Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, which was released last November, packs a hidden punch: The latest version of the operating system pre-bundles patches with the kernel.
The disguised fixes have shaken up some controversy, but Red Hat contends that the move is aimed at making it more difficult for rivals like CentOS, Oracle and Novell to gobble up Red Hat's customers.
I have no problems with RH making money. But why are trying to make it difficult for Oracle & Novell to provide support for RHEL? Why are they hiding knowledge of the insides from CentOS?
Don't help Red Hat. Don't help Ubuntu. Only help community projects and non-profits. Unfortunately, Red Hat and Ubuntu aren't really taking the community where we need to be. We thought they would, but they didn't get us sufficient users, and didn't get us the users we need for the most part, and the negative effects they have (like isolating us from our own users, and being public representatives in their own interest instead of the community's) aren't worth the rest. We need to work on other ways of getting to users that aren't Ubuntu and Red Hat.
And then there are the companies who feel that they are helping the community by paying for Red Hat or by joining the Linux Foundation. If you want to help Linux or Open Source, help a free software project directly. Red Hat exists for Red Hat's stockholders, and while the Linux Foundation is sometimes helpful, it represents large companies rather than the developer community, and only a fraction of its budget pays actual programmers.
I fully agree with Bruce. Sometimes I feel the commercial opensource companies are worse than the commercial closed source companies in some ways. At the regular commercial companies are upfront about the fact they are in it just to make money.
Try figuring licensing terms of different components of MySQL. For eg. try to figure out what components of MySQL Cluster you can also use free of charge without paying for support & what has to be purchased. Ask a question on some public forum where there are lots of MySQL employees active. They will never give the answer on the forum. They will always ask you to contact them offline.
And what about Redhat who have built their product on back of lots of people who worked for free. And now Redhat tries to make sure Centos has a lot of trouble integrating patches made by Redhat.
I know who is Larry Page, but who the fuck is Tim Olshansky? If I knew where he works, I may go down there next time I get the flu, just to freak him out.
â C++, Backtrack, Python, Sql, Java, Dreamweaver/Photoshop, statistical modelling. â Building computers and beta testing software (Microsoft Office 2013, Windows 8 etc.).
Unless, we stand up for him, no one else will ever dare write about copyright reform in the future.
This needs to be something like fight against SOPA.
Does the USPTO actually employ anyone with an IQ above 50?
The following patent US51612443 for employing people with IQ above 50 is actually owned by Apple.
Abstract: A method and system for selecting any new candidate through coded intelligence quotient points by repeating steps E & F until displaying logically progressively trying more candidates having the said quotient above limit prescribed in step A.
'Learned this the hard way' meaning what exactly? Did you short Apple iPhones in China and loose a lot of money on it? Or did were you robbed of Multiple iPhones in China because its a must have gadget in China? Or what?
I get seriously pissed off with LibreOffice, (and with Linux for that matter). But I stay the course because ultimately, freedom requires watchfulness and maintenance, and we'll never be truly free if we give up control and autonomy for the sake of ease and convenience.
Most people don't think about freedom at all while using software. For them using a particular software (or not) is not a political or religious this. When they get pissed off with Libre Office, they switch. That's the only way it works. You wouldn't drive a car if it pisses you off, just because it symbolizes freedom or whatever, right.
Red Hat contributes heavily to Linux, but they use tons of code which have been written by people who haven't been paid by them & they make money off it. But they don't want Oracle to make money off code Red Hat wrote. So they make it difficult for Oracle. What if the millions of people who wrote free Linux code had made it difficult for Red Hat in the first place.
Don't help Red Hat. Don't help Ubuntu. Only help community projects and non-profits. Unfortunately, Red Hat and Ubuntu aren't really taking the community where we need to be. We thought they would, but they didn't get us sufficient users, and didn't get us the users we need for the most part, and the negative effects they have (like isolating us from our own users, and being public representatives in their own interest instead of the community's) aren't worth the rest. We need to work on other ways of getting to users that aren't Ubuntu and Red Hat.
And then there are the companies who feel that they are helping the community by paying for Red Hat or by joining the Linux Foundation. If you want to help Linux or Open Source, help a free software project directly. Red Hat exists for Red Hat's stockholders, and while the Linux Foundation is sometimes helpful, it represents large companies rather than the developer community, and only a fraction of its budget pays actual programmers.
I fully agree with Bruce. Sometimes I feel the commercial opensource companies are worse than the commercial closed source companies in some ways. At the regular commercial companies are upfront about the fact they are in it just to make money.
Try figuring licensing terms of different components of MySQL. For eg. try to figure out what components of MySQL Cluster you can also use free of charge without paying for support & what has to be purchased. Ask a question on some public forum where there are lots of MySQL employees active. They will never give the answer on the forum. They will always ask you to contact them offline.
We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. They ought to go. Iâ(TM)m going to say that right now. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too.
By late Thursday, Barry backed off the remarks, saying through his Twitter account that he is âoevery sorry for offending the Asian American communityâ with an âoeadmittedly bad choice of words.â But he continued to voice concern about conditions at some restaurants and other businesses in Ward 8, which he said are owned mainly by Asians.
