"They don't think they are gods just because they know UNIX, or aren't misguided like you that learning UNIX is somehow the hardest thing in the world"
I never said unix was hard, I just said that it's better to find a specialized niche, and to focus on a specific area, rather than trying to do everything, and failing miserably.
People who specialize in specific technologies need to be patient w/ the job market, and their job searching. There are companies who understand what I am saying, and they are willing to pay FAR more to a person who specializes in the specific technologies, rather than hiring some monkey who tries to do everything.
There is no doubt of the risk-level competing w/ offshore contractors and IT sweatshops, but thats why most american CS students and IT professionals are either starting their own businesses, becoming contractors, or simply moving on to bigger/better fields.
but then you get people who aren't focused on their technologies, and in turn, are limited to doing GOOD work on both platforms, instead of GREAT work on one.
Downloading digital binary that happens to contain copyrighten material is not a crime.
Mass-Distributing such material on some shady irc/ftp/p2p network, is a crime.
Anyone who buys warez is a moron!
Anyone who sells warez deserves whatever fate the bsa has waiting for them.
Downloading warez, and then giving a copy to your friend could be classified as distribution, but it is harmless overall, unless your friend plans to use that software to earn money from.
This is why I just stoped using windows, and proprietary software in general.
The law makers would like to make everything black or white, but there are far more variables and circumstances that need to be accounted for in laws. (similar to algorhythm programming)
wtf do you expect when you use a open-access cms (wiki).
LA Times, and most other wiki-users need to either STFU, or Wake up and get with the program!
Either set it to allow moderation, or continue to be stupid and allow anyone to alter the content.
Anyone who recommends wiki's for public use on their website, should only expect this sort of behaviour, whether or not your visitors are/.'ers, or should be fired for even making such a stupid suggestion in the 1st place.
they need to be stealth in order to even get going.
Most.com business models can easily be replicated, and then overtaken by better-funded advertising.
It's pretty much vital (to a certain degree) to keep the details of a business model 'stealth' until the plans start being executed, or sometimes even until the execution of plans are complete.
I'm tired of dealing w/ corporations, especially with this sort of mentality:
"If you're only interested in deep coding and you want to remain in your cubicle all day, there are a shrinking number of jobs for you"
1st off: A yes, I am more interested in coding something for someone, rather than being a fake-ass corporate-minded tool who is more interested in selling nothing to everyone.
2nd off: I don't work in a cubicle, nor would I, and w/ that sort of 'go ahead, if thats really what you wanna do' attitude is sarcastically disrespectful to those who studied hard, and/or worked hard to establish themselves in such a career.
I'm willing to bet that a large portion of that 16% shortage of I.T. staff is due to 2 issues:
1) Offshore/Outsourcing
2) American Programmers who are fed up w/ the disrespectful attitude of corporations, and/or are fed-up w/ training people oversea's to replace them, and have since (in the last 3 years) gone on to becoming independent contractors, or realizing that they are the backbone of the corporation, and decided to start their own business.
I hope Pat Volkerding gets better, it will be a HUGE loss to the linux community if slackware disappears.
I've used most of the distros available... Redhat, Fedora, Gentoo, Knoppix, Ubuntu, Debian, SuSE, and Yellow Dog, but I feel most comfortable w/ Slackware.
I don't really agree with the author from the article link, when he says...
"It is a bit more simple but less powerful to hack around the init scripts and change the real guts of the OS"
I feel that is the most in-accurate statement possible, as that is part of the main reason I enjoy slackware so much, compared to say SuSE's moronic boot-script 'logic', or distros that use inetd (by default) to launch most of the server applications.
Slackware is one of the easiest os's to customize and optimize to do specifically what you want with, whether it be a development/production environment on a single system, or even on a multi-node clustered environment, so I have to also disagree when he says...
"You don't build the system from the ground up like Gentoo"
Gentoo's installation is not builing the system from the ground-up, it's choosing which packages to install, which is also an option in the slackware installation process.
I don't know if anyone else here has had problems dealing with candian (.ca) domain name registrars, from within the USA, but it's the worst way to control their domains, imho.
If ICANN took on some of the (facist) initiatives that CIRA has, the (.com) namespace would be nothing but capitalist sites, which would probably increase spyware activities imo, seeing as most of the exploits are created by anti-virus software developers, marketing research organizations, etc, etc.
Slashdot Mirror
anyone gullible enough to pay to have people view their website is a moron.
seriously, why bother!
http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/en/m/intro/index. html
but even the deaf and the blind know better than to waste their time with it.
they have to follow strict reviews & guidelines before they're allowed to post these photos.
The photo quality is crap anyhow.
Nice idea, but I like the NSA's software much better! =)
"Just how long till someone does this on a large scale"
your cell provider already does this, prolly not w/ skype, but the same concept.
The difference is they still charge you for the usage.
pretty soon verizon will (be able to) own microsoft.
hear ye, hear ye!
I second that! =)
and then kill it again?
hey, this could be fun! lol j\k
You obviously don't get the point.
"They don't think they are gods just because they know UNIX, or aren't misguided like you that learning UNIX is somehow the hardest thing in the world"
I never said unix was hard, I just said that it's better to find a specialized niche, and to focus on a specific area, rather than trying to do everything, and failing miserably.
