I seriously doubt the OP will be able to justify the move the OSS. Your Microsoft rep will drop the cost of all your software purchases with a Campus Agreement to below what it would cost your university to use OSS.
OSS isn't free. There is the costs of training and implementation... and finding well qualified employees to run your systems will not be easy on a education budget. Don't forget support costs!!!
I'd highly recommend calling your Microsoft rep and start negotiating. I doubt you'll be able to justify OSS to management. What you will be able to do is get a campus agreement and provide software to your whole campus community and pick up premier support for your sysads for close to what you are already paying.
I will warn you that you are moving into Microsoft's subscription model doing this, but you will win concessions by doing this.
Gee thank you for the informative post. I'm sure Java has ways to compile to native machine code and other tricks to optimize run times...
But the nice part about.NET is optimization is built into the system. No need to be a guru, your hello world application will be compiled to native code. Not to say your crappy code is optimized... but that is a completely different story.
I've had the privilege of meeting Jeremiah Grossman at a security conference. I'd recommend reading several of his white papers and then decide if you want to call his company up. I doubt they are cheap, but the best rarely is.
Does it not seem odd to you that the only competitor for Windows file sharing recommended here is a open source clone of the same technology they are trying to replace?
There is a reason why Windows servers are so popular and it is no one makes directory services, file sharing, group policy, and email/calendaring as easy as Microsoft. Microsoft has been so successful at creating these services and making them simple to administer that most open source projects try to emulate/replicate/duplicate what already has been done.
So stay up on your soap box saying how much better the open source version is...
Most well established Universities have tunnels to support steam infrastructure, which just happen to also make great infrastructure for fiber.
Point-to-point is nice for the outlying buildings outside traditional infrastructure, but it will be a very long time before physical medium is replaced with a different technology.
Even with high end equipment we have problems with vegetation and weather causing issue with our point-to-point devices.
They have fixed the problem by creating affordable and effective catalytic converts for diesel.
Check out VW's new TDI they just released for the US. Way more low end torque than gasoline and almost 50 mpg. I have no idea why the US hasn't fallen in love with diesel yet.
Worse is it always seems to be written by a guy named Chuck that worked there ages ago and didn't know WTF he was doing.
The best part is everyone loved Chuck and thought he was some tech god. The second you bitch about the beautiful VB Chuck wrote you are now seen as incompetent.
Design by committee is a terrible process to endure and very often the outcome is of far less quality then a design done by someone who knows what they are doing.
The problem I have ran into time and time again is the WRT54G just doesn't have enough CPU power and RAM to handle the mess torrents make. Throw VOIP into the mix everything comes to a stand still.
I'm currently running a NetGate device with a 500MHz AMD Geode processor and 256MB of RAM. $200 is a little bit on the pricey side, but it is tiny and fanless.
Setting up secured wireless in the Default OS on the PS3 is pretty painless (about as painless as you can get entering a password with a joystick). It is even easier if you have a bluetooth or usb keyboard.
If you would have RTFA you would have noticed this was for configuring wireless in Yellow Dog Linux, which I fail to understand how this could be Sony's fault. Care to explain further?
While I agree that HTTPS will solve this issue... there are still many low-volume sites running on crappy hardware. Even worse high-volume sites running on the lowest amount of hardware to meet peek demands. Going to HTTPS isn't free there is a cost associated with it.
Very true. You never really heard anyone bitch about Google's beta service being down for a couple hours. Google also has the benefit of having a web based platform.... so if something breaks hard they fix it quickly and update the web servers under their control.
The best part is the "main stream media" needs this extensive tracking in order to provide better context sensitive advertising to boost profits and stay alive in this still new to them online world.
I agree. There is tons of money to be made off of the subscription model. I don't understand why your argument is valid in this context. Apple is trying to work out a deal where you can purchase an additional license (that most people thought they originally had but the DMCA took away) to use their hardware better.
Is this going to effect many people here? probably not... But the masses may actually get to use their digital devices the way they designed some day. If you think about it Apple is possibly taking revenue away from the iTunes store by pushing for this as their customers are likely to just buy the DVD instead of a iTunes copy. Or maybe Apple might start selling the additional license for content you already own. Look at the iPhone ringers.
