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Well of course, but that's assuming your corporate network is secure, including filtering all traffic to the windows machine, which is NOT what the parent poster suggested.
No, the real problem is systems like Windows, which promote the idea that end-users can administrate computers. It simply doesn't work, any more than it works for every driver to be their own car mechanic.
It's not needed on Linux. For audio podcasts, there's amarok, which is better than iTunes. For video (and audio, and other) podcasts, there's PenguinTV (use the latest unstable version).
They've never been an issue for me. Different strokes I guess. That said, most KDE apps seem to be moving to stacks instead of vertical tabs, and there are some patches for konqueror to do that. KDE 4 might make it easier to select a preferred method, or might remove the problem altogether.
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Why is Ubuntu user-friendly? Because it's Debian, and Debian has the best package installation/management system on ANY platform. It's years ahead of the rest. Problem is, most people tried Debian years ago, didn't know it was easy to install now, and also didn't know it was easy to upgrade to the latest software. So debian + an ubuntu splashscreen + the latest software makes what the rest of us know and love available to them.
I agree. One thing I'd want to know about the GNOME 2.14 speedups (if I wasn't a KDE user) would be whether all the debug messages that are dumped to stdout have been removed as well. Junk like that is bound to slow things down.
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Oh, you did cover that. Sorry, I was rushing a bit there; I apologise:)
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Umm... you're forgetting the extra ram for a firewall, decent anti-virus software, anti-spyware, etc. A well-configured windows XP system will barely run on 256 megs without swapping.
You know, if you want an alternative to GNOME, you should really try KDE. Don't be put off if it doesn't look how you'd prefer it to (although personally, I don't get it when people dislike the looks of KDE 3.4+) -- the looks are configurable, as are the interactions like mouseclicks and hotkeys. The real difference though, is under the hood, in the design: KDE is much more integrated and object-oriented than GNOME, and it shows in how nicely everything works together, and in how much power is available to the user.
Bill understands this just fine. If I'm aware that people in Africa don't have reliable power much less broadband, then you can be sure Bill is too. The only reason he's mocking this is because it runs FLOSS. He won't tolerate people using free software en mass, even if he won't reduce the prices of his products so they can use that instead. Yes, people asked him to make MS Software affordable for Africa, and he refused.
I don't have time for citations right now, sorry. It seems that you don't either. Luckily, this is a conversation, not a research paper.
It doesn't matter that there are other implementations, if the main vendor chooses to race ahead with their own while leaving other platforms out in the cold. Just look at Flash: it's open, and people can make content FOR the Flash platform, but it's basically useless for USERS, unless you can use the official player. That, presumably, is why companies like Macromedia and MS choose this option rather than going the whole way to open their client code. After all, they've chosen to make it open, but not fully open, so it's silly to assume they do that because they really want to be open.
Buffer overflows are not the issue. They're one example of bad coding practices, and C++ has the necessary features to prevent that, IF they're used. In contrast, managed code platforms hide the issues, thereby encouraging bad code.
There is an alternative. Democracy Player lets you subscribe to podcasts/vodcasts, downloads the latest episodes, and shows them to you in TV channel format. It's very cool, and it comes with lots of free channels of surprisingly high-quality content. If you really want your cable shows on the computer too, you can add them from an RSS-enclosed bittorrent feed:)
(Exactly why the market-socialist UK is supporting this I'm not sure).
You may not be aware that the Blair government has privatised and taken hard lines on a lot of the UK's socialist infrastructure, and seems willing to go much further.
I think you're abusing that saying a little. It was never intended to be applied to volcanoes;) Moreover, the fact that some IT Projects fail massively is an EXAMPLE of the axiom, not a disproof of it.
VB.NET and C# suck. If you want Rapid Development, use Python. If you want it to be solid, learn and use a language that enforces strict typing and UNDERSTANDING, like C++. All of the C# and Visual Basic 7 (I refuse to call it VB.NET, as if it's a fundamental part of the web or something) stuff is just a proprietary framework that they have no reason to port, running on average languages, running on an engine so slow that they won't let people benchmark it.
