the moment.
I love haveing a choice of 4 browsers on my Linux box (although I never use Netscape 4.7 anymore)!
No, I just meant its time to move on ;-)
they'll reinstate these NASA programs. Yeah, right. If they keep my tax cut, they'll just shovel my money down the same deep dark hole they're already putting it in.
Post your flip comments about people choosing a tax cut over a NASA program when I actually get some sort of CHOICE over where my money goes.
I don't see anybody on either side of the asile giving a shit about any space programs right now, they're too damn busy pandering and handing out entitlements. Even if they kept my tax cut, they give it to someone else, not to NASA.
Ummm, he's dead now. I'm pretty sure he's no longer a active member of the republican party.
At least he didn't say "First Post!!" ;-)
Let's see, I think I bought one of those...IN THE 80's!!
Knapster has napigator support.
Before you go spewing more boorish drivel, you should realize that some of us Americans actually like some of the imported Britsh television when we can find it on our TV. Dr. Who, albeit with the terribly cheesy special effects was a good show. Robot wars is a great show, as was Junkyard Wars (until they got rid of the Britsh Host). Who's Line is it Anyway was a good show, at least the Ameican version kept some of the same people.
Now British comidies, they are total crap. Execpting of course Monty Phython.
It doesn't matter if you trust them or not, they will do this. The major problem I see is that subscriptions will become the main way to sell commercial software. What scares me is that once you are on the subscription bandwagon, as soon as the new version comes out you will be forced to upgrade _and_ pay up more money.
I'm already in upgrade hell on the PC's I support now, forced upgrades would make it even worse.
But, on the bright side, this will only server to make Open Source Software much more appealing to many consumers, and many businesses. Who knows, perhaps this is what is needed to get Linux on the desktop.
I read an article in Smithsonian Magazine last year that talked about the history of barcodes. You know, those identification bars on all products you buy.
Interesting enough, when barcodes started being used in the 70's there was a huge uproar over how the consumers would be treated. There were even fears of the being some government "big brother" thing. It was fascinating to look at throught the looking glass of time.
Relating this new technology to the old bar code, I see no problem with this given that as with the matress tag mentioned above, I can remove/destroy the transmitter after I purchase said item.
I can't believe I'm doing this. Lotus Notes has a calendaring system and I'm pretty sure it can interface with LDAP. Plus the server runs on Linux, and the browser access is ok (with version 5.0.6).
That being said, I hate Notes, give me sendmail any day. The only thing worse than Notes would be exchange. I always love seeing the latest mail viruses come out when I can sit back and relax at home whie all the other administrators are rebuilding their exchange boxes.
In a word, yes.
Wasn't there an article just yesterday about "Pope" Linus refusing PPC patches?
Question, how many of you Napter users have ever bought a CD?
;-)
Ok, everyone lower your hands.
Next question, how many of you would ever buy a CD again if the record company had you arrested?
And I thought only Microsoft treated their customers this way
Actually, you could make the argument that Open Source conscribes to capitalism as well. Linux is purely following Microsoft's path for entry into a market that they do not yet dominate (see internet explorer), give it away for free to get "customers". Many Linux business models focus on the service aspect of the business or on the hardware side value added software. HP is sharply reducing the price of their base HP-UX software on their new systems, there really is no difference with that vs. VA Systems business model.
From a customer perspective, Linux fits the capitalistic model well, too. It's got the lowest price, its what the consumer should buy. Mind you there are other cost (and preference, and for now performance) factors, which is the only reason Linux isn't on all servers.
Linux is the way to break free from Microsoft's monoplistic rule of the software business (which has a far worse impact on progress than anything Linux would ever do.
I like capitalism and belive it is the best way to run a society. But monoplies like Microsoft are like black holes to the continuium of capitalism, devouring all business around them. The government's role should be to make sure monoplies are not allowed to exist, they are actually the biggest threat to capitalism there is.
This is too true. For some time SP5 for NT broke Lotus Notes servers. On HP-UX Oracle more or less requires you to change your kernel settings and recompile.
The all the actual memory manufacturers should perform a sort of sit-in, refusing to make memory unless Rambus drops its patent. Rambus has shown no capability to actually make product. The ram manufacturers could destroy Rambus in public opinion with this kind of move. People are fed up with this kind of crap from corporations. I think Rambus is actually incapable to make memory chips, with no royalties and no income from manufacturing, they would die.
I would be unbelievably painful for the computer industry, an absolute nightmare. It would prove that the lawyers have taken over every aspect of business and thrown all ethics out the window. But something has to be done to stop this. The memory manufacturers have the power to do this.
It may be ethically wrong. But there are alot of people and alot of companies doing very unethical things and not getting punished for it (they're getting rewarded in fact!!)
What good are ethics when there is no punishment for violating them. This is a very slippery slope that only leads to disaster. I hope RAMBUS doesn't get away with this, it will be yet another area where ethics it dealt a loss, too many more hits and ethics in all aspects of life will be completely rendered meaningless.
I've done this as well. I think you'll find it more common in the community than people think.
I bought Caldera's Linux 2.4 preview edition and didn't mail in the rebate.
These companies need our support to stay in business.
Then there's also the convienience factor. It alot easier installing a distro than it is to piece together your own. Sure there's iso's but my connection to the internet isn't that fast.
Actually it is against the law for prospective employers to ask how old you are in an interview. True, you resume could give away some things, but after having a couple of jobs on there the education portion of your resume becomes the less important part and amazingly, they most of the time won't even bother to do the math to deduce your age from when you graduated (which nowadays is unclear sometimes anyway, you can't always take 18 + years in college and get the right age).
Oh and as to getting a good boss, don't stop looking for one until you find one. Then learn as much as you can.
Yesssss...
vi rules!!!