Apple doesn't stand off against the media companies. Never has and probably never will. They agree to play ball, and often they play hardball (refusing to set variable pricing on songs), but typically Apple's consumers win in the long run. Yes the current situation sucks, but it has gotten better. It is nice to finally have a company like Apple who is able to squeeze the margins from the record companies and pass the savings on to consumers (and their stock holders of course).
Sure for the geeks out there. But can your grandmother take the DVD you bought her for Christmas throw it in her iMac and hit a button or two to transfer it to her iPod? I think not. Don't get me wrong I know there are ways out there to do it, but if Apple were to enable it that easily they would have a lawsuit on their hands.
Apple isn't trying to make money from the DVD sales. Their goal is to enable you to buy a DVD and move the content to their devices (iPod, iPhone, Apple TV). The MPAA has shut down every application that allows their users to do this, so Apple is trying a different approach. Going directly to the distributors and trying to find a way to allow Apple's customers to legal and easily (Applely) get content on to Apple's devices.
If Apple is able to pull in a few extra fees for developing and licensing the technology then good for them I suppose. They are in the business of selling hardware remember. I'm sure they would sell more hardware if there was an easy and legal way to transfer content from original media, but there is not and Apple is dealing with it in a way they are good at.
I wouldn't want to hire someone who wrote a piece of software that clearly violates University Policy and used it for 6 months. Its one thing to write the software, distribute it as a proof of concept and let Cisco or the University fix it. Its a whole other to write the said software and use it to exploit the hole for an extended period of time then claim you were going to tell Cisco months later. His actions sing a whole different song than his words.
I was actually looking at the list and I was surprised to find most institutions are one both lists. The university I work for is on both, so I doubt we'll see much improvement.
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If I only had mod points... Thank you, it is nice to see another intelligent being alive here.
Awesome info thanks for sharing. Wish I had mod points left for you.
I've seen this happen as well too.
I seriously doubt the OP will be able to justify the move the OSS. Your Microsoft rep will drop the cost of all your software purchases with a Campus Agreement to below what it would cost your university to use OSS.
OSS isn't free. There is the costs of training and implementation... and finding well qualified employees to run your systems will not be easy on a education budget. Don't forget support costs!!!
I'd highly recommend calling your Microsoft rep and start negotiating. I doubt you'll be able to justify OSS to management. What you will be able to do is get a campus agreement and provide software to your whole campus community and pick up premier support for your sysads for close to what you are already paying.
I will warn you that you are moving into Microsoft's subscription model doing this, but you will win concessions by doing this.
Gee thank you for the informative post. I'm sure Java has ways to compile to native machine code and other tricks to optimize run times...
But the nice part about .NET is optimization is built into the system. No need to be a guru, your hello world application will be compiled to native code. Not to say your crappy code is optimized... but that is a completely different story.
I haven't really looked at .net but I haven't had the need for it.
.NET is typically faster than Java because code is compiled into native machine code after the first run and doesn't have a VM in the way.
There are compilers for PHP to help boost performance above what you saw in your testing.
I've had the privilege of meeting Jeremiah Grossman at a security conference. I'd recommend reading several of his white papers and then decide if you want to call his company up. I doubt they are cheap, but the best rarely is.
http://www.whitehatsec.com/home/index.html
Does it not seem odd to you that the only competitor for Windows file sharing recommended here is a open source clone of the same technology they are trying to replace?
There is a reason why Windows servers are so popular and it is no one makes directory services, file sharing, group policy, and email/calendaring as easy as Microsoft. Microsoft has been so successful at creating these services and making them simple to administer that most open source projects try to emulate/replicate/duplicate what already has been done.
So stay up on your soap box saying how much better the open source version is...
Most well established Universities have tunnels to support steam infrastructure, which just happen to also make great infrastructure for fiber.
Point-to-point is nice for the outlying buildings outside traditional infrastructure, but it will be a very long time before physical medium is replaced with a different technology.
Even with high end equipment we have problems with vegetation and weather causing issue with our point-to-point devices.
Awesome to hear... I'll probably be trading in my full sized pickup for a TDI Sportswagen this fall as I move from rural Washington to Seattle.
Great to hear people are getting way over what the EPA suggested and still have room for carrying a bunch of crap.
They have fixed the problem by creating affordable and effective catalytic converts for diesel.