If Novell would open up technologies like ZENWorks, they might get some real interest. An enterprise-wide administration solution (along the lines of active directory) is available in purely Free Software, and it's eventually going to be simplified and packaged for everyone. But Novell have a head start in this stuff: they could make a significant contribution to Linux, and make their own distros famous for enterprise use, if they want to. It NEEDS to be open though, or it's useless to those of us who want to build add-on admin tools and who want to install it across a heterogeneous network.
Instead, they horde their tech, and don't even bother to advertise it much. I'm not really surprised they're failing with that strategy; it has Commodore written all over it.
We studied the quality of software compiled with the Watcom 10.0 C++ compiler.
That is perfectly logical. Software that comes OUT of a compiler should certainly be tested for quality. Watcom processes source code, and produces a resulting change, so it's valid to ask questions about that. Likewise, Open Source is a process, with its own unique qualities and product attributes. Also, it's an ALTERNATIVE process to the main ones used to develop software, so the idea of evaluating the different outcomes from each alternative is entirely valid.
Climates do change, yes. However, this isn't just about climate; there are serious causes for the climate change, which may not be reversible. Civilisations also rise and fall. If the climate of North America changes significantly, it could well be disasterous for the US and Canadian economies. The UK may find itself going from a moderate climate to extremely harsh winters, which would change agriculture, heating requirements, building design, clothing, imports and exports, domestic focuses, etc. And that's BEFORE you worry about the flooding, which I agree, will not be a linear process, as it has not been up to now.
Documents are not theories. If you despute them, prove it.
More importantly, this place is becoming FUD Central. Suddenly lots of commenters are pro-microsoft, even when it makes no sense. It was always provocative, but never this non-sensical until recently. I'm convinced Slashdot has been targetted by Microsoft in a PR offensive.
Could someone please point me to sane/. alternatives?
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Well of course, but that's assuming your corporate network is secure, including filtering all traffic to the windows machine, which is NOT what the parent poster suggested.
No, the real problem is systems like Windows, which promote the idea that end-users can administrate computers. It simply doesn't work, any more than it works for every driver to be their own car mechanic.
It's not needed on Linux. For audio podcasts, there's amarok, which is better than iTunes. For video (and audio, and other) podcasts, there's PenguinTV (use the latest unstable version).
Yes, but the whole point of it being a define is to abstract the actual value in case it needs to be different on some (non-POSIX) platforms.
They've never been an issue for me. Different strokes I guess. That said, most KDE apps seem to be moving to stacks instead of vertical tabs, and there are some patches for konqueror to do that. KDE 4 might make it easier to select a preferred method, or might remove the problem altogether.
Frankly, that's a ridiculous suggestion.
Why is Ubuntu user-friendly? Because it's Debian, and Debian has the best package installation/management system on ANY platform. It's years ahead of the rest. Problem is, most people tried Debian years ago, didn't know it was easy to install now, and also didn't know it was easy to upgrade to the latest software. So debian + an ubuntu splashscreen + the latest software makes what the rest of us know and love available to them.
Personally, I think KDE is far from amateurish. Much less so than Windows XP. Perhaps this is just a perception of yours? ;)
If you used a debian-based distro, you'd have had configurable menus in GNOME for years ;)
I agree. One thing I'd want to know about the GNOME 2.14 speedups (if I wasn't a KDE user) would be whether all the debug messages that are dumped to stdout have been removed as well. Junk like that is bound to slow things down.
Oh, you did cover that. Sorry, I was rushing a bit there; I apologise :)
Umm... you're forgetting the extra ram for a firewall, decent anti-virus software, anti-spyware, etc. A well-configured windows XP system will barely run on 256 megs without swapping.
You know, if you want an alternative to GNOME, you should really try KDE. Don't be put off if it doesn't look how you'd prefer it to (although personally, I don't get it when people dislike the looks of KDE 3.4+) -- the looks are configurable, as are the interactions like mouseclicks and hotkeys. The real difference though, is under the hood, in the design: KDE is much more integrated and object-oriented than GNOME, and it shows in how nicely everything works together, and in how much power is available to the user.