People who specialize in specific technologies need to be patient w/ the job market, and their job searching. There are companies who understand what I am saying, and they are willing to pay FAR more to a person who specializes in the specific technologies, rather than hiring some monkey who tries to do everything.
There is no doubt of the risk-level competing w/ offshore contractors and IT sweatshops, but thats why most american CS students and IT professionals are either starting their own businesses, becoming contractors, or simply moving on to bigger/better fields.
but then you get people who aren't focused on their technologies, and in turn, are limited to doing GOOD work on both platforms, instead of GREAT work on one.
Downloading digital binary that happens to contain copyrighten material is not a crime.
Mass-Distributing such material on some shady irc/ftp/p2p network, is a crime.
Anyone who buys warez is a moron!
Anyone who sells warez deserves whatever fate the bsa has waiting for them.
Downloading warez, and then giving a copy to your friend could be classified as distribution, but it is harmless overall, unless your friend plans to use that software to earn money from.
This is why I just stoped using windows, and proprietary software in general.
The law makers would like to make everything black or white, but there are far more variables and circumstances that need to be accounted for in laws. (similar to algorhythm programming)
dhcpd, iptables, ipmasq, multiple-nic's, etc.
r /irc.server/etc/etc
Build a linux Firewall/NAT/Router, Buy a switch, and then plugin all your windows machines to the switch.
You know have a homemade (Stealth?) linux firewall/router/nat/fileserver/webserver/db.serve
I'd like to see them try and take my property! =)
If I wanted to be bombarded with ads w/ out my concent or control, I would watch TV.
The idea of Microsoft writting Anti-Virus software for Unix/Linux is laughable, considering they can't even secure their own OS.
They are good at securing market-shares, but not computers.
you must be one of the ms staff members assigned to monitor the /. ms-haters =0
wtf do you expect when you use a open-access cms (wiki).
/.'ers, or should be fired for even making such a stupid suggestion in the 1st place.
LA Times, and most other wiki-users need to either STFU, or Wake up and get with the program!
Either set it to allow moderation, or continue to be stupid and allow anyone to alter the content.
Anyone who recommends wiki's for public use on their website, should only expect this sort of behaviour, whether or not your visitors are
they need to be stealth in order to even get going.
.com business models can easily be replicated, and then overtaken by better-funded advertising.
Most
It's pretty much vital (to a certain degree) to keep the details of a business model 'stealth' until the plans start being executed, or sometimes even until the execution of plans are complete.
I'm tired of dealing w/ corporations, especially with this sort of mentality:
"If you're only interested in deep coding and you want to remain in your cubicle all day, there are a shrinking number of jobs for you"
1st off: A yes, I am more interested in coding something for someone, rather than being a fake-ass corporate-minded tool who is more interested in selling nothing to everyone.
2nd off: I don't work in a cubicle, nor would I, and w/ that sort of 'go ahead, if thats really what you wanna do' attitude is sarcastically disrespectful to those who studied hard, and/or worked hard to establish themselves in such a career.
I'm willing to bet that a large portion of that 16% shortage of I.T. staff is due to 2 issues:
1) Offshore/Outsourcing
2) American Programmers who are fed up w/ the disrespectful attitude of corporations, and/or are fed-up w/ training people oversea's to replace them, and have since (in the last 3 years) gone on to becoming independent contractors, or realizing that they are the backbone of the corporation, and decided to start their own business.
The world hasn't even begun to prepare for the worst that is yet to come... =(
I hope Pat Volkerding gets better, it will be a HUGE loss to the linux community if slackware disappears.
I've used most of the distros available... Redhat, Fedora, Gentoo, Knoppix, Ubuntu, Debian, SuSE, and Yellow Dog, but I feel most comfortable w/ Slackware.
I don't really agree with the author from the article link, when he says...
"It is a bit more simple but less powerful to hack around the init scripts and change the real guts of the OS"
I feel that is the most in-accurate statement possible, as that is part of the main reason I enjoy slackware so much, compared to say SuSE's moronic boot-script 'logic', or distros that use inetd (by default) to launch most of the server applications.
Slackware is one of the easiest os's to customize and optimize to do specifically what you want with, whether it be a development/production environment on a single system, or even on a multi-node clustered environment, so I have to also disagree when he says...
"You don't build the system from the ground up like Gentoo"
Gentoo's installation is not builing the system from the ground-up, it's choosing which packages to install, which is also an option in the slackware installation process.
Good luck in the real world! =)
1st (in 2003) they give up the source code of windows, to their communist government...
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-990526.html
Now they work w/ the communist government to oppress the chinese people.
Another reason why open source products are NECESSARY in a free-thinking society.
I don't know if anyone else here has had problems dealing with candian (.ca) domain name registrars, from within the USA, but it's the worst way to control their domains, imho.
If ICANN took on some of the (facist) initiatives that CIRA has, the (.com) namespace would be nothing but capitalist sites, which would probably increase spyware activities imo, seeing as most of the exploits are created by anti-virus software developers, marketing research organizations, etc, etc.
hell, why wait for a movie to be released in the theatre, when you can download the divx screener leak, burn it, and then watch it @ home.
Not that I support the idea, but it should be addressed.