Check out VW's new TDI they just released for the US. Way more low end torque than gasoline and almost 50 mpg. I have no idea why the US hasn't fallen in love with diesel yet.
I figured a Windows Mobile platform would be a first choice as well especially with the op C# experience.
Much less than get defaced by weak passwords or SQL injection.
Worse is it always seems to be written by a guy named Chuck that worked there ages ago and didn't know WTF he was doing.
The best part is everyone loved Chuck and thought he was some tech god. The second you bitch about the beautiful VB Chuck wrote you are now seen as incompetent.
I feel your pain.
Design by committee is a terrible process to endure and very often the outcome is of far less quality then a design done by someone who knows what they are doing.
The problem I have ran into time and time again is the WRT54G just doesn't have enough CPU power and RAM to handle the mess torrents make. Throw VOIP into the mix everything comes to a stand still.
I used pfSense but several distros as supported by some micro pc manufactures.
http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=50
I'm currently running a NetGate device with a 500MHz AMD Geode processor and 256MB of RAM. $200 is a little bit on the pricey side, but it is tiny and fanless.
Setting up secured wireless in the Default OS on the PS3 is pretty painless (about as painless as you can get entering a password with a joystick). It is even easier if you have a bluetooth or usb keyboard.
If you would have RTFA you would have noticed this was for configuring wireless in Yellow Dog Linux, which I fail to understand how this could be Sony's fault. Care to explain further?
While I agree that HTTPS will solve this issue... there are still many low-volume sites running on crappy hardware. Even worse high-volume sites running on the lowest amount of hardware to meet peek demands. Going to HTTPS isn't free there is a cost associated with it.
Very true. You never really heard anyone bitch about Google's beta service being down for a couple hours. Google also has the benefit of having a web based platform.... so if something breaks hard they fix it quickly and update the web servers under their control.
The best part is the "main stream media" needs this extensive tracking in order to provide better context sensitive advertising to boost profits and stay alive in this still new to them online world.
I agree. There is tons of money to be made off of the subscription model. I don't understand why your argument is valid in this context. Apple is trying to work out a deal where you can purchase an additional license (that most people thought they originally had but the DMCA took away) to use their hardware better.
Is this going to effect many people here? probably not... But the masses may actually get to use their digital devices the way they designed some day. If you think about it Apple is possibly taking revenue away from the iTunes store by pushing for this as their customers are likely to just buy the DVD instead of a iTunes copy. Or maybe Apple might start selling the additional license for content you already own. Look at the iPhone ringers.
Apple doesn't stand off against the media companies. Never has and probably never will. They agree to play ball, and often they play hardball (refusing to set variable pricing on songs), but typically Apple's consumers win in the long run. Yes the current situation sucks, but it has gotten better. It is nice to finally have a company like Apple who is able to squeeze the margins from the record companies and pass the savings on to consumers (and their stock holders of course).
Sure for the geeks out there. But can your grandmother take the DVD you bought her for Christmas throw it in her iMac and hit a button or two to transfer it to her iPod? I think not. Don't get me wrong I know there are ways out there to do it, but if Apple were to enable it that easily they would have a lawsuit on their hands.
Apple isn't trying to make money from the DVD sales. Their goal is to enable you to buy a DVD and move the content to their devices (iPod, iPhone, Apple TV). The MPAA has shut down every application that allows their users to do this, so Apple is trying a different approach. Going directly to the distributors and trying to find a way to allow Apple's customers to legal and easily (Applely) get content on to Apple's devices.
If Apple is able to pull in a few extra fees for developing and licensing the technology then good for them I suppose. They are in the business of selling hardware remember. I'm sure they would sell more hardware if there was an easy and legal way to transfer content from original media, but there is not and Apple is dealing with it in a way they are good at.
Thanks! It looks much better in visual studio now.
Instruction on how to enable ClearType
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/20547/20547.html
I wouldn't want to hire someone who wrote a piece of software that clearly violates University Policy and used it for 6 months. Its one thing to write the software, distribute it as a proof of concept and let Cisco or the University fix it. Its a whole other to write the said software and use it to exploit the hole for an extended period of time then claim you were going to tell Cisco months later. His actions sing a whole different song than his words.
I was actually looking at the list and I was surprised to find most institutions are one both lists. The university I work for is on both, so I doubt we'll see much improvement.