Bill understands this just fine. If I'm aware that people in Africa don't have reliable power much less broadband, then you can be sure Bill is too. The only reason he's mocking this is because it runs FLOSS. He won't tolerate people using free software en mass, even if he won't reduce the prices of his products so they can use that instead. Yes, people asked him to make MS Software affordable for Africa, and he refused.
I don't have time for citations right now, sorry. It seems that you don't either. Luckily, this is a conversation, not a research paper.
It doesn't matter that there are other implementations, if the main vendor chooses to race ahead with their own while leaving other platforms out in the cold. Just look at Flash: it's open, and people can make content FOR the Flash platform, but it's basically useless for USERS, unless you can use the official player. That, presumably, is why companies like Macromedia and MS choose this option rather than going the whole way to open their client code. After all, they've chosen to make it open, but not fully open, so it's silly to assume they do that because they really want to be open.
Buffer overflows are not the issue. They're one example of bad coding practices, and C++ has the necessary features to prevent that, IF they're used. In contrast, managed code platforms hide the issues, thereby encouraging bad code.
There is an alternative. Democracy Player lets you subscribe to podcasts/vodcasts, downloads the latest episodes, and shows them to you in TV channel format. It's very cool, and it comes with lots of free channels of surprisingly high-quality content. If you really want your cable shows on the computer too, you can add them from an RSS-enclosed bittorrent feed :)
You may not be aware that the Blair government has privatised and taken hard lines on a lot of the UK's socialist infrastructure, and seems willing to go much further.
You introduced a bug ;)
That should return EXIT_FAILURE or something, not 1.
I think you're abusing that saying a little. It was never intended to be applied to volcanoes ;) Moreover, the fact that some IT Projects fail massively is an EXAMPLE of the axiom, not a disproof of it.
VB.NET and C# suck. If you want Rapid Development, use Python. If you want it to be solid, learn and use a language that enforces strict typing and UNDERSTANDING, like C++. All of the C# and Visual Basic 7 (I refuse to call it VB.NET, as if it's a fundamental part of the web or something) stuff is just a proprietary framework that they have no reason to port, running on average languages, running on an engine so slow that they won't let people benchmark it.
If Novell would open up technologies like ZENWorks, they might get some real interest. An enterprise-wide administration solution (along the lines of active directory) is available in purely Free Software, and it's eventually going to be simplified and packaged for everyone. But Novell have a head start in this stuff: they could make a significant contribution to Linux, and make their own distros famous for enterprise use, if they want to. It NEEDS to be open though, or it's useless to those of us who want to build add-on admin tools and who want to install it across a heterogeneous network.
Instead, they horde their tech, and don't even bother to advertise it much. I'm not really surprised they're failing with that strategy; it has Commodore written all over it.
That is perfectly logical. Software that comes OUT of a compiler should certainly be tested for quality. Watcom processes source code, and produces a resulting change, so it's valid to ask questions about that. Likewise, Open Source is a process, with its own unique qualities and product attributes. Also, it's an ALTERNATIVE process to the main ones used to develop software, so the idea of evaluating the different outcomes from each alternative is entirely valid.
The vast majority of the time, IE is, quite literally, unsafe to use on the web (this includes browsers which really use IE internally, such as Maxthon). Although other browsers also have issues too, like all software, the same isn't generally true of Firefox etc.
Climates do change, yes. However, this isn't just about climate; there are serious causes for the climate change, which may not be reversible. Civilisations also rise and fall. If the climate of North America changes significantly, it could well be disasterous for the US and Canadian economies. The UK may find itself going from a moderate climate to extremely harsh winters, which would change agriculture, heating requirements, building design, clothing, imports and exports, domestic focuses, etc. And that's BEFORE you worry about the flooding, which I agree, will not be a linear process, as it has not been up to now.
Documents are not theories. If you despute them, prove it.
/. alternatives?
More importantly, this place is becoming FUD Central. Suddenly lots of commenters are pro-microsoft, even when it makes no sense. It was always provocative, but never this non-sensical until recently. I'm convinced Slashdot has been targetted by Microsoft in a PR offensive.
Could someone please point me to sane