âoeI admit, I could and should have said it differently. But the facts are still very present in our daily lives here,â he tweeted. âoeWe are tired of sub-standard treatment, tired of being kept [at] arms length distance, tired of the lack of community engagement.â
Then he slurred the Polish people while apologising to Asians
At a news conference after the meeting, Barry and several Asian American leaders sought to present a united front, saying that the dialogue is an important step toward defusing long-standing tension between blacks and Asians. Asked about the underlying sources of the conflict, Barry said the United States âoehas had racial tensions since it was founded.â
âoeThe Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell,â Barry said, invoking a word that Polish people have viewed as disparaging.
Before becoming a politician, Imran Khan was a sportsman. He was one of the greatest allrounders to play cricket. He captained Pakistan to a World Cup win in 1992. He was married to a Jew - Jemima Goldsmith.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/72012.html
I have no problems with RH making money. But why are trying to make it difficult for Oracle & Novell to provide support for RHEL?
Why are they hiding knowledge of the insides from CentOS?
Bruce Perens wrote this recently on slashdot.
http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/11/05/0122238/bruce-perens-answers-your-questions
I fully agree with Bruce. Sometimes I feel the commercial opensource companies are worse than the commercial closed source companies in some ways. At the regular commercial companies are upfront about the fact they are in it just to make money.
Try figuring licensing terms of different components of MySQL. For eg. try to figure out what components of MySQL Cluster you can also use free of charge without paying for support & what has to be purchased. Ask a question on some public forum where there are lots of MySQL employees active. They will never give the answer on the forum. They will always ask you to contact them offline.
And what about Redhat who have built their product on back of lots of people who worked for free. And now Redhat tries to make sure Centos has a lot of trouble integrating patches made by Redhat.
I know who is Larry Page, but who the fuck is
Tim Olshansky? If I knew where he works, I may go down there next time I get the flu, just to freak him out.
He is one of us - look at his linkedin profile
http://www.linkedin.com/in/derekkhanna
Unless, we stand up for him, no one else will ever dare write about copyright reform in the future.
This needs to be something like fight against SOPA.
No one asks you to read the article. But atleast the summary. The Phillips mentioned in the summary is based in Europe.
The following patent US51612443 for employing people with IQ above 50 is actually owned by Apple.
Abstract:
A method and system for selecting any new candidate through coded intelligence quotient points by repeating steps E & F until displaying logically progressively trying more candidates having the said quotient above limit prescribed in step A.
Robots.txt is opt-out - I thought we liked opt-out rather than opt-in.
What kind of internal access to "Windows (binaries) internals" does MS have & McAfee not have which would be useful for virus detection?
Here - https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/solutions/2474
You can read about license keys and activation nonsense.
Donate money to one or both the governments and get the laws fixed. Next Question.
Journalists really are no longer in the business of letting their readers know what their government doesn't want them to know.
When can we start seeing the "Best seen in Webkit" logos?
'Learned this the hard way' meaning what exactly? Did you short Apple iPhones in China and loose a lot of money on it? Or did were you robbed of Multiple iPhones in China because its a must have gadget in China? Or what?
Most people don't think about freedom at all while using software. For them using a particular software (or not) is not a political or religious this. When they get pissed off with Libre Office, they switch. That's the only way it works. You wouldn't drive a car if it pisses you off, just because it symbolizes freedom or whatever, right.
I know USPS is part of the Govt, but can they file a case against the Govt for making them do this?
Red Hat contributes heavily to Linux, but they use tons of code which have been written by people who haven't been paid by them & they make money off it. But they don't want Oracle to make money off code Red Hat wrote. So they make it difficult for Oracle. What if the millions of people who wrote free Linux code had made it difficult for Red Hat in the first place.
http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/11/05/0122238/bruce-perens-answers-your-questions
I fully agree with Bruce. Sometimes I feel the commercial opensource companies are worse than the commercial closed source companies in some ways. At the regular commercial companies are upfront about the fact they are in it just to make money.
Try figuring licensing terms of different components of MySQL. For eg. try to figure out what components of MySQL Cluster you can also use free of charge without paying for support & what has to be purchased. Ask a question on some public forum where there are lots of MySQL employees active. They will never give the answer on the forum. They will always ask you to contact them offline.
Marion Barry was first racist against Asians
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/74866.html
He then fake apologized for his racism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dcs-marion-barry-widely-rebuked-for-comments-about-asian-business-owners/2012/04/05/gIQA27SVyS_story.html
Then he slurred the Polish people while apologising to Asians
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/marion-barry-commits-new-gaffe-while-apologizing-to-asians/2012/05/24/gJQASY7nnU_story.html
There are so many different linuxes & so many different windows. Which one should I try go get working at the end of each day?
I don't have a camera at present. I am planning to buy one - there are lots in the market. Which one should I buy?
http://www.redstate.com/2012/11/07/about-tuesdays-loss-if-the-archangel-michael-were-on-the-ballot-beelzebub-would-still-have-won/
Organization, Organization and more Organization.
Unless you work at the weather bureau, why is your office advising everyone. They should be advising only their own employees.
Before becoming a politician, Imran Khan was a sportsman. He was one of the greatest allrounders to play cricket. He captained Pakistan to a World Cup win in 1992. He was married to a Jew - Jemima Goldsmith.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZZJXw4MTA
If the kid upgraded the computer from Win7 to Win8 before using it, it's even more impressive.